I just got my new gun built up and running. Needs some sighting in refinement but so far it is a pretty neat gun.
The gun is a built up concoction. The Lower Receiver is a Fight Lite SCR (formerly ARES DEFENSE)
It is a cross between an AR 15 Front half, and a Rem 1100 Rear half. It takes AR Mags and operates like an AR.
The rear half of the Lower Receiver is redesigned to eliminate the Buffer Tube and Pistol Grip and utilize the Recoil Mechinism and Butt Stock of the Remington 1100 Shotgun.
The Bolt Carrier is unique to this gun as it uses a Standard AR Bolt, but the back end is cutoff and there is a strut (called a Rat Tail) which pushes down on the Recoil Spring contained in the Pistol Grip a la Rem 1100.
You may mate virtually any AR upper to this Lower and have a completely legal "Featureless Rifle" for use in the Communist States like CA, MA, NY, Etc.
I used a Palmetto State Armory .223/5.56 Dissipator Upper with a 1:7 twist 16" barrel. It has a Magpul Rifle Length Fore End with a side mounted BPM Universal Sling with the rear socket inlaid into the stock by me. It has a Bushnell TRS-25 Red Dot mounted.
I will be fabricating a Front Sight for this gun and possibly a Rear Sight as well. Also a Linier Compensator for the barrel.
This gun runs like any other AR however it feels a lot like a Mini 14 or Kel-Tec SU16. It handles great and will be a joy to shoot at my next Front Sight Class this coming week.
It came in at 7 lbs. even,,, which was about 1lb. more than I wanted, but that's all due to the 3/4" barrel. It should be very accurate with that very stiff barrel.
Here's some pics.
Randy