All-around .308 rifle

[JoeH]

I'm interested in getting a do-it-all rifle in .308 (7.62 x 51mm). Now I understand that in a perfect world I would have several guns that each fit their intended use more precisely than a do-it-all rifle. Yet, if I were to buy one rifle, what should it be?

Primary use: Punching paper from 100 to 600 yards
Potential use: Deer hunting (short walks, from a stand, Minnesota)
3-Gun (heavy metal)
F-Class
TEOTWAWKI MBR

I've been thinking about a bolt gun but that basically eliminates 3-Gun. What say you? FAL? M1A? AR-10?

Thanks,

Joe

[Heffay]

M1A. Scout Squad to be specific.

But that's not based off of any rational empirical scale. It's just cause I *really* like mine. It meets the primary and first two secondary needs perfectly, and I have no idea what the final two are.

But you can also put a bipod on it!!

[Shipyard]

CETME for cheap / PTR-91 if you're made of money. i really like the G3 platform and for all around, i don't think you can get much better. for longer rnage or more accurate on the bench you want an accurized top shelf bolt gun, but if you're doing 3-gun and having fun the semi-auto is a must.

and hell, if you can't put down a trophy buck with 20 rounds of .308 you shouldn't be in the woods in the first place

my $0.02

[rugersol]

No question! ... http://remington.com/products/firearms/centerfire/model-r-25/model-r-25-rifle.aspx

[Bessy]

I really wanted a g3 until I finally got to handle a ptr..... They run and are accurate... but WRECK brass like no ones business. I use a FAL for 3-gun, but it won't give you the accuracy a AR-10 will, and it's heavy as hell. For the money an ar-10 is the way to go IMHO.

[hammAR]

JP LRP-07™ Long Range Precision Rifle (18” lightweight) LINK

[westberg]

JP LRP-07™ Long Range Precision Rifle (18” lightweight) LINK

JoeH, I have this one in the .308 and the .260 uppers, I also have Remington 700P in .308 (not really a carrying around the woods rifle). You can try either one of them to check them out, just let me know.

[JoeH]

Hammar and Westberg- That may be the crème de la crème but it is far more money than I choose to spend on firearms.

[hammAR]

....and here I thought you wanted the best all-around .308 rifle...........
sloppy seconds M1A above.....
don't know anything about the Rem, but by looking at it you would loose it in the woods..........

[Bessy]

Hammar and Westberg- That may be the crème de la crème but it is far more money than I choose to spend on firearms.

Is there anyway I can get a rifle... that can do 3-gun and fclass, and also wipe my butt when I get from the toilet.... but I don't want to spend allot of money....


short answer no....

[gyrfalcon]

Saiga .308 probably worth mentioning as well...

[RAGGED]

Hammar and Westberg- That may be the crème de la crème but it is far more money than I choose to spend on firearms.

Easy answer, I would just get a DPMS LR-308, $1100, it will work great and you can always add the trick parts as you go if you feel the need. They are about 1/3 of the price of the JP, you could add a PRS stock, Geissele trigger and a Krieger barrel and still be $1500 less than the JP but best of all you could do it over a span of time. The Remington R25 line is simply a camo dipped DPMS, they shoot just as well but you're paying for the finish and a little bit for the name.

Saiga .308 probably worth mentioning as well...

I'm pretty sure that rifle would be absolutely horrible to use for F-Class, honestly I would be pretty surprised if a run of the mill Saiga could keep 20 rounds on paper @ 600

[rugersol]

The Remington R25 line is simply a camo dipped DPMS, they shoot just as well but you're paying for the finish and a little bit for the name.

That's a vast oversimplification of the amazing performance enhancements of the Remington.

Now what'd I do with that chart?! ...

[mmcnx2]

I'd go AR10. You could scratch build and save a few bucks, the JP stuff is WAY over priced and they are a real pain to deal with. Otherwise there are a number of nice manufactures that build a good gun. With two uppers you could have a shorty for 3 gun and a heavy for f-class.

[Bessy]

I'm pretty sure that rifle would be absolutely horrible to use for F-Class, honestly I would be pretty surprised if a run of the mill Saiga could keep 20 rounds on paper @ 600

It would be on paper... not much better than that... but it would be on paper... Another great perk of the Saiga, is that it's poor ergonomics make it equally ill-suited to 3-gun.....