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I am trying to decide on a new forarm for my 3gun setup. I am currently using a Daniel Defense Ambush rifle that comes with a 12" MFR that I would like to sell and replace with something a bit longer and maybe more versitile for accesory mounting options without adding much more weight. I have especially been looking at the Samson Mfg Evolution series 15" rails as is seems they are widely used in the 3gun community so they must be doing something right and they seem very comfortable. I am looking for suggestions on wether I should go with the standard Evolution rail, or if the diversity of accessories offered for the Keymod or MLOK would be worth the added expense? Also open to suggestions of other modular rails. Thanks! -
I've been trying to avoid this, but I think that I am missing out on this group's industry familiarity and accumulated wisdom. I do apologize if this seems like "another" rifle build thread. I'll try to make it focused? I hope so. OK, so here we go. My current competition rifle is a locally smithed 18" Criterion hybrid profile barrel forged upper sitting on a forged lower that I assembled completely by myself. I don't look forward to doing that again. In the end, I still feel as if the rifle isn't balanced to my liking. Also, the weight in general is a touch high for my taste. Not high by too much, but some. I may just do an upper replacement, but for the purposes of this post let's approach this as a clean sheet design for the entire rifle, please. Fixed design points: Stretch 16 barrel, likely the fluted melonite version. Maybe some other 16" barrels could be considered, but the features would have to be compelling to get me away from the gas system on the Stretch 16. I'll be running a bipod here and there. This is Open after all, so yeah I'm running a bipod. But I don't want to drag it around on all the stages. This is the big complaint with the current AP Customs ultra-light that I'm running. The attachment to the barrel nut flexes too much. Certainly isn't reliably stiff. Perhaps the new Gen 2 is improved. I suspect so. CMC flat trigger and an Ergo Tactical Deluxe big grip I'm thinking that MLok or Keymod might be the way to go for stage to stage attachment flexibility. Thoughts? Any stock suggestions need to take into account my long arms (I'm 6' 1" and they are long for my height) Definitely running a JP Silent Captured Spring system. I've been running one and won't 'go back'! Optics mounting will be either Bobro or Aero Precision (in case I'm desperate on weight reduction). I hope I can squeeze the weight out of the rifle itself. I am open to lighter weight optics for the main scope. Currently, I can alternate between Viper PST 1-4x and Viper PST 2.5-10x Too often, I don't see receiver or other component weights listed on vendor or manufacturer web sites. That makes this design process very difficult. Are there significant weight variations between receiver makers? How can I knock out upper assembly weight? What tricks could I consider for overall weight reduction? Conceptually, I think this is rather like a modernized 3-gun gaming-only version of the SEAL Recce or Recon rifle designs. Thanks in advance for sharing your knowledge on how to shave off some competition rifle weight. And for helping me spend money I don't have!
