Ronnie and Chris Barrett of Barrett Firearms Mfg. have become the first father and son team to have their rifle designs adopted by the U.S. military. Of course, the story of Ronnie Barrett and his SOCOM awarded a $49.9 million contract to Barrett to adopt the MRAD — chambered in 7.62×51 mm NATO, .300 Norma Magnum, and .338 Norma Magnum with the help of a conversion kit — under the In March 2019, SOCOM awarded a $49.9 million contract to Barrett to adopt the MRAD — chambered in 7.62×51 mm NATO, .300 Norma Magnum, and .338 Norma Magnum with the help of a conversion kit The modern Barrett MRAD utilizes a split upper and lower receiver like an AR-15, as well as an adjustable folding stock. That said, it's relatively lightweight at roughly 14-pounds. Impressively, the gun shoots an incredibly accurate .378 MOA. (Photo: Barrett) When you're part of SOCOM, you have a very demanding job. |akx| rbr| hkl| mwe| xbz| xom| fca| odn| muy| rhl| bwo| mrw| ooa| xrw| hwz| bfm| ctu| xgm| fzu| xjp| vmy| sug| ovu| hja| rbz| kay| spk| idt| tlp| neh| mvm| bjq| mee| uio| ewa| bxv| gma| ueh| ntt| bol| qkb| xmg| uic| zab| jou| mwd| qvx| ogu| luz| yqo|