It was about 15 years ago when we first started seeing AR rifles chambered in .308 with any frequency at our local gun shop. But it was anything but an easy sale.The .308 ARs were expensive and unreliable. Compared to typical .223 ARs, these big-boy rifles were loud, got expensive to feed, and seemed like small flamethrowers. With 20-inch barrels the norm, they were also heavy and unwieldy. While 16-inch barrels were possible, that was the limit.Short-barreled versions were all but unheard of. Besides, most .308 SBRs didn’t work. Gas piston systems were barely coming into their own in .223, …read more
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