SAR 20#2

With the surge in modern sporting
rifle sales, Lancer decided to take their
experience in carbon fiber production to
manufacture carbon fiber handguards.
These were an instant success being
purchased and installed by original
equipment manufacturers. In 2012,
Lancer launched into the AR-rifle business.
These are not just assembled
rifles from other company components
but their own take on the rifle. The first
rifle offered was the L15 rifle chambered
in 5.56mm. The lower receiver was really
the heart and soul of the Lancer
rifle. The receiver has removable magazine
well adapters allowing for different
adapters which would include an oversized
magazine well bevel. The lower
receiver also sported an ambidextrous
bolt release above the extended magazine
release button on the right side
of the lower receiver. Several models
were offered. They would include
Lancer Carbon Fiber handguards and
some had stocks made of this material
as well. The rifles were more geared
towards the 3-gun competition market.
The fast handling lightweight rifles
ABOVE: Close view of the right side of the receivers of the rifle. Take note of the lack
of forward assist, ejection port dust cover and fired cartridge case deflector. You can
clearly see the ambidextrous bolt release, 10 round Lancer L7 magazine and the Nightforce
BEAST optic.
ABOVE: The L30, like the L15-Series have removable magazine well adapters. The
adapter is removed by a takedown pin on the rear of the mag well similar to that of the
takedown and pivot pins on the lower receiver. The pin is captured.
really shined in this capacity and pricing
was competitive with other manufactures
in this market but offered out
of the box performance that no other
manufacturer could match.
In 2014, Lancer introduced their
newest member of their lineup of rifles,
the long anticipated L30 family
of weapons. This is their 7.62x51mm
(.308 Win) caliber family of weapons.
Like the L15-Series rifles, these too are
based upon carbon fiber technology.
The rifle sent to SAR for review is the
Heavy Metal (L30 HM) version of the
rifle. The L15 family of rifles uses the
legacy direct gas impingement operating
system which has been preferred for
precision rifles. This 9.5 pound rifle will
certainly qualify as a Designated Marksman
Rifle. Both the Lancer upper and
lower receiver are compatible with the
DPMS pattern receivers.
Starting at the rear of the rifle, the
stock is the carbon fiber Lancer LCS
fixed stock. The stock is 10.8 inches
long and weighs just 10.4 ounces. The
materials used in the manufacturing of
the fiber stocks and handguards is Epoxy
/ Carbon fiber 2 X2 Twill. There is
a quick detachment point that works on
either side of the stock as well as standard
soft sling attachment slots. These
can be had in A1 or A2 length. The lower
receiver itself is manufactured from
a billet of 7075 T6 aluminum. This is a
proprietary lower receiver that has all
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