I just can't get warmed up to the AR platform, swapped it for a M-14 and a Stevens pump in Vietnam.
I won a custom built AR in 20 Practical in a shooting match, this thing had everything done to and would shoot in the .3's with good handloads. On a coyote stand it is awkward. This past season I swapped out the 20" 20P barrel to a 16" 223 and it handles better and while not quite as accurate, it shoots about an inch reliably and is plenty good for coyotes out to 300 yards. I am spending time out on the desert shooting targets with it from field positions to get used to it.
As it is now, 223, w/Burris 1.5-6x40mm
As I won it 20 Practical, Alpen 1.5-6x40mm scope for coyotes and a 6-18 scope for small stuff
Way better 222 Rem, 1-4x20mm Leupold.
In some terrain even better 16/16/6.5x58R Leupold 1-4x20mm
