12-05-2011, 02:18 AM
Depending on your budget:
Alexander Arms AWS with 19.5 inch Shilen barrel.
or
AA 20" GSR or GDMR's, which come with cut rifled barrels.
5.56 cans won't work, 6.5 is too big, but .308 or 6.8 cans work just fine if you don't want to buy a designated 6.5 can. Most guys run .308 cans. No significant issues running suppressed, in fact one of the members here, Variable, runs his rifles ONLY suppressed, I think. As is typical for suppressed rifles, they run dirtier.
NO problems with mags at this point, apart from lips needing a bit of tweaking if they get dinged, which is the same as any and all metal AR mags. Ammo isn't bad, Hornady's 123 AMAX is a match load and available for less than 20 bucks, and Wolf MPT is cheaper, with steel case on the way.
It's an AR, sometimes feeding issues happen, but those are few and far between if you purchase for AA or JP or others of the reputable builders.
For what you are talking about, the Grendel is the choice.
Alexander Arms AWS with 19.5 inch Shilen barrel.
or
AA 20" GSR or GDMR's, which come with cut rifled barrels.
5.56 cans won't work, 6.5 is too big, but .308 or 6.8 cans work just fine if you don't want to buy a designated 6.5 can. Most guys run .308 cans. No significant issues running suppressed, in fact one of the members here, Variable, runs his rifles ONLY suppressed, I think. As is typical for suppressed rifles, they run dirtier.
NO problems with mags at this point, apart from lips needing a bit of tweaking if they get dinged, which is the same as any and all metal AR mags. Ammo isn't bad, Hornady's 123 AMAX is a match load and available for less than 20 bucks, and Wolf MPT is cheaper, with steel case on the way.
It's an AR, sometimes feeding issues happen, but those are few and far between if you purchase for AA or JP or others of the reputable builders.
For what you are talking about, the Grendel is the choice.
You seek escape from pain. We seek the achievement of happiness. You exist for the sake of avoiding punishment. We exist for the sake of earning rewards. Threats will not make us function; fear is not our incentive. It is not death that we wish to avoid, but life that we wish to live. - John Galt