The Alaskan Hunter: Sarah Palin’s custom .50 AR-15
At the National NRA Foundation Banquet on 14 May, Governer Palin will be presented with a custom AR-15 chambered in the powerful .50 Beowulf cartridge. The Alaskan Hunter, as it is named, was designed by Bob Reynolds of Templar Consulting. Bob was kind enough to email the photos for the rifle and its specs.
This is the actual rifle that will be presented to Sarah Palin.
- It’s approximately 6-7 pounds
- One of a kind custom solid billet upper hand fit to a forged lower made of 7075 T6 alloy
- Vltor Enhanced Modular stock with the state of Alaska engraved on the side
- Satern machining single point cut rifle barrel 1/20 twist, with an integral flash hider milled into the barrel with an 11 degree crown, chambered in .50 Beowulf
- Composite G10 hand guards with spiral pattern cut
- SSA Geiselle 4 pound trigger
- Magpul trigger guard
- Eotech 512 holo sight
- One seven round magazine
- Ergo small grip
Engraved on the receiver is “In honor of Sarah Palin”.
An absolutely beautiful rifle. Do you think if I move to Alaska, become Governor and run for the Office of the Vice President, they will also give me one? I am tempted to try just to get my hands on the rifle 
Many thanks to Bob for taking the time to email me.
UPDATE: Palin is not attending the banquet. (Thanks to Sebastian and ExurbanKevin for letting me know).
I really like the handguards… who makes those and where can I get one?
Very nice!
You can get them from me, although they won’t be exactly the same.
Looks sweet… is it just me or does the hand guard not look attached to anything, as in, would allow wobbling/bending at the end?
Nonetheless, awesome looking gun. Gotta love the NRA, and those crazy Republicans
Love the Ursa Major/Polaris above the mag!
Two of these rifles were made. One will be presented to Governor Palin, the other will be auctioned at the National NRA Foundation Banquet May 14th during the NRA Annual meeting in Phoenix.
seconding about the handguards, those look real nice. the rifle is awesome, it’s just too bad the recipient is Palin.
Why on earth is it white? that just looks weird..
G.
Seems a lightweight gun. How’s the recoil of .50 Beowulf? Cool caliber. Straightwall cartridge, so it’d be easy to reload.
AlaskaWoodsman, I guess it is white because it is designed for hunting in Alaska …
Guys, those are free-float handguards. They are meant to do that.
It turns out Sarah Palin’s not coming after all (http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2009/05/07/no-palin)
I call dibs on the rifle!
I wonder if you can buy that rifle in CA? AR’s have to have fixed magazines in .223 in CA,but this is a 50 Beowulf sporting rifle with a 7 round mag and not a black “ASSAULT RIFLE”.A nice pig gun…
That’s a nice setup!
Why no dust cover?
there is no dust cover because there’s no dust in Alaska..just igloos and polar bears
I think more than anything it’s a display piece.
This gun is so b.e.a.utiful
if Sarah Palin recives this im shure it will be a show peace