(image courtesy of Barrett website)
That's a Barrett MRAD in .338 Lapua Magnum. It's a bolt-action, interchangeable barrel long-range rifle. It's $6,000, and worth every penny - after all, it is a Barrett. Now, I have no idea if I could ever put in enough trigger time to be worthy of such a rifle, but damn, it'd be fun to try... It's coming out mid year, so be sure to contact your local fun store and put your deposit down now...
Thanks to Shooting Illustrated for the tip!
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8 comments:
After spending $6000 for the rifle, don't forget you need to get a scope that is worthy of sitting on such a rifle. So, round up your request to an even $10000.
For a 1/3rd of the price, you can get a Tactilite upper in .338 Lapua and have it sent to your door.
Well, I can... Don't know about MA rules.
Fun rifle to shoot too. I liked the kick from the .416 Barrett better, but the .338 is >12g too. Probably accurate as well, but I was just helping test out a new design so "Didn't Blowed Up" was all I was going for rather than "Hit that target".
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There was a remarkably similar piece sitting on the counter at the sporting goods store Saturday, when I stopped in for ammo. There was also a crowd of folks standing in a semi-circle around it, in various states of drool.
You speak of not being worthy...
With a good scope, good ammo of known ballistic characteristics, a good rifle, a good rest, and co-operative weather; someone who understands marksmanship basics can be hitting at 800 yards with some consistency, and making plenty of hits on a 2 or 3moa target at 1000 yards, in at most a couple hours (presuming there isn't something physically or mentally preventing them from doing so of course).
At boomershoot this year, my wife went from never having shot past 100 yards, to making consistent hits at 650 yards; in two hours.
By focusing on the fundamentals of marksmanship, doing some classroom training beforehand on the basics and on the math of the situation etc... and by giving her a good and consistent rifle, ammo, and rest; it got the equipment out of the way and just let her focus on making a good shot.
The difference between a sniper or precision rifle shooter, and everybody else, isn't that they can hit targets at 1000 yards. It's that they can do it, in any reasonable conditions, from any required position, after days or weeks of covert travel and stalking, through pain and exhaustion... and they can hit in the kill zone, the FIRST time.
Like Tim said, glass good enough to mount and a suitable mounting system. Then, lets buy ammo! 10K probably gets us to the range.
I won't pay 6k for a boltie even if it made the bullet fly around corners to hit the target every time.
Just to show how consistent I am...
I would love a .50 S&W Magnum lever action.
I don't know why I just can't get interested in a boltie. I've fired them. In fact I have fired a Barrett, and a friends 30-06, and a .308. I get nothing but ennui. Give me a similar rifle only semi-auto? I'll drool, I'll buy the ammunition for a chance to shoot it.
Or look at a Desert Tactical for around $3200 http://www.deserttacticalarms.com/guns/precision-rifles/test-group-product.html
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