Army approves full fielding of M-107 sniper rifle

[HOLLiS]

Originally Posted by longrange1947

No!! I refuse to! I'm tired.

So what would the per centage of 925 out of 1000 be anyway?

Got to get on my reloading bench and get some more 77 and 80 gr loads made up for a fun weekend of cross the course. Now that I have quit smoking and drinking coffee I should really shoot like crap!

Did you give up Beer too?

[longrange1947]

Originally Posted by HOLLiS

Did you give up Beer too?

Hell no!

I'm in the dog house now from having a "couple" with Scott. He just clame back from A'stan and we were just BS'ing.

626 - I'm interested in answers to Gene's questions as well. We are both instructors and have a small amount of experience with the 50 Cals.

[BamBam]

Rick if you ever give up beer let me know, I 'm gonna go to church and repent for the end of the world will not be far away.

[626]

Rick and Gene PM inbound.

[Roguish Lawyer]

Originally Posted by 626

Rick and Gene PM inbound.

PM? Inquiring minds want to know!

[GunPig]

Originally Posted by Peregrino

On another note: it's TEOTWAWKI (The End Of The World As We Know It). I had the pleasure of shooting a 1000pt NRA HP Match this past Saturday at Camp Butner NC. LR1947 - We missed you! (I know - you had a legitimate excuse. ) I was fortunate enough to get to shoot with Ken S. and we both had a good time, despite sub-par shooting. To add insult to injury Ed H. was the line boss running the range - from right behind our position. Talk about old home week. The "End of the World" comment came about because one of the Juniors came up to us at the end of the match wanting to borrow a calculator to figure his percentages because he was "too tired to think". (Remember this was a 1000 pt. match. For those of you that don't know - take the final score and move the decimal place.) The kid came across with the exact same attitude that gets so many of them banned with their 1st/2nd post here, and like them didn't understand our vocal lack of sympathy. And Ed let it go. In fact he said "I don't even chew out E-7s any more unless they really deserve it." I almost choked. I did spray my soft drink all over the place. It's a good thing I had already finished shooting and Ken was too busy chasing an annoying wind shift to pay attention. Ed has mellowed and the world has changed (though I wouldn't recommend any of the uninitiated push their luck). The community will miss him when he retires this summer. JFTFOI - Peregrino

Yea, you guys will miss Ed at SOTIC, but if you stick with the civilain LR matches you will still see him all over the place. I always enjoy shooting with him. He's a constant source of entertainment....and one hell of a shooter also.

Gunpig

[Snaquebite]

reviving this thread...read it all the way through and didn't see what I'm looking for.

A friend e-mailed me from the sand box and is looking for any specific break-in requirements for the M107 specifically the barrell. He's in an EOD unit and they issued it with no manuals. And don't ask me why? I dunno. I realize this is sometimes a controversial subject so maybe one of you experts can help me out. (Gene? Rick?)

any info appreciated....PM me if you want..

[longrange1947]

email sent.

As a matter of information for those shooting this beast, the number of rounds a shooter can tolerate. It is broken down into single and double hearing protection and includes ALL personnel within 57 feet of the weapon. So if you have shooters 20 feet apart then three shooters rounds must be added together for each shooter. Thus is each shooter fires 10 rounds, they are actually counted as having fired 30 rounds each for hearing. This is a problem wiht your range personnel as they too must be in the count. If I remember correctly, it is 37 rounds single protection and 100 rounds double.

Check into it guys and get the figures straight or you will have shooters with the hearing and ear ringing that I have.

[Gene Econ]

Originally Posted by Snaquebite

reviving this thread...read it all the way through and didn't see what I'm looking for. A friend e-mailed me from the sand box and is looking for any specific break-in requirements for the M107 specifically the barrell. He's in an EOD unit and they issued it with no manuals. And don't ask me why? I dunno. I realize this is sometimes a controversial subject so maybe one of you experts can help me out. (Gene? Rick?) any info appreciated....PM me if you want..

Snaquebite:

Tell your friend to treat the Barret like it was a man portable, semi-automatic, M-2 to include maintenance and he will never be let down. If he thinks it is a long range sniper rifle, he will be let down. No need to break in the barrel as there is nothing unique about them. Just clean like any other rifle and it will be fine.

Rick probably sent you more info but that is what I do with them and they function as well as a Barret can be expected to function.

Gene

[Gene Econ]

Originally Posted by longrange1947

email sent. As a matter of information for those shooting this beast, the number of rounds a shooter can tolerate. It is broken down into single and double hearing protection and includes ALL personnel within 57 feet of the weapon. So if you have shooters 20 feet apart then three shooters rounds must be added together for each shooter. Thus is each shooter fires 10 rounds, they are actually counted as having fired 30 rounds each for hearing. This is a problem wiht your range personnel as they too must be in the count. If I remember correctly, it is 37 rounds single protection and 100 rounds double. Check into it guys and get the figures straight or you will have shooters with the hearing and ear ringing that I have.

One more thing if I may. Wear eye protection and if one is smart he will have his sleeves down and will be wearing gloves. I always used ear plugs and muffs around those things.

Gene

[Snaquebite]

Thanks Rick and Gene,
Pretty much what I told him. Bever did much with Barretts and didn't really think they required too much "special" attention.

George

[brianksain]

Good to see you here Cyclops.

Man I read the thread too fast.

I got a visual image of Rick painted like a pig with lipstick ... after he quit smoking and drinking coffee.

Now that would be one cranky tush hog ...

[7624U]

I once tried to shoot 50.cal Sabot rounds I delinked threw the M107 needless to say it dident work the rounds are slightly to long to feed from the magazine, so i was stuck loading them 1 at a time.

[The Reaper]

Originally Posted by 7624U

I once tried to shoot 50.cal Sabot rounds I delinked threw the M107 needless to say it dident work the rounds are slightly to long to feed from the magazine, so i was stuck loading them 1 at a time.

IIRC, the original M82s that the Marines used in DS/DS were set up for the SLAP round.

TR

[Gene Econ]

Originally Posted by 7624U

I once tried to shoot 50.cal Sabot rounds I delinked threw the M107 needless to say it dident work the rounds are slightly to long to feed from the magazine, so i was stuck loading them 1 at a time.

You shot SLAP through the muzzle break or did you take the break off?

The fellows out of Rock Island who do quite a good MTT on the Barretts advise guys not to shoot the SLAP through a Barrett. I believe them. Chamber pressures are huge and if a petal from the SABOT lodges in that break, you will probably have problems.

SLAP has impressive ballistics but the accuracy leaves something to be desired. Last I heard you could expect one of fifty to have in bore sabot failure which chews up barrels and I don't think Olin ever got a handle on making the SABOT petal as perfectly as it should for decent accuracy. They will put a hole through things though. Oh yes, I think part of the accuracy problem was also related to slipping inside the SABOT.

I pulled a projo from a round of SLAP and dissected it. Interesting construction. Will try to find it and post a picture.

Too much time on my hands I think.

Gene