LaRue Tactical OSR (Optimized Sniper Rifle)
LaRue OSR 7.62mm
The LaRue Tactical OSR has been a long time coming but LaRue are nearing shipping the rifles that are currently on order.
The OSR is an AR-10 type rifle styled after the Knight's Armament SR-25 and M110. It is built from high quality components and shoots sub-MOA groups at 100 yards. THe price reflects this, and it starts at $2,485.
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Caliber | 7.62x51mm NATO |
| Rifle Weight | 9.7 lbs (unloaded / no optics) 14.0 lbs (fully-loaded as seen above) |
| Recievers | Upper and lower CNC machined from 7075-T6 billet |
| Length | 37.5“ (with A2 stock) |
| Barrel | 16.1" (18" & 20" also available) LW50 Stainless |
| Barrel Twist | 1/11.25 twist |
| Barrel Life | 10,000 |
| Max Effective Range | 800 meters |
| Magazine | Standard 10 or 20 round M110 magazines |
| Accuracy | Average size of a 5-shot group less than 1 MOA |
| Price | $2,485 (base model) |
Shooting at a 100 yard range. Keep watching to see the night shooting.
From the above video. I love how the the SureFire suppressor heats up on night vision! I guess suppressors are not a good choice in night time combat operations.
The suppressor is alright, normally you wouldn’t fire that many rounds continuously and even if you did the muzzle flash would be more of a telltale than a hot part on your weapon.
two and a half thousand dollars! For that i could buy a small crate of SVDs.
“From the above video. I love how the the SureFire suppressor heats up on night vision! I guess suppressors are not a good choice in night time combat operations.”
Muzzle fire is really the greater problem. A suppressor is mostly a thin metal piece – you could easily cool that down with water/contact or camouflage it with some cloth.
About seconds 15-22; what’s up with the propellant? I haven’t seen that much smoking coming out of the system in ages.
Btw; normal night vision (brightness amplifiers) also work in the near infrared spectrum, that’s why this is visible.
Any idea why these arms companies keep jumping into crowded waters? The SR-25 has this part of the market sewn up…what made them want to enter it?
I don’t know much about the 7.62 AR platforms, but I looked on their site and couldn’t find if this operated on DGI or a gas piston configuration. Anyone have any insight on this? Also, I have seen some of the 7.62 AR’s with a forward assist and I understand it makes the upper a bit wider, but is there any advantage to not including one on their system? I would think if they were marketing to the military it would be nice to include it, the GI’s are accustomed to having one. But I know the M110 doesn’t have one either.
‘Keep watching to see the knight shooting’ – was this a typo or was a man in full plate armour going to show up and start firing off rounds?
*I now know Steve is going to fix this typo and my post will seem superfluous.
As for the gun – I’ve never quite understood why civilians would pay from $2500 – $7000+ for a 7.62 semi auto battle rifle made all ’sniper-y’. Why not just buy a decent target rifle or a Springfield M1A?
I watched really carefully but didn’t see any knights. Was he not wearing his shining armor?
Suppressor help eliminate muzzle flash and are very good at it.
Solomon,
Companies that makes AR15 and 1911 are rolling in a big pile of money. There is a large untapped market for the AR-10. I see more and more companies entering it in the future.
The SR-25 cost almost 8k. It is made by Knights Armaments so it is always way way overpriced. On the other hand LaRue version is just over priced. There are AR-10 that is in the sub 2k range and accurate shooter. However make sure the magwell can take SR-25 magazine because it is now the official magazine for the AR-10.
http://www.impactguns.com/store/kmc_sr25.html
SpudGun, LOL, sorry to disappoint. Just plain ‘ol Americans – no knights.
It is not all that expensive compared to the SR-25, which runs even higher. But as you say, a bolt-action target rifle costs a lot less.
Sven -
Regards to the propellant…In that short section of the video it looks as if it might be raining. When I’m shooting in muggy, windless rain, I sometimes get smoke like that out of my ar.
Larue sent me a little pamphlet about this rifle and I believe the rifle uses that traditional AR gas system. In the photo you can see what looks like a gas tube underneath the rail.
Still take a M-21 over that AR-10!