NWcityguy2
Member
Here is a question I have. Is there any reason you would buy an AR/upper with a 1:7 barrel over a 1:9 other than to shoot longer bullets?
I'll start off by saying I'm not an AR guy. I do shoot 3-gun though only 2-3 times a year. The reason I ask is because I see 1:7 becoming more and more popular and at lower price points than before. I also see almost everyone shooting bullets as long or shorter than SS109/XM855 which do fine in 1:9. I figured I'd ask to see if there is something I am missing.
(The one thing I'm not asking is which AR you wouldn't buy for some other reason. People can get emotionally invested in these guns and I understand that but it's just not what I am asking about.)
I'll start off by saying I'm not an AR guy. I do shoot 3-gun though only 2-3 times a year. The reason I ask is because I see 1:7 becoming more and more popular and at lower price points than before. I also see almost everyone shooting bullets as long or shorter than SS109/XM855 which do fine in 1:9. I figured I'd ask to see if there is something I am missing.
(The one thing I'm not asking is which AR you wouldn't buy for some other reason. People can get emotionally invested in these guns and I understand that but it's just not what I am asking about.)