05-17-2013, 09:08 PM
Buster Wrote:This is a VERY interesting concept. I have been putting $$$ aside to eventually do the Barrett M107A1 (.50 BMG) thing, but this has me re-thinking. Would like to see more details.
Obviously, long range, hard hitting, is a niche market, but let free market enterprise do it's thing....thanks for sharing bwaites,,,please keep up updated if you will
No comparison for me. The Barrett is a a great rifle, but its intended use is vehicle and materiel interdiction. Having shot several, they are minute of vehicle accurate, but I don't have to shoot at vehicles or IED's very often!
I do want to shoot out to 2000 meters on steel and targets, and the .338 does that better than anything of reasonable cost.
The test mules are sub MOA with factory ammo, and if the production guns are similarly accurate, I'll have exactly what I want, a sub-MOA large caliber, semi-auto, long range rifle. That's been what I have wanted all along, and I've been offered Barretts at very reasonable prices, but I've been talked out of them by the guys who use them the most in the military.
You can shoot the .338 for cheaper than the .50 if you look at comparable match grade ammunition or handloading.
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