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U.S. Army Upgrades To .300 Winchester Magnum
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| October 07, 2010
Posted on 10/07/2010 9:55:41 AM PDT by Neil E. Wright
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$7,800
PER RIFLE to upgrade to the .300WinMag?!?!?!?!?!
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To: Neil E. Wright
” The conversion will take five years and will cost about $7,800 per rifle.”
HUH? I would say that seems a “little” excessive. Does this include test firing with custom bedding and tuning for each rifle?
To: Neil E. Wright
The jury needs to see pictures to determine..
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posted on
10/07/2010 10:00:15 AM PDT
by
rahbert
To: Neil E. Wright
Yummy. I remember shooting some rare 2 3/4 inch magnum 12 gauge loads at some oil drums with my friends years ago. Talk about a blast. This .300 mag must be a load of fun.
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posted on
10/07/2010 10:00:25 AM PDT
by
lefty-lie-spy
(Stay metal. For the Horde \m/("_")\m/ - via iPhone from Tokyo.)
To: Neil E. Wright
"$7,800 per rifle"
So just who is getting that money?
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posted on
10/07/2010 10:00:25 AM PDT
by
Paladin2
To: 300winmag
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posted on
10/07/2010 10:01:03 AM PDT
by
TalonDJ
To: Neil E. Wright
If the upgrade costs $7,800 per rifle, how much would a new one cost?
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posted on
10/07/2010 10:03:28 AM PDT
by
The Sons of Liberty
(Psalm 109:8 Let his days be few and let another take his office. - Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin)
To: Neil E. Wright
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posted on
10/07/2010 10:04:48 AM PDT
by
Frantzie
(Imam Ob*m* & Democrats support the VICTORY MOSQUE & TV supports Imam)
To: The Sons of Liberty
Dunno. We haven’t gotten the bid back from China yet...
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posted on
10/07/2010 10:06:02 AM PDT
by
null and void
(We are now in day 625 of our national holiday from reality. - 0bama really isn't one of US.)
To: Neil E. Wright
The conversion kit includes a new receiver and barrel, a new scope, a new flash suppressor and a folding buttstock. So we are keeping the trigger guard and the forestock from the existing M24, and tossing the rest?
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posted on
10/07/2010 10:06:57 AM PDT
by
AzSteven
("War is less costly than servitude, the choice is always between Verdun and Dachau." Jean Dutourd)
To: Neil E. Wright
I’m not a gunsmith, but I’m pretty sure I can help out with that for far less money, in much shorter time.
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posted on
10/07/2010 10:08:09 AM PDT
by
wastedyears
(Know this, I will return to this land... rebuild where the ruins did stand)
To: null and void
Tell them to get those sweatshops humming!
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posted on
10/07/2010 10:08:29 AM PDT
by
The Sons of Liberty
(Psalm 109:8 Let his days be few and let another take his office. - Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin)
To: Neil E. Wright
This will turn the existing 7.62mm M24 rifles into ones capable of firing the .300 Winchester magnum (7.62x67) round. This is a more powerful round than the NATO 7.62x51 round currently used in the M24. Where has the Army been? I've been sniping with this round since 1977.
I guess this is the first time they have been able to get the price UP to $7800 a pop. Gotta hand it to the Army!
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posted on
10/07/2010 10:08:37 AM PDT
by
Navy Patriot
(Sarah and the Conservatives will rock your world.)
To: Neil E. Wright
.300 Win mag. with a folding stock. That’s gonna leave a mark.
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posted on
10/07/2010 10:12:07 AM PDT
by
Vinnie
(You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Jihads You)
To: Neil E. Wright
How many new .300 WinMags can you buy for $7800?!?
To: Neil E. Wright
At $7,800 each, they should at least come with an attached toilet seat.
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posted on
10/07/2010 10:12:18 AM PDT
by
Rebelbase
(Political correctness in America today is a Rip Van Winkle acid trip.)
To: The Sons of Liberty
I know a custom rifle maker who will make you a one of a kind, accurized (guaranteed to shoot 1/2 minute groups w/ good ammo), personalized, .300 Win mag for $3500.00 all day long!
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posted on
10/07/2010 10:12:25 AM PDT
by
Bigun
("It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere." Voltaire)
To: AzSteven
Probably.
They may not have funds in the bucket to procure new weapons, but may have funds in the maintenance/upgrades bucket. If so, what they are doing makes sense, in a government procurement kinda way. It may end up costing more to the taxpayers because it includes armory costs, but that is the way most of these things happen.
I agree with you, they could have a better deal with a clean, competitive, procurement for new firearms, but then they would have to figure out what to do with the old rifles so they do not fall into civilian hands later, as these guys will not work with the CMP.
To: Neil E. Wright
Can't we just place an order for 500 Accuracy International 338 Lapua’s and then pocket the change?
Military Intelligence?
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posted on
10/07/2010 10:14:28 AM PDT
by
Zathras
Also, Marcus Luttrell carried the SR-25 in Afghanistan.
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posted on
10/07/2010 10:14:39 AM PDT
by
wastedyears
(Know this, I will return to this land... rebuild where the ruins did stand)
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