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After weeks of research and searching I fell in love with a Stag Model 8 today. Has all the features I want. It is at a local dealer for a good price. What do you all think?

 

He also had a S&W 686 6 inch barrel that felt great in my hands. But I can't afford both in one shot. The 357 will have to wait a month.

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Good choice. I got the Model 2L (lefty!) and love it. I was wanting the Model 8L in 6.8SPC upper but that will never happen.

 

Make sure you post pics when you bring that bad boy home.

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That Stag Model 8 looks exactly like the one I built. I even used the same Midway Industries BUIS. I got the upper from CMMG ($655),they use the same exact gas piston system, and the lower from Spikes Tactical ($89 minus transfer and NICS). All the furniture you can find cheap from various internet sources. Retail of $1,145 for the complete Model 8 sounds about right to me.

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Picked it up yesterday. Fired a couple of rounds through it today in the forest behind my house. But the snow was still deep and by the time I hiked to a place that was safe to shoot my fingers were cold and I forgot ear plugs. I didn't remember ARs being that loud. Can't get to the range this weekend, hopefully next weekend.

Now to accesserize. Hogue Grip, (on order) 15 round magazines, (on order) then optics. What else do I need?

 

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DD Omega 7 piston rail system and you should be covered, oh and a trigger job

 

 

and lots and lots of ammo!

 

Does the DD Omega 7 rail bolt right on? Or is this a question for Stag or DD?

 

Thanks,

Greg

 

I ended up getting a Troy 7" rail. Excellent part and you don't have to pull the barrel. Just cut off the delta ring and assembly (not as hard as it sounds) and bam, good to go.

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DD Omega 7 piston rail system and you should be covered, oh and a trigger job

 

 

and lots and lots of ammo!

 

Does the DD Omega 7 rail bolt right on? Or is this a question for Stag or DD?

 

Thanks,

Greg

The DD 7.0 Omega drops in without any need for special tools (or changes to the rifle)-- and still functions as a FF.

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I managed to get to the range late today with the goal to sighting in the gun. I thought the flip up sghts would be close but I was wrong. It was shooting way low and to the left. I got it corected left right but I was using the pencil eraser to adjust the front sight for up and down and it stoped working after awhile. I got it closer but it is not zeroed yet. I need to buy a tool for the front sight, or buy optics. It started geting dark so I have to wait for next weekend.

 

The gun feels very good, It was fun to shoot. Checking the performance of the piston system, the bolt remained cool after mutible rounds.

 

I feel good about the purchase.

 

Thanks for all the advice.

 

Greg

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I didn't have any problem pushing in the pin. I just couldn't rotate the sight. I figured something out when I screwed with it last night. I'm going to make a little tool that fits on square sight so I can turn it easily.

Thanks for the suggestions.

Greg

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I didn't remember ARs being that loud.

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That's one of the reasons I sold my Colt Match Target. My new Rock River Varmint has a straight 24" stainless barrel. It sounds like I'm shooting a 22. :) Well, not really. But in comparison to a compensated 223 anyway.

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The first time i ever shot an AR was a friend's bushmaster with a compensator. I sat at the shooting bench next to him spotting while he shot first. I couldn't believe how loud it was and even more uncomfortable was the pressure wave bouncing off the little roof over the table. In the open it was fine, but under that little awning it pretty bad.

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The first time i ever shot an AR was a friend's bushmaster with a compensator. I sat at the shooting bench next to him spotting while he shot first. I couldn't believe how loud it was and even more uncomfortable was the pressure wave bouncing off the little roof over the table. In the open it was fine, but under that little awning it pretty bad.

 

Jon, please turn in your man card.

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The first time i ever shot an AR was a friend's bushmaster with a compensator. I sat at the shooting bench next to him spotting while he shot first. I couldn't believe how loud it was and even more uncomfortable was the pressure wave bouncing off the little roof over the table. In the open it was fine, but under that little awning it pretty bad.

 

Jon, please turn in your man card.

 

ROFL!

 

The first AR I shot was indoors. I didn't really think it was any louder than anything else I shoot.

 

I always wear plugs and normal over ear protectors though, so maybe that helped?

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What surprised me the most the first time I fired my AR wasn't really how loud it was - I was outside, so it didn't seem THAT bad. BUT, I was surprised when I turned around and saw everyone that was behind me to my left and to my right cringing from the blast of the compensator :lol: It made me like it even more!

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What surprised me the most the first time I fired my AR wasn't really how loud it was - I was outside, so it didn't seem THAT bad. BUT, I was surprised when I turned around and saw everyone that was behind me to my left and to my right cringing from the blast of the compensator :lol: It made me like it even more!

 

More credit for this man's man card please.

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BUT, I was surprised when I turned around and saw everyone that was behind me to my left and to my right cringing from the blast of the compensator :lol:

 

Ed Zachary. For the shooter its fine, but a few degrees off and you *will* lose your hat. Clearly Re Re has never experienced this first hand. :lol:

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