So, youre starting to see the possibilities of the short barreled AR? A common configuration might have just came down to what sold well at the time, and the special order option was seemingly easily available? Its a curiosity that you didnt run into some tang sight hunting rifles.
What makes the thirty inch barrel so difficult? Even if a bit lighter could be easier to lug around, being limited to a single shot would have the implication of a more deliberate shot. The weight and longer sight plane would have helped with field accuracy, even today? While you can do as you please, maybe dont take a hack saw and file to a decent condition original?
By the way, how thick could the woods be where you hunt? Take a few steps and a several hundred yard lane opens up?
