Recommended furniture for 18" 6.8 hunting AR

[STI]

I'm curious for suggestions for a buttstock, free float handguard, and iron sights for a deer/elk brush hunting AR. Most of the shots we take where I go are under 80 yards so I'm forgoing optics for now.

Thanks!

[JM Campbell]

Little known secret on free float rails.

https://algdefense.com/blems.html


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[littlejerry]

ALG rails are a great deal, even at normal MSRP.

If it gets cold consider covering or wrapping your rail. Aluminum on bare skin isn't always great.

Sometimes a simple A1 stock is nice for the same reason.

[LOKNLOD]

If no optics are being used, I like the Daniel Defense fixed front-rear sights (assuming by the free float comment that you don’t have a traditional FSB).

With no plans for high volume of fire, or accessory mounting, the lightest slickest cheapest FF tube should do. May be a good chance right now to pick up a keymod rail cheaply.

The ALGs linked above are a great deal :cool:

As for a buttstock, a CTR is hard to beat for the money. I like the friction lock on the magpul stocks.

[pointfiveoh]

Little known secret on free float rails.

https://algdefense.com/blems.html


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[JM Campbell]

That's a great tip. Thank you.

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No problem, FYI the blemishes are usually very hard to see.

You will need to purchase the $5.00 barrel nut tool.

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[Duelist]

The one I built has a 16" barrel, no irons or provision for them, and an AP Customs carbon fiber FF tube. It wears a 2-7 Burris FullField II.

It's been used on two lowers: one with a standard A2 stock, the other with a standard collapsible carbine stock. Stocks are more of a personal fit thing. I built this for my son when he wanted to hunt but was too scrawny to hold up a 22" .243. He hunted with the carbine stock lower. When i shoot it with my long arms, I prefer the A2 lower. I have yet to build a dedicated lower for it, and may not if I decide to sell it. It's one of those things I have because it was cool at the time, but don't really need or care about long-term.

[OlongJohnson]

If you're going to be relying on irons as primary, I'd think a pinned mil-spec front sight gas block would be the way to go. It will also eliminate significant concerns about solidity of mounting or stiffness of handguard, so whatever you like that's cheap will probably be fine. Like the CTR as value-for-money, lightweight and KISS.

[SecondsCount]

I don't hunt with mine but I carry it when traveling and heavy gets old after a while.

It has lightweight profile 18" 5.56 Faxon barrel, ALG free float handguard, and I choose between two lowers. When I want light and compact, I install the lower with the B5 SOPMOD stock which offers a decent cheekweld, and a Larue MBT trigger. For a little more precision and ease when benchrest shooting, I put my lower on which has a Magpul PRS stock and a Geissele National Match trigger.

Even with the lightweight setup, the gun is capable of headshots on steel at 500 yards which should be more than adequate for hunting inside of 100.

[Jesting Devil]

Little known secret on free float rails.

https://algdefense.com/blems.html


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Grabbing 2 of these, thanks for the tip!

[37th Mass]

Depending on your stature and the bulk of your hunting clothes, you might consider a full-size stock rather than a carbine stock. I started with a carbine stock on my hunting 6.8 but then switched to a Magpul MOE Rifle Stock and am much happier. The 6.8 is not a hard kicker, but it does recoil noticeably more than a 5.56. I found that my follow-up shots were faster and much easier with a rifle stock and buffer.

I realize that you plan on hunting at close range, but you might still want to consider a red dot like a Vortex Sparc.

Happy hunting!