05-09-2011, 01:54 PM
If I were doing it all over, I would use a light weight, or fluted 20 inch barrel. That will give the best all round performance for practical rifle, shooting at distances over 500 yards, while still not being like lugging a telephone pole on a stock around.
And Alexander Arms' fiber forend (G10 or the ventilated ones) are really light weight, and unlike aluminum, they don't transmit heat the same way. If I didn't own one, and you told me that, I wouldn't believe it. But when I got one from Alexander Arms, and took the rifle to a practical rifle match, even long strings of fire didn't make the handguard hot.
And Alexander Arms' fiber forend (G10 or the ventilated ones) are really light weight, and unlike aluminum, they don't transmit heat the same way. If I didn't own one, and you told me that, I wouldn't believe it. But when I got one from Alexander Arms, and took the rifle to a practical rifle match, even long strings of fire didn't make the handguard hot.