Rationale:
I've had the itch for a while now to get a SPR type of rifle. I've never fired a Mod 0 or Mod 1 in the military, but always thought they were cool in the hands of the guys who carried them.
At first I just wanted to buy one, but with [close to true SPR's] made by reputable names/brands, I'm looking at easily over $2,000 if not a lot more. So then I decided I'd put in the effort to price out and build my own. After pricing out everything I wanted, and putting quality parts where they need to be, I figured I could get away with spending $1,300-$1500 on building a rifle with all the SPRish features that I found attractive. I was satisfied with the idea of eventually starting this project until recently. I've been looking into "Varmint AR's" and they seem to have a lot of what I'm looking for in longer range precision AR even though they do seem to be moving away from the true SPR concept.
If I'm being real with myself, I should admit that I will most likely not be doing any long movements or offhand hunting with this rifle. So there is really no reason to keep it light and properly balanced. This rifle will more than likely see most of it's use at the range as a supplement to my 308 AR that is about 8.5lbs scoped [think recoil].
Question:
So my questions are these purely subjective ones that are relatively broad in nature.
What are your opinions on the SPR concept VS some modern options for Varmint AR's in 5.56/223wylde? This question may assume both are being used for 100yd-600yd shots in unknown environments where there is no need to shoot offhand.
What varmint rifle seems like a good one for the money? The Stag Model 6 caught my eye at under $850 with Stag throwing out .5MOA rhetoric when speaking of it. But it has a long heavy 24" barrel. RRA Varmint A4 seems to have a lot of great reviews as well but it's several hundred more. Then of course I could still build my own, but buying something that has already been tried and tested with consistent results does have it's appeal.
If you've read this far, then thanks for entertaining my thoughts. Any opinions or experience with any of these types of rifles is certainly appreciated.
Cheers
I've had the itch for a while now to get a SPR type of rifle. I've never fired a Mod 0 or Mod 1 in the military, but always thought they were cool in the hands of the guys who carried them.
At first I just wanted to buy one, but with [close to true SPR's] made by reputable names/brands, I'm looking at easily over $2,000 if not a lot more. So then I decided I'd put in the effort to price out and build my own. After pricing out everything I wanted, and putting quality parts where they need to be, I figured I could get away with spending $1,300-$1500 on building a rifle with all the SPRish features that I found attractive. I was satisfied with the idea of eventually starting this project until recently. I've been looking into "Varmint AR's" and they seem to have a lot of what I'm looking for in longer range precision AR even though they do seem to be moving away from the true SPR concept.
If I'm being real with myself, I should admit that I will most likely not be doing any long movements or offhand hunting with this rifle. So there is really no reason to keep it light and properly balanced. This rifle will more than likely see most of it's use at the range as a supplement to my 308 AR that is about 8.5lbs scoped [think recoil].
Question:
So my questions are these purely subjective ones that are relatively broad in nature.
What are your opinions on the SPR concept VS some modern options for Varmint AR's in 5.56/223wylde? This question may assume both are being used for 100yd-600yd shots in unknown environments where there is no need to shoot offhand.
What varmint rifle seems like a good one for the money? The Stag Model 6 caught my eye at under $850 with Stag throwing out .5MOA rhetoric when speaking of it. But it has a long heavy 24" barrel. RRA Varmint A4 seems to have a lot of great reviews as well but it's several hundred more. Then of course I could still build my own, but buying something that has already been tried and tested with consistent results does have it's appeal.
If you've read this far, then thanks for entertaining my thoughts. Any opinions or experience with any of these types of rifles is certainly appreciated.
Cheers
