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Posted: 1/27/2014 7:23:04 AM EDT
| What is the total weight (unloaded) of your 3G rifle? (Round to the nearest weight). |
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I have shot my 223 in tac ops/open and my FNAR in Heavy metal simultaneously. It taught me that my 223 is TOO LIGHT. The FNAR is 10# empty with no mag or optic. Add a loaded mag and it is around 11.5#. It was more fun than my 223 and showed me just how twitchy my 223 is.
My 223 is 18 rifle with gov profile skinney barrel, Aluminum bolt carrier, Luth-AR stock, and SLR ultar light weight handguard, Areo Precision scope mount and 1-6x scope. What little weight it has is at the back so it feels balanced, but there is no weight near the muzzle. When aiming at a distant 50-75 yard target free hand, its hard to get the cross hairs on the target period. I'll weigh it later, but its no more than 7 or 8lbs and like I say, the entire front end is lightweight. Only the but end has any mass to it. I may put my can on the end to see how I like the feel of more muzzle stability. Now my 11.5# ish FNAR is not hard to handle up close. It does take a little more muscle to get it moving, but it stops moving just as easy as the lightweight gun as it stops smoother. HOWEVER, at the same 50-75 yard free hand targets it was not about getting the sight on target, but what part of the target I wanted to hit!!!!!....that was a big eye opener. My take from shooting the same stages both ways is don't concentrate on making the rifle too light. and don't worry if it gets a little bulky. Just make sure it fits you, your arm length, and your body. Sweating ounces is a waste of time. A heavy gun will barely slow you down up close unless you are a really good shooter. If you are that good, you probably don't need extra weight to hold the muzzle stable at longer ranges and could go light. Now for a dedicated iron man type stage where you will run with the dang thing all day, yeah go like a super lightweight SBR. If you are not moving much with the rifle, I would say anything but heavy HBAR profile barrels is fine and configure as you want. The 11.5# FNAR is a little too massive for moving a lot, but it can be done ESPECIALLY if you are in good physical condition. I am not, but I managed 40-50 rounds of 308 in one day plus several boxes of SG shells (pump and auto) and pistol rounds ( 9 and 45). I did have to rest a lot and kinda slack on pasting. If you are shooting from a rest, the lightweight gun gives up nothing to the heavy. That's all about body position/support. However, I nailed the 150 yard steel better with the FNAR because I was taking more time....and was therefore faster...hmmm.. |