44caliberkid
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Ordered one of these last summer.
http://www.ligameccorp.com/RAPTOR_50_29_BARREL_p/upr-50-29.htm
Always wanted a 50 BMG since the first Barrett’s came out. No way I could afford the semi auto and the latest iterations in bolt actions are still $4K and up.
While searching online I found this 50 BMG AR upper. A lot of the 50AR uppers got classified by the BATF as firearms and are required to go through an FFL. This was mainly because if the design used a spring loaded striker, it could be tripped without being mounted to a lower, and fired. That would make a great Darwin Award video. But the Raptor upper only has a floating firing pin, like any AR, and is fired by the hammer in the AR lower, so no different than any AR upper and can be shipped right to your porch.
Needing a dedicated single shot AR lower I went with an 80% unit from Hell Fire Armory. https://www.hellfirearmory.com/ar-single-shot-80-percent
The Raptor comes with it’s own AR hammer and spring, so I scrounged through the parts bin for a trigger and spring and found a yellow cerocoated one that had been in a colored lower parts kit. Takedown pins are Yankee Hill, stainless with big pull knobs. The safety is mil-spec. No other parts go in the lower, single shot remember, no mag catch or release button. And no buffer, but I did screw on a rifle length buffer tube and Magpul MOE rifle stock. The bolt of the raptor retracts into the buffer tube when you cycle it.
Another dive into the spares and I found a Monstrum Tactical scope 6x24x50 G3 FFP. It came with rings. The bipod is a GG&G , and there’s a Limbsaver medium slip on recoil pad on the stock, the only two items I didn’t have on hand, but arrived in 72 hours courtesy of Optics Planet.
Took it to the range today for 100 yard sight in. Shot four drilled the center of the black. Could have done it in 3, but dialed past my point of aim, just excited. I made sure I had a buddy with me, in case the thing hurt me, and to video.
Does it kick? Sure, but my Winchester Low Wall 45-70, with steel butt plate, hits and hurts way worse. Just a big cushioned push on the shoulder, the muzzle brake does its job. Make sure you have 4 inches minimum eye relief from your scope. Mine does and I didn’t get punched in the eye. The 29 inch barrel puts the blast way out there. And it’s assembled weight of 20 lbs helps too. The manufacturer warns that the 18.5 inch models are a bit more violent.
Tomorrow is still good weather, so I’ll go shoot a group or two.
BTW I’ve got right at $2200 in the whole rig.
Tried to post a pic but the attach file thing won’t show my whole photo library.
http://www.ligameccorp.com/RAPTOR_50_29_BARREL_p/upr-50-29.htm
Always wanted a 50 BMG since the first Barrett’s came out. No way I could afford the semi auto and the latest iterations in bolt actions are still $4K and up.
While searching online I found this 50 BMG AR upper. A lot of the 50AR uppers got classified by the BATF as firearms and are required to go through an FFL. This was mainly because if the design used a spring loaded striker, it could be tripped without being mounted to a lower, and fired. That would make a great Darwin Award video. But the Raptor upper only has a floating firing pin, like any AR, and is fired by the hammer in the AR lower, so no different than any AR upper and can be shipped right to your porch.
Needing a dedicated single shot AR lower I went with an 80% unit from Hell Fire Armory. https://www.hellfirearmory.com/ar-single-shot-80-percent
The Raptor comes with it’s own AR hammer and spring, so I scrounged through the parts bin for a trigger and spring and found a yellow cerocoated one that had been in a colored lower parts kit. Takedown pins are Yankee Hill, stainless with big pull knobs. The safety is mil-spec. No other parts go in the lower, single shot remember, no mag catch or release button. And no buffer, but I did screw on a rifle length buffer tube and Magpul MOE rifle stock. The bolt of the raptor retracts into the buffer tube when you cycle it.
Another dive into the spares and I found a Monstrum Tactical scope 6x24x50 G3 FFP. It came with rings. The bipod is a GG&G , and there’s a Limbsaver medium slip on recoil pad on the stock, the only two items I didn’t have on hand, but arrived in 72 hours courtesy of Optics Planet.
Took it to the range today for 100 yard sight in. Shot four drilled the center of the black. Could have done it in 3, but dialed past my point of aim, just excited. I made sure I had a buddy with me, in case the thing hurt me, and to video.
Does it kick? Sure, but my Winchester Low Wall 45-70, with steel butt plate, hits and hurts way worse. Just a big cushioned push on the shoulder, the muzzle brake does its job. Make sure you have 4 inches minimum eye relief from your scope. Mine does and I didn’t get punched in the eye. The 29 inch barrel puts the blast way out there. And it’s assembled weight of 20 lbs helps too. The manufacturer warns that the 18.5 inch models are a bit more violent.
Tomorrow is still good weather, so I’ll go shoot a group or two.
BTW I’ve got right at $2200 in the whole rig.
Tried to post a pic but the attach file thing won’t show my whole photo library.
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