Exposure
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After asking for and recieving much excellent advice from the members here several months ago on what .50 caliber rifle to buy I finally made the plunge today.
I ended up with a Barrett Model 99. It came with optics, a beautiful wheeled hard case, and a nice little cleaning kit. I paid $3550 plus tax so I don't feel that I did that bad really.
The weapon itself is gorgeous! Superb craftsmanship, the bolt is exceptionally smooth. But the weight of this thing, WOW! 25lbs. is a lot of weight in a rifle.
The thought of someone using one of these to cause havoc in some kind of terrorist plot like the anti gunners cry about is laughable at best. The thing is so massive it could never be concealed. It simply needs to be seen up close to understand the comical aspect of someone using it to stir up trouble.
Anyway, on to the pics. In the foreground is a .50 BMG, 30/06, and .223 to give some sense of scale.
From the other side, try to overlook the oily fingerprints I didn't wipe from the reciever.
That's it for now. I have a 100 yard range in my backyard but don't feel comfortable firing this monster there. I don't have an adequate backstop to handle a round like this. And 100 yards is kind of a joke for a rifle like this. There is a 300 yard range close to me that I will get to soon, expect a range report then!
I ended up with a Barrett Model 99. It came with optics, a beautiful wheeled hard case, and a nice little cleaning kit. I paid $3550 plus tax so I don't feel that I did that bad really.
The weapon itself is gorgeous! Superb craftsmanship, the bolt is exceptionally smooth. But the weight of this thing, WOW! 25lbs. is a lot of weight in a rifle.
The thought of someone using one of these to cause havoc in some kind of terrorist plot like the anti gunners cry about is laughable at best. The thing is so massive it could never be concealed. It simply needs to be seen up close to understand the comical aspect of someone using it to stir up trouble.
Anyway, on to the pics. In the foreground is a .50 BMG, 30/06, and .223 to give some sense of scale.
From the other side, try to overlook the oily fingerprints I didn't wipe from the reciever.
That's it for now. I have a 100 yard range in my backyard but don't feel comfortable firing this monster there. I don't have an adequate backstop to handle a round like this. And 100 yards is kind of a joke for a rifle like this. There is a 300 yard range close to me that I will get to soon, expect a range report then!
