Ohio Ordnance Works?

[batlhardened1]

Looking for a new fun rifle and stumbled across the HCAR from Ohio Ordinance. Its basically a BAR from WW2 but has all the new gizmos and gadgets on it. Saw some good reviews but was wondering if anyone had experience with this rifle in particular or Ohio Ordinance in general. Here's a video review of the rifle, its pretty BA.
http://stories.madcards.com/957/1533/FPSRussiaHCARHeavyCounterAssaultRifle

 

[Robert]

$4700 for that? Nope I am good.
http://www.ohioordnanceworks.com/hcar

I'd rather have their 1918 BAR or their 1919 for that price... Trying to make the BAR tacticool ruins the entire thing for me. But that is just me, if you want one and have the money then go for it. Heck, if nothing else it might be fun to shoot.

 

[Thermactor]

Did you just refer to an FPSRussia video as a credible firearm review?

 

[Speedo66]

We used to play soldier with just a few sticks, cost a lot less.

 

[Edarnold]

One thing you need to know is that no matter which version you would get, it's NOT a Browning Automatic Rifle M1918. To get the blessing of the ATF, they had to change the operation from open bolt to closed bolt, the inside of the receiver is changed to prevent the use of the original action parts, and the trigger mechanism is altered. So what you get for your $5,000 is a gun that looks like a real BAR. I'm guessing you could find an Airsoft replica for a lot less.

 

[mbott]

I'm guessing you could find an Airsoft replica for a lot less.

But it would not be nearly as much fun to shoot. I owned one of their SLRs about 10 years back and it was a real blast. Accurate, stable and reliable. One firearm that I really miss. Toyed with the idea of picking up a replacement for the one I sold, but too many other firearms get in the way.

--
Mike

 

[Magnuumpwr]

Do not own one or any OOW guns, yet. Thinking that the M1918A3 with walnut would match my Garand, 1919A4, 30 carbine, and M3HB. As one might be able to tell, kind of like WWII style of guns. Hopefully they (OOW) are nothing like O R F, had one of their guns, HAD!

 

[barnbwt]

"One thing you need to know is that no matter which version you would get, it's NOT a Browning Automatic Rifle M1918. To get the blessing of the ATF, they had to change the operation from open bolt to closed bolt, the inside of the receiver is changed to prevent the use of the original action parts, and the trigger mechanism is altered. So what you get for your $5,000 is a gun that looks like a real BAR. I'm guessing you could find an Airsoft replica for a lot less."

1) Open bolt sucks, as anyone who has shot one knows
2) An open bolt 30-06 is even dumber (innovative at the time, whatever; it is not compelling now)
3) The semi/closed bolt conversion likely has a better trigger
4) It is not like original parts litter the street to be swapped in anyway (and would they even fit a vintage rifle that relied on hand fitting?)
5) Find me an airsoft replica that shoots 30-06

The gun is functionally similar, and a lot more practical than getting an SOT setup to build "real" facsimiles that are no more historical for such sticklers, and also can't be transferred easily/at all.

TCB

 

[js8588]

This is, for better or worse, the best battle style 30-06 available. One will be in my future, unless I can get my hands on a Vepr Hunter in '06.

 

[Surculus]

For that kind of dosh, they could have at least copied the quick-change barrel system of the FN-D while they were at it...

 

[barnbwt]

"This is, for better or worse, the best battle style 30-06 available"
FN49 is worlds more advanced. Lots of people claim the BAR is "the best" even though the vast majority of folks have no experience beyond Call of Dooty. The equally esoteric FG42 in 308/'06 available as a reproduction is also far more advanced (see the competition between the two on Ian's Forgotten Weapons site)

TCB