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As noted, I do not (yet), but if you are really interested, you can find plenty of details over at lwrci.com 's own forums.

matt6669 -- Thank you very much for that offer. To be clear, is that range located in Highland Lakes, NJ? That may be a bit far for me to go at the present time, given that my wife is in condition 'pregnant' (and we have a small boy already). I could definitely see this happening in 2010, though. I'd love to try a longer range with both the LWRC and my other assorted medium range (capable) weaponry (including a Walther G22 rifle (22LR) which is a blast for popping off lots of cheap rounds and my S&W 500 (w 10.5" barrel) which if scoped should be capable of a decent range too). I'll keep that offer in mind for when I can get an in-law to do kiddee coverage. Thanks.

The rifle itself was about $2500. I didn't change anything on it, just added to it. It came with the front & rear flip up iron sights, quad rail, rail covers (left & right side), compensator, pinned stock and a 10 round magazine. Outside of NJ, you can find a very similar setup in their standard configurations for closer to $2000 flat. If you go the 5.56 route, instead of 6.8, I believe certain resellers (again, non-NJ specials) get down to the $1800 range on sale. With NJ compliance, you'll need to order factory direct. I bought additional 15 round magazines separately, mag pullers (you can see one of these on the mag in the gun), rail ladders (only shown on the top rail), additional rail covers (segmented on the bottom rail), the foreward grip (from LaRue ?~$100?), and the sling (also from LaRue). The pricey merchandise on the gun are these three items: (1) Eotech XPS3-0 holographic weapon sight (about $500) (2) Eotech 3x magnifier for the above (also about $500) (3) Viridian X5L green laser + flashlight combo ($375) All 3 of the above I bought from OpticsPlanet.com. I don't have ready access to anything more than TheBulletHole's indoor range, so 100yd and 200yd trials will have to wait until next spring/summer when I can drag this rifle to PA or DE and an outdoor range with a buddy of mine. Again, don't try to judge the gun's grouping ability from my shots as I was not using a bench rest and I aimed and fired each time trying for the center, not just for a group.

LWRC M6A3 in 6.8 w/Eotech XPS3-0 For you New Jersey fans, this is a NEW JERSEY COMPLIANT RIFLE. The 'compensator' is permanently attached, the stock is pinned, and the magazine is a 15 rounder (NJ max). I ordered it direct from LWRCi and had it shipped to my local FFL upon completion (they built it in about 6 weeks). Take a look at my non-scientific range report on my LWRC M6A3, 16" barrel, 6.8mm SPC (II) rifle. I ordered it in July, factory direct, so to my knowledge, this particular M6A3 is sporting all of the current doohickeys. All shots (15 rounds) were made with me trying to hit the "X", not necessarily going for tight groups. I leaned my butt on the port wall and the foreward grip against the port bench, but I did not use any particular bench rest type setup. Sorry, I only have access to an indoor range, hence the lack of a distance shot that most of you would demand. It is sporting the following: (1) Eotech XPS3-0 Holographic Weapon sight (this is the new model... I ordered it in Feb2009 and it just showed up this month (Aug2009)). (2) Eotech G23.FTS 3x Magnifier (this is the 2nd Gen magnifier on a flip-to-side mount, also new for 2009, but not as hard to get) (3) Viridian Laser/Light combo, model X5L (note: green laser is closest to the barrel with the light portion below it); this is mounted just in front of the foreward grip (4) LaRue foreward grip (comes with 3 bases; a stubby base, a flanged base and the standard one shown) Here's the rifle: Here's a close-up of the Eotech package: ... and here's the range report ... close-up on the above... I set the Eotech XPS3-0 red dot to be somewhat parallel to the bore... when I aimed, I effectively aimed about 1 ring up from the "X" to compensate for the vertical differential. The green laser 'dot' was similarly set approximately parallel to the bore. When I had both the laser and the red dot going, the laser 'dot' was touching the bottom of the reticle, when using the 3x magnifier. Granted, this isn't scientific, but I didn't want the two aiming devices zero'd at such a close range as that would have introduced a hell of a non-zero at any range much further -- hence the attempt at making them parallel to the bore with me compensating on each shot. Any comments on that part are welcome. [i suppose I could gently 'mark' the adjustment knob on the Eotech for 'parallel' and then again for a ~25yd zero if I really wanted to, I just didn't want to do anything too fancy on its first real outing.]

Alrighty then. Thanks for the quick replies. I'm lining things up now, but haven't decided exactly what I want to buy... prob 2-3 weeks and I'll be in the market for 2 rifles or so.

Do you happen to have an email add'y for Jim at Action ?

Caso's is one of the two... they specifically emailed me on their process, item 1a of which is: a)The firearm must not be a model available for sale through our store Which is pretty much everything. (Their FFL fee is $50 for items they will do.) I'm not upset about it, it's their business and they can do what they want. It's just not a help to me when I want to use them solely for a delivery spot for things I buy elsewhere.

See subject. The point is, I'd like to find someone who will take in FFL transfers from either an out of state Cabela's shop or from BudsGunShop.com The two local places I've bought from will NOT do FFL transfers on regular items they can get themselves. I've just grown really tired of them both taking forever to give me pricing and availability on items I can find on Buds in 10 seconds.

Friendly folk, but pricing has gone up and arrogance about the pricing along with it. Reminded me of when I was house shopping 2 years ago (didn't buy). The Bullet Hole got my business in my last shopping round after Caso's started to get a little too cocky about it (they wanted $1475 for a gun I bought for $1150 elsewhere (new)).

I've been to The Bullet Hole numerous times for the range and to buy guns. The range officers are all great guys, engaging and friendly, though stern when they need to be. A smile and a handshake is common for repeat customers (myself included). Now, referring ONLY to the store employees, and not the range officers: I really wish I could say they were friendly, but "jovial" is not the word that comes to mind when I think of my interactions with them. I think the most accurate thing I could say is that they are completely lacking in enthusiasm. This can come across as unfriendly, though I don't think they intend to be. I think perhaps that they are just worn down. Don't believe me? Call them on the phone sometime -- they're downright dour. You'll get a friendlier, more upbeat reception calling a mortuary than calling The Bullet Hole. Don't even bother trying to engage them in any conversation about AR-15 rifles. Yes, I get it, they are hard to find. God forbid I ask (when I'm there for rangetime, maybe 1-2x a month) if they have seen any uptick in AR-15 inventory. Lastly, how many retail establishments have 4 people behind the counter, 3 of which will mill about and essentially ignore someone standing right in front of the register trying to buy something or just get range time? I stood in the front of a growing line for no less than 10 minutes while no one bothered to ring me up... that's not good salesmanship in any business. Let me put it this way -- if they had any competition in the area, I'd be looking around elsewhere. I wish them the best and hope they cheer up soon. --and yes, parking can be troublesome, and I'm especially worried about parking around the corner from there as I believe that is a school zone... I'm never sure if parking there and carrying weapons through a school area is a federal offense or not, and I'd rather not find out anytime soon... luckily, I just zipped back to their sidestreet and squeezed myself in along the tracks with everyone else.