bafflingbs from United States, MD Public Profile

The SRO deserves it’s high praise, as it’s, in my opinion, the best handgun optic available today. No, it’s probably not the most rugged. But I don’t run my guns over with a truck, nor do I drop it from 20ft. I’m not made of money, and I don’t have sponsors sending me free stuff to evaluate. Its dot is crisp, even with my astigmatism. The forward light sensor, is absolutely on spot! From a pitch black house, to a super bright weapons light. It automatically adjusts brightness to your target, based upon the lighting conditions in front of you (the target). Not Ambient lighting, like a well known competitor, that gets drowned out when you activate your weapon light. I like my RMR type 2 6.5 MOA, but it takes way more time to acquire the dot, than it does for the SRO. The window size and the thin bezel is phenomenal. The RMR is admittedly, built like a tank. It’s thick bezel, and somewhat short window are its Achilles heal.
Now, the bad… Although mine is in great shape, you can tell it’s used. It also did not come with mounting screws. The funny thing is, it wasn’t until tonight, that I realized all 3 of my Trijicon’s were shipped without screws. Lastly, great case! But why is the optic free to bounce around in the box. It’s not secured in any way.

Once mounted, and torqued to spec, this rail becomes one with your gun. I mounted a Scalarworks 1.57” riser, with an Aimpoint ACRO C-2, and it’s solid! Like welded on solid. The rail itself is very low profile, and does not interfere with the iron sights at all. The only thing that I can’t quite figure out is, my Vortex magnifier, with a QD mount, will not go on. Am I missing something? Operator error? I’m at a loss, on that one. But, in the end, I can’t fault UTG with this minor issue. 5/5 stars! Easily! Don’t waste money on anything else! This thing is perfect.

If you prefer the classic lines, of the MP5, with the wide hand-guard, this is a must! It securely attaches to the front sight-post, preventing ANY movement!. It’s very low profile and allows a full view of the iron sights, without obstruction. The edges are refined, so there’s no worry of scrapes or cuts. While I can’t speak to fitment of all hand-guards, I can say that it works very well with the Magpul hand-guard and the tropical hand-guard that came with my MAC 5. (Full size)

First of all, my setup,
I have a 10.5 inch Stern upper, and a LRB AR15 milspec. lower and a Stern 9mm mag well adapter. I have a Rugged 3 lug muzzle device and adapter for my Rugged Obsidian 9. I’ve never really been impressed by this can. I always thought that it was mediocre on sound suppression and has fairly high back pressure. It was very gassy. Full disclosure, I am running a Breek Sledgehammer charging handle. And up until yesterday, a standard carbine spring with a 10 oz. buffer. Well, I finally bit the bullet, and bought this 8 oz. roller delay system, by Maxim Defense. Frankly, I am completely blown away, at its complete performance I have 10 suppressors, with 6 being rimfire. I’ve pretty much not used my Obsidian for a year. It was just so unimpressive to me, that I lost interest. So much so, that I was seriously considering buying a PTR Vent 2. That’s now changed I am sticking with this setup. There was no detectable gas in my face. Port pop is undetectable as well. It’s definitely hearing safe I couldn’t imagine how much quieter it could be with the CAT MOB or the PTR Vent 2. I’m betting that since it all but eliminated the port pop, it would even work very well with a linear comp. I almost forgot, there’s a huge reduction in recoil. It shoots incredibly smooth.
Now, you know that there’s always something you find, that you can knit-pick, about anything. My knit pick, It’s kinda difficult to install with your trigger installed. That’s it, JUST BUY IT. Trust me, I

A lot of what kept me from buying it, at first, is some of the little mods I’ve been able to do. I hated the grip it came with, so I tried an Ergo grip that I disliked more than the one it came with. I realized that I have grips on my AR’s that are perfect for my hand. So why not go the same route with the Oryx?
the one that works best for me, is this BCMGUNFIGHTER mod 0 grip. If you haven’t tried it, do yourself a favor.
second item, is a JKL Bagrider. It works and looks like it was always part of the chassis, IMHO.
Third item(s) are the comb adjustment knobs. They should’ve come with this stock. It’s like MDT got to the rear of this chassis, and said whoa! Whoa! You’re making our other chassis look bad! Leave that sh!t off!
The last thing that MDT could’ve done, to make this thing perfect, but chose to sabotage themselves, is an adjustable rear pad. Yes, they make an add-on that will allow the pad to move vertically, but whyyyy?
And finally, I have a Kidd 2 stage trigger. The chassis was too narrow where the trigger guard beds into the stock. I had to dremel it wider to get it to fit. No biggie, a little sanding and Aluma-black, and it’s not detectable. Just be aware that you’ll have to do a little work, to get it to fit your Kidd trigge

If you want the most secure, rigid chassis, for your 10/22, you’d be seriously hard pressed to do better. The only reason it doesn’t quite warrant 5 stars, for me, is because I had to file the area where my Kidd two stage trigger sits. I’m also bewildered as to why MDT didn’t give the Oryx an adjustable rear butt pad. But, did give it an adjustable comb height. The comb height is kind of useless, as it’s already level with the receiver height.

First off, I have an astigmatism. Almost every red dot appears as a washed out star to me. AimPoint and Trijicon aren’t too bad, but, still noticeable. Even the vaulted, Primary Arms prism optics, in green, has a ghosting appearance to me. In red, or off, the image is fine. But green is messy. But even then, a magnifier is either too difficult to use, or not compatible with the prism. Enter Holosun. This optic is extremely advanced! Like the PA Cyclops, it has a shake awake feature, which greatly extends its battery life. It also provides an always ready convenience, which can be a difference of life or death. Now, while I’d prefer an etched reticle, like the Cyclops, for a multitude of reasons, it also has to be clear, and be able to work well with magnification. Trijicon ACOG’s are fantastic, but, at 4 or 5 times the cost, not feasible. And, I prefer my home defense weapon to be with no magnification. The QD magnifiers are perfect for the range, but heavy and an obstruction, for a CQB situation. There is a downside, however. If you plan on using the auto adjust setting, it gets washed out with a weapon light, so you’ll have to store it bright enough to overcome that deficiency. That’s where the etched reticle of prism’s really shine. Pun not intended

I have a custom 10/22, with a Kidd bolt and a Beyer Target barrel. A Savage Mk II and two Mk IV’s.These go bang every time, they’re inexpensive, they’re fairly clean, for 22lr ammo, and I’ve found that they hit where I aim, even if my aim sucks. Furthermore, I always suppress my 22’s and these reliably stay subsonic.

This was not an easy install. Unlike your OEM bolt lever, the spring is NOT captured. So, in order to install the new lever, you have to put the lever through the slot, with very little available dexterity. Then, you slide the spring onto the guide rod. The end facing the rear of the receiver, is a pretty sharp point. The other end, that threads through the charging lever, is the end of the spring. You must compress the spring, to thread the rod. Then you put the sharp end of the rod into the capture point inside the receiver. You must do all of this nearly all at once, while maintaining the position of the handle. Once you’re successful, with the proper positioning, you have to somehow pull the charging handle, now under the tension of the spring, all the way to the rear, in order to drop the bolt onto it. Small tip: Have a small flat-head screwdriver positioned in front of the lever, in order to leave a small gap and to assist in pulling the lever to the rear. A non marring vise is a must to hold your receiver while jumbling all of these items. When threading the guide rod into the lever, have needle nose pliers ready to hold the rod with the spring compressed, in order to hold the spring in position. Once threaded, maneuver the threaded lever into place where the screwdriver awaits. This is where you would pull the lever to the rear with the assistance of the flat-head screwdriver. Hopefully, this review helps!

To be perfectly honest, I do not see any difference in performance, between this bolt and the OEM bolt. Aside from aesthetics, this is a waste of money. I would not recommend blowing $150-$200, expecting a boost in performance. You simply will not see a difference. Now, if you’re doing this for its gorgeous looks, wait until you can buy it for under $150. Preferably $100. Out of 25 shots, I did had one fail to feed, with CCI standard velocity. I’m not saying it was the bolts fault. But, it was extremely rare, if it happened at all, for the OEM bolt to fail to feed. And my OEM bolt is 12 years old with thousands of rounds on it. Ejection was normal, so no difference there. I realize that I checked “yes” for would I recommend it, but, the truth lies in the middle. I also realize that I gave it 4 stars. I stand behind that, as its only real fault, is its price.