So, I have had this thought for a while, but since I just got a stripped lower I guess I might as well entertain the option again. Here are my thoughts and I would appreciate yours.
-From what I have read 10.5" barrels are as short as most people recommend for a 6.8 sbr and 12.5" seems to be the recommended length by most people. One consideration is that I would eventually like to collect more stamps and have a suppressor to pull double duty with this rifle and my .308 bolt rifle. So, I would want it to be long enough to not void the suppressor warranty (I feel like I have read that a short enough barrel will void a warranty).
-I have always been intrigued by the piston AR's and so I would like to entertain that as an option. I like the Adams Arms setup for a lot of reasons but I like that the gas block has settings for suppressed fire and single shot operation.
- I am indifferent on handguards. If I go the piston route I will have limited options anyway. My primary concern would be being able to attach something like a Magpul AFG while minimizing weight and keeping a good balanced rifle.
- Butstock would be one of the adjustable magpul options. I have a ctr now on another rifle but I think I would go to something like the ACS or UBR.
-Trigger is an unknown at this point. Obviously this type of rifle isn't meant to be a precision rifle but I have space to shoot out to about 400 yards so I would want a decent trigger that could pull both precision and run and gun duties
- Optics would probably be something like an aimpoint micro. Potentially one of their flip to side 3x or 4x setups. That really depends on what type of performance I can squeeze out of it at longer distances.
My primary questions to you guys are around barrel length and piston setups on a SBR. The rest of it is personal preference for the most part but those are functional decisions that need to be made.
-From what I have read 10.5" barrels are as short as most people recommend for a 6.8 sbr and 12.5" seems to be the recommended length by most people. One consideration is that I would eventually like to collect more stamps and have a suppressor to pull double duty with this rifle and my .308 bolt rifle. So, I would want it to be long enough to not void the suppressor warranty (I feel like I have read that a short enough barrel will void a warranty).
-I have always been intrigued by the piston AR's and so I would like to entertain that as an option. I like the Adams Arms setup for a lot of reasons but I like that the gas block has settings for suppressed fire and single shot operation.
- I am indifferent on handguards. If I go the piston route I will have limited options anyway. My primary concern would be being able to attach something like a Magpul AFG while minimizing weight and keeping a good balanced rifle.
- Butstock would be one of the adjustable magpul options. I have a ctr now on another rifle but I think I would go to something like the ACS or UBR.
-Trigger is an unknown at this point. Obviously this type of rifle isn't meant to be a precision rifle but I have space to shoot out to about 400 yards so I would want a decent trigger that could pull both precision and run and gun duties
- Optics would probably be something like an aimpoint micro. Potentially one of their flip to side 3x or 4x setups. That really depends on what type of performance I can squeeze out of it at longer distances.
My primary questions to you guys are around barrel length and piston setups on a SBR. The rest of it is personal preference for the most part but those are functional decisions that need to be made.
