File under: Now for something completely different:

No. 1 The Larch
No. 2 This new assemblage:



This is a Fightlite SCR lower, mated to a Radical Firearms 16” .300 AAC AR upper. The irons are Daniel Defense (see note below regarding different front sight post), and the cheek riser is a Bradley Adjustable. I added the factory optional bolt hold-open, and an Arms Unlimited ambi mag release.

To me this is a modern, yet also traditional .30 cal carbine. A simple 200 yd. gun.



I was about to put together an A2 lower with wood furniture as Arcwelder76 recently posted in the Gallery. I happened instead upon the Fightlite SCR lower during my research. I really like the concept of a traditional stocked AR. Nearly all of the modularity/functionality of the AR platform, but with a traditional rifle stock / grip that I like. Since this lower will also see my other AR uppers, I elected to go with a cheek riser to maintain the same cheek weld / sight picture as with my standard AR lower.



On this rifle I’m trying out one of Blitzkreig Component’s chevron front sight posts. It’s their yellow photo luminescent one and I really like it so far. Note: It’s only got one face, so you have less elevation adjustment possible (full turn up or down vs. ¼ turn adjustments).

I've actually had this upper for over a year and it has been great. Iron sights and long sight radius are nice and old-school on this.

With the SCR lower and the new front post, I needed to get this rifle sorted-out on paper first. Inside at 25 yds has been fun doing so. It's a little heavy, but the recoil is pretty light. Looking forward to getting outside for longer distances and confirm the drop of the .300. I am set up for a 25/200 zero using 150 grain supers so far.

Stay tuned...

03-20-19 Update

Still indoors, I've made a couple subsequent range trips to sample my other uppers.

With my .450 Bushmaster upper I lobbed 20 rounds downrange. No issues, except the bolt hold-open only functioned once out of 4 magazines. I should have mentioned in my initial trip with the .300 AAC upper that the BHO was also failing to engage quite a bit. I was hoping that it just needed some breaking in. That may still be the case.

Today, I fired 80 rounds with my scoped 5.56 upper (8 times with a 10 round magazine). No issues again - except for the BHO. It only engaged with one magazine.

Clearly its barely catching as simply dropping the mag is enough for it to slip into battery without touching the lever itself.

Disappointing! I plan on removing the BHO and inspecting it. I may send it back in as it is a proprietary Fightlite piece, and not Mil-Spec.

Any wisdom from SigForum regarding slippery BHO's?

Thanks!


Todd

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A much cooler looking gun than I would have imagined. Looks like it will be a lot of fun.

I always thought that the Fightlite SCR lower. Matted with a 458 socom upper. Would make a great gun.

Not sure why. Maybe just the idea of it being so un traditional.

I dig it.

That looks pretty good. There will be detracters, but screw them. I like the vibe. There is a lot of good to have in a stocked traditional rifle that takes parts of both the ar and rifle platforms.

Nice. How's the balance compared to an AR setup?

I've been watching teh SCR for a bit. As soon as there's a viable wood stock and handguard setup, I'm buying one.

I kinda got a chubby there for a minute...I liked it.

If those are AR height sights, I would recommend going to shorter sights. Like these HK style sights.

https://troyind.com/products/m...t-and-round-rear-blk

Not going to lie, that’s definitely a nice looking rifle. I may need to do something similar as I just don’t find the AR platform very exciting and this may be more my speed.

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Originally posted by PGT:
I've been watching teh SCR for a bit. As soon as there's a viable wood stock and handguard setup, I'm buying one.

1100 stocks can fit with some work from what I've read.

I completely dig the look of the SCR. I plan to eventually have one, paired with a side-charging upper.

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Originally posted by myrottiety:
I always thought that the Fightlite SCR lower. Matted with a 458 socom upper. Would make a great gun.

Sans cheek riser, here's what a .450 Bushmaster upper looks like on it. Thump close enough?

Todd

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Originally posted by bubbatime:
If those are AR height sights, I would recommend going to shorter sights. Like these HK style sights.

Yes - or the CZ Scorpion ones would also be good if this was going to be a dedicated upper. The lower sights would look better. However, to be as functional as possible I'm maintaining the AR sight height so my uppers can swap in/out as needed.

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Originally posted by Rustpot:
1100 stocks can fit with some work from what I've read.

I completely dig the look of the SCR. I plan to eventually have one, paired with a side-charging upper.

I've seen the pictures of the 1100 stock swaps and it's intriguing. I would really like that. I'm not gonna monkey with it (yet...)

A sidecharging upper would be real nice.

Very nice. I like the SCR. I kind of want to do a SCR SBR.

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Originally posted by Il Cattivo:
Nice. How's the balance compared to an AR setup?

I just checked. The weight is 8 lbs, as shown but without the magazine. The balance point is the middle of the mag well.

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