Posted on 08/10/2011 8:28:38 PM PDT by smokingfrog
The LWRC International REPR (Rapid Engagement Precision Rifle) comes to us from requests by our war fighters.
Specifically, when our armed forces members are whacking IED insertion teams, they need more shots, faster than what a bolt-action rifle can deliver. And in the wide open of Afghanistan, you also need reach. So the push is on for a semi-auto .308 rifle with durability and accuracy. That the services can’t stop tripping over their own feet in selecting one doesn’t mean that we have to do without.
LWRC has not just one but four: 12-, 16-, 18- and 20-inch barrel versions. I had an opportunity to put the 20-inch version through its paces, and I have to tell you, I really liked it.
The REPR is a scaled-up AR-15 (which was a scaled-down AR-10) but there are parts in common, and accessories galore meant for your 5.56 will fit the 7.62 REPR. The controls and exterior features are all instantly recognizable and familiar to the 5.56 shooter.
Well, most of them are. Where the 5.56 has a charging handle on the rear of the upper receiver, the REPR has a charging handle on the left side. It is non-reciprocating, so it won’t move when you shoot. It has a large knob, and if you press in on the knob (toward the rifle interior), it engages the charging handle, and you can then use it as a forward assist. When you let go, the spring-loaded knob pops back out, ending its short tenure as an assistant.
There are also extra levers on the exterior. There are two bolt-release levers, one on each side, so you can use either hand to press the button.
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Price: $3,495
Bargain....
How much does that thing weigh? 20 lbs?
The 6.5 Grendel from Alexander Arms only requires the upper receiver/barrel to be changed on the M-4/M-16, but delivers better performance than the .308!
With the addition of the 6.5 Grendel to the product lineup at Alexander Arms, the history of no compromise design, engineering and innovation continues. The 6.5 Grendel provides an extreme range capability for hunting, competition and tactical applications at ranges way beyond those previously achievable with this class of weapon. The 6.5 Grendel® has the flexibility to move from lightweight varmint bullets in the 90 grain class, which offer superb accuracy for competition and small game shooting, to mid weight 108/120 grain competition bullets and then on to 130 and 140 grain bullets, ideal for longer range, tactical shooting.
The 6.5 Grendel is challenging the status quo in Military and Law Enforcement units around the world. First unveiled in May 2003 at the Blackwater Training facility in NC, the 6.5 Grendel® out-shot the 7.62 NATO at range with half the recoil. Still supersonic at 1200 yards, the 6.5 Grendel® delivered superior external ballistics to the 7.62 NATO. Utter reliability, superior external and terminal ballistics than the current state of the art, outstanding accuracy in a lightweight M16/AR-15 platform it is what appears to be the pinnacle for what may be achieved in the M16/AR-15 chassis. The 6.5 Grendel is not a series of compromises, but rather the perfect marriage of mechanical function, internal, external and terminal ballistics all working in harmony.
Shooting a 123-grain Lapua Scenar with a ballistic coefficient of .547 and a muzzle velocity of 2600 fps delivers outstanding accuracy out to 1200 yards. At 600 yards, tennis ball size targets are no match for this flat shooting round. For extreme accuracy, formidable terminal ballistics and long range applications, the 6.5 Grendel® from Alexander Arms is unbeatable.
Compared to the 5.56 the 6.5 Grendel with roughly twice the lead mass gives you the potential for twice the mass of fragments, and if maximum fragmentation is coincident with maximum temporary cavity, the terminal ballistics are quite convincing indeed all in a package that shoots flatter, with 50% less felt recoil than 7.62 NATO M80 ball.
The .308 is a simply a weakening of the 105 year old 30.06, but the 6.5 Grendel or the 6.8 SOCOM/SPC are the ammunition for the 21st Century, and they are but a cheap simply change from the 5.56 rifles.
I like it.
The price of two or three M-14s.
31 lbs - sniper rifle ...
What would be the problem with using a serious cartridge like the 270 wsm? Recoil wouldn’t be much worse than a 308 and particularly with 140-gr all copper bullets and the kinds of ballistic coefficients that would produce, you’d be talking about fire-power and global reach in a single simple weapon. If I were the COTAR of such a project I’d probably start by asking FN if they could put together a 270 wsm version of their FNAR with 20-round detachable mags.
6.5 and 6.8 work in both situations, and you can carry a lot more ammo.
Smallest group: Hornady TAP FPD 168 gr.—1.0 in.
Largest group: Hornady TAP FPD 110 gr.—2.5 in.
Accuracy results are the averages of four five-shot groups fired at 100 yards from a mechanical rest.
Sorry, I don't understand a loss of 150% MOA with a lighter load.
No spec on MOA?
For $3,500 NO GO
I think the 110 gr. is not a BTHP like the 168 gr.
http://www.hornady.com/store/30-Cal-.308-110-gr-V-MAX/
I don’t know Bender, I am a rookie at this sort of stuff. 308 ammo is pretty easy to find and I could buy 2 nice tweaked out M1As for the cost of that thing. Plus, I can’t see 1200 yards ;)
Don’t get me wrong, that is a beautiful piece, wish I had one, but when I can afford it again I’m going downscale.
SWEET rifle !!!
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