moonshine44
Active member
I realize that using lightweight and 308 in the same sentence might be a contradiction in terms, but here goes anyway...
My daughter in law wants to start big game hunting next year. Deer and elk. Having seen what it can do over my years of hunting, I think .308 would be a good all-around choice for her. She loves shooting AR's, including my son's BCA AR10 308, and doesn't like bolt guns. So I'd like to build build her an AR in 308 and I'd like to build it as light as I can, considering that she'll probably carry it more than she'll shoot it.
That having been said, what's going to be my best choice for a decent, relatively lightweight barrel that won't break the bank (I'm kind of on a tight budget)? I'm thinking that 16" would be my best bet, weight-wise. It doesn't have to be a one hole shooter, but minute of coyote would be great.
Thanks in advance for any info you fine folks can give me!
My daughter in law wants to start big game hunting next year. Deer and elk. Having seen what it can do over my years of hunting, I think .308 would be a good all-around choice for her. She loves shooting AR's, including my son's BCA AR10 308, and doesn't like bolt guns. So I'd like to build build her an AR in 308 and I'd like to build it as light as I can, considering that she'll probably carry it more than she'll shoot it.
That having been said, what's going to be my best choice for a decent, relatively lightweight barrel that won't break the bank (I'm kind of on a tight budget)? I'm thinking that 16" would be my best bet, weight-wise. It doesn't have to be a one hole shooter, but minute of coyote would be great.
Thanks in advance for any info you fine folks can give me!