Lol yeah I keep using a hard C interchangeably. I have a few KAC SR25s videos up but I usually don't do reviews until I get several 1000s of rounds in or at least owned and used a weapon for a year or so consistently to get some thoughts out.

7-35. It's a Nightforce ATACR F1 with a Tremor 3

Nice man, congratulations, it is a great can for sure especially since a lot of places have them discounted almost down to 1500 to offset the NFA and transfer tax fees. Never had a SCAR 17 pretty sure getting the muzzle device off isn't too hard

@@MountLetheHellfire yep. The deal was too good to pass up. 1373 shipped. I think the barrel profile of the Scar can make issues for the new muzzle device. We’ll see. Glad to finally have a use for this Mams I bought a couple years ago.

Oh nice, that will be a good little package. Just don't be as careless as I was with the file or crowning took. It's tedious but won't take more than 30-40 minutes of going super slow and remeasuring

@@MountLetheHellfire ok I shall thank you! I still have to order the tools.

Yeah it's the external ratchet they use, just can't get right enough, though I was getting gas venting out of it on my 11.5 and 14.5 so maybe with 556 it just doesn't have the gas volume to vent right

I was very impressed by it I will probably get another

To me, suppressing 556 is just about extra hearing protection. With good ear protection (ideally doubled up) a can will get load 556 to very safe levels at your ear. Sure signature reduction too but the paper and steel I shoot at don't care about flash, dust kicking up, or sound.

Haha yeah true enough. I know folks do like the Mini cans and the SRBS 308 isn't the most faithful comparison either.

aren’t you the guy that wouldn’t use a 3prong/4prong with your rc3 lmao

@@zohairnaqvi9734 I have used a 3/4 prong with mine lmao

I'm probably going to order one too, I'm ready for the RC3 to disappoint me but I've enjoyed it. Then again I also Hydra mounts so maybe I'm dumb.

@@MountLetheHellfire i was really impressed with it at first until I got the SRBS’s in fwiw

I hope they make a SRBS in a mini.

I appreciate the kind words man! I love Sol, even though he is the reason I spend so much money. I need to get a SOT one day and get a postie SAW like he has for demonstrating the cyclic rate acceleration too. I mostly shoot at a public range, but I like that idea. I think a shotgun mic may work well from that distance, someone else suggested recording from the ejection port side too. May put all of that into effect once I get a few more cans in to compare against so it's not the same video again. Thanks for the feedback!

Ily long time bröther

Yeah the whole system - military contracts and price pressure aside - is overpriced but I still love it and it performs. I think if I had a straight up lemon I may not feel as strongly in favor. A few guys I shoot with recommended the same thing, Hornady Match or Gunner, I see that lucky gunner sells the latter in 200rd packs. Do they use small rifle primers? I had one box of Aguila do really well when I broke the rifle in then quickly it went to shit as I showed in the video. Some of that was me but not to that extent. I keep buying up the FGMM 140s when southern defense or bucking horse do sales on them, the brass is really good and is small rifle primed which is why I like it. I keep meaning to do a run of reloads to pick a recipe now that I have a big pile of brass, it'll save me a little over $1.30/Rd with Berger 140s in them

​@@MountLetheHellfire The Hornady American Gunner uses large rifle primers. I don't reload, but I whipped the calipers out and checked my brass to confirm. The aguila is like all I shot for like the first 600rd because I can only shoot 350yd at home and they worked fine on like 2MOA sized steel gongs or IPSCs, but at any real distance on small targets they're crap. For the same money you can get that American Gunner and of course I forgot about the Hornady "Match" with the same BTHP bullet. The 200 round cases are definitely the way to get the best value and that's what I've been doing. I'm going to snag some more of that today from Scheels and yes they use large rifle primers. I'm jealous of the reloading setup. I don't think I have the patience or the knowledge to do it, but it would be nice someday to dedicate some time to figuring it out and it would make the really good Berger stuff worth shooting, for sure. I'm surprised at how few videos I find on youtube of setups like ours. Appreciate the content, man.

Ah thanks for confirming. Shit, I may start to just buy the small rifle brass separate or try to trade my LRP and 6mm CM for SRP 6.5CM brass. Yeah for ringing gongs I don't mind, but shooting on paper causes a mental block in me since the shitty group is much more noticeable. I should just learn to ignore or only shoot at steel. I used to shoot a decent amount of competitions on active duty and got into reloading to offset the cost. The mid 2010s were the golden age I feel, all of the tech was really good and prices were still low. I learned on KZbin, I'd grab a RCBS Rock Chucker or Lyman turret and a set of good dies from Mighty Armory and a good scale if you ever got the bug to get into it. I run everything progressive with a lot of automation which is why I'm so anal about the primer pocket size. Last thing I need to do is blow up a stack of primers crushing it into the wrong hole 😂 And thanks man I appreciate that. I'm still getting the hang of this KZbin thing. I need to invest in a better camera setup for live firing soon

@@MountLetheHellfire Yeah shooting paper for groups turns me into an ammo snob - on steel it's way less important. Thankfully I much prefer shooting steel haha. But man don't make me go down this reloading rabbit hole 😂

Good point, was more focused on rushing through and getting the audio

I think I'm up to 9 or 10 now. Only have a handful more I'd really like to try out and then just chill. I'm going for a can per host and trying to avoid buying two of the same.

Thank you bröther 🗿🗿🗿

😂😂😂 yeah me neither

Will do my man! Hopefully I'll get out this weekend but I plan to do a separate review when I get a few 100 down it Oh dude I'm probably going to take the SF collar off of it and put it on my Mini Drake or M70 for sure. It's def not a can I'd enjoy baffle striking though 😂

@@MountLetheHellfire hahaha agreed, i sent my wasr out to gunsmith to make sure it was concentric, and I asked B&T reps about the end cap bore and they told me it is 10mm. gonna throw the surefire adapter on my polonium since I'm already in the SF ecosystem because of my RC3. i got mine for 950 otd via capitol armory, they had a free tax stamp deal on it so I jumped on that

Oh nice I saw Capital Armory had that deal I'm tempted to buy a SRBS 556 but I've given them way too much money this last quarter. I grabbed a Hux Flow 22 instead I'm at 30 days on Seems most of the 30 cal cans and muzzle devices are bored at 0.3900 to 0.4100. definitely some good wiggle room and if it was an end cap strike I'd live with it but if you blow an SRBS up it's game over 😭 new form 4 and everything. The only OCL can I have is an OCM5, I have too many SFs so likely won't do another 556 can except for maybe a RC3 Mini or SRBS/SRBSC 556. Next project will have me grabbing a Barrett Mk22 can 💀

Someone else commented they use Teflon, I've been using some copper high temp anti seize but I haven't had much issue. I'd definitely use RockSett instead of Loctite though if the muzzle device backs off. My Putnik always works itself off so I wouldn't mind some carbon locking lol

Nice man 🤙🏼 is it a regular Mk18 type clone? Do you use any tuneable BCG, gas tube, or is it all stock? I keep the RC3 on my FBI SWAT 11.5 and may keep the SB2 on the PS90 SBR

🤣 yeah I did. That's what I get for being a lazy bastard and using a drill gun.

Love music 😂

Weapons manufacturers are no better at naming things than in cybersecurity it seems. Everything is "modernized", "improved", or "next gen". The install is super simple, getting the nut threaded is the most pain in the ass part. It would've been simpler if the Draco was on its side instead of in the vice.

@@dave38x oh sick man, and thanks! I posted a follow up to this a week or so ago. Went with the Centurion Mk12 Mod 0 barrel after all. Just waiting on some glass and time to get out to get it broken in

@@rcguy77 thanks man! I think it's noticeable if you look for it but it depends on the environment, barrel length, and ammo selection but not too crazy. You can pick it up in the short clip I put towards the end I think I timestamped it. And even so, the RC3 is one of my favorite cans, the slightly louder tone is worth not having all the gas in my face. You'll be fine with the RC2 but if you have SBRs or crazy twist rate shit I'd get the SB2

@@MountLetheHellfire Thanks for the reply! My rc3 lives on my 14.5 since it's my only upper. But I'm looking into building an 11.5 in the future so I'll prob grab an SB2 for it :). Looking forward to your pt.2 video!

@@rcguy77 for sure man 🤙🏼 what 11.5 barrel you going with? Or are you doing a particular build? The 11.5 is a good length, I have a FBI SWAT clone with a heavy profile, def recommend.

@@MountLetheHellfire That's awesome! I'm pretty set on either an LMT 11.5 with their 9.25 monolithic rail. Or their Specwar 12.5. Not sure if the extra inch is really worth it over the 11.5 though

Definitely a bit more work to get one of these on, my Draco had a silly target crown on it and it was uneven and slightly non concentric. The Wolverine PBS1 will thread on easy and lock into the detent but if the FSGB is cooked or your barrel is messed up it won't matter what you put on it

@@MountLetheHellfire mine fsgb favors the left of center just slightly as far as zeroing goes. With calipers… I’m not sure if it’s the correct way or not but I have a .02 difference at the 3 o clock position looking at it from the front. I think I probably have the same situation going on I’m a lefty and I don’t need more gas to the face so I’m leaning towards the putnik

@@hailtothe_rooster1572 the cant is fine, usually it's done accidentally, sometimes on purpose if the RSB is also canted but doesn't affect much. It's more on the quality of the casting, some of them angle out a bit more and cause deflection of anything tightened down. I'd go for the facemount and square off the muzzle face with a crowning tool or a hand file and some sandpaper, can't beat the Putnik on an AKM at all

Thanks man I appreciate it! I'd give the folks at Centurion a call, they've done a few custom shop offerings in the past they keep on hand, they were super helpful. Or have the parts assembled by D Wilson or another really good high end gas gun builder. I was REALLY tempted to go with another OPS Inc collar on this since I have an OCM5 for my Mod H but the SF mount just gives better options overall, but a Mod 1 look with the collar is fine. It's a great sounding can

I need to grab a few Duramags, you're the second guy to bring them up

It's a great barrel, I'm very happy with mine, hoping to get it out in a few weeks when I get some down time. See how it does with some cheap 55, 62 and 77gr

Appreciate that man!

@@MountLetheHellfire I wonder if I can put this on my Pioneer Arms Hellpup

@navrhy3075 it looks like a Polish AKM receiver, should be able to fit without an issue minus any filing you may need to do to account for the t-nut or trigger guard being different dimensions

Just ordered, let’s see if it works

Yeah, exactly the same. Just may need some sanding since the tolerances are a bit tight, but didn't need any on mine

You mean how to populate the AKM? I couldn't show the lower receiver on KZbin anymore except for maybe the rivets. I gotta get another parts kit to do the rest of it and a new press, sold my other one. Or did you mean for a handguard chassis?

@@MountLetheHellfire more for Glock clones and ar uppers

@Bellator99 Ah, gotcha. I have an AR-15 upper assembly in the previous video on the Mk12 Mod 3 project where I install a Geissele MK18 SMR and Centurion Arms Mk12 barrel. Haven't thought to do a Glock but planning on a review of a Glock 40 MOS soon when I get a few 100 more rounds down the KKM barrel I put on it

@@MountLetheHellfire awesome I check it out

@@NicholasSherlock-d8g damn, really? Where are you going to put the CRS now? Or are you getting rid of it? Haven't tried any of the cat stuff I've read good things, may try one on the Draco

Depends how long you want it, the ARCA was a nice quality of life feature for me, but I preferred the look since it's 16.5 inches. Other options, if you wanted to stick with Geissele rails, is the Mk16 SMR which has a 15 inch rifle rail - that one would actually look better with the Ops Inch Brake on it too - or you can go with the Otter Creek OTB devices and still have the AEM-5/OI-12/OCM-5 cover up most of the exposed barrel. Daniel Defense has a RIS-inspired longer rail, the MFR-XL that is also 15 inches and MLOK And beyond that, not too sure, but those recommendations are only if you wanted a longer handguard for the aesthetics or mounting longer clip on devices onto the gun. If you didn't care for the longer length then there are plenty of choices from BCM, Daniel Defense RIS II and RIS III, Centurion Arms does their own set of handguards, Geissele has a ton in the Mk4, Mk8, Mk15, Mk16 families plus their other one-offs you can find used, and I think Triarc does their own rails too but I may be wrong about that. I personally don't like the look of KAC rails either, except the URX3.1

That’s my dilemma. I can’t find a rail that I believe SOCOM would select. The barrel will be 14.5 inches, and I’ll be using an Allen Engineering collar and brake. While I dislike the look of Geissele rails, I feel that the MK18 would be the handguard they would choose. I’m considering chopping the handguard down to size to achieve a similar aesthetic to previous MK12 models but with updated parts. Sons of Liberty offers a decent option but there rebranders so there automatically disqualified. BCM rail isn’t bad looking, but I don’t think they would realistically win a contract. If I select a rail without a built-in Arca, I’ll be using the TRIARC Arca system. My original plan was to use a LaRue Tactical LAX rail and customize the barrel nut to resemble a RAS barrel nut collar. unfortunately, LaRue has stopped producing this rail. as of right now, I assembled other high-end components but I’m stuck trying to find a handguard

@@stephenedwards5063 yeah I think the 18 inch GFR that MARSOC (or whatever they call themselves now) and NSW picked up uses the MK18 SMR For a 14.5 that's easier to get a rail for since 13.5 is standard. The RIS 3 sort of fits the design ethos of the Mk 12 Mod 1 they went with KAC to get more rails but also the URX2/RAS barrel nut was more rigid and in that department it's hard to beat DD other than with a URX6 Are you going to do the dimpled 14.5 from Centurion?

I’m not I’ll be using a P&W rifle speed gas block. I’ll still use the traditional break and collar though.

@@wildmaddy8748 hopefully you didn't have to wait too long man! Thanks for watching

@@MountLetheHellfirehopefully you can test fire this upper. See it in action.

@@TheFlatRange thanks man! Yeah I definitely will, going to order a few different 77gr loads to test with the 55gr blaster stuff to give it a good comparison. Will take a bit for the orders to come in, then I'll need to get some glass

@@cs7285 thanks man, glad you enjoyed it. The rail is awesome for sure, will get this out the range soon once I pick out some glass for it, may just end up cannibalizing another build in the meantime.

@@colkilgore9973 ah yeah I forgot about those, they come with the PSA guns. Heard mixed things on them will give it a try. Do you need to permanently make them 5 or is it fine if the mag is temporarily modified? Magpul sells 5 round blockers for the 10rd mag you can also use.

The Duramags are true 5 rounders. Some game wardens insist on that. Pretty hard to find. Does Lancer make SR25’s?

@@colkilgore9973 yeah Lancers LWM7 is the model I think but online reading has a few examples of the bolt not locking back. Really hard to gauge without trying it, some folks also have issues with LaRue mags.

@@GucciGearQandA yeah it does look a little off but like you said, you can actually find them and most of my KAC mags are 2 decades old, one day they'll stop working so I'm grateful for new production

@@colkilgore9973 I think if you're keeping it on there full time it won't hurt. I only ever give it the "unga bunga" hand tightness and it stays on there but doesn't get seized up. Ultimately it comes down to how gassy the gun is and how much crud is blow back but I've never carbon locked a HUB thread-on can (yet). If you're going with the strap wrench method and put like 40 ft-lbs on it then definitely do it just so you can remove it if needed.

Rugged also suggests white plumbers teflon tape. I may try that.

@@هیچ-ك1ق i got banned off of IG 😂

@@MountLetheHellfire The output size ofthe bullet of putink suppressor??????????

@@هیچ-ك1ق the exit bore diameter is 0.3950 inches and the entrance is around 0.3750 inches. Bullet diameters on AK profiled bullets differ but 0.3080 to 0.3110 inches is the widest part

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@@MountLetheHellfire thesizeof the Leveling rod?????

Oh very cool, that's going to look great, and probably sound even better. Rocking a G-28/M110A1 style clone or just stock?

@@MountLetheHellfire Stock MR 762. Just can’t decide on the glass.

@@Redbusser40 depends on the intended use but hard to go wrong with a NF 4-20 ATACR or a 2.5-10 NX8. Don't even need to go that expensive, some of the mid tier Vortex options and even cheaper there are good high quality buys like US Optics TS 3-12 as well. You have a certain reticle or price point you're looking at?

@@MountLetheHellfire I was thinking about going with 1-8 like atacr or even a Schmidt Bender. Spending money on some nice glass now that we can’t buy anything here in WA.

@@Redbusser40 damn that's both good and bad for that reason. Honestly depending on ranges, 1-8 is fine even to 500m if not more. I have a 1-8 ATACR on my Mk12 Mod H and it's got the best edge to edge clarity and color transmission of any 1-8 I've used. I've had issues with tracking on S&B optics, but their 5-25s not their LPVOs. For the $2000-2500 range there's a lot of great choices either way.

@@wildmaddy8748 yeah this thing is sick can't wait to get the barrel in to build this out properly

@@wildmaddy8748 I just sent off the barrel nut to Centurion, ordered up a 18" SPR barrel from them. Should get it in a week or two, will do at least part of the assembly on video and then do a head to head against my Mk12 Mod H that has a Douglas barrel in it

@@MountLetheHellfire Awesome can’t wait for that vid. I’ll stay tuned in.

Very cool, did you get the PC from the latest drops? I think the CRS would be great, Rooftop has a few CQBs but he corrected the price on them to 1984 which really blows. At $1600 the CRS is a steal, don't feel the same about a CQB for $400 more. I've been staying away from the SR-15s for now, I have a FBI SWAT Regional 11.5 clone with ~5000 or so rounds on it, but anytime I see a Mod 2 CQB with the URX3.1 mod I want one. Thanks bro, glad you liked the vid!

Glad you found it useful, I know it's a super long vid, so I appreciate that. 3 years ago it was pretty easy since they were just bringing up the Pro X line to the market, but now, it's pretty much impossible unless you know someone or just bother them a lot. My boy who I served with is still on active duty, he's a tech & comms chief at 3rd Group and even they cannot get on the horn. Best bet is to find a reseller like Mojave Repeater or otherwise to see if they can hook you up. The LoRa spec was really meant solely for IoT small payload burst comms, moisutre sensors, movement, solar measurements, etc. It's honestly really amazing we've been able to get ATAK somewhat working with PLI CoT working on LoRa with Meshtastic but it really is stretching the capabilities to their extreme. I think there is some utility especially if you spend the time building hardened, solar powered casings all around your perimeter with a central point, but GoTenna would be perfect. And you're right - I think I mentioned it in the video - next best option is a Silvus SC4200 Lite in Federal S-Band which requires a special FCC allotment in spectrum, not to mention working with those dudes is so much harder. After that's you're looking at $15K/ea for a kitted out SC4200 with LPI/LPD, or another $20K for a similarly outfitted MPU5. Good luck getting them to even talk to you, I had to make an appointment and go to their office in the Lower West Side to even get told to fuck off lol

@@MountLetheHellfire thanks for the reply. I've got a line with Silvus, but they would want to see a genuine use case from me on a vetted customer. I get it. Looking for the opportunity for sure. I also mannaged to get Gotenna on the line but they quoted me nearly full MSRP for 4 demo units. I suppose I'll need to build the interest before spending that money. The struggles, lol.

@armygunsmith yeah that's a better way to put it: easy to contact, hard to work with. I mean I get it, it's an ITAR controlled item, most of their business is via GOV/MIL/LEO with a bit of EMS/SAR, they gotta do their due diligence and don't need to just sell radios otherwise they'd do it. My business was setup as a consultancy for east coast volunteer SAR and EMS teams so it wasn't too hard to get the PO, but I'm not doing that anymore really, cannot devote the time and also I have enough expensive hobbies as it is - don't want to tie up another 30-50K in commo gear that hardly gets used. That's not surprising, GoTenna is definitely a lot more stringent now, I also think they're tapped out of all of their old X1s probably sold them off to give them to mil/swat for T&E so they just want a deposit. Silvus was the same way, refused to send us a T&E unit to even test out the interoperability with our DMR & GT kit without us paying full price and then some. It's an underserved market, I think if someone came up with a GT/TW sort of setup for civs as a better price point, even if it was only a 3KM LOS device that could support TAK CoT there'd be a lot of money to be made. No one wants to sell to the prepared civilian side of the house

@@MountLetheHellfirehow viable is something like a bear tooth? Also do you have any experience with the doodle labs wave relay ?

@@josephleinhauser6130 Beartooth is super overpriced for what it is, I'd sooner run LoRa myself on a Pi with Meshtastic and an external device or dick around with a Ubiquti Rocket M2 to use for data than one of those. A SL4200 would be the way to go at the 3-5K mark. Doodle Labs I've only seen on high end commercial UAS, didn't realize they got into the personal mesh radio business

@@mobilegamersunite I dig the look, should've probably just gotten that one to start but I'm stupid and wanted an Underfolder

@MountLetheHellfire we all have to chase what we want right! That's how we learn in the end.

@@ryangunstanson3671 Resilient sells a spanner wrench separately, or if you're really desperate, one tooth of an AR armorers will fit in it. Mine was just finger tight for whatever reason and came right out

Thanks man, appreciate that, glad you enjoyed it!