Barrett M107A1 with over 6,500 rounds through it

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Posted: 6/12/2015 12:23:25 PM EDT

Hi folks,

I had a long conversation with a technician about our Barrett M107A1 that has a minimum of 6,500 verified rounds through it. The reason I say verified is because I can track how many times/rounds have been used through it by receipts but we used it for two years at our outdoor range but never tracked round count. It would be fair to say that we had at least another 2,000 rounds go through it during that time period.

After all those rounds, I was very impressed to hear that it just barely closed on the NO-GO headspace gauge. A few springs and pins will be replaced by the tech's at Barrett but other than that, this rifle has held up. We are going to upgrade the rifle so we can use a suppressor from now on but that says a A LOT about how well the weapon is made.

V/R
Ron

Posted: 6/12/2015 12:28:35 PM EDT

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a h yeppppp
i'll probably die before i get a round count that hi...

Posted: 6/12/2015 3:15:46 PM EDT

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We TI'ed a bunch for the Marine Corps once before their change over to the full length rail version. They came with their issued round count books.
Some of them had upwards of 8k down the barrel and still held open on no-go. We bore scoped them and found the throats weren't in that bad a condition. The high vanadium content of the barrels that Barrett uses probably contributes to this.

We had seen quite a few rifles with considerably high round counts that needed nothing more than new barrel battery bumpers and barrel springs. And a new parkerizing job.

Posted: 6/12/2015 9:04:35 PM EDT

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Glad to hear, current 82 owner and want to upgrade to 107, but concerned about how the 107 would hold up.

Posted: 6/13/2015 2:42:23 AM EDT

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It's the same rifle. Just cosmetic differences.

Posted: 6/13/2015 3:22:39 AM EDT

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It's the same rifle. Just cosmetic differences.

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Glad to hear, current 82 owner and want to upgrade to 107, but concerned about how the 107 would hold up.

It's the same rifle. Just cosmetic differences.

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Posted: 6/13/2015 10:04:10 PM EDT

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OP, what kind of maintenance was performed so far on that rifle?

Posted: 6/13/2015 10:59:20 PM EDT

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Glad to hear, current 82 owner and want to upgrade to 107, but concerned about how the 107 would hold up.

It's the same rifle. Just cosmetic differences.

ah yep
spiked feet on pod
heaver eject spring

Well the upper receiver is lightweight aluminum instead of steel, but it seems to hold up very well.

Posted: 6/13/2015 11:01:58 PM EDT

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Not the most accurate but reliable, durable, and pretty damn safe(after seeing a pic of one that exploded).

3 out of 4 aint bad...

Posted: 6/14/2015 2:39:28 AM EDT

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Well the upper receiver is lightweight aluminum instead of steel, but it seems to hold up very well.

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Glad to hear, current 82 owner and want to upgrade to 107, but concerned about how the 107 would hold up.

It's the same rifle. Just cosmetic differences.

ah yep
spiked feet on pod
heaver eject spring

Well the upper receiver is lightweight aluminum instead of steel, but it seems to hold up very well.

You mean the 107 A1 then. The aluminum uppers are pretty nice. The steel parts have screws to hold them in place instead of welded in like the 4140 upper.

Posted: 6/14/2015 1:23:08 PM EDT

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All of our rifles get an inspection each morning and at the end of business each day. The Barrett in particular is cleaned each Sunday and entered into the weapons maintenance log. Also, anytime a part breaks (trigger pin, spring, etc) it is noted in the maintenance log.

V/R
Ron

Posted: 6/14/2015 1:52:52 PM EDT

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Is this Barret exclusive or do other 50 BMG manufactures do this?

Posted: 6/14/2015 6:34:17 PM EDT

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You mean the 107 A1 then. The aluminum uppers are pretty nice. The steel parts have screws to hold them in place instead of welded in like the 4140 upper.

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Glad to hear, current 82 owner and want to upgrade to 107, but concerned about how the 107 would hold up.

It's the same rifle. Just cosmetic differences.

ah yep
spiked feet on pod
heaver eject spring

Well the upper receiver is lightweight aluminum instead of steel, but it seems to hold up very well.

You mean the 107 A1 then. The aluminum uppers are pretty nice. The steel parts have screws to hold them in place instead of welded in like the 4140 upper.

Oh, the 107 are steel uppers and the A1s have the aluminum?

Posted: 6/15/2015 8:59:08 AM EDT

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Is this Barret exclusive or do other 50 BMG manufactures do this?

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The high vanadium content of the barrels that Barrett uses probably contributes to this.

Is this Barret exclusive or do other 50 BMG manufactures do this?

Depends on which barrel manufacturer you buy from. Fedderson in Knoxville, Tn uses a high vanadium content.

Posted: 6/15/2015 9:02:22 AM EDT

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Oh, the 107 are steel uppers and the A1s have the aluminum?

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Yes, when you are talking M107's. Barrett experimented with the aluminum upper long before the M107, they just made it "New" well into civilian sales of the 107 variant.

Posted: 6/16/2015 1:06:16 PM EDT

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awesome. 107a1 it is. Ive been stuck between this an and m2 for like a month.

Posted: 6/18/2015 2:27:39 AM EDT

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After all those rounds have been through it and spoke to their tech at Barrett, I went with his "recommended" upgrades instead of the "required" repairs. The cost was $2,700+ for the rebuild but money well spent.

V/R
Ron

Posted: 6/18/2015 10:39:33 AM EDT

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After all those rounds have been through it and spoke to their tech at Barrett, I went with his "recommended" upgrades instead of the "required" repairs. The cost was $2,700+ for the rebuild but money well spent.

V/R
Ron

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What did they recommend? Did you send it in to be inspected?

Posted: 6/19/2015 12:36:48 PM EDT

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What did they recommend? Did you send it in to be inspected?

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After all those rounds have been through it and spoke to their tech at Barrett, I went with his "recommended" upgrades instead of the "required" repairs. The cost was $2,700+ for the rebuild but money well spent.

V/R
Ron

What did they recommend? Did you send it in to be inspected?

I have the copy at the office but we knew it had such a high round count and even though it gauged within spec's on the headspace gauge, I felt more comfortable with the factory putting their hands on it. We made them aware of the high round count so they gave it a thorough inspection.

V/R
Ron

Posted: 6/21/2015 4:13:58 AM EDT

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awesome. 107a1 it is. Ive been stuck between this an and m2 for like a month.

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You and me both. CWA makes the finest semi-M2/M3s there are IMHO.

Posted: 6/21/2015 5:08:13 AM EDT

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You and me both. CWA makes the finest semi-M2/M3s there are IMHO.

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awesome. 107a1 it is. Ive been stuck between this an and m2 for like a month.

You and me both. CWA makes the finest semi-M2/M3s there are IMHO.

I know. The fluted bbl and FH and flip up sights are so cool, plus I have like 500 linked rounds. But dat portability doe

Posted: 6/21/2015 1:39:33 PM EDT

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We have a M3HB from JnC Manufacturing that we purchased over four years ago that gets run DAILY and it continues to run like a beast. My staff pic the M3HB over the factory USGI M2HB every single time.

V/R
Ron