Thread: Utas .223

Make sure you lube up the BCG nice and wet. Same as the evil version.
As the charging handle will get used more than the evil version, lube up that and the receiver channel it goes in too.

Courier finally delivered. But lord knows where the subsequent orders for more P-Mags, ALG QMS trigger, Eemann competition trigger spring and a new M-Lok bipod attachment will be delivered by the courier. DM got them away pronto.

As mentioned by others, the factory trigger isn’t too bad for brand new.
I’ve silicone greased the charging handle rod for a smooth movement, but that will wear in anyway.
The buffer spring appears to have been cut down and then stretched out to normal length.
A simple way for reduced spring power for what is now a manual pull.
Overall build quality is around the Spikes/Stag/Aero quality. So middle of the range.

I have mounted the scope way way back to allow you to keep your cheek weld and not hit your nose.
A red dot without such crucial eye relief would be another option.

Let’s see how it groups.

freaking mainfreight is still mucking around with mine, was picked up last friday from invercargill, hopefully today.

Originally Posted by holdover

freaking mainfreight is still mucking around with mine, was picked up last friday from invercargill, hopefully today.

Same here. Rang my local branch yesterday and they told me it hasn't moved. ETA 5 days she said.

I wonder how many anti-gun civilians are going to be scared of these rifles? Almost good enough reason to buy one.

Originally Posted by Ben Waimata

I wonder how many anti-gun civilians are going to be scared of these rifles? Almost good enough reason to buy one.

wouldnt worry about it, there were 'blacker' guns before this like all the semi ar22 and many other straight pulls.

I'm surprised there aren't more .22 mag 'tactical style' semi autos on the market here.

Originally Posted by GoodKeenMan

I'm surprised there aren't more .22 mag 'tactical style' semi autos on the market here.

think jard is working on it, the ones available in the uk and usa are of ar15 upper and lower. the jard 17wsm is powerful enough but for a new gun it's experiencing too many jam issues.

picked up mine today, ran a few rounds through, very windy at 90m, belmont 77gr sierra game king 1 moa. belmont 55gr sp 1.4moa. freedom reman 55gr sp 1.6moa.also tried a few .22lr with conversion kit, groupings not good at all . mabay a dropin 3lb trigger could do better. ran flawlessly though. the only complaint will be the rear take down pin being litter too stiff. after all very happy.

The .22lr drop in kit will suck for accuracy due to the 1 in 7 twist.
Dedicated .22lr ARs have a twist of 1 in 16.

If you want to change the trigger, just be aware the factory trigger hammer pin is kept in with a wire clip through the hammer. So real hard to punch out.

Also the pistol grip screw is Loctited in and is an Allen key head, so real hard to get out. I've stripped the head on mine.

Originally Posted by dogmatix

The .22lr drop in kit will suck for accuracy due to the 1 in 7 twist.
Dedicated .22lr ARs have a twist of 1 in 16.

If you want to change the trigger, just be aware the factory trigger hammer pin is kept in with a wire clip through the hammer. So real hard to punch out.

Also the pistol grip screw is Loctited in and is an Allen key head, so real hard to get out. I've stripped the head on mine.

thanks for the advise, got trigger swapped last night all went well. hopefully a 1 in 9 barrel in the future will be sweet.

I took mine for a hoon last Friday. I found it's pretty fussy and didn't give very good accuracy with what I had, except for Belmont bulk 77gr SMK, which has very acceptable accuracy. I will need to do some handloads I think with 69-77gr pills to get the best out of it. The 55 and 62gr stuff I tried had "govt acceptance" accuracy. Would still be fine for shooting goats at closer ranges.

Fwiw, if you plan on changing the stock, order a mil spec buffer tube with the gun. The one it comes with is some weird pattern I've never seen before.

The stock trigger is a milspec style trigger. It's not bad at all for what it is. I have pulled much worse stock triggers on American rifles.

And the pistol grip screw is a smaller size than milspec!

Thanks for the feedback.
I am very interested in this one, but heard the buffer tube is not milspec? My mate measured it and said it is 1.168". Sounds like a commercial tube?