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<blockquote data-quote="henschman" data-source="post: 1511086" data-attributes="member: 4235"><p>Sure, I'd call the PSL a battle rifle if that's how you want to use it... why not? It is a military arm, designed to be loaded quickly and easy to field strip, chambered for a full power round. I think the Romanians call it a "sniper rifle," but yes, their definition of "sniper" is closer to what our modern military calls a "designated marksman," which is a term coined after the military stopped training EVERY soldier to be a marksman like they did back in the days when battle rifles were general issue. </p><p></p><p>I'm not a big fan of the Sage stocks for the M-14, at least for the battle rifle role. They are extremely heavy, and make it very unpleasant to carry in the field. I thought about one until I actually held a rifle with one installed, and I said "hell no." Plus the fact that with a battle rifle you will most likely be carrying at least 8 extra mags plus whatever else you are packing. The tension bedding those stocks provide definitely makes the rifle more accurate, but it's not like they are terribly inaccurate rifles to begin with. The ability to reliably hit man-size targets out to 800 yards is all I need in a battle rifle, and a regular old fiberglass stocked M1A can do that no problem.</p><p></p><p>I do like the Vltor Modstock for that rifle though. They are just about as light as a GI stock, and I found it was just the ticket for mounting an ACOG on the M1A. I am also pretty curious about the new Promag Archangel stock for the M1A. Yeah, I know, it's Promag, but they are lightweight and have a click-adjustable cheek rest and LOP, plus an underside picatinny rail with removeable rail cover. For $200 it is pretty tempting to try.</p><p></p><p>Plus I think they are a little better at making stocks than they are at making mags. <img src="/images/smilies/biggrin.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="henschman, post: 1511086, member: 4235"] Sure, I'd call the PSL a battle rifle if that's how you want to use it... why not? It is a military arm, designed to be loaded quickly and easy to field strip, chambered for a full power round. I think the Romanians call it a "sniper rifle," but yes, their definition of "sniper" is closer to what our modern military calls a "designated marksman," which is a term coined after the military stopped training EVERY soldier to be a marksman like they did back in the days when battle rifles were general issue. I'm not a big fan of the Sage stocks for the M-14, at least for the battle rifle role. They are extremely heavy, and make it very unpleasant to carry in the field. I thought about one until I actually held a rifle with one installed, and I said "hell no." Plus the fact that with a battle rifle you will most likely be carrying at least 8 extra mags plus whatever else you are packing. The tension bedding those stocks provide definitely makes the rifle more accurate, but it's not like they are terribly inaccurate rifles to begin with. The ability to reliably hit man-size targets out to 800 yards is all I need in a battle rifle, and a regular old fiberglass stocked M1A can do that no problem. I do like the Vltor Modstock for that rifle though. They are just about as light as a GI stock, and I found it was just the ticket for mounting an ACOG on the M1A. I am also pretty curious about the new Promag Archangel stock for the M1A. Yeah, I know, it's Promag, but they are lightweight and have a click-adjustable cheek rest and LOP, plus an underside picatinny rail with removeable rail cover. For $200 it is pretty tempting to try. Plus I think they are a little better at making stocks than they are at making mags. :D [/QUOTE]
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