Gun Review: Barrett M107 Anti Material Rifle for the masses (VIDEO)

By Chase Welch

A Brief History
In 1980 Ronnie Barrett decided to answer the age-old question “what if I need to disable an armored vehicle that’s about a mile away across a valley and also hiding behind a concrete wall?” The answer was the “Barrett Light Fifty” anti-materiel rifle. Originally designated the M82, it was a designed to fire the .50 BMG cartridge with more precision than the Browning M2 machine gun and to be man portable. The model I was lucky enough to shoot was the M107A1 with the CQ or “Close Quarters” 20 inch barrel, a redesigned version engineered to be lighter and stronger than its predecessor. I have to say that the cool factor on this rifle is pretty darn high. Iconic in both Hollywood and Military circles, it is a battle proven power house. In addition to being able to lob a 600+ grain projectile far enough that you need to take the curvature of the earth into account, it’s also designed to be suppressed, another feature that sets it apart from the venerable M82.
Features
The M107 ships in a very sturdy hard case with good closed cell foam and space for the end user to add cut outs for the

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