Can you tell me about the difference in feel/recoil between shooting the E2/compensator vs standard stock and flash suppressor if any, in your opinion. Plan on shooting an E2 for the first time in a few days and am curious about your experiences. Thanks
LRB M14BR in E2 stock.
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Nice morning in the 30s with a light wind. At least it's sunny. Got out with one of my LRB M14BR builds from last year. Barrel is a chrome lined Bula USGI standard configuration from Ted Brown. Rest of the parts are USGI in an E2 stock from Fred's. Ammo is 115 Bergers in RA-68 cases over 45 gn of N-201 set off with 210Ms. Shop scope is an old Burris 4.5 - 14 mounted on a high Bassett so I can use the irons under the mount. Not my favorite set up for any kind of accurate shooting. Whatta Hobby!
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Don't really notice much difference. The E2 is not one of my favorites to shoot, but it's part of the game.
Ok, that’s a start. Can you pinpoint anything in particular you dislike about firing the E2 or is it just personal preference. Maybe try shooting it while sitting in a john boat in the middle of the pond! Ha! They do resemble boat paddles!
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The angle of the pistol grip is just not right for my liking, I like a bipod with more resistance to cant and better stability than that on the E2. I much prefer standard wood or fiberglass stocks. Whatta Hobby!
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Chrome lined standard weight shooting pretty good.
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Im not a betting man but I bet 40 of the 50+ M14/M1As Art has are without optics.
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The only real difference between the standard & the E2 is the "felt" recoil,
Your cheek & more importantly your shoulder is higher relative to the bore with an E2 so it's more of a straight back recoil while the standard stock recoils back and muzzle up .
Your cheek & more importantly your shoulder is higher relative to the bore with an E2 so it's more of a straight back recoil while the standard stock recoils back and muzzle up .
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The gas system is below the bore which causes the std stock to rise during recoil ,
not something a select fire rifle designer would want. BUT remember the M14 is a product improved Garand .
Look at a FAL , HK , an AK47 , almost every other select fire weapon designed in the last 75 years has the gas system above the bore , this was done to get the bore as low as practical to make the recoil as straight back as possible .
Do a mag dump with an E2 then do one with a std stock , the E2 will push you back but it's easier to stay relatively close vertically to your target because the E2 has less muzzle rise than a std stock. Controlability when using full auto was the entire purpose for the E2.
not something a select fire rifle designer would want. BUT remember the M14 is a product improved Garand .
Look at a FAL , HK , an AK47 , almost every other select fire weapon designed in the last 75 years has the gas system above the bore , this was done to get the bore as low as practical to make the recoil as straight back as possible .
Do a mag dump with an E2 then do one with a std stock , the E2 will push you back but it's easier to stay relatively close vertically to your target because the E2 has less muzzle rise than a std stock. Controlability when using full auto was the entire purpose for the E2.
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Yep, maybe 4 dozen M14 types. The other 2 dozen have glass.
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