The weather’s turning, I’m done with the graveyard shifts, and there’s a range trip in the not-too-distant future. It’s time to wrap up the last details on the lightweight AR project (henceforth known as Project Vera).
First, some good blastin’ ammo to get sighted in and make sure she’s running smoothly:
Widener’s has these 400-round packs of Federal XM193 for $142. With shipping that came out to only $0.38/round, which isn’t bad at all for American-made, brass-cased 5.56.
I also sprung for a Trijicon tritium front post, because (A) it’s handy in low light and (B) I just like supporting Trijicon. The design is pretty neat, with the actual sight blade a separate piece that can rotate independently of the screw. This way you can make quarter-turn elevation adjustments and still keep the tritium vial pointed back towards the shooter.
And my girlfriend, the one who named the rifle “Vera”, surprised me with the perfect finishing touch: a miniature Jayne hat. Yes, she’s awesome.
I got a box of that ammo too that I took to the range this past weekend. Got a few popped primers and hard extract marks on the brass. I think that stuff is pretty hot. I haven’t run it past the chronograph, but the last ammo I got that was popping primers out was heading out of my 20″ AR at 3400 fps. Curious to see if you have the same experience with it. My Armalite 20″ is finicky about ammo though, so yours might be fine.
Heh, you said “Girlfriend”.
The mini-hat is awesome.