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Posted: 5/3/2012 8:24:10 AM
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Posted: 5/3/2012 10:23:37 AM
DC Industries––- stay away––- or be prepared to pay additional monies getting it to run right!!!
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Posted: 5/3/2012 10:49:53 AM
Realistically what would it cost to have the rifle re built with a steel receiver if I did have issue with it.
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Posted: 5/3/2012 4:57:32 PM
Unless the seller is going to let you test fire and check it out, you would be money ahead to buy a PTR. Most builders are going to want 1-3K depending on who and if they have to demill the rifle.
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Posted: 5/3/2012 10:09:02 PM
I've heard rumors about Springfield with their warranties where when the rifle fails getting the owners moving towards a M1A.
It's not a question of if it will fail it's when it will fail. The barrel and trunnion beat up the aluminum receiver. |
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Posted: 5/3/2012 10:31:56 PM
I passed on it. Steel receiver would have been a no brainer.
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Posted: 5/5/2012 9:16:23 AM
They did also make a steel framed SAR-8. Keep your eyes peeled.
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Posted: 5/5/2012 1:14:04 PM
Originally Posted By drizzle:
A guy local to me has a USA made SAR-8 for sale with the aluminum receiver. Doing a little bit of research it is about 50-50 if they are junk or not. So what is the real scoup on theses. Are they worth buying and what should I look for when looking this thing over? Pass on it, even S/A inc could not get the guns to run correctly over time, and in the end, just offered M1a's to the original owners to get the aluminum receiver guns destroyed and off the market. So on that note, not if, but when you have a problem with the gun, and not being the orginal new owner, even SA inc will not touch it/try to repair it. Bottom line, the aluminum receiver guns have the barrel trunnion only epoxied(instead of welded to the frame) and cross pinned into the receiver, which fails over time/use. And even work,since the steel cocking tube can not be welded to the aluminum receiver, you run into cocking problems as well. But, if you do stumble on a sar-3 or over stamped 8 steel receiver SA gun, buy it in a heat beat. The guns where imported from Greece/Built in Greece with HK tooling/licenses, and are at HK as your going to get with a HK gun not produced in Germany. |
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Posted: 5/6/2012 3:20:06 AM
If it is a wrinkle BBQ paint finish with integral scope mount...STAY AWAY. Steel good=SAR-3/8, aluminum VERY BAD=aluminum SAR-8.
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Posted: 5/6/2012 1:03:02 PM
Originally Posted By blackta6:
Unless the seller is going to let you test fire and check it out, you would be money ahead to buy a PTR. Most builders are going to want 1-3K depending on who and if they have to demill the rifle. your price estimate is a little high for a rebuild. with consideration for the fact that the SAR should already have the right number of compliance paarts, you are looking at $250 for a receiver. you should be able to have a build done for $500-$600 |
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Posted: 5/6/2012 1:05:59 PM
Originally Posted By Dano523:
Originally Posted By drizzle:
A guy local to me has a USA made SAR-8 for sale with the aluminum receiver. Doing a little bit of research it is about 50-50 if they are junk or not. So what is the real scoup on theses. Are they worth buying and what should I look for when looking this thing over? Pass on it, even S/A inc could not get the guns to run correctly over time, and in the end, just offered M1a's to the original owners to get the aluminum receiver guns destroyed and off the market. So on that note, not if, but when you have a problem with the gun, and not being the orginal new owner, even SA inc will not touch it/try to repair it. not true. i owned one with no bolt gap. i sent it to SA and they fixed the bolt gap, and did not grind the bolt head. they made no mention of offering me a M1A. i later traded it in a deal that made me never deal with private gun sales over the internet, again. in hindsight, i wish i had kept it for the top-shelf contract parts SA had used in the build. often you can buy these for less than the sum value of the parts used to assemble them. |
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Posted: 5/7/2012 11:09:41 AM
I have one.
It doesn't run right. Haven't made much of an effort to fix it, but seeings how the cocking tube is welded to the front sight base, haven't made much of an effort. IMHO, good for a parts kit value. |
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Kisara
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Posted: 5/9/2012 7:00:34 PM
Originally Posted By Dano523:
But, if you do stumble on a sar-3 or over stamped 8 steel receiver SA gun, buy it in a heat beat. The guns where imported from Greece/Built in Greece with HK tooling/licenses, and are at HK as your going to get with a HK gun not produced in Germany. Good advice. Look for the early ones. Later SAR-8's had different muzzle devices and even different barrel profiles. The early ones have flash hider threads under that solid bulb-looking device. The devices with slots cut in to mimic the look of a flash hider did not have threads underneath. |
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Posted: 5/9/2012 8:10:57 PM
I would not risk an AL reciever.
Here is a thumb hole SAR 8 for sale.... Not that hard to make 922 compliant I have no affiliation with the seller... Just like the rifle SAR 8 for sale |
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Posted: 5/17/2012 7:22:49 AM
I had one a few years ago. It shot tight groups but had FTF problems and one day the hammer snapped. I sent it to SA and they offered me an M1A. I asked for a loaded model and got it. They even exchanged my cheap HK mags for SA M1A 20rd mags. This was during the ban and SA M1A mags were going for a lot more than the HK G3 mags. I was very impressed with SA customer service and LOVE my M1A. BTW I bought that SAR-8 used for $650. Not a bad deal for a loaded model M1A.
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Posted: 5/18/2012 1:45:19 PM
I have one of the SA alloy receiver SAR-8s. It functions fine. I'm the original owner. I've probably put about 100 rounds through it. Still basically like new. It would cost more in ammo to wear it out than it's worth. I figure it's worth $500 as a parts kit. It would probably cost me another $500-$1000 to buy the ammo it would take to get something out of spec or to break. So it just sits in the safe.
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Posted: 6/25/2012 11:28:59 AM
Originally Posted By ezlife45:
They did also make a steel framed SAR-8. Keep your eyes peeled. "THEY" Springfield Armory, did not make it. The steel SAR8 is a HK contract rifle Made in Greece by Hellanic Arms Co. it is an HK91 contract made on HK equipt. I have 3 of them and 1 Hk all virtually the same quality made rifle. 
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