Quote Originally Posted by Tim K View Post
Don't cut the barrel down. The .308 sucks enough you'll want all the velocity you can get.

The mossburg will suffer from the same lack of aftermarket support as the Savage except it will be even worse.

Buy the Remington and be done with it.
I'm curious why you are against cutting and threading the barrel??? Yes, you can get more velocity from a longer barrel, but depending on what he wants to do with it, a shorter barrel may be better.

16" .308 gas guns, and even more so bolt guns, are more than capable of 1000.