Hunting and shit hits the fan. Only like 8 days a season am I really going through some backwoods north Idaho shit (elk season) rest of the time it’s road hunting from a SxS or sitting on a deck drinking coffee waiting for a doe to come off the hill to destroy my friends garden. I got my girl a .308 savage so if I need to use something lighter I have it access to it. But I also have a weight limit on what rifle I can hunt with in Idaho including optic so the Barrett .50 with the Nightforce is not an option.
All of that sounds like a...blast (I'm sorry haha). My AR-10 has a 22" heavy barrel on it and it's super accurate, but it weighs almost 13 lbs loaded. You could probably get one down to 7 or 8 pounds if you were careful about what you put on it. Would be a good time on garden guard duty (guarden duty?). I had no idea that Idaho had weight limits on hunting rifles. Too bad about the Barrett. Mine is an Aero M5 by the way and I love it, just make sure you get an adjustable gas block and the right buffer weights/sizes. Lot of people run into trouble on builds because of buffer compatibility issues.
Honestly, I have never once had Fish and Game say anything about the weight of what we had with us, just checking tags. I wouldn't be shocked if they even knew that was in the regs. I have seen some people out with huge scopes and bipods that I know add up weight fast on a gun.
I was thinking Aero M5 lower. That way its just mags and a stock. Get the stripped upper and put on a light barrel and hand guard. I won't be doing a lot of mag dumps with it so heat shouldn't be an issue. Maybe try to get a light BCG but even then I just can't see it being that much weight savings. Magpul MBUS for anything under 50 yards and a 3x9 for normal 100-300 yard shots. No where I hunt will I ever take a 350+ yard shot. Hell most the time I have like 30-100 yard that I can even see in the trees. Its part of the reason I want to go AR platform. I can swap out shit and have options for quick close shots. I just know its going to be 3x the cost of what I can get for my .30-06 too.
Hunting and shit hits the fan. Only like 8 days a season am I really going through some backwoods north Idaho shit (elk season) rest of the time it’s road hunting from a SxS or sitting on a deck drinking coffee waiting for a doe to come off the hill to destroy my friends garden. I got my girl a .308 savage so if I need to use something lighter I have it access to it. But I also have a weight limit on what rifle I can hunt with in Idaho including optic so the Barrett .50 with the Nightforce is not an option.
All of that sounds like a...blast (I'm sorry haha). My AR-10 has a 22" heavy barrel on it and it's super accurate, but it weighs almost 13 lbs loaded. You could probably get one down to 7 or 8 pounds if you were careful about what you put on it. Would be a good time on garden guard duty (guarden duty?). I had no idea that Idaho had weight limits on hunting rifles. Too bad about the Barrett. Mine is an Aero M5 by the way and I love it, just make sure you get an adjustable gas block and the right buffer weights/sizes. Lot of people run into trouble on builds because of buffer compatibility issues.
Honestly, I have never once had Fish and Game say anything about the weight of what we had with us, just checking tags. I wouldn't be shocked if they even knew that was in the regs. I have seen some people out with huge scopes and bipods that I know add up weight fast on a gun.
I was thinking Aero M5 lower. That way its just mags and a stock. Get the stripped upper and put on a light barrel and hand guard. I won't be doing a lot of mag dumps with it so heat shouldn't be an issue. Maybe try to get a light BCG but even then I just can't see it being that much weight savings. Magpul MBUS for anything under 50 yards and a 3x9 for normal 100-300 yard shots. No where I hunt will I ever take a 350+ yard shot. Hell most the time I have like 30-100 yard that I can even see in the trees. Its part of the reason I want to go AR platform. I can swap out shit and have options for quick close shots. I just know its going to be 3x the cost of what I can get for my .30-06 too.