WFA1 Review

[@81latigo]

Good job on the video. Helps the rest of us who are waiting to get theirs.

[@varagner]

+81latigo Cheers

[@Idealist_raykim]

I just purchased one. Should be a few weeks now. Australian made riffle keeping Australian jobs. Great quality. Can't wait to try it out.

[@CrazyDog651]

If only they made a lever release I would buy it in a heartbeat.

[@notmkr-busta2937]

youve probably seen one but verney carron make a 30 caliber lever release not a ar platform though

[@firearmownersunited3009]

Good video!

[@varagner]

+Firearm Owners United Cheers, great Facebook page by the way.

[@drdavinlim]

only in oz....

[@sthnwatch]

Cheers mate. Nice quick review.

[@varagner]

+sthnwatch Thanks

[@marciebalme588]

yes my Husband and Son both want one each

[@marciebalme588]

Husband and Son have ordered one each in .223 there expect delivery to be in May 2017

[@jazzbang9886]

greenies not gonna like this haha

[@1969cmp]

The ones in Melbourne don't even like cap guns.

[@mickyss7766]

They don't even like themselves them scumbags

[@nathanweaverdellecoste5494]

Great review mate

[@varagner]

+nathan weaver dellecoste Cheers

[@scottdench1]

i would love to get one but i read that the supply is pretty slow at the momemt..

[@varagner]

+Scott Dench They are picking up in speed with more and more guys getting their rifles. Still will be looking at a number of months though.

[@thegael1996]

So it's a straight pull AR18 type bolt system?

[@hellfireblack1]

btw I liked the review, you still happy with the wfa1?

[@varagner]

yep still very happy with it, at the range doing some load development with it right now infact.

[@marciebalme588]

Husband's and Sons order have just come through

[@varagner]

Lucky them, hope they enjoy the guns :)

[@joelnickels4022]

Hey mate, good video. What were your best and worst groups from it? Cheers,Joel

[@varagner]

+Joel Nickels Wouldn't be able to tell you the worst group as I generally just look at them shrug and go that is shithouse. Worst would be from the Barnual steel case 55gr sp ammo. The rifle does not like that round. The best group would be a 5 shot group at 100 meters that measured 22.51mm from edge to edge. Using center to center that is a 0.5779 MOA group which is excellent accuracy in my books. That was shot using Aussie Outback 69gr SMK ammo.

[@MsSonofmacca]

they say you can't use reloads??

[@varagner]

Almost every manual for a gun states you can't use reloads. It is a legal mater so if you blow the gun up with a dodgy handload then the warranty is void. From a practical perspective handloads work just fine.

[@testudo7247]

So are you having no issues putting .223 rem through it? Because on the webpage its says its for .223 Wylde, sorry if you answered that in the video, I skipped through (great video by the way)

[@varagner]

The Wylde chamber is designed to fire both .223 Remington and 5.56x45mm.

[@varagner]

So in response to your actual question. No issues at all putting .223 through it.

[@testudo7247]

Ah I see, thanks.

[@mfactor88]

+jack_is_a_potato having it in wylde was a great idea, no dramas using ex mil ammo and civvy stuff

[@bilko3823]

LoL over 3k for what exactly? They use a off the shelf barrel, modify lucky 13 chassis and magpul products. Rather buy a tikka t3x a1 for same price

[@varagner]

I'm sorry to read about your severe brain damage. They don't use a lucky 13 chassis nor do they modify Magpul products. They dont use an off the shelf barrel as no one makes barrels for these in Aus other then Warwicks.

[@rowanbirch8624]

Lucky13 wishes they made decent quality gear like this. Smoothbrain.

[@bilko3823]

@@varagner also sorry for your reading skills. Chassis looks very similar to lucky 13. They use magpul products. Very doubtful that they make their own barrels. If pricing was reasonable i wouldn't comment. Ive owned straight pull shotguns and rifles before and all having same issues with jamming. Even on the video seen it a few times. Just my opinion. I wish warwick firearms the very best

[@DeclanHiggins__]

You sound like you’re trying to be quiet like someone is in the other room you don’t want to hear you or something

[@alekmcmurray2608]

Just wondering if your firearm has now been recalled by the afp under new laws im wanting the WFA1-l version but worried it'll get banned like they do with other ar15 lookalikes

[@varagner]

What new laws are you taking about? The AFP/Feds have basically no jurisdiction over domestic firearms.

[@jamesheinous6608]

Hey varagner, dope gun!! what kind of sports car have you got?!

[@varagner]

Hi mate, I have a Toyota FT86 GTS.

[@trapper9998]

Ohh i know that wall behind you in your bench shoot

[@TheKillbz]

Hey mate, my rifle is still a couple of months away, just curious on what the trigger is like?

[@varagner]

Minimal creep and not overly stiff has very little overtravel as well. Not super lightweight either though so suitable for field use. A good all round trigger in my view.

[@gitchellgitchell9505]

Great video mate, but get our finger off the trigger if you're not planning on firing. Made me cringe many a time.

[@baghdadcamper]

What size group can it do

[@ling1864]

what foregrip do you use? also can i order that MAGPUL at any firearms shop

[@varagner]

These days I am just running a bipod and some Magpul XTM rail covers on the forend, works fairly well when out hunting. The Magpul stocks can be a bit hard to get in Aus, sometimes you can get them from overseas (but be very careful of airsoft knockoffs here), or Cleaver Firearms in Brisbane has a decent range.

[@hellfireblack1]

was there a long wait to get the wfa1? how long is the range at metro?

[@varagner]

I was on a initial interest pre-order list years before Warwicks had even started producing the rifles. It took about 2 years from when I contacted Warwicks about going on the pre order list to when I had my rifle in hand. The current wait on the rifles from my understanding is going to be fairly long for new orders, but it is a wait I feel was well worth it.

[@SpAceProductions100]

How is the gun going do you still have it

[@varagner]

Yes I still have it - gun is going just fine.

[@Viking-pg3ln]

what scope u got on that mate cheers

[@varagner]

Vortex Viper PST 1-4x24

[@AussieStandsWithRussia]

So is it reliable or does it gum up and jam.

[@varagner]

Very reliable after cleaning it. Just come back from a hunting trip out west and it worked a treat.

[@varagner]

Western Qld, maybe NT in the future.

[@dbanger6557]

what colour is that one mate

[@varagner]

Flat Dark Earth.

[@hellfireblack1]

what range are you at mate?

[@varagner]

Metro Pistol Club

[@dbateman3593]

What are the specs of that rifle ? Barrel length and upper length ?

[@varagner]

16 inch barrel on this one though they can come with a 14 inch and a 20 inch.

[@dbateman3593]

+varagner Do you happen to remember what length your upper is ?

[@varagner]

+D Bateman I have the short upper receiver.

[@dbateman3593]

+varagner Thanks for the info mate, good review.

[@MsSonofmacca]

+varagner is the 14 inch legal in QLD?

[@Tydirium]

Fuck it would be awesome if i could get a FnFal converted into strait pull or its that legal?

[@varagner]

literally no chance of that happening mate. Would break several laws in pretty much all states.

[@Tydirium]

varagner Fuck these draconian laws im sick of them, hope some day the SFP, SSAA and or the LDP would push to get semis back in cat A or B

[@tgillies101]

+Tydirium Cat C and D are fine they just need to be as accessible as A and B. Don't mind some caveats but current restrictions are outdated.

[@varagner]

+tgillies101 Even if they were as accessible as Cat H it would be a huge improvement.

[@mfactor88]

+Tydirium they do exist as single shot target rifles. but recocking an SLR (fnfal) in 7.62 would be very tiring after a while, as they have a seriously stiff spring

[@nevTk-oe9ud]

D class License m8?

[@varagner]

Cat B

[@nevTk-oe9ud]

@@varagner cheers m8 👍😎

[@davogeorge4525]

Hey mate, can I give ya a couple of pointers, I love the video, but reckon you'd do better if 1. ya worked on ya voice over a little bit, try to be a bit clearer. 2. grow a beard, trust me, beards always work

[@finedesign4356]

.177 cal.

[@varagner]

Huh? This is a .223.

[@geezerp1982]

your laws suck and this is comming from the UK alteast we can own AR1-5S straight pull in all centre fire calibers and semi auto in .22 rim fire and semi auto /pump shotguns self defence is allowed if its resonable force and N.I is the only country in the union that has CCW on a may issue ! but on uk mainland we cant have handguns - that were you lot have it better

[@varagner]

UK certainly has advantages, especially with semiauto/pump shotguns and rimfires, though the ammunition limits over their are certainly strange. I have over 20 firearms on my licenses (a fair few handguns and a few semi auto rimfire rifles) and well over 10000 rounds of ammunition at any point in time. The restriction on the use of my semi auto rifles are fairly infuriating though. Self defence here is much the same as the UK, lethal force only justified against a reasonable fear of death or grievous bodily harm sort of deal. CCW is an interesting one in Aus, officially it doesn't exist. But if you have the right political connections and some degree of justification it can come in the form of an exemption from the relevant act. Not at all well know by the broader public but I do know a bloke who managed to get the exemption and CCWs a Beretta Brigadier every day.