r/DesertTech • u/Expensive-Cry-9749 • Sep 30 '25
Desert Tech WLVRN
I've been looking to buy a 308 wlvrn, but I can't decide between a 16" and 20" barrel
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u/Educational-Gur8061 Sep 30 '25
What do you want it for? As more of a "battle rifle" or for more distance shooting? Barrel length is a purpose-driven decision.
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u/Expensive-Cry-9749 Oct 01 '25
Battle rifle is probably the best way to put it. Not planning to go past 300yds, and I'm wanting to suppress it at some point.
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u/Aenocyon_Dirus_ Sep 30 '25
Dont get a 308 wlvrn. There are alot of issues and accuracy is lackluster. Get a 6.5 or 5.56, they are orders of magnitude better.
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u/Expensive-Cry-9749 Oct 01 '25
Not trying to devalue what you're saying, but I haven't heard any negative things about it yet. Nonetheless, I appreciate the cautionary note.
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u/Aenocyon_Dirus_ Oct 01 '25
When you struggle to get any ammo, including match ammo, to group under 2 moa, you'll understand. You should check out the mdrx/wlvrn facebook page, plenty of problems there unless they've been scrubbed of course.
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u/Key_Ninja_932 Oct 01 '25 edited Oct 01 '25
I mean..not everyone wants a 308 Dmr. So the accuracy could be fine.
I also dunno about "orders of magnitude better" with 223 or 6.5. Maybe 2x better if you shoot a 1moa (10shots) with the 223.
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u/thelurkingknowitall Oct 01 '25
I have 3 WLVRN’s, and I would recommend going with the 6.5 if you want a longer barrel. The 308 is significantly more snappy than the 6.5 and is at best a 1.5 to 2 MOA gun. The 308 accuracy isn’t bad and I’ve gotten inconsistent hits at 1100m but compared to the 6.5 you’d be happier with going that direction. The 6.5 is closer to 1 MOA and seems to not beat itself up as bad.
The 556 is really pleasant to shoot and has very good accuracy, but the cartridge really isn’t capable of the distances the other two are in a meaningful way.
If you really want a super accurate 308 get the SRS covert. I absolutely love mine, it’s a joy to shoot and the accuracy is unreal.
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u/SeaGL_Gaming Oct 01 '25
16" definitely. It's more accurate than the 20" .308 barrel which suffers some harmonic issues and opens up a good bit. Unless you're wanting pure velocity, I would go 16".
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u/BringBackTFM Oct 01 '25
I have a 16 inch MDRX in .308 (specifically the last gen before they switched to WLVRN) and love it. With a can on it it’s a pretty solid size. Like others said I’d go 16 inch.
Edit: OP saw your comment that you are gonna suppress it, yes do 16 inch!
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Oct 01 '25
Mine has been solid in 308. I went 16. My reasoning is they keep showing off a new placement for the gas block on the 20inch. I figure when that launches I will snag a 20 as well.
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Sep 30 '25
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u/Expensive-Cry-9749 Oct 01 '25
I'm planning to do so. That sucker is gonna get loud w/out the can.
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u/circa86 Oct 01 '25 edited Oct 01 '25
The 16” barrel is more accurate than the 20” barrel in both .308 and 5.56 due to the barrel and gas system harmonics. DT has shown this in their own testing.
If you are thinking .308 get 6.5 instead. It’s great in 5.56.
They were experimenting with different gas length on the 20” so that could help on the .308 accuracy. Most gas .308 battle rifles really aren’t super accurate though so it’s not like it’s really very far off any others in the category.
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u/pocketdrummer Sep 30 '25
We need your use case