CmdrSlander
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I'm looking to put together an AR for taking small game in Northern Nevada. I don't live there, but I grew up there and in Texas, and I hope to move back to that beautiful and mysterious land (when I have a job that pays enough and doesn't tie me down to one location, so probably an entrepreneurial venture). When I do that, I plan to buy property and erect my home in a fairly desolate area so that I can shoot and varmint all I want. The rifle needs to be durable and light enough to walk around with for several hours while still being "minute-of-squirrel" accurate at 300-500 yards. I was thinking a medium/heavy profile barrel AR with a stainless and fluted construction, 16" and free floated of course. Fixed stock for stability, and a high magnification optic. Something like this:
Exact specs:
VLTOR MUR Upper w/ chromed FA BCG
PSA Lower (saving money for the glass)
Geissele Semi-Auto Trigger
Hogue FF Tube with screw on rubberized grip surfaces
Gunsmith made Stainless, threaded, fluted barrel 16.5" Carbine length GS, VLTOR COMP
Burris 6.5-20x50 Scope on Larue mounts (Trijcon scope pictured for illustrative purposes)
Magpul MIAD Grip
VLTOR EMOD Fixed Clubfoot A2 Stock
Magpul 20 round PMAGS
Cerakoted in FDE
Total Price: $1800-ish
What are your thoughts?
Will a 16" barrel reach out to 500 yards with reasonable accuracy? I've seen conflicting reports on this.
Exact specs:
VLTOR MUR Upper w/ chromed FA BCG
PSA Lower (saving money for the glass)
Geissele Semi-Auto Trigger
Hogue FF Tube with screw on rubberized grip surfaces
Gunsmith made Stainless, threaded, fluted barrel 16.5" Carbine length GS, VLTOR COMP
Burris 6.5-20x50 Scope on Larue mounts (Trijcon scope pictured for illustrative purposes)
Magpul MIAD Grip
VLTOR EMOD Fixed Clubfoot A2 Stock
Magpul 20 round PMAGS
Cerakoted in FDE
Total Price: $1800-ish
What are your thoughts?
Will a 16" barrel reach out to 500 yards with reasonable accuracy? I've seen conflicting reports on this.