So now that I've settled on my "Specwar" build what's generally considered the morally correct move. Mind you I don't wanna step away from 556 and I'm not interested in piston as I've gone that route before but I'm married to DI. Currently the Specwar is my only rifle. I'm considering PDW, LMT mock18 (probably g$ 10.3 conversion) or a short SPR 13.9/14.5 urx conversion. Just looking for inspiration and maybe some cool build pic's with suggestions on getting them up and running. Thanks in advance.

Finally got this thing put together. Had been waiting for a Proof 14.5" PXT barrel and managed to get it sent off to u/unclemoak for the MRP conversion.

Dunno when I'll get to take it out, but she sure is nice to look at.

Got my new .300blk PDW upper today to put together my honorary Open Letter SBR! Going back and forth between getting the PDW LMT stock kit or just keeping it on a normal stock.

Also I got to get rid of that shitty optic, so working on figuring out what I'm gonna do there. Anyways though, I know it most likely won't be permanent but I am celebrating the freedom while I can!

Hey everyone,

I'm considering putting an EOTECH 512 on my LMT NZ Reference Rifle (MARS-L / MARSL16NZR), but I'd like to see how it looks mounted before making the move.

Does anyone happen to have pictures of this specific setup, or something very similar, that you could share?

Thanks in advance!

Really think theyre missing out. I would really like short barreled piston driven LMT 300BLK

I have this LMT Specwar upper with DWilson converted Noveske 6mm Arc barrel I’ve been putting together. Trying to decide which DWilson Arca rail adapter to go with. The Short MRP or the 11.5” Specwar when back instock. Will be used with tripod for varmint and some occasional speed goat/deer hunting. If you have any pics that you can post that would be great.

Was zeroing my LPVO on my 12" piston gun yesterday. Shooting was done at 50 yards. I was like WTF? Groups were ridiculous. Ammo was just basic frontier m193, so I wasn't expecting anything fantastic, but expecting better than that. My DD was shooting it right before and it's groups were 1/3rd the size. I had some frontier 62 grain (not M855) with me, so I loaded it up. Groups tightened up significantly, to about what the DD was shooting with the 55 grain. 1st pic is the 55s, 2nd is the 62. I think this is the biggest deviation that I've seen out of my rifles between the 2 ammos, they usually shoot more or less the same for me.

Been looking for a piston rig and kept coming back to the Shovelnose. Haven’t shot it yet but initial impressions are solid

it finally hit lvl 16 and evolved

So I bought a LMT .308 rifle and finally found time to do some upgrades and work on getting this build together. I go throw on a LMT DMR buttstock then go to toss in a G$ trigger which required me take some lower parts off like the grip & I discover this gouging with raw metal plus jacked up threads plus usually the threads are coated and should be black just like all my other LMT lowers but it’s also all raw metal in the tapped threads. Mind you I did not pay for a Blem product. They tossed a blem lower on a rifle to hide the blem under parts then sent it out from factory to be sold without any discount or being labeled as a blem. It’s almost like the hole was drilled and tapped after the coating and they just completely jacked it up, damn near looks like they almost drilled the wrong spot which caused that mark but I’m not sure - very odd. What makes it worse is customer support basically gave me the middle finger and don’t care so much which I’ve seen them do a lot with other customers who have issues with their product like bad misaligned feed ramps on their barrel I seen recently. They have done this before with a Mars L lower as well with way worse gouging but it was on the sides easily visible (had coating over the gouging as it was done when machining out the lower but still crazy it got by the QC department and sent out to be sold as a non blem) and at first didn’t wanna help either it was way worse then this but after laying into them & lots of back and forth they swapped the lower out for me but I still had to pay an extra unnecessary transfer fee. LMT is so hit or miss I don’t understand how ppl still continue to support, I know I’m done supporting myself. KAC > LMT for me. I’d even rather go Geissele or w/ someone else at this point cause LMT won’t see another dollar outta me. Spent thousands supporting & each purchase we make we help them grow for them to NOT OWN UP to their Quality Control issues and just shit on their customers is not cool. So either think twice when buying LMT or when receiving look over everything and even strip it down if u buy as a complete pistol/ rifle.

Hey folks. Just got a new 6.5CM 20" stainless steel barrel for my MWS. I'm looking forward to taking it out for its first shots, and figuring out what ammo my barrel likes.

On that last point, though, I had a few questions.

Does a new MWS barrel need to have ~100 rounds thru it before you can start to figure out what ammo is best to feed it? Like, is it worthwhile to blast some S&B FMJ downrange and not worry so much about performance or zeroing, or is it reasonable to start testing more expensive loads right out of the box?

I gather some rifles benefit from having a few rounds thru em before they really show you what they're capable of, but I'm not sure how much that applies here.

My main concern is figuring out what works best, so that I can stock up effectively sooner rather than later. But if it's better to shoot cheap FMJ to "season" the barrel a bit first, that's fine by me.

Thinking about swapping out my LMT 12.5 Specwar barrel and getting different barrel to be chopped and converted (definitely by D.Wilson unless anyone knows of another reputable place). What barrel company did y’all go with and how’s it been performing?

PRI upper and lmt lower with NF 2.5x20x50. Upper was rattled can tried my best lol

Looking for some inspiration from fellow Specwar owners running 556ks or similar cans. Lots of can shadow but still somewhat useful..

I’d love to see your builds and mount suggestions/experiences

Title kinda sums it up, LMT should put 3rd position markings on lower receivers especially for us FRT guys🫪✌🏻

Just picked up my first shovelnose and SBR’d her.

Factory built shovel nose with B5 tiger stripe furniture. Rhodie 6 on the way.

Any optics suggestions?

I recently picked up a pre-owned mws in 308. It's pretty awesome I really like it. Took it to the range and put about 80 rounds through, cheap target ammo. When I got home to clean it I noticed that there was a relatively small amount of kind of brownish and at places orange tinged gunk where the barrel enters the upper receiver, away from where the cartridges actually contact anything. There are a few brownish/orangish spots too. The gunk is really hard to get to and the rifle would need to be fully disassembled to totally clean it. There's not too much so I'm not overly concerned. The spots however seem kind of baked on. Could someone please tell me what's going on here? It honestly looks like normal fouling except for the color...

Lewis Machine & Tool MARS-L Stripped Lower | Freedom Trading Co.

Hi everyone, i have a novice ar10 builder question and have not had much luck finding some answers online. I currently have a PSA saber 10 m110 clone and I was wanting to replace the stock with a collapsible stock. I would need to change the buffer tube set up to accommodate that stock. I would like to replace it with the LMT MWS 308 buffer kit so that I can add a better stock but I am not for sure if that buffer kit would work with the saber. I reckon worst case scenario I get the parts and they dont work and I have an excuse to build a better ar 10 lol.