[RC one]

Like I just said, if it wasn't shooting as well as it does, I would be accurizing the FN FAL and that would be my go to gun. I can accept that defective parts make it out of factories and get put into rifles. It happens. MY AR10 broke. MY PTR91 needed to be sent back to the factory before it would run. I'm going to find out if there are any other parts like that in this rifle this winter. And as I also said, it was -10 degrees outside. Metal can become brittle at low temperatures. I don't know that that is what happened but it's possible. I agree its an issue though.

But the fact remians, it's a 9.8 lb (w/scope)carbine that shoots sub-MOA groups so the point it loses for durability, it makes up for with accuracy and portability.

and yeah, it's going to burn some powder outside of the barrel and give up some velocity but it has a good flash suppressor which, as I noted, is also a dedicated sound suppressor attachment point so there's a trade off. there's always a trade off.

I suppose I could buy a SCAR17 but that's a $3,000 investment. The Recon was $1,3000 and cost matters in my world too.

[T-Bird45]

You definitely got a rifle at an excellent price and it appears to have potential as you learn more about it. As you recite your various issues with a number of .308 rifles, are feeling a little bit star-crossed about the caliber?? LOL...J/K.

Definitely can agree with the fact of trade-offs made and no absolute perfection for all uses. Finding a good AR pattern in a functional hunting caliber can be a consuming quest, as you’ve described. Thanks for the review.