Barrett is a single name that’s synonymous with large caliber rifles and being the self-proclaimed leader in long-range. Since the company was born, they’ve resided in a small factory roughly an hour south of Nashville, TN. The name might be known the world [Read More…]
Today marks the official launch of Barrett’s newest rifle, the MRADELR. Designed for Extreme Long Range (ELR) shooters, the MRADELR is a larger version of the existing MRAD chambered in .416 Barrett. Barrett was kind enough to send us the press release and [Read More…]
Who doesn’t want one of those Barrett M107A1 in .50BMG? Well, here’s your chance since MGE Wholesale is offering FFL Dealers to purchase these beasts from an International Military Contract overrun. These Barretts come in a black Cerakote finish, with [Read More…]
For those of you who are interested in blockchain technology, cryptocurrency, and NFTs, Digital Arms has just announced a mint of 2222 Barrett Firearms NFT collectibles. Pricing is listed at $29.99 for each NFT and payment can be made with either cryptocurrency or a [Read More…]
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At the start of SHOT Show 2023, the news broke that Australian defense company NIOA had purchased Barrett Firearms. Rob Nioa, the new owner of Barrett Firearms was in attendance at this year’s SHOT Show. I was given the rare opportunity to interview Mr. Nioa [Read More…]
Australian Defense company NIOA has acquired Barrett Firearms. Founded in 1982 By Ronnie Barrett the company quickly became synonymous with their .50 caliber anti-materiel rifles and later thier precision rifles including the MK22 Advanced Sniper Rifle. Barrett rifles [Read More…]
Barrett Firearms Manufacturing Inc. has now made one thousand MRAD Mk22 rifles to fulfill the United States Army Precision Sniper Rifle contracts. MRAD is short for Multi-Role Adaptive Design, and it’s designed with a focus on precision and modularity. The upper [Read More…]
Barrett MRAD rifles were introduced to the snipers of New Zealand in 2018 replacing their 7.62mm AI Arctic Warfare sniper rifles. That’s the topic of our Photo Of The Day. New Zealand acquired 42 MRAD sniper rifles. The MRAD has a fully adjustable match-grade 2 [Read More…]
Designed to compete in the 2009 Precision Sniper Rifle (PSR) competition, the Barrett Multi-Role Adaptive Design or MRAD was born. While it wouldn’t be chosen for the PSR of 2009, it would be selected as the Department of Defense (DoD) newest Advanced Sniper [Read More…]
The US Army is set to receive a new batch of .50 calibre M107 long range sniper rifles with the Department of Defense announcing the contract award on the 28th November. The near $8 million dollar order will see Barrett Firearms provide between 700 and 800 rifles.These [Read More…]
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