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My Proof Research 16” .308 AR barrel arrived recently. It will be going in my DRD Tactical M762, replacing the 16” FN CHF barrel already on there. I’m waiting on the Sadlak gas block and Silencerco ASR flash hider to arrive to finish assembly. I’ll post pics of the entire rig when the last pieces of the puzzle arrive.

These rifles shoot very well with the FN barrels, can’t wait to see what she’s capable of now. I didn’t do a before-and-after weight difference, but the feeling is immediately noticeable.

I got what PR calls their intermediate gas system. They stated that it should function just fine with standard loads with a can installed, which is what I’m wanting. The gas system is longer than a carbine, but shorter than a rifle.



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Any updates?

Accuracy is outstanding, especially with the Silencerco Omega attached, even with the crap trigger. I’ve had a Geissele SSP in order since Black Friday, I may have to drop something else in the gun for the meantime.

I am having some functioning issues, but with some help from DarthVader, I’m getting it narrowed down.
 

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Accuracy is outstanding, especially with the Silencerco Omega attached, even with the crap trigger. I’ve had a Geissele SSP in order since Black Friday, I may have to drop something else in the gun for the meantime.

I am having some functioning issues, but with some help from DarthVader, I’m getting it narrowed down.
Barrel related issues? Or just needing to play with gas/buffer?
 

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Gas/buffer. The original barrel had a rifle length gas system, this one is intermediate.
Easy enough fix. Call Skip and see if he has one of the Superlative Arms gas blocks on hand. Made timing my 6.5 Creed gasser easy, and that thing was a PITA.
 
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