Let's take a 5.56 AR-15 styled rifle.
I'm sure there is an advantage to the amount of weight a rifle has.
Does it make sense to have a light weight rifle?
What is the average weight if there is such a thing?
Let's take a 5.56 AR-15 styled rifle.
I'm sure there is an advantage to the amount of weight a rifle has.
Does it make sense to have a light weight rifle?
What is the average weight if there is such a thing?
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im not a sniper...
ive never claimed to be a sniper...
i dont own a sniper rifle...
my AR-15, which i use in NRA and CMP high power competition, weighs 13.8lbs...
surprisingly enough, my wooden stocked Fulton Armory M14 (i built, only the receiver is from F-A) weighs 13.8lbs too...
Are you going to donate it to a Sniper, so it can become a Sniper rifle?
The current bolt action M40 is a whopping 16.5#, ARs would run about 10#
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I'm assuming you would classify a "varmint" weight AR in with you target/sniper class.
Mine runs ~10.5lbs dry. Scope and bi-pod included. My bolt gun another lb or two. Most of the added weight in both of these is barrel.
You don't need the extra weight to have a accurate rifle, but it helps steady the gun plus keep recoil down.
The heavier weight barrels common to these types of rifle are not any more accurate then a pencil thin one, but do not get hot as quick which helps with any tenancy of the barrel to drift/warp if there are any residual stresses still present after the heat treat. Heavy barrels also don't show heat mirage as quick as a light one that heats up fast. A shooter with a scope of higher power is often very familiar with this problem.
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Thanks to all.
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My NM AR, packed full of lead weighs in at 16.4 lbs. a heavy rifle, if you can condition yourself to handling it has some pluses. Less movement under recoil during rapid fire and some additional stability during offhand. The real issue is conditioning yourself to the weight so you don’t become fatigued.