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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Why can’t they use it? It’s battle-proven.
“Made in Turkey, huh? Wonder what the quality is like?”
If it’s like most of the stuff I ran into while I was stationed there in the early-to-mid 80’s, it’s either really well made and very pricey, or very iffily made, and cheap as dirt...
Effes Pilsen, the cheap local beer, was pretty good, but you could get seriously lit on one six-pack, or drink a whole case another time and not even get a buzz.
The Tuborg Gold they also made was more consistenly alcoholic, and also quite tasty, but way more lira.
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“Id rather the liberals in the suburb next to us have Mosins rather than, like the British, use only harsh language.”
I’m shooting the liberals first, even before the zombies.
Hand out Mosins to liberals and they may shoot you in the back, they will help deplete food supplies rapidly, and will compromise your position when cornered by the zombies. If they survive, they will also reproduce.
All the above scenarios are unacceptable for the well being of any chance for a restored republic.
I held one at the gun shop and it felt more like 40-50 to me.
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