Hunting weight limitations with AR10 in 6.5 Creedmoor vs. AR15 in 6.5 Grendel
Thinking about a new rifle for hunting deer/predators within 300 yards and a little longer range steel shooting (500yd). Ideally 16” in both options.
Biggest concern is weight since I’ll be walking a good bit through timber and swampy lowlands. I’ve previously owned a 24” Grendel AR15 that was around 10 lbs scoped, and an 18” PTR91 that was about 11.2 lbs also with just a scope. Both were a pain to carry once adding a suppressor hence the desire for a 16” barrel.
So for those of you who have hunted or walked long distances with an AR10, was it worth it for the extra ballistic capability at a trade off of size and weight? Or… CURVEBALL go with one of the small frame options like the Ruger SFAR, POF Rogue/Revolution, or even a DD5?
BLUF: if you carried an AR10 walking around the woods, did you say, “man this thing is too heavy”?