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Hi All...just received the email and just got off the phone with LARUE.....OBR 7.62 18" BBL is READY...!!! Dan says it will ship tomorrow and be at my dealer the next day.....I am just down the road from LARUE here in Texas....ordered last year FEB 2013..!!!!
Now to track down a Nightforce scope........
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You are gonna love it. I got my 556 18" OBR this summer. They are truly a GREAT piece of workmanship.
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Well...I'd love to hear if it was worth the coin and the wait. I'm sure I'm not the only one.
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LaRue started making their own barrels in house as Mark is an anal accuracy nut. I mean that in the most positive way. During the time he was getting the barrel making process refined, the finished rifles were not going out the door. Combine this with the increased orders in the end of 2012 due to the political climate, orders were taking ~18+ months before being filled. I can honestly say that the barrels being produced by LaRue and the AR's they are being used on are among the best of the best. They furnish a test target with all their rifles. You can go to their website and view sample targets shot each week. When you have AR's that are hovering around the .1-.2" group size, it's not just the shooter. I can honestly say I have a LaRue OBR that is capable of grouping better that I can. Attention to details, fit and finish on the remainder of the rifle is as good as the quality of the barrel.
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You could've just stopped with "Mark LaRue is a nut".
your flippant remarks which you so adeptly sling
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Can you tell me how much the 762 OBR weighs with an 18" bbl?
Thanks,
Tim
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LaRue started making their own barrels in house as Mark is an anal accuracy nut. I mean that in the most positive way. During the time he was getting the barrel making process refined, the finished rifles were not going out the door. Combine this with the increased orders in the end of 2012 due to the political climate, orders were taking ~18+ months before being filled. I can honestly say that the barrels being produced by LaRue and the AR's they are being used on are among the best of the best. They furnish a test target with all their rifles. You can go to their website and view sample targets shot each week. When you have AR's that are hovering around the .1-.2" group size, it's not just the shooter. I can honestly say I have a LaRue OBR that is capable of grouping better that I can. Attention to details, fit and finish on the remainder of the rifle is as good as the quality of the barrel. You mean he finally realized that he was rejecting too many Lothar barrels and it was time to move up to a quality barrel one way or the other? ARs, especially the big ones shooting in .1 and .2s is flat good and amazing especially at distance. Thats shooting half inch to 1 inch group by my rough fast math at 500 yards. Any AR that will shoot under an inch at 500 is a hell of an AR.
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From the LaRue website;
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◾Rifle Weight: 7.5 lbs (based on 16.1� barrel version, unloaded without optics and accessories)
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◾Rifle Weight: 9.25 lb. (based on 16.1� barrel version, unloaded without optics and accessories)
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Hi All.....more to follow....but for those wondering if this weapon is "worth the coin"...THIS is THE FIRST 5 FIVE shots at 100 yds with just bore-sighting....scope is NIGHTFORCE Compact 3x10x42 Digillum with IHR Reticle...ammo is Federal Gold Medal Match 168gr.....Y E A H....ITS WORTH IT....!!!!!!!! ![[Linked Image]](http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/medium/IMG_033911.JPG)
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That will work. Now do it again.
John 8:12 "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."
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Looks like what I expect out of my gunsmith, but for somewhat less coin since he doesn't think as much of his last name. LOL.
Nice shooting.
We can keep Larry Root and all his idiotic blabber and user names on here, but we can't get Ralph back..... Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, over....
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