Fitzghan Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 So I normally don’t post this kind of stuff but I just had to put this thing up I’m so EXCITED! Special thanks to Lancer Team Shooter Kevin Tapia for letting me try and fall in love with his rifle and putting me in contact with Lancer Team Pro Shooter Chad Drewery who made this bad boy come to life. I spec’d out the gun with Chad and he hunted down the parts and pieced all together in record time. Absolutely awesome and I can’t thank those guys enough! Gonna zero this weekend and put it through it’s paces at Tarheel 3gun on the 29th! 18 inch Stainless Barrel, 5.56 National Match Chamber, 1x8 twist, rifle length gas Wheaton Comp Lancer XXL carbon fiber handgaurd Lancer upper and lower with Tactical Magwell. (Good size and still allows room to run coupled mags) AR GOLD trigger Ergo Tactical Delux Grip Ergo F93 PRO stock Vortex Raxor HD Gen II 1-6x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gng4life Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 Congrats dude, enjoy! Let us know how you like the comp, been thinking about switching to that one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
co-exprs Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 Heck of a lot of rifle you got there! Steezy baby, steezy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyZip Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 Sweet rifle! I love when you guys post this stuff. Let us know how it runs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hacksaw556 Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 Thats a good looking rifle right there! Enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BD Williamson Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 (edited) Love the handguard! Wheaton Comp? Where do we get one? That looks like a winner. Have fun! Edited June 21, 2013 by BD Williamson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitzghan Posted June 24, 2013 Author Share Posted June 24, 2013 Took the Lancer out to the range today to get it zeroed before next week's match and get a feel for her. I shot 55gr PMC bronze, Federal XM193 and Independence XM193. I didn't have a lot of time and was literally running back on forth to set and paste targets between passing thunderstorms. Most of the shooting was done in light rain. I had to zero at 50yds since I like a 200yd zero and this particular range went only out to 166yds. At 50yds sub 1/2 groups were the norm shooting prone. All groups could be covered with a dime. Satisfied I shot a few rounds at 100yds just to see and it hit about 1.7 inches high at that distance as it should (my ballistic calculations said 1.4) with groups hovering in the 1 inch range. Not bad at all considering the ammo, the ridiculous NC heat ,humidity and the rain. On this day the rifle I'm sure would shoot better than I was able. In the mud and heat and with all the running I was shooting with a pretty good heart rate going and watching the dot in the scope dance. All in all I was very satisfied with the accuracy and the gun now has about 100rds through it. Excited to shoot it at some steel next weekend at distance. Some other initial impressions...... I did a few bill drills at 10 and 15 yds to get a feel for the comp and AR Gold trigger. Split times were in the .13 to .15 range with little effort and keeping all hits inside the 8 inch down zero circle. I REALLY like the AR Gold trigger. I'm a Glock shooter and like the feel of the take up on the two stage design. It is very short and so light that at speed you don't notice it at all. For precision shots I like the little bit of prep and then the trigger breaks very nicely on the second stage. Reset is very short. Prior to this I'd run Geissele SSA and SSA E's. They are heavy compared to this trigger with the 1st stage being much lighter and shorter on the AR gold. The biggest difference is on the AR gold the reset is very short. On the Giessele you have to reset all the way out and pull through both stages each time. That being said I can run .15 splits with the Giessele as well with norms being .15-.16. The Wheaton Comp provided very good control but the jury is still out for me on whether it is better than the SJC titan. I shot a couple of bill drills side by side with the Titan Comp on my wife's rifle. Her rifle is a 16 inch gun with a LW barrel and is built to be as light as possible for her and I ran a Titan on my previous LMT you see there in the profile Pic. I'm inclined to say I like the Titan but I only have 100 rounds on the Wheaton and will continue to use it for a good while before making up my mind. The gun as pictured has had some minor changes. I ditched the ADM RECON scope mount for a Larue SPR-E in order to put the scope farther forward for better eye relief. Even though I'm 6 foot 3, I run the stock on position 2 and needed the Scope farther forward than the ADM would allow. I'm running a non adjustable gas block with a full auto bolt carrier and after shooting a few rounds with a standard buffer I put in an H2 and it felt much smoother and runs 100%. Later on I may play with some adj gas and the JP low mass carrier. For now the gun is shooting accurately and fast enough I think. With .13 splits I don't know if the Juice would be worth the squeeze or not. Curious about others opinions on this. That is all for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benny hill Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 I have a lancer lower and found out to use coupled 30's for anything[ prone] I had to machine a lot from the sides and bottom but it now works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thecelt Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 beautiful set up man.. ive been eyeballing that same stock myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitzghan Posted June 25, 2013 Author Share Posted June 25, 2013 beautiful set up man.. ive been eyeballing that same stock myself. Thanks! I really like the stock. Fixed stock feel with a solid cheek weld but maintains the adjustability with 8 positions.. I’m tall but I still only run my stock on position 2. I already ordered another one for my wife’s rifle. Not to expensive either and if you are doing a build it comes with the tube, castle nut and a lock plate with ambi sling loops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephensOutdoors Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 Glad you like it! Kevin & Chad are great guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitzghan Posted June 27, 2013 Author Share Posted June 27, 2013 (edited) Upgraded the wife’s rifle to “match”. She liked mine so much how could I say no! Lower is exactly the same save the trigger. Her’s is a Hyperfire Hypertouch 24 set to 2.7lbs. Interesting trigger with a different feel than the AR GOLD but very nice. Single stage and (at least to me) feels like it sort of rolls on ball bearings and then lets go with little to no discernible break whereas the AR Gold has a distinct , albeit very light and short first stage and then breaks very crisp. It (Hyperfire) still has very short travel and a quick and positive reset. Her Upper is BCM all the way around with and SJC Titan comp and a 16 inch LW profile, Mid-gas ,1 in 8 hammer ,forged barrel. Sweet shooting and VERY light! She is super excited and we are gonna have a blast this Saturday….pun intended. Next upgrade will be replacing the TR24 with another Vortex. Edited June 27, 2013 by Fitzghan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gng4life Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 Wow, nice!! I meant the wife liking your rifle Are you going to shoot the 3G at Ant Hill on Sunday? I would like to see it up close... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitzghan Posted June 27, 2013 Author Share Posted June 27, 2013 We are shooting Tarheel 3Gun on Sat…….Ant Hill is a maybe. If we are there though you can certainly try em’ out….hell you might of just given me the excuse I need to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitzghan Posted July 3, 2013 Author Share Posted July 3, 2013 Got to shoot the new rifle’s at Tarheel and I am in love. Steel out to 265yds at this match and no issue connecting when it counted. Rifle handled and transitioned very well, Wheaton comp left no room for complaints and the AR GOLD is worth every penny. Wife loved hers to and the Hyperfire put a large smile on her face. She put a smile on mine when she won the Versa Max up for grabs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zmego Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 What barrel are you running? I have a 1"8 1 in 7 rifle length that is giving me fits and I would love to change it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitzghan Posted July 7, 2013 Author Share Posted July 7, 2013 The barrel in my Lancer is an 18 inch White Oak barrel. Stainless, 1 in 8 twist, rifle length gas. Wife’s is a 16 inch CL 1 in 8 twist, mid gas hammer forged Bravo Company barrel. Both shoot very well. Your issue may be that you are running a 1 inch, 81 in 7 twist barrel…… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zmego Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 What barrel from WOA? I looked on their site but didn't see one that matched your description. A 1 inch barrel with a 81 in 1 twist would be impressive! Sometimes I wish my computer had auto-correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitzghan Posted July 7, 2013 Author Share Posted July 7, 2013 Don’t think you will find it on their site. From what I am told they are providing the barrels to Lancer but that is above my pay grade. The older ones were 17inch barrels. I know the Super Comp rifles were/ still are? Krieger barrels not sure what the regular competition models were. All I know for sure is the barrel is a WOA and it shoots right fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teejay Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Do surefire 60 round mags fit the Lancer competition magwell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitzghan Posted July 9, 2013 Author Share Posted July 9, 2013 I cannot tell you for sure it will fit in the “competition” magwell because I run the “tactical” size. It fits in that no problem. I went with the tactical based on Chad and several other Lancer shooters recommendations and am glad I did. It is very generous and frankly anything larger would just be a waste in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyShooter Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 Do surefire 60 round mags fit the Lancer competition magwell? I have the comp mag well on my Lancer, and yes sure fires fit. Also, you can interchange the mil-spec, tactical, and comp mag wells if you like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rboyes Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 Also, pmags coupled by a Brownells pmag coupler will work with the competition mag well . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgvwheeler Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Very nice setup. Love the mag well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlat32 Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 Firebird or Springer Precision base pad pmag couplers work in the comp mag well with no mods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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