The .308 Winchester is a fantastic cartridge. You can find just about any kind of offering in this caliber. Hunting to Tactical, mil sup to match. And all can be found typically on a single shelf at any gun shop.
It happens way more than we like to admit. I work at a gun shop and I invariably get flagged at least once a week by a customers gun that ends up being loaded. Then they get mad at me for calling them out on it. I should wear a vest.
America is nowhere near ready to move away from the AR platform. We are in AR craziness right now. But who knows. Maybe this flood of everyone doing the same thing will give rise to the truly unique. One could hope. I'd personally love to see some sort of slimmed down FAL para in 5.56 that...
With inexpensive rifles and parts flooding the market, we are seeing some incredible numbers. This is capitalism at its finest. All the makers scrambling to lower prices. Here are some awesome examples from PSA. $299 complete kits minus lower receiver. Quality parts like stainless, or nitride...
You can still find them now and again. A 17yr old that went to my church pulled one outta their attic. I had the pleasure of giving it a solid cleaning. It utilized moon-clips.