I agree and respectfully disagree, but LOL at the weight comparo with the old M14s.
My last gig actually had us with M14s that almost nobody could qual. with at 100 yds: they were that beat; bad guys are definitely safe there. What I used to hump to the ranges, I'm guessing, were the SP-1s, and man what a shooting difference in quality compared to the 6920s of today!
I'd disagree on purpose appointment, as it is dependent on where/what the shooter is at: I can leave a tower deer stand overlooking our open 900m field, walk 20m into the woods, throw the rifle into the trunk and take it to L.E. work as it has been approved. I'd certainly take the 6920 to a 3-gun match, but I also have enough 7.62 on hand to use it in a pinch with confidence. I'm not trying to pick a debate, just chewing on morning coffees.. I'd definitely rather sneak hunt the woods with ANY T, rather than the Eclipse .300W.M..
Yes, it comes down to weight reduction for me anyway, barrel length, and proprietary parts swapping aspects: barrels, mags, and bits. Speaking of: what is the weight difference between one of the 20 round LR P-Mags, and an AL 20 rd unit? IIRC, somebody had weighed an AL mag loaded coming in at 5 pounds on it's own?
So more questions: what is the collapsible stock of preference, and what's the weight savings there? Does anybody here actually consider a scope's weight before buying? I really like the free-float tube that came on the T, what's there to improve on there, weight-wise?
Caliber swap: The varying reviews on 6.5/6.8/300 BLK have me just plain keeping a distance to wait and see. Reading reviews by the match U.S. Army team guys, they equate the 300 BLK as lobbing rainbows much beyond 200m, but I figure they're just shaking down for real-time with suppressors anyway?
Looking at the SPR platforms I came across this company;
www.nemesisarms.com/nemesis_arms_products.html
5 calibers from 1 platform, with just a 30 second barrel swap? Holy smokes.