Precision
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Not that I'm necessarily in the market or anything, but I've always been curious about ultra-long-range precision cartridges. Which one is truly the most effective round for 2500+yards? Well recently I had the opportunity to talk to someone who gave me a ton of insight on the subject.
As many of you know, Desert Tactical Arms has recently unveiled their HTI (Hard Target Interdiction) models. The rifle is currently chambered in .50 BMG, .416 Barrett, .408 CheyTac and (last but certainly not least) .375 CheyTac. Other than that, the four models are virtually IDENTICAL, except for muzzle brakes (still in developmental stages). This was the perfect opportunity to find out which round is truly superior, since they are all fired from the same platform. So I called DTA and asked them about their long-range results. The conversation went something like this:
"Which round have you had the most success with at the 2500-yard line?"
"Oh, definitely the .375 CheyTac. If God wanted to shoot 2500 yards, he would use the .375!"
"Haha, nice. What kind of results have you been getting?"
"Well I saw our company president recently shoot the .375, and he was hitting 18-20" groups at 2650 yards."
"That's incredible! Are there any disadvantages to the round?"
"The only thing I can think of is that for military purposes it isn't the hardest-hitting projectile at long range. But heck, that's what the .50 BMG armor-piercing incendiary is for! This round has a much flatter trajectory, and well as having significantly less recoil."
"Well, CheyTac has been having a lot of economic problems recently. Didn't they recently go bankrupt or something?"
"The company may be in trouble, but I can assure you the round hasn't changed. It doesn't know its creators are stocking up on canned goods. Hopefully when people realize the potential of the round, other manufacturers will start producing it as well. The .375 has a bright future."
There you have it. I've heard similar reports on the internet as well. The rifle itself is far too expensive for me, but it's just something to contemplate about. What do you guys think?
As many of you know, Desert Tactical Arms has recently unveiled their HTI (Hard Target Interdiction) models. The rifle is currently chambered in .50 BMG, .416 Barrett, .408 CheyTac and (last but certainly not least) .375 CheyTac. Other than that, the four models are virtually IDENTICAL, except for muzzle brakes (still in developmental stages). This was the perfect opportunity to find out which round is truly superior, since they are all fired from the same platform. So I called DTA and asked them about their long-range results. The conversation went something like this:
"Which round have you had the most success with at the 2500-yard line?"
"Oh, definitely the .375 CheyTac. If God wanted to shoot 2500 yards, he would use the .375!"
"Haha, nice. What kind of results have you been getting?"
"Well I saw our company president recently shoot the .375, and he was hitting 18-20" groups at 2650 yards."
"That's incredible! Are there any disadvantages to the round?"
"The only thing I can think of is that for military purposes it isn't the hardest-hitting projectile at long range. But heck, that's what the .50 BMG armor-piercing incendiary is for! This round has a much flatter trajectory, and well as having significantly less recoil."
"Well, CheyTac has been having a lot of economic problems recently. Didn't they recently go bankrupt or something?"
"The company may be in trouble, but I can assure you the round hasn't changed. It doesn't know its creators are stocking up on canned goods. Hopefully when people realize the potential of the round, other manufacturers will start producing it as well. The .375 has a bright future."
There you have it. I've heard similar reports on the internet as well. The rifle itself is far too expensive for me, but it's just something to contemplate about. What do you guys think?
