this will be a hunting rifle. i am not taking my 5R 308 in the woods. one, it is heavy, 2, i'm just not.
a bit of a background, a buddy of mine bought a remmy AAC-SD 308 during the scare last january because it had a threaded barrel, he was afraid of the "ban", then decided that he didn't want it after things cooled down. he sold it to me, BNIB unfired for $500.
i was kicking around the idea of cutting it down to 16" and getting it threaded so it would be more handy in the woods with my suppressor. i do have an HS precision stock i bought from a hide member that will replace the rubber, flexible stock that is on it now.
so i am wondering if 16" is good enough to achieve good terminal ballistics for a 200yd shot to thwack a deer. it is in the Penns woods, so even a 200yd shot is pushing it as far as range.
thanks!
a bit of a background, a buddy of mine bought a remmy AAC-SD 308 during the scare last january because it had a threaded barrel, he was afraid of the "ban", then decided that he didn't want it after things cooled down. he sold it to me, BNIB unfired for $500.
i was kicking around the idea of cutting it down to 16" and getting it threaded so it would be more handy in the woods with my suppressor. i do have an HS precision stock i bought from a hide member that will replace the rubber, flexible stock that is on it now.
so i am wondering if 16" is good enough to achieve good terminal ballistics for a 200yd shot to thwack a deer. it is in the Penns woods, so even a 200yd shot is pushing it as far as range.
thanks!