r/LewisMachineTool

Atacr 1-8
Rhodie 6

Shot about 300 rounds so far between two trips. Very impressed but not without a few hiccups. During first 50 rounds to see if it favored any ammo and sight in, it had two failure to feeds, one federal one smk. Both in a span of 10 rounds with same pmag. Swapped to a new pmag and all good. Various other pmags and no issues so far. Groups good and is fun to shoot quickly. Even though it had that one issue with federal, it seems like eat it up now with good results on the chrono.

This build has been keeping me sane for the last several months. I had tremendous difficulty finding a barrel. A couple very sweet friends actually bought me barrels.. I first bought 14.5” piston (with the understanding I could have it cut down) and then these 2 wonderful people bought me a 12” piston barrel maybe a week later not knowing I had purchased the 14.5”. They each assumed that if there were any problems barrels could be returned. 1 vendor has yet to respond to my return request, but reading further they will charge a 20% restocking fee. The other vendor may or may not charge a 15% restocking fee. I’ve never returned anything firearms related and both of these girls regularly buy stuff and return it if they don’t like it. All 3 barrels are unused. Admittedly I don’t get to shoot much at all. The highest round count I have is on my Colt Patrol rifle purchased in 2008. It might have over 500. That being said things in my life are now free to change dramatically and I may be moving to a new place where I can literally walk outside my front door and shoot. Given the specificity of the barrel and my desire to have spares for anything of importance I’m wondering if I should just keep them? Maybe down the road use the 14.5” barrel with an AEM style can? The restocking fees amount to like $280 between both barrels. I’m having a hard time giving each place $140 for nothing. To be honest I think there’s a time and place for restocking fees, but not on completely unused products in original packaging. I attempted to return 1 11 days after it was ordered and no one responded. The other, the girl attempted to cancel the order 12 hours after it was placed and was told “sorry it shipped out” yet took 7 days to arrive when the barrel I ordered on the same day arrived in 2 days…
Thoughts? I’ve already got an 11.5” piston build with a Criterion Hybrid and a 14.5” piston build with another Criterion Hybrid so I’m definitely looking at some redundancy especially given my currently very poor shooting frequency.
Any thoughts welcome

300gr Atip subsonic

14.5in 1:5

10-18mph gusts

I still absolutely love my Aero builds, but holy shit—feels like a piece of art.

I have guns from many makers, but i find myself coming back to the LMT platform most often. I love the ambi lowers (as a lefty), and the monolithic platform rocks. Ive definitely had qc failures, and I dont give them a pass on this, but they have absolutely taken care of me each time (yes, i know and agree the best warranty is one you dont need!).

Got my G$ SPR barrel back from D Willy! Excellent work and a quick turnaround of only 2-1/2 weeks!

Plan on getting a quad rail for the SPR and maybe having the URX mod done to it for my schmedium hands. Will run some drills and play on the V-TAC board at the range before I decide for sure

Also planning to upgrade scope when funds allow. Been prioritizing ammo before more price increases

Specwar is amazing! Jack of all trades! Recently switched over from a Delta Stryker 1-6 to the Romeo 4t and a Vortex 3x magnifier. Plan on trying the G45

I think I did this right.
Shout out to:
u/unclemoak
u/griffinarmament
u/dad_actual
& MountainsMulletsMerica