[Josefius]

Let me join in with the others who got a HK91 clone. Mine is a PTR 91 GI. My FFL let me unbox it, I have it home now still in the packing grease. I have a HK91 bayonet, sling and original cleaning kit ordered from HK Parts. 5 surplus magazines came in yesterday with 4 more on the way with an original bayonet lug to replace the end cap for a total of 10 magazines. The magazine dates range from 1964 to 1988. I haven't checked if it had 12 flutes or not, but when I clean it I'll let you all know. I don't know what the "special edition" entails from the normal GI.

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[dave19113]

Sweet!!!

Congrats

 

[Josefius]

Sweet!!!

Congrats

Thanks, I guess I will break it down and clean it and go to the range. Need some 308 ammo.

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[AGG]

Congratulations on a nice acquisition!!! :biggrin:

Tony

 

[Josefius]

Range report: I got a couple boxes to test reliability with brass and steel case, got Winchester 7.62x51 brass and Monarch 308 steel case, ran like a champ, was really too windy for 400 yards but shot anyway. Was getting a strong head wind so was hitting low. Will go out again and shoot the XM80c 7.62x51 when the wind dies down sometime soon. Thanks Tony!

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[Josefius]

I forgot to mention, this rifle has 12 flutes in it.

 

[Steve_in_29]

Congrats on the new rifle

 

[Josefius]

Figured out the correct way to install the German army surplus sling 😁 it was not in this configuration when I got it.

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[Conelrad]

Nice color/style furniture...

Sometime pick up a 21 buttpad, you'll never regret it.

DDG

 

[seasmoke]

++ 1 ^^ on this! Very nice addition. And welcome to the PTR club!

 

[Josefius]

I'll look into that thanks, thanks for the welcome. I noticed that the charging handle is a bit tough to pull back sometimes, is this the result of a new and strong recoil spring?

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[gulfstategaurd]

Conelrad took the words out of my mouth. Best upgrade you can make. Enjoy they are a lot of fun. You might also snag a $75 bipod off RTG parts while they are cheap. You will also need a wide handguard for it then. So it begins.

 

[Josefius]

Conelrad took the words out of my mouth. Best upgrade you can make. Enjoy they are a lot of fun. You might also snag a $75 bipod off RTG parts while they are cheap. You will also need a wide handguard for it then. So it begins.

I was looking at those, the wide hand guard too. At least I'm on the same page ☺ I'm going out again tomorrow if it's not windy like it was today to zero my sites. I need some needle nose pliers I guess. Do I start with the 1 at 100 yards or 30 yards?

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[Steve_in_29]

Nice color/style furniture...

Sometime pick up a 21 buttpad, you'll never regret it.

DDG

I added the 21 buttpad and one thing I noticed was that it was a bit slower to shoulder as the rubber grips my clothes and must be placed more so then slid into position.

With its wider/softer footprint it does take a slight amount of bite out of the recoil impulse. But truthfully I didn't find the feel from the solid buttpad to be all that objectionable.

 

[Steve_in_29]

I'll look into that thanks, thanks for the welcome. I noticed that the charging handle is a bit tough to pull back sometimes, is this the result of a new and strong recoil spring?

What are your bolt and charging handle gaps like?

 

[Josefius]

What are your bolt and charging handle gaps like?

I need to get a feeler gauge to do that :/ I do notice that it's not so hard once I pull the charging handle out and get it initially going.

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[Josefius]

I charged the rifle and used a ghetto way of checking, I cut a piece of card stock (about a couple pieces of paper in thickness) and stuck it between the bolt and it fit. I find it's easier to pull if I haven't pulled the trigger. It's actually getting easier to pull. But I will get a set of feeler gauges from Lowe's tomorrow.

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[gulfstategaurd]

Unlocking is the hard part. If the cocking tube gap is good it is.not a big deal. The extended cocking lever and the PCS Selector switch make things nicer as well.

 

[MC1974]

Love the green look. congrats

 

[Steve_in_29]

I charged the rifle and used a ghetto way of checking, I cut a piece of card stock (about a couple pieces of paper in thickness) and stuck it between the bolt and it fit. I find it's easier to pull if I haven't pulled the trigger. It's actually getting easier to pull. But I will get a set of feeler gauges from Lowe's tomorrow.

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The hammer HAS to be down (trigger pulled) to check the gaps. The chamber face also needs to be clean.