.308 Battle Rifle/Carbine and why?

[Prion]

Simple, which .308 battle rifle/carbine do you prefer and why?

 

[gvnwst]

For what uses? What kind of rifle or carbine is it? The Kel-Tec RFB (when it comes out) will be a rifle in a carbine size package. If reliable, that is what i would chose.

 

[Robert]

I have a frankenFAL built on a DSA Type 1 receiver that is awesome. The FAL is a rugged, easy to operate, will eat almost anything you feed it design. True it is not as accurate as an AR10 or an M1A but then again I doubt I will ever notice the difference. It is field accurate and I am confident that I can hit anything I need to at reasonable ranges. DSA builds wonderful FAL rifles and if you have the money that is what I would do.

 

[H2O MAN]

I prefer this robust, ultra reliable, extremely accurate MK14 SEI.

 

[targshooter]

Belgian FN-FAL

I like the Belgian FN-FAL, these being as accurate as any battle rifle ever offered. I have the Competition model and it is a true 1 MOA rifle. These rifles have great ergonomics, point well, have good sights, are robust and eat any ammo.

 

[cameron.personal]

DSA FAL 16" bbl

Why? 150 at 2600.

 

[Prion]

Very nice H2OMan and Cameron!

 

[gga357]

Fn scar

 

[A-FIXER]

I also choose the Fal- like you said like to eat ammo and low recoil. Is why I like it. by the way I have a stg58... trying to get my s... together and post it.

 

[Kentucky]

I think H20 Man has some sort of RSS feed or notification that alerts him whenever someone posts a thread on .308 rifles so that he can post his SEI MK14

For my part, I like the PTR-91. Stone cold reliable, lighter than a FAL, dirt cheap mags.

 

[MarcusWendt]

I know H2O man is just killing me with that pic.

I too like the PTR-91 and I already own a M1A Standard.

If I could just get the FAL I'd have everyone's top three.

Is it me or does this topic pop up daily in one form or another?

 

[priler]

M1A-accuracy,history of rifle it's based on,my love for iron and wood.

saiga-value,reliability and all the reasons above.

then again,i also like the fal and g3 derivatives depending on the parts,who built it,etc.

you should have though about this about two years ago more or less but what can you do.


if you truely are an "arlover",you should give serious thought to your lego system.they are awesome too.

 

[Prion]

ARLover being 'automatic rifle lover'. Any and all autos, shotguns and handguns too actually. Didn't give my handle too much thought actually, oh well.

 

[skeet king]

I want what H2O mans got

 

[earlthegoat2]

dead straight and simple M1A Scout w/o any ninja add ons.

 

[H2O MAN]

earlthegoat2, you want the mall ninja Scout

 

[Dr. Tad Hussein Winslow]

Simple, which .308 battle rifle/carbine do you prefer and why

Right now one in .260 Rem - a DPMS; the LR-260 Light. Hopefully, the RFB with 24" bbl will actually come out; AND hopefully I can get my hands on one, AND hopefully it will be of high quality and survive the test of thousands of monkey beta testers such as me bangin it around, and come out as a reliable & accurate platform - then in that case, IT will become my favorite. Then I'll then just have to figure out how to chamber it in .260!!!!


I'll take a small liberty with cameron's statement:

Why? 150 at 2600. Nuff said.

Sig line material!

 

[Big Bill]

Springfirld Scout Squad

Caliber: 7.62x51mm NATO (.308WIN)
18”, 6 Groove, 1:11 Right Hand Twist, Parkerized Barrel:
Front Sight: National Match .062” Military Post
Military Aperture, Adjustable for Windage and Elevation Rear Sight:
2 Stage Military Trigger, 5 - 6 lbs Trigger:
Magazines: 1-10 Round, Parkerized
Weight w/Empty Magazine: 9.3 lbs.
Length: 40.3”
18” Barrel
[40.3 “ Overall Length]
Caliber: 7.62x51mm NATO

http://www.springfield-armory.com/armory.php?version=38

I would buy this rifle as a battle rifle because of the quality and I trained in the Army on something similar (M-14). I think that everyone who went through Basic Training in the military should have one of these issued to him/her plus 1000 rounds of ammo just in case the USA is invaded.

 

[stubbicatt]

Whichever floats your boat, whichever fits your frame best, and is a system you can understand and work with. These are all time tested designs, which if built with quality components, will shoot as well or better than I can for sure.

I like the PTR91, and have an early JLD version. It will be the last rifle I have to leave my possession. Versatile, accurate, easily scoped, wonderful trigger, shoots extremely well, love the sights, accepts a subcaliber kit for 22 long rifles for plinking and joyous outings. What's not to like?

 

[MachIVshooter]

Ergonomics/balance, compactness, magazine capacity (25 round vs. 20 for most 7.62's), American origin of design.

 

[hoji]

DPMS LR308. It is what I have and I am comfortable with it.

 

[W.E.G.]

FAL

I let others do the research for me.

Abu Dhabi, 1965
Argentina (Fabrica Militar, Rosano), 1955
Australia (Commonwealth, Small Arms Factory, Lithgow)
Australia 1959
Austria* (Steyr-Daimler-Puch), 1958 (obsolete 1980)
Bahamas, Nassau 1979
Bahrain, 1968
Bangladesh Barbados ~ (Fabrique Nationale Liege), 1954
Barbados 1965
Belize 1973
Bermuda 1964
Bolivia, 1978
Botswana, 1978
Brazil (Fabrica de Itajuba), 1964
British Guiana 1967
British Honduras 1968
Brunei 1965
Burundi, 1963
Cambodia, Khmer Republic (obsolete)
Cameroon, 1968
Canada (Canadian Arsenals Ltd.), 1953
Ceylon (Sri Lanka) 1961
Chile*, 1960
Colombo 1972
Congo, Republic of, 1956
Cuba, 1959
Dominican Republic, 1959
Dubai, 1969
Ecuador, 1960
Fiji 1977
Gambia 1972
Germany-Federal Republic, 1956 (obsolete 1959)
Ghana 1960
Greece, 1965 (obsolete)
Guyana 1969
Haiti, 1968
Honduras, 1969
Hong Kong 1963
India (Ishapore), 1963
Indonesia, 1958
Ireland (Eire), 1961
Israel (Israeli Military Industries)
Italy, LMI-LA 1984
Jamaica 1964
Jordan, 1966
Kenya 1964
Korea, P.M.C. 1981
Kuala Lumpur 1964
Kuwait, 1957
Lebanon, 1956
Lesotho, 1971
Liberia, 1963
Libyan Arab Republic, 1955
Luxembourg, 1956
Madagascar Malawi, 1974
Malaya 1960
Malaysia 1966
Mauritania, 1980
Mauritius 1969
Mexico, 1968 (obsolete 1980)
Morocco, 1963
Mozambique, 1959
Muscat, 1960
Oman, 1960
Nepal, 1961
Netherlands, 1961
New Zealand, 1964
Niger, 1964
Nigeria, 1967
Pakistan, 1977
Panama, 1961
Papua New Guinea 1971
Paraguay, 1956
Peru, 1958
Portugal, 1961
Qatar, 1956
Ras Al Kahimah, 1961
Rhodesia 1961
Rwanda, 1963
Sabah 1964
Sarawak 1963
Saui Arabia, 1960 (obsolete)
Seychelles 1975
Sharjah, 1975
Sierra Leone, 1968
Singapore 1962
Republic of South Africa, Republic of (Pretoria), 1960
Solomon Islands 1977
St. Kitts, 1969
St. Lucia, 1963
St. Vincent, 1968
Sultanate de Raas, 1968
Syria, 1956
Tanganyika 1963
Tanzania, 1966
Thailand, 1961
Trinidad 1965
Tunisia, 1967
Uganda 1963
Ummal Qiwain, 1975
United Arab Emirates, Sharjah 1972
United Kingdom 1971
United Kingdom*(BAS and RSAF Enfield), 1954
United States 1982
Upper Volta, 1975
Venezuela, 1954
West Indies 1979
West Malaysia 1969
Zambia 1965

 

[CoRoMo]

Mark me down for the M1A.

 

[H2O MAN]

Good things come in small-ish packages

 

[C5Cruiser]

I like the POF and the SOCOM II

http://www.pof-usa.com/p308/p308.htm

http://springfield-armory.primediaoutdoors.com/SPstory28.php