Besides everything being slightly larger on the 308 action, the rifle will immediately feel comfortable and normal for anyone with AR-15 or M-16 experience.
The magazine release button is located on the right hand side of the action and is properly located to be easily reached and press with the trigger finger when prepared to drop the magazine. The lower receiver had the standard operating components of an AR rifle with an ambidextrous two position selector switch for safe and fire and a bolt release button on the left side. The rifle also comes with two standard 19 round box magazines that snap into the rifle with a positive click and functioned well throughout our tests. The platform is fairly large and bulky and may get in the way when operating in tight spots, but it can be removed if needed. The plastic grip was a bit too hard and slick for our liking and I do not know how much the platform really helps or is needed, but it does give an aggressive tactical look to the rifle if you are into that. The pistol grip on the SASS is DPMS’s own Panther Tactical grip which is made of hard plastic, not unlike the standard hard plastic M-16 grip, but contoured with finger grooves and a pebble texture that is suppose to help with gripping and there is a large bottom platform to help support your hand. The charging handle is an extended tactical style charging handle to aid in charging while a Day Optic Sight (DOS) is mounted on the rifle. It does not matter what side of that argument you are on, those items do provide functionality and are a standard part of the DPMS SASS. These are all basic features on a standard AR rifle but can be argued that they are not completely necessary. The LR-308B we reviewed earlier is more of an entry level rifle that is focused on keeping the cost down which meant removing some of the features from such as a dust cover over the ejection port, a forward assist and a shell deflector. The upper receiver is a flattop style receiver referred to as an A3 by DPMS and as with all the A3/A4 flat top style AR receivers, there is an integrated rail built into the top. The black Teflon finish has a dull matte finish and is quite effective for a tactical rifle. Both the upper and lower receivers are anodized and then a black Teflon coating is applied to help with corrosion protection. The upper and lower receivers are both aluminum the upper receiver being extruded from 6066-T6 aluminum and the lower receiver being milled from a solid billet of 6061-T6 aluminum.
#DPMS ORACLE 308 QUAD RAIL OSPREY SERIES#
If you are familiar with the AR-15, AR-10, SR-25, etc, then you are familiar with the DPMS LR-308 series of rifles and their variants. Overall the rifle is very similar to any AR platform in both appearance and operation. We have fired several of these LR-308 rifles over the years of different variety from DPMS and they have all been reliable and fairly accurate rifles and we expected the same, if not more from the SASS. The heart of the system is the same action that is used on the standard Panther LR-308 rifles offered by DPMS, which has been in production for a number of years now. Rest assured that the wait time today is much less.ĭPMS has a wide range of 308 based AR platforms to choose from, typically on the lower priced spectrum of the AR market, and the SASS is essentially a preconfigured rifle with the options that DPMS saw fit to include on a Semi-Auto Sniper System. We placed an order for the SASS during the semi-auto craze after the 2008 elections and it literally took us 1.5 years to get the rifle from DPMS. DPMS submitted their own version of the rifle to the US Army during the trials and while not ultimately selected as the M110, a version of the Knight’s Armament Company (KAC) SR-25 was selected, DPMS decided to offer their SASS on the commercial market. For those of you that may not know, SASS is an acronym for Semi-Auto Sniper System and you can read about the US Army’s adoption of the M110 SASS and its capabilities.
#DPMS ORACLE 308 QUAD RAIL OSPREY FULL#
The opportunity came up a bit later to review DPMS’s full blown sniper rifle, in fact, the top of the line long range 308 semi-auto, the LRT-SASS. But the rifle did shoot well and was a good performer for a lower end 308 AR rifle. Overall Length: 38.75" (984mm) - Extended StockĪ while back we took the opportunity to review a DPMS Panther LR-308B which proved to be a decently capable shooter, though with a few items that could be improved.Metal Finish: Hard coat anodized with teflon.Stock: Magpul PRS Fully Adjustable Stock.Trigger: JP Adjustable Trigger, 4.5 lbs.Magazine: 19 Round Detachable Box Magazine.
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