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…]
Aaron Miesse, also known as “Chamberbrake” in the ELR (Extreme Long Range) world, is an impressive shooter. He can boast a number of serious shooting accomplishments, including some 2,780 yard impacts with a 375 CheyTac in competition, 10 for 10 in a [Read More…]
In 2017, TFB reported that a new world record shot of 5,000 Yards (2.84 Miles) had been set by former Navy Seal Sniper Charlie Melton. Using a wildcat cartridge called “408 Tejas”, he was able to break the previous record of 4,604 Yards (2.61 Miles). Only a few [Read More…]
It’s not everyday that the Italian company BCM Europearms appear here at TFB, but they did already in 2012 with their “Extreme” rifles and SPAR Straight-pull AR-15s. With the appearance of their 40″ and 50″ barrels in .416 Barret and .460 [Read More…]
A popular YouTube channel called The Slow Mo Guys makes a variety of cool videos filmed with high-end slow motion cameras. Among their videos, there is a fair amount of gun-related ones too. Arguably one of the most interesting slow motion footages is to see the [Read More…]
The famous Barrett M82A1 rifle, chambered in .50BMG (12.7x99mm), has been in use by militaries around the world since its introduction in 1982. It is also quite popular with civilian shooters in the United States – those that can afford the $10,000 price tag, that [Read More…]
If you live in a state or country that does not allow civilian ownership of .50 BMG rifles there are alternative cartridges with similar ballistics to the .50 BMG. Ammoguide.com compares the .50 BMG, .510 DTC, .416 Barrett and .50 Fat Mac. More here.
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