204 AR
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So I just brought it home and am cleaning it up. It's seen some use lol, a lot of use. The recievers are in good shape, a few nicks on the mag well. I took the float tube off and that went well.
My first reaction when I noticed the gas tube had some heat discoloration was "oh boy". The throat is not good, lots of alligator hide, I'm guessing at least 1k rounds. Or just ran really hot in a dog town or at the range.
I knew that was a possibility with a 243 going in, and wasn't concerned since I have more barrels. Still a bit of a bummer, so I wanted to update quickly in case someone was on the fence. The current one is at $855 and I'm not sure I'd do that unless you're sitting on some barrels or want to re-use the barrel extension and have one made up. Of course who knows what any others look like.
It came in a hard case, no mags. And the barrel is 20" just like my others. I don't think I'll bother getting this one threaded, I may use the extension for something else, like 22 creed drool...
My first reaction when I noticed the gas tube had some heat discoloration was "oh boy". The throat is not good, lots of alligator hide, I'm guessing at least 1k rounds. Or just ran really hot in a dog town or at the range.
I knew that was a possibility with a 243 going in, and wasn't concerned since I have more barrels. Still a bit of a bummer, so I wanted to update quickly in case someone was on the fence. The current one is at $855 and I'm not sure I'd do that unless you're sitting on some barrels or want to re-use the barrel extension and have one made up. Of course who knows what any others look like.
It came in a hard case, no mags. And the barrel is 20" just like my others. I don't think I'll bother getting this one threaded, I may use the extension for something else, like 22 creed drool...