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sailskidrive · December 18, 2011, 07:24 PM

>>I don't think 308 rifles altogether are popular these days. I rarely, if ever, see them at the shooting range any more

Surprisingly, I was at the range yesterday and 7 of the 8 benches were shooting .308; which totally out of the norm. I have a Bushmaster LR308 MOE w/ mid length gas system; it's a great shooter. I've been shooting it a lot more than my other ARs. It uses the same mags as the DMPS, Knight's Arm, Fulton Armory...

Here is a pic of it with an EOTech 512 that I had on it for a little while. It has a 4x Vortex on it now. As you can see the EOTech didn't clear the delta ring, I would have preferred for it to be mounted a little more forward.

December 18, 2011, 07:24 PM	#25
sailskidrive Senior Member Join Date: October 26, 2008 Posts: 726	>>I don't think 308 rifles altogether are popular these days. I rarely, if ever, see them at the shooting range any more Surprisingly, I was at the range yesterday and 7 of the 8 benches were shooting .308; which totally out of the norm. I have a Bushmaster LR308 MOE w/ mid length gas system; it's a great shooter. I've been shooting it a lot more than my other ARs. It uses the same mags as the DMPS, Knight's Arm, Fulton Armory... Here is a pic of it with an EOTech 512 that I had on it for a little while. It has a 4x Vortex on it now. As you can see the EOTech didn't clear the delta ring, I would have preferred for it to be mounted a little more forward. __________________ SailSkiDrive Hk USP 45 Expert, USP 40, USP 9, SIG P226, S&W M&P9, Hk 4, Makarov, Desert Eagle 40, Beretta FS92 Centurion, Kimber TLEII 1911A1, Glock 22, SIG P225, 1943 Rem Rand 1911A1, S&W mod 64, Walther PPQ, SIG P229, Browning BDA 45 (SIG P220), Hk45, SIG P230