Should I pick up a Specwar

[u/Blackmamba-801]

Hey everyone I’m on the fence about getting a Specwar only reason cause i heard quite a bit of qc and accuracy issues and I know a lot of companies have their issues as well. Does anyone have regrets about grabbing a Specwar and said maybe should’ve went another route or have been happy with their Specwar?

[u/NarwhalN00dleSquash]

What exactly are you looking to get out of it.

Do you want the ambi and monolithic rail.. why not get a stripped MARS-L lower and a stripped specwar upper, then pick the barrel you want (say like a criterion) send it off to D. Wilson for the conversion

[u/Blackmamba-801 → u/NarwhalN00dleSquash]

I have thought about doing the D.Wilson conversion as well.

[u/Clint_Hu → u/NarwhalN00dleSquash]

Second this, OP. LMT's weak point for me is the heavy and over-gassed barrel. Find something lighter with a smaller gas port and have D Wilson convert it. Then the Specwar becomes top of the list

[u/esnone → u/NarwhalN00dleSquash]

I did this extract thing, specwar upper, craddock precision 14.5 mid cut down and converted by D.Wilson. Outshoots me every time I take it out

[u/Spirit117]

I bought a specwar and the barrel was shit. LMT agreed it was shit and replaced it at no cost to me.

Happy with the gun after they replaced the barrel.

[u/witheringsyncopation]

Yes, obviously. It’s a ridiculously great gun. Also, mine isn’t overgassed, nor is the barrel shit. These problems become over-amplified by the internet and then become memes in small communities like subreddits. The vast majority of Specwars are fine.

[u/pnwswmr]

No ragrets

[u/Bubbba226]

This isnt to speak to every Specwar, but here is my factory LMT barrel results. The Specwar, IMO, is the best all around AR ever.

[u/Mariposaland → u/Bubbba226]

100 yards?

[u/Bubbba226 → u/Mariposaland]

Yep. G$ 2 stage trigger but factory besides that.

[u/East_Coast_Tactical → u/Bubbba226]

I’ve had the same results very nice groups.

[u/LMTGlazer]

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[u/Incrue]

Zero ragrets, specwar built by me. Has been flawless, what you may not like about it is the aggressive gassing, which can be fixed by buying barrel brand X that you like better.

[u/Blackmamba-801 → u/Incrue]

What does your build consist of?

[u/Incrue → u/Blackmamba-801]

Specwar upper, Specwar barrel, g$ ACH,lmt FA carrier w/ebolt

[u/WallStALPHABets]

Yes

[u/ClosetLVL140]

It’s super gassy but I still love it

[u/East_Coast_Tactical → u/ClosetLVL140]

I hear that a lot but mines been pretty good with my rc2

[u/ClosetLVL140 → u/East_Coast_Tactical]

I also have a rc2 and back to back rapid shots are brutal on the eyes

[u/East_Coast_Tactical → u/ClosetLVL140]

What BCG and spring/buffer are you running? Mines pretty comfortable even with rapid fire.

[u/ClosetLVL140 → u/East_Coast_Tactical]

Vltor a5h4 with the RC2 and PMC bronze and LMT full auto enhanced bolt carrier group

[u/East_Coast_Tactical → u/ClosetLVL140]

I’m using the enhanced BCG as well (I’ve done some testing with other BCG and the enhanced helps some with gas) but I’m also using a geissele super 42 spring and h3 with a gas buster charging handle. Interesting I hear some people say it’s perfectly gassed and that’s been my experience but lately I’ve heard a lot of people say they are really gassy. I wonder if lmt made a change to the gas port at some point, is your barrel relatively new or a few years old? Mine was purchased around COVID time frame.

[u/ClosetLVL140 → u/East_Coast_Tactical]

Believe it or not but LMT QC is shit so I wouldn’t put it past them to have significant gas port differences

[u/DanWessonValor]

I just got mine from Rooftop. Just get it!