My coyote calling rifle is similar in build, sporting a 20" bull barrel..... I have it Set it up with a 3.5-10x40 Leupold and have been very thrilled with it!
Excellent. That is very good news, my friend.
I wanted to keep it kinda light, but still be a tad heavier than my carbine and with a few inches longer barrel. The rifle still won't be a heavyweight.
Just for [bleep] and giggles, I'm going to take a flier and try the Black Hole barrel with polygonal rifling. Locally, they have a fantastic reputation for being crazy accurate, a breeze to clean (no rifling edges at all) and FAST.
http://www.majorpandemic.com/2012/02/black-hole-weaponry-ltm-ar15-barrel.html And if the Black Hole turns out to produce a turd (Steve made a little joke
), I'll throw a Krieger or some top-drawer barrel at it. No problem.
Whatever, it should be a blast
God Bless,
Steve