MtnMike Posted January 22, 2022 Report Share Posted January 22, 2022 New to the forum. I m just west (and a good right) of Asheville proper. Found the forum when looking for info on a couple different AR308 rifles I was considering. Ended up purchasing a Windham Weaponry R16SFST-308. Seemed like a good choice for my goals of (1) something light enough I could use for deer/pig hunting & (2) upping my capabilities in the event of a zombie apocalypse or other poop hitting the fan scenario. Only modification I'm planning out of the gate is replacing the A2 with a Precision Armament’s M4-72 Severe-Duty Compensator. Less than 1 oz difference in weight with reportedly a significant kick reduction. Still waiting on both. Delivery moving at the speed of COVID. Thinking about replacing the stock with an MFT Battlelink Minimalist stock at 6 oz and maybe replacing the trigger. But I want to shoot it for a bit first to see how it feels and performs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armed Eye Doc Posted January 22, 2022 Report Share Posted January 22, 2022 Welcome to the forum. That WW rifle looks pretty good from the little bit I read about it. I don't recall anyone who has reported on one here. Please give a review of how it works for you. That way others who search for WW 308AR can find an owner's report. As for the Minimalist stock, I would be concerned about the front to back balance of the rifle with a very light stock. Dropping a few ounces from the back can make it front heavy. I'm not saying it won't work and don't do it, just a word of caution. I like the stock and have one on a small frame AR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belt Fed Posted January 22, 2022 Report Share Posted January 22, 2022 Welcome to the site, WW makes some nice rifles. that wood stocked 308 would really be nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jtallen83 Posted January 22, 2022 Report Share Posted January 22, 2022 Welcome from Iowa! Beautiful country you live in there. Looking forward to hearing about that rifle, for sure shoot it a bunch before making any changes, amazing how thoughts change after am few hundred rounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt.Cross Posted January 22, 2022 Report Share Posted January 22, 2022 Welcome from just outside Hickory, NC! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MtnMike Posted January 23, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2022 22 hours ago, Armed Eye Doc said: Welcome to the forum. That WW rifle looks pretty good from the little bit I read about it. I don't recall anyone who has reported on one here. Please give a review of how it works for you. That way others who search for WW 308AR can find an owner's report. As for the Minimalist stock, I would be concerned about the front to back balance of the rifle with a very light stock. Dropping a few ounces from the back can make it front heavy. I'm not saying it won't work and don't do it, just a word of caution. I like the stock and have one on a small frame AR. Thanks you all for the welcome. I hear you on the stock concerns. I'm not rushing to do anything until I've spent some time and get the feel of the rifle. I'm using a lightweight non-illuminated Leupold scope to start with, so the total weight (without magazine and freedom pills) should still be under 9#. Which I'm guessing is within a 1/2# of the .270 Rem 700 BDL set up I currently use for hunting with no complaints. I saw the Minimalist stock on a POF Revolution that I considered. The POFs are about the lightest weight AR308's I ran across that were fully assembled and available. Really liked the engineering of the POFs, but their company's founder and chief engineer passed in 2020 and I ran into a lot of posts where folks had had issues with the guns and were none too pleased with POF's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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