358 Winchester custom rifle build

[Bearded Gnome]

I now have an AR 10 Roam upper and two barrels to choose. A Faxon 308 Carbine pencil barrel and a W/C 358 Winchester barrel. I think it will end up a 358 Winchester and have a lightweight TA lower. It will be a gas gun because I don't want to fight a bolt in a tapered case. Be Well Brothers, BG.

 

[CAV1/8]

Is it worth getting the Ruger Hawkeye stainless 16 1/2 inch barrel in 358 Winchester?

 

[Bearded Gnome]

I think so. I have killed whitetails with a single shot. Almost always a DRT, no tracking. The stainless might be a little rough at first but running the bolt on an empty gun many times will smooth it out. As to trigger you might have to get it adjusted. Only you will know that. It should be a good gun. Some of my favorite guns are the older tang safety Rugers. Be Well Brother, BG.