Just read the article on the rifle in the current issue of Surefire Combat Tactics, it’s a very good article.
Very little info online…unless i missed something.
I just have to say its nice to see a state go out of the way and test quality firearms and then outfit them accordingly with optics, lights, slings, etc… We are looking at new rifles as well but are forced to look at only what is on state contract…which is slim pickings! I’m more amazed at the money they must be shelling out per rifle x 400! ( Just re read the part that said 1.5 million)
I hope the California Game Wardens enjoy their new rifles…I’m officially jealous!
Hopefully I will be turning in my Gov’t M-14 soon (I do love shooting it though)!
Folks I don’t agree with the CA AW laws but, believe me, the game wardens deal with very dangerous 2 legged critters out there. Marijuana grows, meth labs, heavily armed poachers.
I shot at a three gun match with a game warden captain back in Oct and got to see it in action. Its a nice rifle and he was a very good shooter (I think he took second overall). Good guy too.
The POFs look nice and I keep hearing negative things about them. The rifle worked great when I saw it in action. But I dont have enough info to say either way.
The officers have the chance to purchase their old M1As but most wont. The state wants to charge them something like $1600-1800 each rifle for rifles that are several years old and have miles on them.
I guess the state needs the $ or they just dont want to give their officers a perk even though they are taking in the shorts on pay cuts and benefit cuts plus the PERS retirement getting hacked.
BTW game wardens back-up rural police, sheriffs, and CHP ALL the time. We have a few in my town and they’ve backed me up on a few occasions when dealing with two-legged critters.
Depending on where you look, being a Game Warden or U.S. Park Ranger is the most dangerous job in law enforcement. Rural officers should be expecting longer shots due to their work environment. Also, Wardens will likely be dispatching wildlife with the rifle - what’s better to put down an injured bear - 223 or 308?
I don’t know what the negatives are (BESIDES the law suit deal) as a whole. I absolutely love mine! Sure there are always going to be some unhappy customers here and there, but the rifle itself has been great. You are going to find dirt on every company. No company has a clean record.
POF rifles “feel” heavier because the rail is thicker. It gives you the feeling of bulk and I believe it makes you perceive it as heavier.
I am a huge fan of POF rifles and shoot them regularly in all calibers except 6.5 Creedmoor. I have yet to find a more accurate semi-auto .308 rifle. That includes all the “top tier” names.
Agree. I have seen some that work and quite a few that didn’t. One issue I recall was magazines in the .308 versions. I am also not a fan of stuff that uses proprietary parts.
