If you want a rifle for shots out to 300 metres there is nothing wrong and a lot going for the AR platform. One of my favorite AR's I have seen recently was a members here. He had a AR with a 7.62 upper a scope and a solid M16A2 stock which I much prefer to the folding one. If I lived in the US I would get a nice cut down FAL with a red dot sight. Since I live in Canada I am going to pick up a Norinco M14 clone(actually better than the Springfield version and only 350$US) and fit it up with a Socom 16 type build.