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New Lightweight 18" Lilja Hunter - LRRPF52 - 04-13-2015
Finished this last week for a friend who helped me build my arms room.
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Lilja lightweight profile 18.5" barrel
PF/Maxim 9310 Bolt with tuned extractor
Nickel Boron Bolt Carrier
Aero Precision M4 no Forward Assist Upper, squared
BCM ambi Gunfighter Charge Handle
AP Customs Carbon Fiber Rifle-Length Handguard
Low profile gas block sealed to the journal with Red Loc-tite
WMD Guns Nitromet MLGS gas tube
Thunderbeast Arms micro brake attack muzzle device installed per TBAC instructions
Magpul MLOK low profile QD socket
LAR Grizzly lower receiver
JP single stage trigger installed for a hunting application
Hammer bobbed and re-phosphated
Magpul MOE K2+ Grip Grey
Mil-spec 7075T6 extension tube
Carbine recoil spring
Spike's ST-T2 Tungsten powder buffer
B5 Systems SOPMOD stock
BAD Ambi Safety lever biased for a left-hand shooter
All metal parts Cerakoted Sniper Grey
With Nikon M-223 4-16x42, it weighs 7lbs 12oz
I took it out and checked accuracy last week. It shoots well with 123gr SST factory, brass ejects at 4:30. It's a sub-MOA gun when you pay close attention to the fundamentals. Most groups were in the .6" to .9" region. I shot a lot of groups with it, and recorded them.
New Lightweight 18" Lilja Hunter - LRRPF52 - 04-13-2015
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Next to my FDE Lilja with MI Gen II SS handguard:
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New Lightweight 18" Lilja Hunter - Adam Lilja - 04-13-2015
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New Lightweight 18" Lilja Hunter - Kikn - 04-13-2015
Looking good...looking real good
New Lightweight 18" Lilja Hunter - Big J - 04-13-2015
The rifle looks sweet. But your pics make me want a room to hang my rifles in. My wife and I have been talking about building a house. I about have her talked into letting me have a big vault room poured when doing the basement
New Lightweight 18" Lilja Hunter - danm - 04-13-2015
That's sweet! I ordered a SG Magpul K2+ for my AR pistol build, curious how it works on a rifle.
New Lightweight 18" Lilja Hunter - newb - 04-14-2015
That's just disgusting. You are a sick and evil man to post up all that stuff.
..... Bless your heart of course!
What grip is on the top left? (wall pic)
New Lightweight 18" Lilja Hunter - LRRPF52 - 04-14-2015
newb Wrote:That's just disgusting. You are a sick and evil man to post up all that stuff.
..... Bless your heart of course!
What grip is on the top left? (wall pic)
The grip on my GAP .260 Rem AR is an Ergo Tactical Deluxe in FDE.
New Lightweight 18" Lilja Hunter - din - 04-14-2015
Sniper grey is hands-down my favorite color of Ceracote, but I'm trying only to use grey colors on my 300 BLK builds for easy rifle/cartridge ID. Who did the Cerakote? That is an absolutely beautiful build.
New Lightweight 18" Lilja Hunter - LRRPF52 - 04-15-2015
Thanks. I did the Cerakote. We're going to work up a 120gr TSX load for mule deer and elk this season.
I just checked the chamber, and it allows the 120gr TSX to be loaded out to 2.275" easily. Going to use CFE223 and see what a pressure ladder will do with it from the 18" Lilja barrel.
He took it out this weekend and he and his kids hit everything they pointed at out to 200yds, using small frying pans as reactive targets.
New Lightweight 18" Lilja Hunter - Kikn - 04-15-2015
LRRPF52 Wrote:Thanks. I did the Cerakote. We're going to work up a 120gr TSX load for mule deer and elk this season.
I just checked the chamber, and it allows the 120gr TSX to be loaded out to 2.275" easily. Going to use CFE223 and see what a pressure ladder will do with it from the 18" Lilja barrel.
He took it out this weekend and he and his kids hit everything they pointed at out to 200yds, using small frying pans as reactive targets.
Definitely interested in the results you get from the 120 Tsx. I'm also about to start up load development with the barnes 120 TSX and TTSX, for elk axis Sitka and audad I think we also have the same 319 barrel, I would assume results would be very similar.
New Lightweight 18" Lilja Hunter - BluntForceTrauma - 04-15-2015
I, personally, feel no need for a forward assist — even though Jacob Bynum once explained to me in detail its usefulness for a "function check" before your stack of SWAT officers enters a building. But I feel like it's gonna be a while before I assault a building, so in the meantime I prefer a cleaner, sleeker look to my receivers. I gotta look into Aero Precision!
All that to say: Great build!
New Lightweight 18" Lilja Hunter - montana - 04-15-2015
Another top notch build. I really like the looks of the hand guard and sniper grey Cerakote.
New Lightweight 18" Lilja Hunter - wraith1516 - 04-16-2015
Last deer season I had to use my forward assist was cold and I didn't get all the grease out of it (was trying a high temp grease in the hot weather) wont be doing that again
New Lightweight 18" Lilja Hunter - leftyman - 04-18-2015
LRRPF52 Wrote:Thanks. I did the Cerakote. We're going to work up a 120gr TSX load for mule deer and elk this season.
I just checked the chamber, and it allows the 120gr TSX to be loaded out to 2.275" easily. Going to use CFE223 and see what a pressure ladder will do with it from the 18" Lilja barrel.
He took it out this weekend and he and his kids hit everything they pointed at out to 200yds, using small frying pans as reactive targets.
Shoots like a dream.
New Lightweight 18" Lilja Hunter - am4966 - 04-18-2015
wraith1516 Wrote:Last deer season I had to use my forward assist was cold and I didn't get all the grease out of it (was trying a high temp grease in the hot weather) wont be doing that again
Yeah it's known to get a little cold up there in Traverse City, plus the lake effect snow and wind probably doesn't help
New Lightweight 18" Lilja Hunter - LRRPF52 - 04-19-2015
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New Lightweight 18" Lilja Hunter - ricsmall - 04-19-2015
Great looking lineup Paul. What's that retro m-16, the 604? I'd forgotten all about that.
Richard
New Lightweight 18" Lilja Hunter - LRRPF52 - 04-20-2015
The retro is a Colt Model 605 build, using a NoDak NDS-XM16E1 partial fence lower, an original early 1960's-era (no later than 1963 made) hard chromed BCG, a slickside upper receiver, Type D buttstock, and a barrel with really old FSB. Did I get that from you? It was someone on the forum. Fun little carbine.
I'm thinking of doing my 605B sleeper in 6.5 Grendel for the ultimate sleeper carbine. Just trying to figure out optics.
New Lightweight 18" Lilja Hunter - ricsmall - 04-20-2015
Yea u got the upper and stuff from me. I'd forgotten about that build. Looks good.
I like the idea of the Grendel 605B. Keep me posted
Richard