03-21-2021, 03:04 AM
TOU,
i, like you, ran 6.5 Gr. bolt guns long before i decided to add an AR15 in 6.5Gr. when i did add, i wanted a 24" tube to maximize the velocity out of the petite little round. turned out well, but as you know, you can only get one kind of 24" barrel. heavy. great at the range. not so much joy to lug up and down the terrain. So, i built a much lighter upper using a Faxon 20" gunner CM barrel. still wanted as long as possible but wanted it light weight too. this seemed to be a reasonable compromise between weight and length. so for predator calling, light weight upper. Range time - 24" upper. if i recall correctly, about 3 lbs difference between the two uppers. so if you decide that the 24 Overwatch is great at the range and a bit heavy for hunting, the neat thing about the AR is you can build up another upper and go light and handy to hunt or maximize velocity and minimize recoil for range time. win-win.
-tdbru
i, like you, ran 6.5 Gr. bolt guns long before i decided to add an AR15 in 6.5Gr. when i did add, i wanted a 24" tube to maximize the velocity out of the petite little round. turned out well, but as you know, you can only get one kind of 24" barrel. heavy. great at the range. not so much joy to lug up and down the terrain. So, i built a much lighter upper using a Faxon 20" gunner CM barrel. still wanted as long as possible but wanted it light weight too. this seemed to be a reasonable compromise between weight and length. so for predator calling, light weight upper. Range time - 24" upper. if i recall correctly, about 3 lbs difference between the two uppers. so if you decide that the 24 Overwatch is great at the range and a bit heavy for hunting, the neat thing about the AR is you can build up another upper and go light and handy to hunt or maximize velocity and minimize recoil for range time. win-win.
-tdbru