Remember the first time you geared up for an excursion into places that don’t have a store on the corner of every block? If you’re like me, you took too much stuff, or the stuff you took was too damn heavy. Lesson learned: Dump what you don’t need and lighten what you take. Your rifle is a perfect example. A tactical rifle does not necessarily mean lightweight. In fact, long-range sniper rifles are easier and more comfortable to shoot when they have some heft. But our focus here is to look at some relatively lightweight bolt-action and AR-platform .308 rifles, because sometimes you feel like going manual and sometimes you don’t.
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For more information about the .308 rifles featured in the gallery above, check out the following sites.
Bergara B-14 BMP
bergarausa.com
Daniel Defense DD5V1
danieldefense.com
DPMS GII MOE
dpmsinc.com
FN SCAR 17S
fnamerica.com
MasterPiece 308BA CSR
masterpiecearms.com
Mossberg MVP LR
mossberg.com
Ruger Gunsite Scout Rifle
ruger.com
Tikka T3x Compact Tactical
tikka.fi
Windham Weaponry SRC-308
windhamweaponry.com
This article was originally published in “Tactical Weapons” August/September 2017. To order and subscribe, visit outdoorgroupstore.com.
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