Looking to sign up for a QP match at Sawmill in October. I’m debating whether to use 5.56 or .308. I’m in the process of putting together a 14.5 or 16 with an LPVO, probably a VUDU 1-10. Or I have a SCAR20S that I’m cutting down to 16”, probably with an ATACR 4-16. What caliber and barrel lengths do most people run?
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5.56 vs .308 for Quantified Performance
- Thread starter cdholmes
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The GP division is mostly 5.56 rifles, interspersed with 6 ARC, 6MAX, and shorty .308 and 6.5 Creed. Very low number of anything else, and I'd say 75% 5.56 with everything else combining to make up the remaining 25%.
A 4-16x optic will put you into Practical Precision even with a 16" barrel, and that division is a pretty even distribution of calibers, favoring large frame a little.
Frankly, I feel like Practical is a more "new to the game" friendly division than GP, as you have enough glass to see targets, impacts, and misses. A lot of newer GP 5.56 shooters get frustrated because they can't see where the misses are. If you go .308 you also get a bit of a benefit with the additional energy on target, making spotting for you AND the person on glass easier. If you can manage 308 recoil, of course.
A 4-16x optic will put you into Practical Precision even with a 16" barrel, and that division is a pretty even distribution of calibers, favoring large frame a little.
Frankly, I feel like Practical is a more "new to the game" friendly division than GP, as you have enough glass to see targets, impacts, and misses. A lot of newer GP 5.56 shooters get frustrated because they can't see where the misses are. If you go .308 you also get a bit of a benefit with the additional energy on target, making spotting for you AND the person on glass easier. If you can manage 308 recoil, of course.
I shot GP with a 13.7" 5.56, and for the most part, this was bringing a knife to a gun fight. Inside 600 everything was fine, but pushing beyond that got tough, especially in the more windy conditions. The 6mm guys definitely have an advantage in that class.
I think I am going to shoot a 16" 6.5CM bolt gun this year in practical, rather than doing NRL Hunter again. I get annoyed that I have to pay $100 every single year just for the privilege of paying $275 to shoot their matches. No, its not the same, but it's reps at distance, so I will take it and the put the rest of the money toward ammo all while saving a day of my weekends.
