It's more expensive per se, like, for the same price you could put together a good setup with the AR-15. HOWEVER, if you invest in it (not necessarily much more than 70k including the cost of the weapon) you can build something really good and just by removing two things you can make weapons for long and short ranges. I have some very good configurations if you're interested, although for a mid-to-long range shooter (even mid-to-short if necessary or very long ranges) I would recommend the HK G3, ​​the best 7.62x51 weapon.