RIfLEMAN The ArmaLite SPR Mod 1 has a top handguard extension integral with the upper receiver. A cleverly designed assembly system lets the shooter tailor the forearm to meet specific needs with either smooth or Picatinny rails. Other than the clever upper receiver/handguard design the rifle is the well-proven ArmaLite SPR, which has been around for several years. It uses the standard operating system with direct gas impingement on the carrier. MAkeR: ARMALITe, INC. P.O. BOx 299, GeNeSeO, IL 61254 (800) 336-0184, WWW.ARMALITe.COM SPR MOdEL 1 CALIBER: CAPACItY: BARREL: UPPER/LOWER RECEIVERS: 5.56mm 30 Trigger The trigger pull is a 2-stage design. My first centerfire rifle, some 45 years ago was a Lee Enfield, so 2-stage pulls are familiar. The ArmaLite trigger requires about 3.5 pounds pressure to take up the smooth first stage, then broke crisply at just less than 7 pounds. It is crisp and consistent enough to permit good shooting, though a bit heavier than I personally prefer. For accuracy testing I fitted a Leupold 6-18X VX-II scope using a set of Les Baer rings I had on hand. The ArmaLite’s 1:9" twist barrel gave excellent accuracy with bullet weights from 50 to 69 grains (the heaviest I had available). Five-shot, 100-yard groups averaged around 1.2" for all loads tested. The ArmaLite rifle proved completely reliable in the course of firing around 400 rounds. It’s a very well-made, accurate and reliable rifle, one of the best in the highly competitive AR-style field. 16" Forged 7075-T6 aluminum alloy SIGhtS: StOCk: None, Continuous Optics Platform OVERALL LENGth: Collapsible WEIGht: REtAIL: 32" (collapsed) 35.5" 6.5 pounds $1,554 MAkeR: LeuPOLd & STeVeNS 1440 N.W. GReeNBRIAR PkWY. BeAVeRTON, OR 97006 (503) 646-9171, WWW.LeuPOLd.COM 6-18X40 VX-II OBJECtIVE: tUBE dIAMEtER: 40mm 1" LENGth OVERALL: 4.7" (6X), 3.7" (18X) INtERNAL AdJ.: EYE RELIEf: 13.5" kit, too Maybe you’re thinking the COP upper receiver and versatile handguard options are a neat idea but you already have an AR-style rifle you like. ArmaLite has an option for you as well. Currently they are offering an SPR Mod 1 Kit. It includes the COP upper with forward assist and port door cover, barrel nut, three smooth and three Picatinny-style rails, plus two, 1/2-plain, 1/2-Picatinny rails and the appropriate mounting hardware and screws. WWW.GUNSMAGAZINE.COM 56 MOA elevation & windage REtICLES: PRICE: Matte black fINISh: Fine Duplex, Target Dot $689 With this kit you can assemble your own upper using the barrel, bolt carrier and components from your current AR. The kit currently lists at $480 and a barrel wrench, if you don’t already have one, is $19. 17
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