Ive got a g2 recon as well and its been great. with a ta11 acog and a vert grip or afg its perfect, their hunter model might be lighter and has a longer barrel i think. i wanted an all around battle & hunting rifle tho w the quadrail.
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Lighter AR 10 Setups for Hunting
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Just put it on my shipping scale. 11.2 lbs , has 9rnds of 168gr in it, and the surefire is not on it currently but everything else is that is pictured. supposedly 8.5lbs stock says this article.
https://www.gunsamerica.com/blog/dpms-giig2-recon-308-review/
Better off getting a 300 blackout upper or go for the 458 socom if you a want lightweight hunting AR.
If you want a lightweight 308 AR, then your better off getting one with a 16" barrel & use a lightweight red dot sight or just use irons. But I wouldn't go any less than 18" on a 308 win.
I think my M&P 10 is lightweight enough for hunting, but I use irons. Could always use a Burris FastfireIII to keep the weight down.
If you want a lightweight 308 AR, then your better off getting one with a 16" barrel & use a lightweight red dot sight or just use irons. But I wouldn't go any less than 18" on a 308 win.
I think my M&P 10 is lightweight enough for hunting, but I use irons. Could always use a Burris FastfireIII to keep the weight down.
I bought an Armalite and then went back to a piston LWRC Six8...
https://www.theoutdoorstrader.com/threads/fs-armalite-ar10-spr-mod-2a-308-16-updated.1469359/
Great rifle but the Six8 suits my needs the best...
https://www.theoutdoorstrader.com/threads/fs-armalite-ar10-spr-mod-2a-308-16-updated.1469359/
Great rifle but the Six8 suits my needs the best...
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I'm trying to trade \ cash out a couple of mine for either a six8 or a repr. Please tell the six8 is all what the hype says it is......soft shooting, reliable, and animals just come to die because you have the holy grail of hunting ar's.......
i was serious in the first sentence there. What do you think of your six8?
6.8 kicks a lot more than 223 and blackout, and a lot less than 308.
Right now I'm happy w 6.8 but If I were gonna get an AR10 I would look real close at the gen 2 dpms receiver. They say the gen2 dpms 308 receiver is smaller and lighter. I would prolly build it with a 22" 6.5 creedmoor barrel too.
Right now I'm happy w 6.8 but If I were gonna get an AR10 I would look real close at the gen 2 dpms receiver. They say the gen2 dpms 308 receiver is smaller and lighter. I would prolly build it with a 22" 6.5 creedmoor barrel too.
My six8 has very little kick... the ar 10 in my opinion also has very little kick... When running a supressor I find I really like the 16"...
I've had a couple of LWRC REPR's they have all shot sub moa but they are a little on the heavy side but I hunted with it last year with the bigger nightforce. Just got the larue 7.62 and haven't put the optic on it yet. I went with the 2.5x10x24 nightforce trying to keep light weight, can't wait to shoot this one!Last but not least the SCAR 17 is super light even with the nightforce and I have had sub moa out of a "battle" rifle! I will try to weigh them later.
I used a VX2 4-12x40 this year on 6.8 and worked great... 200 0 and down 9 at 300 so put cross hairs on top of back and the puts you in the middle. I have 4.5-18x44 on it now as it is just fun to shoot and easy to measure distance.
