Dressed to Kill
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Not in MA, but lots of people hunt with SBRs.
Beg to differ, I have hunted with my SBR's many times.
I hunt with nightvision and IR lasers, at night, in my backyard, so yeah, a short suppressed AR15 is my go to for that application. Not everyone shoots their guns from the bench at an Elmer range.I know one can hunt with an SBR but my point is there is no reason. Any decent hunting rifle will be more accurate and offer better ballistics. You say you want more challenge? Then shoot smooth bore muzzle loaders. But you say my SBR is lighter I carry less in the field. Umm, OK. . .
99.99999% of members here are not on a mission with their firearm, and do not benefit from a tactical SBR. The reason so many of us get them is FUN and that's what you should build for.
Considering barrel length doesn’t negatively affect precision, that is not really the case. Plenty of SBRs can shoot sub-MOA with good hunting ammo. And for accuracy over distance, that’s not really a concern with almost all hunting. Sure, if you’re shooting a ram across a valley out west, then yeah an SBR isn’t what you want. But the vast majority of hunting distances don’t require the internal or external ballistics of a traditional long hunting rifle.I know one can hunt with an SBR but my point is there is no reason. Any decent hunting rifle will be more accurate
5.56 & 300blk from normal SBR lengths with good expanding or fragmenting bullets have plenty of terminal ballistics performance for coyote, deer or hogs. I bet 350 legend would also SBR well for those who have a straight wall requirement. Then we can get into other calibers that SBR well, like 450 bushmaster, 458 SOCOM, 375 raptor, 8.6 blk, and the world is your oyster for good hunting terminal ballistics in a small and handy package.and offer better ballistics.
Who’s talking about challenge? And who’s talking about needing to be tactical? Hunting with an SBR is easy and lots of people do it with their small children so they can handle the gun. A little 9” 300blk carbine is light and easy to handle for a kid. Particularly with a collapsible stock which can be adjusted to their short length of pull requirements.You say you want more challenge? Then shoot smooth bore muzzle loaders. But you say my SBR is lighter I carry less in the field. Umm, OK. . .
99.99999% of members here are not on a mission with their firearm, and do not benefit from a tactical SBR. The reason so many of us get them is FUN and that's what you should build for.
My 60lbs 7 year old daughter was packing a 12.5" 300blk all deer season, but you know, no one needs to be tactical.Who’s talking about challenge? And who’s talking about needing to be tactical? Hunting with an SBR is easy and lots of people do it with their small children so they can handle the gun. A little 9” 300blk carbine is light and easy to handle for a kid. Particularly with a collapsible stock which can be adjusted to their short length of pull requirements.
Nice. I’ve seen a bunch of pictures of kids shooting 300blk SBRs (and pistols). Can’t find any at the moment though.My 60lbs 7 year old daughter was packing a 12.5" 300blk all deer season, but you know, no one needs to be tactical.
Damn no offense but that is some ignorant postingI know one can hunt with an SBR but my point is there is no reason. The reason so many of us get them is FUN and that's what you should build for.
I hunt with nightvision and IR lasers, at night, in my backyard, so yeah, a short suppressed AR15 is my go to for that application. Not everyone shoots their guns from the bench at an Elmer range.
99% of the time I shoot and hunt with suppressed rifles on my property. Hang a ~6" long, 1 lbs can on the end of that 16" barrel and you will see why people use short rifles.I think thats cool, but I am curious why the short barrel for that application instead of long? I do hunt similarly but not with night vision. I still use the 16" because it gives better performance, holds more steady, and is quieter. And since I'm not humping it all around the woods on a hunt, the extra length doesn't have any drawbacks. I'm wondering what your thoughts are on the SBR for this application vs. 16" or so.
I haven’t seen testing specific to less than 10.5, but yes. It happens with 10.5 as well and I don’t see how it wouldn’t happen to shorter barrels too. It won’t cause catastrophic malfunctions, but parts will wear faster and need to be replaced at earlier round counts. But if you keep spare bolts and buffer springs on hand like everyone should, it’s not really an issue.Stupid question probably but doesn't anything less than 10.5 beat on the BCG and gas tube/block much more? Not that it would matter too much for the amount of rounds for an average shooter but is there any truth in this?
99% of the time I shoot and hunt with suppressed rifles on my property. Hang a ~6" long, 1 lbs can on the end of that 16" and you will see why people use short rifles.
Different tools for different tasks. When I am out with my daughter, I usually take my MCX with a 6.75" barrel so she can have my smaller lighter can on her rifle and because I am not taking the shot if she can so a smaller lighter rifle on those days where we are really just walking around the woods together is what I take. Drinking beers on my buddies deck over looking his field? Bigger rifle in a tri-pod.I do hunt with a 16" and a 6" can. Its long and unwieldy for sure. But I'm stationary when I'm hunting with it. And I actually appreciate that it holds steadier when I am aiming. If I were hiking it around through the woods it would be too much. But from a stand or blind its great.
I have a lot of sbrs and used to be an Instagram influencer for a few outdoors and gun part manufacturers. I had 14k followers in fact. I came to the conclusion that posting all my shit on the internet while living in a non gun friendly state was a bad idea.... all my gun pics have been removed from my profile ( still have 11k followers though )I guess I’m the only one that built an SBR for when the shit goes down and Instagram.
Probably makes sense to throw in a heavier buffer and potentially a stiffer buffer spring also, in to pump the brakes a bit with the increased carrier speed.I haven’t seen testing specific to less than 10.5, but yes. It happens with 10.5 as well and I don’t see how it wouldn’t happen to shorter barrels too. It won’t cause catastrophic malfunctions, but parts will wear faster and need to be replaced at earlier round counts. But if you keep spare bolts and buffer springs on hand like everyone should, it’s not really an issue.