June 24th, 2021

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When is it broken in, and when do you trust it?

The answers to these questions vary greatly from something that sounds reasonable to outright myths.

We just shot them like the ammo was free until we wore it out again.

Shooting the SAINT rifle with steel ammo

But when do we fully trust that rifle or pistol?

As a result, it gets used quite a bit on a weekly basis.

Recently, due to ammo shortages, I have been using a lot of steel ammo specifically, TulAmmo.

Checking the SAINT rifle extractor for wear

I happened to have a ton of this lying around and I wanted to start cycling it out.

Does How I Treat It Matter?

We need to take a moment to talk aboutcleaning and maintenancesince they go hand in hand.

Field testing the Springfield SAINT rifle with Tula Russian ammo

Ammo choice and quality will also affect your firearm.

Breaking In & Holding On?

The 9310 steel bolt is wearing in exactly as expected.

Training with the SAINT rifle and steel case ammo

But this is to be expected since the gas block is pinned on this rifle.

The barrel shows no abnormal wear, even in the throat area when I inspected it during recent cleanings.

Accuracy-wise, it is as accurate as I am going to be with it.

SAINT® Victor, B5

What Did I Fix or Change?

Lets tackle what I have had to fix on this rifle over the past several months of ownership.

During a routine inspection, I noticed the Allen screw holding the ambi safety was a bit loose.

Swampfox Arrowhead LPVO Riflescope

A dab of Loctite, retorque and I was all done with the fix.

As for the rest of it, zero problems and zero malfunctions.

The SAINT Victor has been an outstanding rifle.

TulAmmo

It really is a great base to add all of your favorite lights and optics to.

The gas system and H buffer make it shoot flat and fast.

The pinned gas block and 9310 steel bolt will outlast an average barrel, no problem.

Modlite PLHv2-18650 Light Package

Basically, this rifle is hungry and you’re able to feed it steel or brass.

When it comes to the trust factor, Id trust my life to it, no problem.

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