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I want one so bad. The last three days I have been reading online and looking at pictures and prices... I've always wanted one, just not this bad.
My last unit in the military, we had a bunch of Barrett M82s. I cleaned them and shot them and cleaned them again. I liked them, but now I feel like I neeeed one.
The only problem is the price. OMG they are expensive. And then the ammo is like 4 dollars a round. I'm already too much of a tight wad to shoot ammo that costs fifty cents a round. Hahahaha.
So, here I am putting money away a little at a time. I'm hoping to be able to afford some kind of a 50bmg within a year.
I started off looking at the .50 bmg uppers for an AR15 lower. I already have a nice precision ar15 with a 20 inch barrel in 5.56 that I never shoot. It has a Magpul PRS stock and it would be perfect for a $1500 Bohica or Safety Harbor single shot bolt action upper.
But then I think, "If I'm gonna spend 1500 bucks, why not spend 3000 bucks and get a Barrett M99 bolt action?" And then I start looking at Barretts and I think, "If I'm going to spend 3000 bucks on an M99 why not spend 8000 bucks on the Barrett M82 that I have always wanted?"
What am I doing you guys?
Somebody talk me out of this or at least talk me into getting a cheap 50 upper instead of spending 3000 dollars on a giant heavy ass bolt gun. I love the M82 but I can't bring myself to pay 8000 bucks for a gun.
And if I buy any 50 bmg, I'm going to have to spend at least another 1000 bucks on a scope for it... And then ammo... And then a press and reloading stuff. This is really getting out of hand.
My last unit in the military, we had a bunch of Barrett M82s. I cleaned them and shot them and cleaned them again. I liked them, but now I feel like I neeeed one.
The only problem is the price. OMG they are expensive. And then the ammo is like 4 dollars a round. I'm already too much of a tight wad to shoot ammo that costs fifty cents a round. Hahahaha.
So, here I am putting money away a little at a time. I'm hoping to be able to afford some kind of a 50bmg within a year.
I started off looking at the .50 bmg uppers for an AR15 lower. I already have a nice precision ar15 with a 20 inch barrel in 5.56 that I never shoot. It has a Magpul PRS stock and it would be perfect for a $1500 Bohica or Safety Harbor single shot bolt action upper.
But then I think, "If I'm gonna spend 1500 bucks, why not spend 3000 bucks and get a Barrett M99 bolt action?" And then I start looking at Barretts and I think, "If I'm going to spend 3000 bucks on an M99 why not spend 8000 bucks on the Barrett M82 that I have always wanted?"
What am I doing you guys?
Somebody talk me out of this or at least talk me into getting a cheap 50 upper instead of spending 3000 dollars on a giant heavy ass bolt gun. I love the M82 but I can't bring myself to pay 8000 bucks for a gun.
And if I buy any 50 bmg, I'm going to have to spend at least another 1000 bucks on a scope for it... And then ammo... And then a press and reloading stuff. This is really getting out of hand.