Awesome writeup Monica! Thanks for putting all of this up. Nice modifications too!
Good stuff. I was wondering if Windham would be what the old Bushmaster was. Looks like it is.
Very nice! I have the same model but nowhere near the modifications that you have. I'm mostly concentrating on getting ammo first them I'll look at some modifications.
What kind of sights do you prefer on the AR15?
That is one hell of a fantastic, and impressive, job you did on that rifle, Monica! Everything about it, especially the barrel reprofile, is perfectly practical and sensible, as it should be (IMO). It's also a good source of information on the mfr as well. Thanks!!!!!!!!
I somehow wound up with a Diamondhead rear sight on one of my AR15's and I really like it. It seems to help index the front sight a little easier for those don't trust the eye to naturally do the same thing with a round aperture. It might be a "fix for a problem that doesn't exist" but it sure as hell doesn't hurt anything when the cost is the same.
Monica, I take it that your rear sight is designed to work with the non-F front sight, which sits lower than an F front sight?
Thanks I like to delve into details and really know "what's in it". Gives me the full picture of what I'm working with. I'm a "tinkerer" lol
You did way more than "delve" and "tinker"....you made practical improvements to the basic platform to fit your needs. Ain't no mall ninja in that fighting weapon! True experts and "operators" would be impressed!
Send all your "fixes" to Windham and maybe they'll put you on staff! You really made key improvements that I'm sure they would like to be aware of for futre R&D.
Send all your "fixes" to Windham and maybe they'll put you on staff! You really made key improvements that I'm sure they would like to be aware of for futre R&D.
This is where I was stuck.It’s difficult to describe why function isn’t enough.
What they don’t realize, though, is that the weight of the buffer is not as important when the action spring, extractor spring, magazine spring, etc are all in perfectly functional condition. The weight of the buffer becomes critical when said items begin to reach the end of their lifespan (or were never satisfactory to begin with), or when the weapon has been fired for thousands of rounds without any lubrication, or when various types of ammunition are used.
Hey shorts, what camera for those pics?
When I first read the complaint about the reset I thought it was somehow rough coming off the disconnector. But it was actually a rough sear surface. When pulling the trigger slowly and resetting thats when the roughness was felt.
All I do is remove the hammer and trigger and take a ceramic stone and carefully stone the sear surfaces. The sear face on the trigger and the sear notch in the hammer. You have to keep the stone very square and keep it even. Also if you bend the legs of the hammer spring just a little bit it lightens the trigger pull a bit. But again don't go too far with that because if you do it can cause misfires. If someone really wants a much lighter pull I replace the hammer spring with the VEX hammer spring which has a 125 degree bend.
Thank you for posting that.Update:
1/29 - Contacted WW regarding trigger reset feeling gritty, to the point I thought it was going to lock up. Without hesitation I was made the offer of "Send it in and I'll smooth it out for you". Within a few minutes of a phone call I had an RMA in my inbox. Pack it up and send out.
2/8 - Received my MPC back from WW. Dry firing dummy rounds the trigger feels great. In fact, the first few pulls I was standing there giddy and grinning like a fool. Need to get to range to verify fix/function and finish sight in.
A description of what was done:
Can't say enough how pleased I am with WW's attention and follow through on this matter. In my opinion they went above and beyond. I thank them for their action and CS. I can't believe they handled it the way they did and got it turned around quickly.
I put an ATI grip and BCM charging handle on my SRC. Great rifle.
Thank you for posting that.
I really believed I made a good decision when I purchased mine, now I know.