11-11-2011, 06:03 PM
LRRPF52 Wrote:I think Tubbs discussed this at-length when he used to shoot an AR10 in competition. I've noticed that the heavier AR's that are built solid, where the rifle feels like one well-balanced tuning fork can get away with less muscling, especially with a lot of rear weight. The Magpul PRS really helps make an appropriate-size AR shoot better, I think, as far as the human interaction with the gun goes. A lightweight gun with a match barrel will have tons of accuracy potential, but you have to work harder when shooting it like a bench queen.
It makes more and more sense to me why DCM shooters stuff those lead weights in their stocks, but I ain't doin' that on a field gun. For the practical field application, the VTAC 2-point quick-adjust sling will be your friend.
A service rifle set up for XTC is not something I would want to pack around all day. To balance them out as a consistent shooting platform, most do but a lead ingot in the stock and some put lead ingots inside the foreguard. My competition match AR weighs in around 8 lbs. But, like Hoot says AR platforms have a tendency to magnify anything you do. I believe this is due to the lightness of them.
My 6.5 FPR rifle clocks out at 9 lbs., while my hunting Grendel touches a shade over 7.