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LaRue Tactical OSR (Optimized Sniper Rifle)

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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.

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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.

Posted by Steve on Sep 22nd 2009 | Filed in rifles | Comments (11)

minigun chops down tree

The mythbusters use a 7.62mm Dillon M134D minigun to chop down a tree in 45 seconds.

From Dillon Aero

The Dillon M134D Gatling Gun is the finest small caliber, defense suppression weapon available. It is a six barreled, electrically driven machine gun chambered in 7.62mm NATO and fires at a fixed rate of 3,000 shots per minute. Gatling Guns typically feed from a 3,000 or 4,400 round magazine. They are capable of long periods of continuous fire without threat or damage to the weapon making them an excellent choice for defensive suppression.

Dillon Guns are reliable. The M134D has system life in excess of one million rounds and an average time between stoppage of 30,000 rounds. In the unlikely event of a stoppage the weapon can be serviced and made operational again in under a minute. The multi barrel design means that each barrel only experiences a 500 round per minute rate of fire. This allows for repeated long bursts of fire and a barrel group life of 100,000 rounds.

Hat Tip: Gizmodo

Posted by Steve on Feb 29th 2008 | Filed in machine guns, video | Comments (2)