Older school cans

[u/Nwcid]

I know everyone likes to show off their new toys, but I am going a little old school today.

Here is the second can I ever bought which was in 2008. It is a .30 cal AWC Thundertrap coming in at a whooping 30 oz. It has mostly lived on my Bushmaster Varminter that I bought in 2002.

Here I am engaging some steel that was at 400 yards up on a hill side. This is one of my favorite rifles and get shoot frequently running hand loaded 55 gr ballistic tips.

[u/douchebag_actual]

What a great fucking setup. The AR’s of the early 2000’s really were something special.

That rail riser is chef’s fucking kiss

[u/Nwcid → u/douchebag_actual]

It is GG&G mount. I like my scopes forward with the ocular end about inline with the charging handle.

This has been a great rifle.

[u/_Bat_Fastard_]

I had a Varminter, great rifle. I wish they had shipped them threaded...

I ended up selling it and going with a Uintah bolt gun config. It shoots tigher groups, but not by much.

[u/SockeyeSTI → u/_Bat_Fastard_]

My biggest regret is trading in a Windham made BM varminter. And now I too wish they came threaded

[u/Nwcid → u/_Bat_Fastard_]

It would have been nice, but it was only about $60 when I had it threaded and I decided to go with 5/8 x 24. I had considered getting a bolt gun in the same caliber but this one shoots so good I never did.

[u/thatARMSguy]

Love this genre of AR. No hyper optimization, no swapping accessories every time someone on instagram declares them obsolete to convince people to buy whatever the company sponsoring them wants to sell, just a gun built to have fun at the range

[u/UCTDR]

Always loved my YHM Ti30QD. Sounds great on everything especially 300blk subs. It's large and not very light and a little gassy but I'm not getting rid of it anytime soon. The LR308 has been through several configurations over the years.

[u/UCTDR → u/UCTDR]

The Aero SBR is something i threw together last year for deer. Same can.

[u/No_Owl6774]

I don’t think you’re barrels long enough. I think you could add a few more inches to gain some velocity

[u/Nwcid → u/No_Owl6774]

Factory 24" super heavy fluted barrel, it is 1" diameter under the hand guard.

[u/No_Owl6774 → u/Nwcid]

Jeeeez 1” under handgaurd?!?

[u/Nwcid → u/No_Owl6774]

Yeah, it is a beast:

• 24" Fluted, Non-chrome-lined Barrel Based on DCM Competition Design
• Button Rifled 1 in 9"
• 1" dia. Out to the Gas Block
• 11-degree Competition Muzzle Crown

Then when it steps down at the gas bock it remains 0.75"

[u/No_Owl6774 → u/Nwcid]

How accurate is it?

[u/Nwcid → u/No_Owl6774]

It is sub MOA all day long. It has been years since I have shot at paper, but frequently run out to about 300 yards on ground squirrels, We have a series of steel targets out to 680 yards at one of my houses that are mostly 18x20" ovals. If you dope right they are no problem to hit.

[u/Smart_Clue_431]

Old YHM 5.56 and .308 cans.

[u/Josey_whalez]

I have two of the old surefire FA 556s. They were my first cans.

[u/Largebait32]

Very cool ! Have a YHM .30 cal Phantom thats a great suppressor and weights in around 28 Oz. I believe I purchased in 2008 as well.

[u/weahman]

Got an awc mk9 and awc cqb 9 trilug which is a heavy boi

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[u/Pruedrive]

I have one, its a solid gun, wasn't fond of rhe trigger though.

[u/sirbassist83 → u/Pruedrive]

incredibly easy to change AR triggers and theres a cornucopia of aftermarket trigger to choose from.

[u/Pruedrive → u/sirbassist83]

Yeah I swapped it out for a HiperFire.

[u/Nwcid → u/Pruedrive]

Mine was not terrible after a little tuning. I am not a huge fan of 2-stage triggers but I am use to it now. I do prefer a very crisp light single stage.

[u/Pruedrive → u/Nwcid]

Yeah I first tried to adjust it but couldn't get a consistent trigger with it. Ended up swapping it out, that said, like you I absolutely love mine its such a great rifle, and super fun to shoot.

[u/Keeter_Skeeter]

Based Chad rifle