Howdy-do from sunny, hot & humid Camden, SC!
After lugging the heavy S.O.B. through 3 seasons, I've decided that my FAL is entirely too heavy to tote around in the swamps for deer/pig hunting. I've been looking for a viable AR variant, and so far, the 6.8 looks to be everything I'm looking for.
I'm a reloader, and I was pleased to see that components aren't any more (even a bit less) expensive than .308....this is looking even more like a win/win situation
My carbine will be running an Eotech 552 instead of a magnified optic due to the heavy foliage we have here, and max distance for shots will be well within 200 yds...I have my bolt guns for the longer range stuff.
I've spent most of the last 2 days researching the best hunting loads, twist rates, manufacturers, ets....I've decided on the RRA 16" 1:10. I'd rather go with an 18" custom ss, but since price IS an issue now that I'm retired, I'm just gonna go with a relatively inexpensive mass produced unit. I'm not planning to use this for competition or long range target, so the rack grade 16" should be plenty good enough to suit my needs, and the only cheaper upper I've found is J&T--but they come with a 1:9.5 twist.
Since I've finally decided which upper to go with, and found some really promising recipes for hunting loads, I guess the only questions I have left are these 2:
1) Is there any reliability benefit by going with a Mid-length gas system, or will a CAR-length gas system be sufficient? Since I'll be using the Eothingey, the increased sight radius isn't a big deal to me. The price is same/same for either configuration, so no issues there....although I won't need to purchase another set of rails or experience any change in balance from my usual set-up if I go with CAR length.
2) Should I run a heavier buffer than a standard H marked?
Thanks for such an informative forum! Looking forward to hearing your opinions!
Colt
After lugging the heavy S.O.B. through 3 seasons, I've decided that my FAL is entirely too heavy to tote around in the swamps for deer/pig hunting. I've been looking for a viable AR variant, and so far, the 6.8 looks to be everything I'm looking for.
I'm a reloader, and I was pleased to see that components aren't any more (even a bit less) expensive than .308....this is looking even more like a win/win situation
My carbine will be running an Eotech 552 instead of a magnified optic due to the heavy foliage we have here, and max distance for shots will be well within 200 yds...I have my bolt guns for the longer range stuff.
I've spent most of the last 2 days researching the best hunting loads, twist rates, manufacturers, ets....I've decided on the RRA 16" 1:10. I'd rather go with an 18" custom ss, but since price IS an issue now that I'm retired, I'm just gonna go with a relatively inexpensive mass produced unit. I'm not planning to use this for competition or long range target, so the rack grade 16" should be plenty good enough to suit my needs, and the only cheaper upper I've found is J&T--but they come with a 1:9.5 twist.
Since I've finally decided which upper to go with, and found some really promising recipes for hunting loads, I guess the only questions I have left are these 2:
1) Is there any reliability benefit by going with a Mid-length gas system, or will a CAR-length gas system be sufficient? Since I'll be using the Eothingey, the increased sight radius isn't a big deal to me. The price is same/same for either configuration, so no issues there....although I won't need to purchase another set of rails or experience any change in balance from my usual set-up if I go with CAR length.
2) Should I run a heavier buffer than a standard H marked?
Thanks for such an informative forum! Looking forward to hearing your opinions!
Colt