A few months ago I saw an AR-15 pistol in one of the LGSs where I seem to empty my wallet more than I'd care to admit. Not complaining, mind you. 
Anyway, thanks to my friends at 2A I began to acquire sainthood with a Springfield Armory Saint pistol in 5.56:
Very cool gun, great trigger right out of the box, and not only is it a great pistol, but as you can see from the video it's also a pretty decent flamethrower. And it is the very definition of LOUD. I took it (and a friend) to the Machine Gun Nest in Frederick to break it in, and while I really liked it, my friend (Gorba) LOVED it!
Fast forward a couple of weeks, and I discovered that Springfield also made the Saint pistol in .300 Blackout. Oh crap... I LOVE this caliber, and just happen to have a suppressor for it. Well gee, what to do? Gorba succumbed to temptation and bought my 5.56, and I also succumbed and bought the .300 from GymRatz. I picked up a Vortex Spitfire 3x optic from BassPro (used a lot of points), and ordered the adapter for the Omega can that was collecting dust in my safe, put it on, and took the assembly to AGC yesterday.
Here's Hickock45's impression of it:
This thing really surprised me. Unlike the 5.56, the trigger on this one sucked bigly. Somewhere over 9lbs and rough as sandpaper, so I replaced it with a Larue MBT as an experiment, and LOVE the result. I think it's every bit as good as the Geissle SSA-E triggers I have in everything else. Nice surprise!
Not only is it approaching Hollywood quiet, even indoors, but it has accuracy rivaling many rifles I own. Here's the proof. First, the obligatory picture of (part of) a foot with the firearm, then some actual targets with 10 shots each. Please excuse the typo in the last picture, it should read .300. But you already knew that, didn't you?
Anyway, thanks to my friends at 2A I began to acquire sainthood with a Springfield Armory Saint pistol in 5.56:
Very cool gun, great trigger right out of the box, and not only is it a great pistol, but as you can see from the video it's also a pretty decent flamethrower. And it is the very definition of LOUD. I took it (and a friend) to the Machine Gun Nest in Frederick to break it in, and while I really liked it, my friend (Gorba) LOVED it!
Fast forward a couple of weeks, and I discovered that Springfield also made the Saint pistol in .300 Blackout. Oh crap... I LOVE this caliber, and just happen to have a suppressor for it. Well gee, what to do? Gorba succumbed to temptation and bought my 5.56, and I also succumbed and bought the .300 from GymRatz. I picked up a Vortex Spitfire 3x optic from BassPro (used a lot of points), and ordered the adapter for the Omega can that was collecting dust in my safe, put it on, and took the assembly to AGC yesterday.
Here's Hickock45's impression of it:
This thing really surprised me. Unlike the 5.56, the trigger on this one sucked bigly. Somewhere over 9lbs and rough as sandpaper, so I replaced it with a Larue MBT as an experiment, and LOVE the result. I think it's every bit as good as the Geissle SSA-E triggers I have in everything else. Nice surprise!
Not only is it approaching Hollywood quiet, even indoors, but it has accuracy rivaling many rifles I own. Here's the proof. First, the obligatory picture of (part of) a foot with the firearm, then some actual targets with 10 shots each. Please excuse the typo in the last picture, it should read .300. But you already knew that, didn't you?
