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New purchase
12 years 1 month ago #12616
by Sharkey
Replied by Sharkey on topic Re: New purchase
I can't answer for the TNF bud but I have the A2BF myself. Depending on what kind of hump you have when hunting, by the time you add ammo and accessories, you are talking a good amount of weight beyond what the specs call for.
If you will be walking with the weapon "at the ready", going lighter can only improve the pleasure or your trip not to mention how much energy you have later to hump out whatever it is you score so take into account the fact that factory specs as opposed to what real life, locked and loaded, scoped, flashlight mounted and accessorized is going to be like.
I have absolutely NO problem taking out targets at 300 yards with my A2BF all day long and with the .308 caliber, I don't see pretty much ANYTHING being an issue so it's all going to come down to what you really think you need AND what kind of humping you plan on doing.
Lighter never hurts but if you are going to be making very long shots and plan to hump with the weapon slung, then added weight may not be a problem for you but if you plan on humping "at the ready" a couple extra pounds could make a bit of a difference to you AND whatever you hope to shoot since response time could be affected.
I'm almost 50 and although I don't hunt, I AM a vet of more than just the Army and I can tell you that long humps with a lot of weight are not as much fun or as glamorous as movies make em out to be...
I don't prefer a carbine myself and like the 20 inch barrel and the A2BF is pretty much all the weapon I need for my style of doing things from 100 yards and out. Weight is good, fires like there is no tomorrow and just a damn rugged and dependable weapon.
Certainly not what my dear old M60 was but mobile and dependable just the same and if I was going out pig hunting, response time and distance out and then back in would certainly be a deciding factor when it came to the kind of weight I wanted to carry. A couple extra pounds is nothing at the store but 10 miles or so from you truck is another story.
Just my thoughts on it bud and excellent choice of weapons either way. Armalite AR10 series weapons are gold in my book and I'll be picking up an M15A4CB in 7.62 x 39 for my wife next spring.
Good luck with your choices. When spending money on weapons, there is no such thing as TOO much info and I'd say you are on a very good track with your choices so far.
Sharkey
If you will be walking with the weapon "at the ready", going lighter can only improve the pleasure or your trip not to mention how much energy you have later to hump out whatever it is you score so take into account the fact that factory specs as opposed to what real life, locked and loaded, scoped, flashlight mounted and accessorized is going to be like.
I have absolutely NO problem taking out targets at 300 yards with my A2BF all day long and with the .308 caliber, I don't see pretty much ANYTHING being an issue so it's all going to come down to what you really think you need AND what kind of humping you plan on doing.
Lighter never hurts but if you are going to be making very long shots and plan to hump with the weapon slung, then added weight may not be a problem for you but if you plan on humping "at the ready" a couple extra pounds could make a bit of a difference to you AND whatever you hope to shoot since response time could be affected.
I'm almost 50 and although I don't hunt, I AM a vet of more than just the Army and I can tell you that long humps with a lot of weight are not as much fun or as glamorous as movies make em out to be...
I don't prefer a carbine myself and like the 20 inch barrel and the A2BF is pretty much all the weapon I need for my style of doing things from 100 yards and out. Weight is good, fires like there is no tomorrow and just a damn rugged and dependable weapon.
Certainly not what my dear old M60 was but mobile and dependable just the same and if I was going out pig hunting, response time and distance out and then back in would certainly be a deciding factor when it came to the kind of weight I wanted to carry. A couple extra pounds is nothing at the store but 10 miles or so from you truck is another story.
Just my thoughts on it bud and excellent choice of weapons either way. Armalite AR10 series weapons are gold in my book and I'll be picking up an M15A4CB in 7.62 x 39 for my wife next spring.
Good luck with your choices. When spending money on weapons, there is no such thing as TOO much info and I'd say you are on a very good track with your choices so far.
Sharkey
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