Ported Marlin
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I couldn't find a general "Battle Rifle" thread back to October, so I'm starting a new one.
I bought an M1A many years ago, in Albany, New York, before the S.A.F.E. Act. I could still buy pre-ban regular-capacity magazines for it, so I got a few of those (New York has a non-expiring state "assault weapons" ban mirroring the 1994 10-year-until-expiration federal ban).
I went into the gun store with the intention of buying a FAL. I shouldered an AR-10. I shouldered a FAL. When I shouldered an M1A, that was my rifle. I walked out with it, some magazines, and 1,000 rounds of milsurp ammo.
I got a new battle rifle in July, and gave the M1A to my son. The new rifle is a K&M Arms M17S in 308/7.62x51.
It takes AR-10 magazines. I have ten 20-rounders made by Magpul and shipped from my home town of Cheyenne, Wyoming. They're filled with hunting 308. I also have a few magazines of another brand, the name of which I don't care.
The rifle sports a Trijicon ACOG 3.5 power scope.
It also has a Magpul one-point sling, with a front mount so that I can also use it as a two-point sling.
You have probably noticed from the photo that it's a bullpup. It has a 16" barrel, which isn't really long enough for 308, meaning I likely lose a few hundred feet per second over a long-enough barrel. I don't expect to use this as a sniper rifle, I have a bolt gun for that, so I'm not worried about the small loss of velocity. It still has hugely more energy than 223.
K&M also sells this rifle with a 20" barrel, and they chamber it in 223. 300 Blackout is in the prototype stage. They also sell California-compliant models.
The review I read before deciding to buy it said that usually bullpup reviews say something like, "It was a really nice rifle, for a bullpup." This rifle doesn't need such excuses. It's just a damn good rifle, by any standards. I agree. In spades.
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I bought an M1A many years ago, in Albany, New York, before the S.A.F.E. Act. I could still buy pre-ban regular-capacity magazines for it, so I got a few of those (New York has a non-expiring state "assault weapons" ban mirroring the 1994 10-year-until-expiration federal ban).
I went into the gun store with the intention of buying a FAL. I shouldered an AR-10. I shouldered a FAL. When I shouldered an M1A, that was my rifle. I walked out with it, some magazines, and 1,000 rounds of milsurp ammo.
I got a new battle rifle in July, and gave the M1A to my son. The new rifle is a K&M Arms M17S in 308/7.62x51.
It takes AR-10 magazines. I have ten 20-rounders made by Magpul and shipped from my home town of Cheyenne, Wyoming. They're filled with hunting 308. I also have a few magazines of another brand, the name of which I don't care.
The rifle sports a Trijicon ACOG 3.5 power scope.
It also has a Magpul one-point sling, with a front mount so that I can also use it as a two-point sling.
You have probably noticed from the photo that it's a bullpup. It has a 16" barrel, which isn't really long enough for 308, meaning I likely lose a few hundred feet per second over a long-enough barrel. I don't expect to use this as a sniper rifle, I have a bolt gun for that, so I'm not worried about the small loss of velocity. It still has hugely more energy than 223.
K&M also sells this rifle with a 20" barrel, and they chamber it in 223. 300 Blackout is in the prototype stage. They also sell California-compliant models.
The review I read before deciding to buy it said that usually bullpup reviews say something like, "It was a really nice rifle, for a bullpup." This rifle doesn't need such excuses. It's just a damn good rifle, by any standards. I agree. In spades.
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