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Posted: 3/21/2009 9:13:41 PM EDT
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I'm in the process of ordering up my first build ever! Pretty excited, I've been researching off and on for about a year but couldn't start buying earlier due to money situation. I realize the timing sucks but oh well.
Right now I have a RRA stripped lower and am in the process of figuring out what I want on my rifle... probably gonna order from DT in the next week. I am on a budget and am building this rifle mainly as a plinking/home defense type rifle. I have a few questions but though it would be easiest to approach them one at a time. Right now I am looking at advantages of a heavy barrel over a light and vice versa. Does anyone know specific weight differences on the Del Ton barrels?? I think they are made by Wilson.... I realize some of the obvious ones, such as quicker target acquisition with a light, less weight for hauling around, but I hear they heat up quickly. Also is there a noticeable difference in accuracy, say out to 100yds. The more specific info the better. Thanks in advance, I'm sure ya'll will be hearing much more from me. |
| I would suggest if you go with a del-ton heavy barrel get the midlength. I have that rifle in a flat top and it runs great and I don't think the weight is bad. That said I also have a lightweight kit ordered from them too so I'm probably not much help. Just know that the wait is going to be long at del-ton. I ordered my lightweight kit on 11/19/08 and I'm still waiting but hopefully soon. I think the wait time if you order now is going to be worse. Mark |
| light weight is fine for you. when you want to shoot farther and more accurate, then a heavy will be more in line but for the uses you mentioned, the light weight will be fine. until you plan on precision shooting at long ranges witha a heavy rifle that will be prone, just go with the light weight since most accuracy problems will the shooter and the weight of the rifle and holding it steady not so much the wobble/harmonics of the light weight bbl. that is so minor at the 100 yd range you wont know the diff. unless you are very experienced precision shooter with a sniper setup then you will know and it will be very slight. nothing to be concerned about in the practical sense. you want something light and handy. trust me its plenty accurate for your purposes. |
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Thanks guys. I really appreciate the good information. I will do a little more research and hopefully get this thing ordered up today.... then hunker down for the wait. I am leaning towards the light with a LW FF quad rail. I don't anticipate doing lots of mag dumps, but I will head to the local sporting goods stores and try to see if they have anything I can hold and get a feel for.
And I haven't even ordered my first and am planning a second already... |
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