[Neil E. Wright]

$7,800 PER RIFLE to upgrade to the .300WinMag?!?!?!?!?!

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★ FREEDOM! ★

★ Estimated Value – PRICELESS! ★

[Parley Baer]

” 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?

[rahbert]

The jury needs to see pictures to determine..

[lefty-lie-spy]

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.

[Paladin2]

"$7,800 per rifle"

So just who is getting that money?

[TalonDJ]

ping

[The Sons of Liberty]

If the upgrade costs $7,800 per rifle, how much would a new one cost?

[Frantzie]

Give the troops something that works. .223 in Afghanistan is pretty worthless.

What about this from Bushmaster. $4900. Ten rounds .50 BMG but it says bolt action. The Barrett I think is semi-auto.
http://www.bushmaster.com/catalog_military_BCW3M_22-50BMGLW.asp

[AzSteven]

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?

[wastedyears]

I’m not a gunsmith, but I’m pretty sure I can help out with that for far less money, in much shorter time.

[Navy Patriot]

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!

[Vinnie]

.300 Win mag. with a folding stock. That’s gonna leave a mark.

[WKUHilltopper]

How many new .300 WinMags can you buy for $7800?!?

[Rebelbase]

At $7,800 each, they should at least come with an attached toilet seat.

[Zathras]

Can't we just place an order for 500 Accuracy International 338 Lapua’s and then pocket the change?

Military Intelligence?

[wastedyears]

Also, Marcus Luttrell carried the SR-25 in Afghanistan.

[Joe 6-pack]

Shortly before he died, Jeff Cooper wrote that the next big challenge for shooters and gunmakers would be the "20-20-20" - that is, putting 20 rounds in a 20" circle at 1,000 yards in 20 seconds or less. I always thought the optimum rifle to do it would be this little gem from Walther, also a .300 WinMag sniper rifle...

[Lion Den Dan]

Looks to me like we are keeping the scope mounts (maybe) and replacing everything else (lock, stock and barrel) for $7800.00. What a crock.

[struwwelpeter]

I'm looking at Lee's "Modern Reloading", comparing .308 Winchester to .300 Winchester Magnum for a 250-grain jacketed bullet...

...and becoming seriously aroused.

[SVTCobra03]

The 98Bravo would be better:

[my small voice]

I havea hard time believing taht they cannot buy NEW ones for less than $7800/each!! Here we go with the $5500 toilet seats again.