farmerj wrote:What you are asking for doesn't exist for all those rolls.
Cqb and close accuracy, but tossing in the sniper role makes it unrealistic.
The military has proven that time and again in the last 75 years every time its come out with that single purpose rifle.
Here and abroad.
While Big Army won't accept widespread issue of it, SOF units are using the M110K1 with great effectiveness. It's essentially a FDE colored KAC SR-25 ECC. The same with the 16" LaRue OBR. Both are sub-MOA accurate with Mk316 Mod 0 and M118LR, effective range out past 800m, and 16" barrel makes it CQB capable.
Granted, a 16" barrel does not function as well in CQB as say, a 13" Mk17. Still, it's capable enough to be used in most applications that it would be employed in. It's part of the reason why the British adopted the LMT 308MWS as their L129A1 DMR platform- urban warfare capability with long range accuracy.
I'm being realistic in knowing that the rifle isn't going to be a "100% perfect for every use" platform, but given what I've been hearing and reading about some of these platforms, it's certainly capable of doing very well in every category. It's a multi-role capability, but I'm willing to accept that it won't be multi-role perfection.
solidgun wrote:
Not sure why I would bother with Ruger......
It wasn't even on my radar until I read reviews indicating that it was sub-MOA capable with match ammo. SWAT Magazine had a decent write-up where they talked about abusing the SR-762 a bit, and also produced excellent accuracy. The price is very attractive, I must admit. I'm still not sold on Ruger as a brand, and the SR-762 is still very new. I tend to avoid new rifles like the plague until all of the problems are worked out.