My son (11) shot a deer last season with my .308, but its still a little too much the way its configured in terms of length and weight for him to carry around and manage with the suppressor and everything

Im debating two courses of action:

Buy a 16in 6ARC like the Ruger American Gen 2;
https://www.ruger.com/products/ameri...ets/46926.html


OR convert one of my 16in 5.56 ARs to 6ARC. Only issue, the Proof carbon fiber 16 drop-in Im interested in is about $100 more than the Ruger rifle itself and Id still need a BCG and mags. CF is a full pound lighter than the stainless version and I think it would be better for a rifle that would be carried a good bit

Ive had excellent results from my other Proof stainless drop-in so thats the reason I was looking at the Proof CF

Id get a new optic for either one suited to the purpose so not really factoring that in


I guess the question is more do I do get an entirely new rifle or convert one I dont use much