AR Sponsor
Posted: 5/8/2008 6:33:26 PM EDT
|
(Posted in AR10 by mistake) Looking at a 308 DPMS, most of them seem to come w/ heavy barrels and are in the 9.5 lb weight with the short (18") barrels. If anyone has one of these (or an AR10 w/ a 20" barrel, about the same weight), do you find it too heavy? DPMS does make one with a much lighter barrel (the 308L), anyone have one of these? Your opinions? Thanks! |
|
Yes they are heavy. Barrels probably could be lighter. Heavier barrels are easier [cheaper] to manufacture as there is less machining to do on the barrel blank. Even the AP-4 barrel is very heavy under the handguards. Some of it is just 308 parts are bigger, like a 308 bolt group weighs twice an AR-15 bcg. Also, the whole receiver is longer, so heavier. I have a med con 18" barrel and I got the weight down to 8lbs. Not much further I would want to go. Need some weight to soak up the recoil. 
|
AR Sponsor