So after a long 10 hour sit-down-and-think session, I've decided on the Mk216 or 218 for my first gasser. It was a close tossup between that or buying stripped Mars receivers and a proof barrel conversion, but decided that I could take the price difference and spend it on some gucci glass and grow as a shooter first, since I probably can't even push the accuracy of the PWS system, much less a proof barrel.
That being said, I see in a couple of older threads that people are shooting sub-moa groups with their 218's. Does the 216 enjoy the same or similar accuracy? And will anyone with a 218/216 chime in about their experiences with the platform? The major reasons I'm considering a 216 over a 218 are barrel life, ammo availability even though I do plan to reload for this rifle eventually, and length/weight. My only .30 cal can is a big long chonker, I think it's 7 inches long. Quiet but stupid heavy. With my use case being DMR matches + growing as a precision shooter in general, the gun will occasionally be shot off shoulder and not exclusively off bags/bipod/barricades, so weight and length is a factor.
Also since PWS is kinda slow to answer my emails, does anyone know who makes PWS's barrels/where they get their blanks from? Just curious.
That being said, I see in a couple of older threads that people are shooting sub-moa groups with their 218's. Does the 216 enjoy the same or similar accuracy? And will anyone with a 218/216 chime in about their experiences with the platform? The major reasons I'm considering a 216 over a 218 are barrel life, ammo availability even though I do plan to reload for this rifle eventually, and length/weight. My only .30 cal can is a big long chonker, I think it's 7 inches long. Quiet but stupid heavy. With my use case being DMR matches + growing as a precision shooter in general, the gun will occasionally be shot off shoulder and not exclusively off bags/bipod/barricades, so weight and length is a factor.
Also since PWS is kinda slow to answer my emails, does anyone know who makes PWS's barrels/where they get their blanks from? Just curious.