I liked it a bunch more before I started jacking with it, swapping lowers it was on, etc. I had it running 100%, now not so much. The reason the video fades to other strings of shots is because I edited out all the malfunctions.
bolt closed on an empty chamber with the safety on. Since the AR isn't drop safe this is how it should be stored anyway, but there is no way a small child is going to chamber a round. By the time they are able to you will have other things to consider. Hopefully by that point you have...
Honestly unless you are going to suppress it I wouldn't bother.
I never shoot my SBRs unsuppressed and my one SBR I can't suppress I never shoot period.
Dobbs Evercore (ARC 22) and a HTA Kestrel 22.
I like them both. I liked the HTA more before I upgraded it to the Kestrel core (although it is now much easier to clean.) It started life as an aluminum guardian and it was quieter before the upgrade.
I really want to try the new IA rimfire can...