Man that's sweet!
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What's your dream hunting AR build?
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Man that's sweet!
Thanks, it's purpose built for what I wanted for hunting. It's not necessarily what I'd want for any other purpose, but it fits what I'm doing. I tried to go with a poly lower but I never got one that I liked well enough, I did go with the hybrid ATI upper and so far I like it for what it is. At the time the Hybrid striped lower wasn't available, heck I only got the upper because of "Who ya Know".
I busted one with my 3-gun AR in October, the morning of the Cherokee match. Pencil 16" barrel, 1-4X Vortex scope; muzzle brake, 55 gr. SP handloads. But I wouldn't recommend that to someone that isn't calm, and an astute observer of their own skill at shot placement.
Went 10 feet; fell over dead. Perfect shot at 50 yards or so.
I wanted to hunt before the match, and didn't want to carry extra gear. I was also willing to let 'em walk if I didn't get the right shot.
Otherwise there's no way I'd be using a .223. Too little margin for error.
An AR10 is a different story.
Went 10 feet; fell over dead. Perfect shot at 50 yards or so.
I wanted to hunt before the match, and didn't want to carry extra gear. I was also willing to let 'em walk if I didn't get the right shot.
Otherwise there's no way I'd be using a .223. Too little margin for error.
An AR10 is a different story.
You cannot go wrong with Nightforce. Astronomy-grade optics. Which they ought to be-- they cost more than real nice amateur telescopes-- decked out.
But really, they're phenomenal. And eventually you won't regret the money, though it hurts for a while. : )
The NXS is heavy for sure though.
Just scratched the .300 BLK off of my list. Broke it in on a pig at Ossabaw Island. 130 Barnes TSX did its job.
They performed great. I've been using Barnes TSX for several years now.
I shot the pig in the spine and there was a 1.5" section of its vertebrae missing when I quartered it. I was utterly impressed.
I'm working on a 6.8 SBR upper. I'm patiently waiting on the ARP barrels, but if they don't show up in the next couple of months as forecasted, I'll probably go with a Bison Armory upper.
I plan to run thermal on it at night for yotes/hogs and run a Leupold VXR 3-9x on it during the day for deer. I think the VXR glass combined with the firedot is pretty tough to beat in that price range. I already own a VXR 1.5-4x. It's great in low light, and the firedot is awesome with fast moving hogs and yotes.
I plan to run thermal on it at night for yotes/hogs and run a Leupold VXR 3-9x on it during the day for deer. I think the VXR glass combined with the firedot is pretty tough to beat in that price range. I already own a VXR 1.5-4x. It's great in low light, and the firedot is awesome with fast moving hogs and yotes.
