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Urimaginaryfrnd
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Should be interesting to look at. The Remmington camo AR is sure a spendy version of the same thing from DPMS but in camo. I wonder how the Win will be priced compared to FN.
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budperm
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Damnnnnnn!!! those are '68s aren't they??? My dad had a '67 with a 390 in her, man what a car! (shorter wheelbase than a '68) Ours was stolen from downtown Miami parking garage where my dad worked. They required you to leave the keys in the cars. Turns out it was stolen by the garage attendants brother. They took it out onto Miami Beach and raced it hard, wasn't right after that. Dad sold it right before we moved north.
God, what I wouldn't give to have her now!!!
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ChiliPEQUIN
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It is the same gun, but I wouldn't call them "shortcuts", more like features have been left off and then sold at a lesser price. The construction would be the same though.
If you already have an FNAR I wouldn't bother with getting the SX-AR unless you really want mossy oak brush on your gun.
I did look at getting the FNAR as well but since my wife was involved in me getting the gun and she like the camo job and I already have EBR's in the safe, I went with the Winchester.
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budperm
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Yeah, like a Cadillac is a scaled back version of a Chevy.
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Some guys were telling me that they were having trouble finding it at the advertised price.. so that number that looks a bit low might not be "real" any longer.
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PepperMD
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I just recently purchased an SX-AR. A few thoughts:
It looks to be, on the inside and outside, an FNAR. There may be differences in the workmanship or parts used, but it breaks down exactly like an FNAR. It is also at least $400 cheaper looking at average prices on line and at gun shows and local shops.
It is more accurate than I am. Shoots very tight groups. Recoil is pretty good. Shot 40 rounds at one sitting with just a little soreness.
It is more laborious to clean than any gun I have ever had, but still can be taken down, cleaned and put back together in about 30 minutes.
The included instructions are pretty worthless. I have pretty much learned how to take it apart by trial and error and by looking at forums and a pretty good Youtube video (just search "FNAR cleaning").
When first cleaning the gun, I accidently tightened a screw that regulates the gas system. Bad move. When first shooting it, it wouldn't eject any loads. Found out on the web and by calling Winchester that that screw shouldn't be messed with. They also said that I would just have to loosen it a quarter turn at a time until the gun would start ejecting again. Pretty frustrating, but I have loosened it and will post again if that works.
The forestock fits pretty tightly on barrel and I have, very frustratingly, rubbed off some of the camo on the barrel. It barely shows, but still...
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