First Rifle

[SevenSixTwo]

Buy them both. It's only money. tongueout

[HALODIN]

You're going to get me in trouble 762... :shakeshout:

[SevenSixTwo]

If you don't get the LM308 you'll always wonder 'what if I had...'.

Buy it, bang it and sell it on if you don't like it (or it doesn't suit your needs). I doubt you'll lose much second hand.

I also doubt you'll sell it.

[HALODIN]

TBH I expected more of this when I posted that first picture... "Should I buy that Koenigsegg Agera R?" <-- "Yeh go for it, you might be dead tomorrow!"

The only real problem with buying it is you then need to spend £1K+ putting a nice scope on it... All of a sudden you've spent £5K on 1 rifle.

Out of interest what's the market for second hand rifles? [Booming|bad|bollox]?

I also doubt you'll sell it.

If you don't get the LM308 you'll always wonder 'what if I had...'.

Buy it, bang it and sell it on if you don't like it (or it doesn't suit your needs). I doubt you'll lose much second hand.

I also doubt you'll sell it.

[tkd67]

Well it only took 2 days for everything to change again FFS... :lol:

I've just been advised that if you replace the .223 LMT LM223SS bolt/barrel and mag with a dedicated .22 bolt/barrel and mag it will turn a .223 straight pull rifle in to a .22 semi-auto rifle, this is an absolute result. I assumed semi-auto wouldn't be possible in a .22 conversion... So I can have the .223 rifle I want with a .22 conversion kit that doesn't rely on either a .223 barrel (constant cleaning and 2 MOA(!) @ 25 yards) or replacing the M4 upper for an extra £650. So...

Lewis Machine Tools (LMT LM223 SS) - £1,700.00
.22 conversion kit (inc new barrel/bolt/mag) - £ 400.00

At £2,100 for both a .223 and .22 with excellent accuracy for a military style rifle and shared optics, I think this is a really good deal. Any thoughts?

Last night I had a bit of a revelation, Something I do want in an AR platform is semi-auto, clearly I can't get this in either the LMT LM233SS or the Lantac even with a .22 conversion. It's a shame they can't limit semi-auto if there's a .223 bolt in the rifle, as this would be the perfect solution for me.

So as of just this second.... I am chasing the following first and second rifles:

1 x .22 semi-auto Spike's Tactical with CMMG mag(s)
1 x .223 AICS Remington 700 + 26 inch barrel

Lewis Machine Tools (LMT LM223 SS) - £1,700.00
.22 conversion kit (inc new barrel/bolt/mag) - £ 400.00


Thats about the same price as the custom cmmg .22 and the .223 upper ive been looking into with lantac, obviously im not sure on the spec of the upper, but will look into this when i collect the cmmg, suppose nwcp is round about the same, but life time warranty on parts bought as long as i own, seals it for me

[HALODIN]

That's a pretty reasonable price if you ask me. How long until you can collect it?

I should be in a position to make my final decision after the British shooting show, as I'm also going to pay NWCP a visit on Saturday to see the ST's and LMT's. :shakeshout:

Lewis Machine Tools (LMT LM223 SS) - £1,700.00
.22 conversion kit (inc new barrel/bolt/mag) - £ 400.00

Thats about the same price as the custom cmmg .22 and the .223 upper ive been looking into with lantac, obviously im not sure on the spec of the upper, but will look into this when i collect the cmmg, suppose nwcp is round about the same, but life time warranty on parts bought as long as i own, seals it for me

[Mike357]

You better be quick. LMT308 is only going to be available for a short run for civilian market and there is a 2 YEAR WAITING PERIOD or maybe not! Thank Obama for that.

http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2013 ... rs-or-not/

[HALODIN]

Thanks for the link. That killed it for me, I don't want that much uncertainty in parts let alone when I'll receive the rifle. I'm glad I didn't buy the rifle and find out later...

You better be quick. LMT308 is only going to be available for a short run for civilian market and there is a 2 YEAR WAITING PERIOD or maybe not! Thank Obama for that.

http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2013 ... rs-or-not/

[JS569]

Yeh I think it's a no brainer as well, it's kinda hard to see a problem with it. A spare upper would be a smoother costlier solution, but if you're going to that much trouble you may as well have 2 rifles, the upper and the scope seem to be the more expensive components. I don't mind re-zero'ing in the scope as it just gives me an excuse to rattle a few more rounds down the range and it technically means I get 3 (or 2.5) rifles in the gun safe instead of the 2 agreed with Mrs HALODIN...

Perhaps an Enfield .303 would compliment the .22/.223 LMT?

For 400 smackers you get a .22, then I think it is a no brainer. You get used to the same platform thus increasing your comfort with the set up and you tick all the boxes. Hell if I could do that with my AR (need to check but pretty sure I can) I would be tempted! The shared optics would require re-zeroing after each change of the barrel etc. Would a spare upper with barrel and optic not be a smoother solution in regards to this?

In reference to the Mrs and your allowance- she isn't allowed in your cabinet by law so who knows what you have in there

[HALODIN]

It's just an initial `allowance` and it was a concession from me, to make it easier for her to say yes to the whole thing. I could have and in fact still could, turn around and say I'm buying 10 guns and that's the way it is, but I'd rather let her feel she has an equal say in the matter, even if in reality she doesn't...

Whilst I seriously like your wicked, devilishly evil and twisted plan, I have my own psychological warfare strategy where she'll end up persuading me to buy more... I need my FAC and that first rifle in the cabinet before I can move to stage 2....

In reference to the Mrs and your allowance- she isn't allowed in your cabinet by law so who knows what you have in there