Hey guys, I'm looking at the dpms lr308b, which is a heavy bbl 18" 308. For those of you who have witnessed, or personally shot an 18'' 308 at any decent distance, what is your opinion of that barrel length.
I'm looking to replace my sporter weight 243 with this gun. This will only be used for the occasional groundhog, and no farther than 700yd backyard plinking, but most of that will be at 500yd. The reason I'm not opting for their 24" bbl is because I will have to carry this thing for g-hogs. But for most of the 700yd + shooting, I will be using my 110fp 300wm.
I've done a lot of reading and found that this rifle is very accurate, it fits my budget, and (I hope) is a good medium between a hunting and target rifle. I just don't have any experience with the 308, and don't know what the limitations are with an 18" barrel.
Or, should I just go with the 24" one, to make sure I have good enough velocity for that range, call it a dedicated bench guns, and use one of my 223's for g-hog....? I'm stumped.
I'm looking to replace my sporter weight 243 with this gun. This will only be used for the occasional groundhog, and no farther than 700yd backyard plinking, but most of that will be at 500yd. The reason I'm not opting for their 24" bbl is because I will have to carry this thing for g-hogs. But for most of the 700yd + shooting, I will be using my 110fp 300wm.
I've done a lot of reading and found that this rifle is very accurate, it fits my budget, and (I hope) is a good medium between a hunting and target rifle. I just don't have any experience with the 308, and don't know what the limitations are with an 18" barrel.
Or, should I just go with the 24" one, to make sure I have good enough velocity for that range, call it a dedicated bench guns, and use one of my 223's for g-hog....? I'm stumped.
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