iamkris
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I was traveling this week when my BOHICA FAR-50 Mk II .50 BMG upper arrived on Tuesday. Info on this rifle (and the feeding frenzy that has ensued is here http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=278762) However, with Good Friday off, I figured I could assemble the rifle, go through some familiarization and sneak off to zero it at the range in the afternoon.
First, I've changed the set up from what I originally intended. Instead of a Magpul PRS stock, I used an A2 stock and filled the stock cavity with a competition lead weight, adding 4 lbs to the rifle. I have a DPMS lower and kept the stock trigger because it was (surprisingly) crisp. A Wolff extra power hammer spring will make sure military primers are ignited but also leaves me with a 9 lb pull weight...I added an EZPull device which cuts the pull to about 4 or 5 lbs. I put a plastic dust cover/plug in the mag well and removed the buffer, spring and bolt hold lever since this is a dedicated lower. I have a Burris Tactical 3-9x scope to begin with. Burris Tactical 6-screw mounts.
First, impressions. Overall, the improvements the company made seem good. The muzzle brake looks like it will be much more effective (similar to an AR50 brake). Reasonably good metal and polymer work but not perfect. The spring loaded bipod works really nicely. It took a bit of fiddling to get the upper on the lower. The rear pin didn't want to go in, but the more I work it, the easier it is to assemble. The bolt wouldn't cock the hammer when I first tried, however, I found a burr on the cam and 5 swiped with a fine file and now it works fine. All in all, it is very good workmanship for the price (about 1/2 of what others want for a .50).
Next...it is a BEAST.
With a 24 lb upper and the weight I put in the stock, it tops 30 lbs on the scale.
Bolt, action and cartridge shots
Here's the obligatory muzzle shot...that's a big hole.
Finally, as another way to get a sense of scale of the thing, here's a comparison of a 16" M4-gery, a 24" 6.5 Grendel and the BOHICA.
So...how about the range report? My intent was to get the rifle zeroed and at least a little shooting to test basic accuracy and function with military ball ammo. I was also going to have some videos posted. Unfortunately, Mother Nature decided to dump on the Chicago with a early spring snowstorm that shut down our range.
Maybe next weekend.
First, I've changed the set up from what I originally intended. Instead of a Magpul PRS stock, I used an A2 stock and filled the stock cavity with a competition lead weight, adding 4 lbs to the rifle. I have a DPMS lower and kept the stock trigger because it was (surprisingly) crisp. A Wolff extra power hammer spring will make sure military primers are ignited but also leaves me with a 9 lb pull weight...I added an EZPull device which cuts the pull to about 4 or 5 lbs. I put a plastic dust cover/plug in the mag well and removed the buffer, spring and bolt hold lever since this is a dedicated lower. I have a Burris Tactical 3-9x scope to begin with. Burris Tactical 6-screw mounts.
First, impressions. Overall, the improvements the company made seem good. The muzzle brake looks like it will be much more effective (similar to an AR50 brake). Reasonably good metal and polymer work but not perfect. The spring loaded bipod works really nicely. It took a bit of fiddling to get the upper on the lower. The rear pin didn't want to go in, but the more I work it, the easier it is to assemble. The bolt wouldn't cock the hammer when I first tried, however, I found a burr on the cam and 5 swiped with a fine file and now it works fine. All in all, it is very good workmanship for the price (about 1/2 of what others want for a .50).
Next...it is a BEAST.
With a 24 lb upper and the weight I put in the stock, it tops 30 lbs on the scale.
Bolt, action and cartridge shots
Here's the obligatory muzzle shot...that's a big hole.
Finally, as another way to get a sense of scale of the thing, here's a comparison of a 16" M4-gery, a 24" 6.5 Grendel and the BOHICA.
So...how about the range report? My intent was to get the rifle zeroed and at least a little shooting to test basic accuracy and function with military ball ammo. I was also going to have some videos posted. Unfortunately, Mother Nature decided to dump on the Chicago with a early spring snowstorm that shut down our range.
Maybe next weekend.
More pics when things improve weather-wise. 
