Agreed. I have a P308 and its ROCKS! No issues whatsoever. I did hear of quality issues from several years ago, but it appears that's all in the past. What makes the P308 really shine is the no lubrication.Longshot38 wrote:Affordable quality mags really leave with only two good options. A large frame AR the uses the DPMS/Knight pattern or an M1A. An M1A fits you bill best seeing as it was designed to be a gas piston rifle from the ground up. However the draw back is that you will spend 2 to 3 times as much on this type rifle in order to get accuracy comparable to an AR style rifle. On the AR rifles POF makes great stuff and you can buy with confidence, if a problem is found they will make it right. And as an added benefit the affordable and reliable PMAGS are available for these type rifles. Were it me I'd just get the POF and be done with it. It will give you rifle that has better options for mounting optics and accessories while retaining all the other benefits mentioned above. But then again M1As are just cool, but in my mind not cool enough to pick one over a AR style rifles (hints why I don't own one).
However, if 2K is your upper limit, that POF will be out of reach. Expect to pay about 2.5K for the hardware only - not including the scope.
Best of luck making the choice; its not an easy one to make. It took me months to decide.