2 Rifles, 2 Optics. Which one would you put on which?

[Lopro619]

Rifles:
Noveske Afghan

BCM 14.5 ELW-F


Optics:
Trijicon TR24G in a Bobro extended mount, and a Micro T1 aimpoint.

As of right now I have my Afghan set up as my home defense rifle with the T1 and flashlight, but it's so darn heavy. I have been considering throwing the TR24g on the Noveske, and putting the T1 and scout light on the BCM since it's so light. What would you guys do? Which setup would you have as your go to shtf rifle?

[Col_Crocs]

Definitely do what you've been considering. Weight aside, Your afghan has a stainless barrel and was build/designed with accuracy in mind. The TR24 would be better suited to it.

[scooter22]

Variable on the Afghan since you have that nice Noveske Stainless barrel.

T-1 on the BCM since it's lighter, etc.

[Eurodriver]

And that's that.

[jaxman7]

I'd automatically say variable on Afghan but put the scope on both at the max distance you think you'll use both rifles. You may be surprised at what the ELW barrel will do. Plus a huge advantage of the ELW with a variable is the balance. Try it out and see what works for you.

After some accuracy tests and other considerations I ended up putting the Leupold on the pencil barrel and the T1 on the std profile barrel. The rifle with the T1 feels like a brick compared to the one with the variable.


-Jax

[markm]

You may be surprised at what the ELW barrel will do.

This. I bet the ELW hangs with the SS barrel. We shot my 14.5 to 1050 yards and were getting repeat hits on an IPSC steel.

[Gravedigger]

What your considering is exactly what I would do!


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[JS-Maine]

2 Rifles, 2 Optics. Which one would you put on which?

My inclination would be T1 w/BCM and TR24G w/Noveske, but you never know until you try so I would do both combinations. You're just cheating yourself out of a whole lot of fun if you don't. One will most likely perform better than the other at distance, but you will better understand the rifles capability once finished. Get the barrels hot, see how groups change, etc.

2 sweet rifles you have there btw.

[Dist. Expert 26]

My new build is pretty close to your Noveske, and I'm running a T-1 on it for close to mid-range work. Common sense would dictate magnified optics go with a precision rifle, but I wanted to mitigate the weight and bulk while still maintaining accuracy. Just my .02 though.

[Airhasz]

This. I bet the ELW hangs with the SS barrel. We shot my 14.5 to 1050 yards and were getting repeat hits on an IPSC steel.

Believe it when I see it...