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<blockquote data-quote="cohunt" data-source="post: 1492574" data-attributes="member: 94491"><p>Well, as far as 308w goes, I have a 6.8 pound "ar-10" ...yes, that is 6.8 pounds with 3-9 leupold optics, just over 7 pounds with 5 rounds of ammo for hunting.</p><p>I take it when I'm in tighter "woods" conditions where I want a lightweight rifle with quick follow up shots.</p><p>I handload the 178eldx over varget for a speed of 2475fps from the 16" barrel</p><p>It shoots consistantly in the 1/2 to 3/4 moa</p><p>If you use 1000ft pounds as your minimum I could still use it out to 800 yards (I hunt at 7000-10000msl)</p><p>Mpbr is 270 yards so it's intended range is 300 and under, but I would not hesitate to use it much further if I felt comfortable with the shot.</p><p></p><p>I also bring my 8" suppressor in my pack and use it over open fields ( I dont hike the woods with it on though as it feels too long for me in tight areas)</p><p></p><p>I was contemplating getting a 300wsm upper for it but the barrel length on those are 22-24" and that makes for a long semi auto rifle. Besides a light weight 308 gas gun is already hard enough to keep the muzzle flip tamed, I cant emagine how a light 300wsm gas gun would be to handle.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cohunt, post: 1492574, member: 94491"] Well, as far as 308w goes, I have a 6.8 pound "ar-10" ...yes, that is 6.8 pounds with 3-9 leupold optics, just over 7 pounds with 5 rounds of ammo for hunting. I take it when I'm in tighter "woods" conditions where I want a lightweight rifle with quick follow up shots. I handload the 178eldx over varget for a speed of 2475fps from the 16" barrel It shoots consistantly in the 1/2 to 3/4 moa If you use 1000ft pounds as your minimum I could still use it out to 800 yards (I hunt at 7000-10000msl) Mpbr is 270 yards so it's intended range is 300 and under, but I would not hesitate to use it much further if I felt comfortable with the shot. I also bring my 8" suppressor in my pack and use it over open fields ( I dont hike the woods with it on though as it feels too long for me in tight areas) I was contemplating getting a 300wsm upper for it but the barrel length on those are 22-24" and that makes for a long semi auto rifle. Besides a light weight 308 gas gun is already hard enough to keep the muzzle flip tamed, I cant emagine how a light 300wsm gas gun would be to handle. [/QUOTE]
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