[hitman]

I have read most of threads on the LWRC concerning accuracy but little gets mentioned about its functioning. I am wondering what exper. the owners have in regards to its function. Jams etc.. I have not read the article but appartnely they were torture tested for an upcoming mag article.
Thanks

 

[marinesg1012]

The one I had never had a hick up with her but I only had around 800 rounds through it.

 

[rcrandall]

I've got five, thousands of rounds through them, no problems except a few magazine related stoppages. Very reliable, otherwise I wouldn't be trusting my life with them.

 

[T.Rexford]

I haven't had an incident except for two mag related issues. I also believe the accuracy issues are a fluke and not a problem indicative with every one.

 

[RoAus]

Flawless performance from mine

 

[rightwingmaniac]

i own a lwrc 6.8 m6a2 srt w/ a p/a flash hider. this gun is off the chain. top notch performance and reliability all day long. i love it. sub moa groups with tactical loads from ssa, it actually prefers them. no blown primers, no swipes, no hiccups, not one.

most of the negative things ive read have came from people that have never owned or shot one. their just hating on it with no real experience to draw on. they love to blow smoke up peoples asses.

take it from me, these guns are of the highest quality. everyone of my buddies who have shot it are left slobbering. nothing but good feed back. i trust this gun with my life.

 

[marinesg1012]

most of the negative things ive read have came from people that have never owned or shot one. their just hating on it with no real experience to draw on. they love to blow smoke up peoples asses.

this isnt completely true.....

 

[rcrandall]

That's why he said most of. Truth of the matter is, at least on the internet, much criticism of any product comes from those that have no experience with that product. The reverse can also be true, for example the HK 416. There are many people who hold that as the holy grail but have only seen pictures of them. :lol:

 

[RUTGERS95]

Feb issue of swat has a right up on them. They did 60k rounds with only 2 springs and 2 screws that broke but otherwise, flawless. In one instance, they went 20k rounds without cleaning or lubing and no issues! I believe, as Darren at LWRC points out, 20k is 4 times the life of a bushmaster. Here's the link as there is some good info on them as they were shot to failure to improve the platform. Also, the m6a1 was used and new ones being shipped incorpate the new springs ect.

http://forum.lwrci.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3324

 

[marinesg1012]

Very true Randall.

 

[n.franklin]

No issues with mine, just with my wallet.

 

[rkh]

I really like my M6A2.

With commercial ammo the rifle has run 100%. Initially, my handloads were less than satisfactory but I quickly figured out that the issue was with the load data and not the rifle. Most published 6.8 data is underpowered. Working up handloads in an autoloader from published minimums can result in some frustrating trips to the range.

After a few abortive handload "work-ups," I spoke with Hornday and was told that their factory ammo is roughly equivalent to their published max loads. Since then, I've been loading exclusively at the upper-end of the pressure spectrum and haven't looked back.

The only other 6.8 rifle I've had experience with is a Ruger Mini-6.8. The Ruger is even more sensitive to underpowered ammo than the LWRC, so be aware that this isn't an LWRC-specific issue.

 

[rcrandall]

This link is to LWRC's web sight and in specific a four page thread about Pat Roger's hard test of LWRC's guns in his courses which will be in the March issue of SWAT magazine. I linked directly to the fourth page in which Pat Rogers responds.

http://forum.lwrci.com/forum/viewtopic. ... 4&start=45

 

[mavericks]

So what powder amount/type/bullet is most optimal for that m6a2 for you specifically? reason i ask is that I took my lwrc 14.5" m6a2 out on saturday to test first handloads. 29 (min) and 30 grains in h322 for 90 gr speer tnt and CCI #41 had wide 5" groups near sea level 70 degrees. I suspect that was due to inconsistent charging and some other reasons. So you're using up to max recommended loads or exceeding? Sounds like i'll bump the setup to 31.5 gr now as i didnt see pressure signs at 30.

I was getting a 1.5" group with factory ssa tactical 115gr prohunter so i know my handloads were sucking. As far as lwrc functionality, it was ejecting at 1 oclock until i put in an h2 buffer and wolf spring. It's got a jerky recoil in my magpul CTR though so i have a tubbs flat spring shipping to test. May swap into my magpul UBR as well. The gun itself has been running very nice and clean and cold. I'm sticking to piston driven from now on. Not tied to lwrc, just piston driven tech.

I really like my M6A2.

With commercial ammo the rifle has run 100%. Initially, my handloads were less than satisfactory but I quickly figured out that the issue was with the load data and not the rifle. Most published 6.8 data is underpowered. Working up handloads in an autoloader from published minimums can result in some frustrating trips to the range.

After a few abortive handload "work-ups," I spoke with Hornday and was told that their factory ammo is roughly equivalent to their published max loads. Since then, I've been loading exclusively at the upper-end of the pressure spectrum and haven't looked back.

The only other 6.8 rifle I've had experience with is a Ruger Mini-6.8. The Ruger is even more sensitive to underpowered ammo than the LWRC, so be aware that this isn't an LWRC-specific issue.

 

[ArtFWTx]

This link is to LWRC's web sight and in specific a four page thread about Pat Roger's hard test of LWRC's guns in his courses which will be in the March issue of SWAT magazine. I linked directly to the fourth page in which Pat Rogers responds.

http://forum.lwrci.com/forum/viewtopic. ... 4&start=45

Thanks RCrandall. Rogers post is very informative. I'll have to grab that issue of SWAT when it's out. I look for Pat Rogers' quotes in ARFCOM, along with a few other pro's, some on this site.

 

[rightwingmaniac]

No issues with mine, just with my wallet.

yes, my wallet took an ass kicking. thats for sure. ouch!

 

[VTSEAL]

How do the LWRC shot groups compare to other 6.8 piston uppers? Has anybody with one done a side-by-side???

 

[rcrandall]

God, not this crap again! We've already had the pistons vs. DI accuracy debate several times here. I shot a 1.5" group with my 8.5" LWRC PSD a few weeks ago at 100 yards using a non magnified reflex scope. Most shooters will be unable to out shoot most of the guns and ammo on the market today. I think, with the right ammo and the right shooter, the LWRC 6.8 is capable of moa, give or take. They are plenty accurate for a combat rifle. With my duty ammo, I can make head shots with my LWRC 6.8 to 100 yards all day, and that is with a Micro T-1, non-magnified sight.

 

[ron169]

God, not this crap again! We've already had the pistons vs. DI accuracy debate several times here. I shot a 1.5" group with my 8.5" LWRC PSD a few weeks ago at 100 yards using a non magnified reflex scope. Most shooters will be unable to out shoot most of the guns and ammo on the market today. I think, with the right ammo and the right shooter, the LWRC 6.8 is capable of moa, give or take. They are plenty accurate for a combat rifle. With my duty ammo, I can make head shots with my LWRC 6.8 to 100 yards all day, and that is with a Micro T-1, non-magnified sight.

Randall, I think he was asking for a comparison vs other Piston guns.... so calm down there buuuudy! But that is a nice group though

 

[mavericks]

How do the LWRC shot groups compare to other 6.8 piston uppers? Has anybody with one done a side-by-side???

Yeah i ran across this awhile back. Some guy did a full review of several uppers but all the rest were gas.

http://www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=3&f=12&t=353523