So I was talking to this SWAT guy I'm always referring to about my shop teacher (who loves his AR) who wants to know about cast/forged receivers. Then I mention that I want to buy a little something for fun over time as I get the funds. He goes off on his thing telling me to get this and that. I can't afford most of it, but it sounds like fun. Then he mentions barrels. He asks if I was going to use a 10 or 14.5" barrel. My eyebrows rose about a foot.
"16 incher," I said.
"Why 16 inches?" he asks.
"Well, that's the legal limit, right?"
"Yeah, if you want to be like everyone else."
"Well, I want to get varmint accuracy out to 300 or so yards."
"Yeah, so. We get about that out of our tens all the time."
"Really?"
So he goes on to tell me that I can build an SBR and get by just fine with the $300 tax.
Now, since I only see him for an hour, I didn't get the time to ask him this, although I'll ask him this next week sometime. But I wanted to see what you guys had to say about it.
I want a Pre-ban style rifle with this 11.5" or 14.5" barrel, if i go this route. Can I build one if I pay the $300 tax? Or should I buy a Post-ban Bushy, and then buy the extra parts, and then throw those on the day or so after the ban sets? Or should I just buy everything seperate, and then build the thing from scratch when the ban sets? I've got my M70 in .308, but .308 is crazy expensive (which I knew would happen, but I had to have one anyway). .223 is MUCH cheaper, and an AR would be multipurpose. What do you guys think or suggest? Again, I'll ask him later to get the official word on things. Thanks.