Tactilite T-2 : Magazine fed .50 BMG AR-15 Upper!!!
How frick'n awesome is this ...
Reminds me of the FG-42 ... only more awesome!
I have never seen a side magazine mounted .50 BMG upper for the AR-15 platform. Tactlite have outdone themselves!
The T-2 will also be available chamabered in .338 Laupa and .416 Barrett.
The price starts at $2,198 and preorders require a $500 deposit (refundable at anytime before shipping). It is expected to ship by Christmas.
[ Blogging is addictive ... I really need to take a break ]
It looks like it’d be hard for a right handed person to see when firring. Or, is the magazine low enough that you’d be able to look over it?
$2000 is not really that expensive for a .50 in canada. In fact I would go as far as saying that thats pretty darn cheap.
The cheapest we have here that is commonly available is the steyr HS-50, which starts at betwen $5000-5600 CAD.
Page down a bit, its down a little bit on that page.
Here’s video of one being shot.
This, I believe, is the Safety Harbor version. 2nd Video, with the big fat guy in red shooting.
http://blog.ryjones.org/page/6/
AR15 lowers are stress free. All the stress on the rifle should be contain in the upper.
If I have a choice between the two I’ll go for Sako TRG-42.
Very cool, looks a lot like the Safety Harbor upper with the same price point. This one comes with rails though. Curious about the weight.
Any links to reviews of Tactilite uppers? Is there too much stress on the lower? I am eyeballing a Sako TRG-42 in .338 Lapua but I do like to save $$$. Do any of the readers on TFB have a Tactilite upper? Willing to share their impressions?
Steve, let me know if you need a “guest tester” for this baby – I have a brand-new AR lower (bought as a “spare”) with no roof on it that’s begging for a rig like this. Heck, I might even give it back after!
Really cool. But 2 grand? too expensive.
Very cool indeed! And now that I’ve seen it I wonder why no one else had thought of this. I look forward to reading reports after it’s been used. I say give Steve first shot on shooting it and writing about it.
Mike , the owner of Zel Custom, told me they were not the first to come up with the concept (he is a very honest guy).
Heath, I think they have actually offered to send me review guns. Its not practical, but even if it was I would be to embarrassed to publish my groups – I am a relatively poor shot
Anyone knows?
What is the weight of this thing?
I am a fan of http://www.serbu.com/top/bfg50.php
Could it be lighter? than the 22″ bfg-50 carbine? (17lbs)
This hurts just looking at it!
The Safety Harbor upper in the exact same configuration is not considered a firearm. I think this is a really cool idea. However, I think an AR-50 or even a bolt action Barrett might be a better option unless this lets you skirt stupid state laws about .50 BMG.
Kevin, you can export to Canada so long as it’s not STAMPED with a military caliber (.50 BMG) you could probably get one stamped with another name like .50 KEVIN or just get the superior .416 Barrett anyways.
Exporting non-military caliber firearms from the US to Canada generally costs about $100 + S&H through a specialist FFL.
However being an AR upper it will still be a restricted firearm.
There’s the BOHICA FAR-50 upper as well.
It seems to me that if they were actually going to deliver a safe, reliable product by Christmas, they’d have more than a computer rendering by now.
You let the Canadians know about this?!? We are getting invaded for sure now.
Hopefully they come up with a switch-barrel version in standard and magnum-length chamberings, like 30-06, .300 WM, or the like.
Safety Harbor Firearms also has a side-mag .50 upper.
Best,
JBR
Hasn’t the ATF found that uppers that have their own ammunition feeding mechanism are their own “firearms”, needing a 4473?
I seem to remember the ATF reclassifying a belt-fed machinegun upper as its own firearm
WOW, very cool. Need to start saving my allowance
That is realllly cool. Unfortunately, as this is made in the US, I could not import one into good ol’ Canada due to US Export laws.
That’s worth taking a break from the break.