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Bearcreek · 06-08-2008, 03:16 PM

Ok guys... I want to get a rifle semi-auto in .308 caliber for hunting. So I need opinions on whether I should go with AR-10 platform, AK( Saiga-308 ) or if there is another suggestion. I am looking at a 20-22" barrel.Thanks for all your help and input!!

kidcoltoutlaw · 06-08-2008, 10:02 PM

I have one 16 inch and one 20 inch about 150 FPS difference. The 16 handles like a race car the weight difference is not much but the weight of the 16 handles like it weighs nothing compared to the 20 inch. The accuracy is great in both guns. With some loads there is less of a difference in the velocity. The B.C of the bullet will play a bigger part of long range shooting that the velocity will. If you fire a 20 shot group or maybe a 10 shot group then the edge might go to the 20 inch. I say might because the shorter barrel has less whip that is why the Bench Rest bunch use a 20 inch barrel. My 20 inch has a heavy barrel the new guns do not. Each gun is different so it could go either way. Go with a NM trigger Armalite makes one that is to good made me buy the second one after I fired the first one could not help myself,

Thanks,Keith

sourpatch45 · 06-08-2008, 11:39 PM

well i put other because i would get a good bolt action but i know you said semi-auto so i will go with ar-10 as my second choiceif you talking quility and coolness but if cost is the issue i dont see why the siega wouldnt work just fine

**Mad Geek** · 06-08-2008, 11:51 PM

I voted "OTHER"

My choice for a Bolt action would be a Remington 700

but my choice for semi-auto would be what I've had for the last 25 years, a Springfield M1A. $700. NIB, w/20 round magazine, 25 years ago.

TOMBO · 06-09-2008, 12:33 AM

I also vote Other. And like the Geek I suggest a scoped M1A.

JBHorne · 06-09-2008, 12:38 AM

A scoped M1A would be very nice. Look into the Springfields.

I have a Winchester Model 70 in 308. Got it from my dad after years of hunting, and it still works flawlessly. Love it.

lobster_roboto · 06-09-2008, 02:26 AM

Other

PTR-91
HK91
FN FAL

tomfoolery · 06-09-2008, 05:40 AM

I voted for other....

FN FAL, that gun is what comes to my mind as a battle rifle

Vic303 · 06-09-2008, 05:52 AM

Fal.

GlockConvert · 06-09-2008, 06:34 AM

Dsa Fal

View Poll Results: Which .308 semi-automatic should I buy?
AR10	29	52.73%
Saiga-308	4	7.27%
Other-- please post what you would suggest	22	40.00%
Voters: 55. You may not vote on this poll

06-08-2008, 03:16 PM	#1
Bearcreek XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 770	Which is better in .308? Ok guys... I want to get a rifle semi-auto in .308 caliber for hunting. So I need opinions on whether I should go with AR-10 platform, AK( Saiga-308 ) or if there is another suggestion. I am looking at a 20-22" barrel.Thanks for all your help and input!! __________________ Enter my home with peace in your heart- or leave with lead in your @$$!!--unknown but I like it. Last edited by Bearcreek; 06-08-2008 at 03:19 PM.

06-08-2008, 10:02 PM	#2
kidcoltoutlaw XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: va Posts: 112	Ar-10 I have one 16 inch and one 20 inch about 150 FPS difference. The 16 handles like a race car the weight difference is not much but the weight of the 16 handles like it weighs nothing compared to the 20 inch. The accuracy is great in both guns. With some loads there is less of a difference in the velocity. The B.C of the bullet will play a bigger part of long range shooting that the velocity will. If you fire a 20 shot group or maybe a 10 shot group then the edge might go to the 20 inch. I say might because the shorter barrel has less whip that is why the Bench Rest bunch use a 20 inch barrel. My 20 inch has a heavy barrel the new guns do not. Each gun is different so it could go either way. Go with a NM trigger Armalite makes one that is to good made me buy the second one after I fired the first one could not help myself, Thanks,Keith __________________ It's not just a gun it's the symbol of freedom .

06-08-2008, 11:51 PM	#4
Mad Geek XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Near Yosemite Posts: 1,059	I voted "OTHER" My choice for a Bolt action would be a Remington 700 but my choice for semi-auto would be what I've had for the last 25 years, a Springfield M1A. $700. NIB, w/20 round magazine, 25 years ago. __________________ Chuck NRA Patron Life Member US Concealed Carry Association Founding Life Member: Society Of The Honor Guard, Tomb Of The Unknown Soldier Senior Member CalCCW - Helping Californians Legally Obtain A Concealed Carry License "An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life." Robert A. Heinlein

06-09-2008, 12:33 AM	#5
TOMBO XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: MCAS Iwakuni, Japan Posts: 340	I also vote Other. And like the Geek I suggest a scoped M1A. __________________ Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy. - Ben Franklin USN 2000-Present VFW Life Member USGI 1911A1 ca. 1943 XD40 Service w/Handall and DGR w/18 Lb. Spring SA 1911A1 Champion SS w/Nite Sights and Hogues M1 Garand ca. 1943 Married With Children Gamer MWCgamers.com

06-08-2008, 11:39 PM	#3
sourpatch45 XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 749	well i put other because i would get a good bolt action but i know you said semi-auto so i will go with ar-10 as my second choiceif you talking quility and coolness but if cost is the issue i dont see why the siega wouldnt work just fine

06-09-2008, 12:38 AM	#6
JBHorne XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 1,038	A scoped M1A would be very nice. Look into the Springfields. I have a Winchester Model 70 in 308. Got it from my dad after years of hunting, and it still works flawlessly. Love it. __________________ I WOULD RATHER BE JUDGED BY 12 THAN CARRIED BY 6

06-09-2008, 02:26 AM	#7
lobster_roboto XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,626	Other PTR-91 HK91 FN FAL __________________ "Let's go straight to the source and ban crime"

06-09-2008, 05:40 AM	#8
tomfoolery XDTalk 4K Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 4,618	I voted for other.... FN FAL, that gun is what comes to my mind as a battle rifle __________________ "It is better to die on your feet than live on your knees." "One is none, two is one, and three is just a good time." Clint Smith, referring to the number of guns you carry daily.

06-09-2008, 05:52 AM	#9
Vic303 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 156	Fal.

06-09-2008, 06:34 AM	#10
GlockConvert XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: PAC NW Posts: 387	Dsa Fal __________________ Damien in Seattle I don't list my guns - I know glocks, FALs, and AKs but I'm not sure my ability to fill a gunsafe with guns make me an expert on anything. All that you can depend on from a 45 is that it will drill a .45 - .70 inch hole about 14 inches into someone. There will not be "energy dump", people will not fly backwards, and they will not necessarily fall as if they have been struck by lighting.

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