PotashRLS Posted July 8, 2009 Report Share Posted July 8, 2009 I finally got around to doing the break-in for my DPMS Sportical this past weekend. It is awesome accurate. I was pleasantly surprised. I slapped a cheap scope on the tri-rail base I put on it without boresighting it (don't have a boresight). First shot at 25 yards was only 6 inches at 10 oclock. Fourth shot was in the bull and after that they stayed there. My first question is about the "not so great" trigger. Do you do trigger jobs on them or replace it with another? Keep in mind that $ is an issue and it will be used to fart around with mostly. It will occasionally go after yotes too, but everything will always be inside 300 yards. My other question is about how often you clean them? Do you clean after every outing regardless of the number of rounds you shoot? What do you consider cleaned........stripped down or just pulling the bolt? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluelund79 Posted July 8, 2009 Report Share Posted July 8, 2009 Trigger help, I won't be much. Way too used to the crappy AR/M series trigger after 11 years. As for cleaning, same thing after every shoot regardless of rounds, total strip down. I treat it the same way as my issued M series...Fire, clean, and then clean some more... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted July 8, 2009 Report Share Posted July 8, 2009 Clean between each shooting session Tracy, remove the bolt, remove the upper and clean the barrel. From pics posted here http://www.realtree.com/forums/showthread.php?t=85826 not too long back, looks like dpms trigger jobs can be done, but would strongly suggest having a smith do it. Still waiting on my dpms .308, it will have the jp trigger upgrade from the factory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDHandgunner Posted August 3, 2009 Report Share Posted August 3, 2009 Clean between each shooting session Tracy, remove the bolt, remove the upper and clean the barrel. From pics posted here http://www.realtree.com/forums/showthread.php?t=85826 not too long back, looks like dpms trigger jobs can be done, but would strongly suggest having a smith do it. Still waiting on my dpms .308, it will have the jp trigger upgrade from the factory. On my Bushmaster 16" M4 Optics Ready Carbine I went with a JP Enterprises Adjustable Trigger & Speed Hammer. It took a while to get it all set up and adjusted properly per the instructions but was worth it. Mine ended up super crisp and clean at 4 pounds. I use mine for work so I didn't want to modify the original trigger and decided to go with the JP. I have had my JP in my Bushmaster for well over a year now without any issues what so ever. More recently I did trigger jobs similar to the link posted above on a couple of AR's for a friend. It didn't take much at all to get the trigger engagement surfaced and hammer engagement surfaces polished up super smooth with 2000 grit sandpaper. I also modified the springs per the instructions at http://www.geocities.com/molonlaberkba/triggerjob.html The end result was one AR ended up fairly crisp at 3 1/2 pounds and the other one ended up super crisp at 4 pounds. I did both of them in less than an hour and a half. There is also a guy out in Colorado by the name of Bill Springfield that does AR trigger jobs for a fairly reasonable price ($60.00 for the complete trigger job with new JP Springs if I remember right). I haven't had any experience with his trigger jobs but have read lots of good reports from happy customers. Bills web site is http://triggerwork.net/index.html Good luck Larry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adjam5 Posted August 10, 2009 Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 Glad you are getting out there with the AR Tracy:). Ain't it a saaaaweeeet little gun? I clean after every firing session, pull the bolt, disassemble it and clean the bbl, lube with Break Free CLP. Gas operated guns get dirty, not fouled... dirty. As far as a trigger job, I too have become so used to the factory triggers. It is a matter of getting used to it if there is creep. My Colt has the best factory trigger out of my 3 Ar's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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