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Posted: 8/22/2022 1:11:47 AM EDT
I need some help folks. kinda torn between an m99 and an m95. I’m kinda stuck in the mag fed deal. Leaning m95. Is there a compelling reason to just get a 99 and forget about the magazine?
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MT, USA
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Posted: 8/22/2022 2:50:14 PM EDT
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If you can swing the extra thousand bucks or so then there's little reason not to get the mag feed option. You save maybe two or three pounds with a loaded mag vs the M99.
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Posted: 8/22/2022 3:43:46 PM EDT
[#2]
Anyone have a line on a decent price for an m95?
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MT, USA
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Posted: 8/22/2022 3:49:17 PM EDT
[#3]
Only one I know in stock is from BHA at $8000.
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Posted: 8/22/2022 7:02:10 PM EDT
[#4]
GuncrewLLC, on gunjoker has a NIB for $6999 with one day left to bid. (0 bids as of this moment)
No affiliation, I’ve just done plenty of business with them. |
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Posted: 8/22/2022 7:03:33 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/22/2022 8:11:16 PM EDT
[#6]
Just reading through some other threads. Some people were complaining about the pins holding the upper and lower together wearing loose? They said there was a big poa shift on hammer drop because of how loose it was?Any truth to that?
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Posted: 8/23/2022 5:59:55 AM EDT
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I built and fired hundreds of M95's. It was my favorite to build and shoot.
The takedown pins were kept tight as hell on the ones I built. I have one I built and bought back around 2002 or so. The serial number is in the low 400's. It's still tight and is as accurate as the day I brought it home. It's been fed nothing but M8 AP. We built 25 or so for the SEALs. The upper was a slightly different configuration to allow them to be stored in an arms locker on a submarine. I wish I had taken a picture of one of them. |
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Posted: 8/23/2022 8:18:53 PM EDT
[#8]
Check with recoil gun works. They're an industry member here and post in the EE from time to time.
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Posted: 8/23/2022 8:57:54 PM EDT
[#9]
Will do. Thanks!
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OR, USA
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Posted: 8/25/2022 7:39:24 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Third_Rail: If you can swing the extra thousand bucks or so then there's little reason not to get the mag feed option. You save maybe two or three pounds with a loaded mag vs the M99. lol. Extra thousand bucks. Maybe back when the gettin was good. |
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Posted: 8/25/2022 10:43:32 PM EDT
[#11]
Got my name on one coming into a dealer I like soon. M95.
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Posted: 8/25/2022 10:53:50 PM EDT
[#12]
These are both fixed “non-recoil mitigating” barrel models?
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Posted: 8/25/2022 11:56:40 PM EDT
[#13]
Yes both fixed barrels
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Posted: 8/26/2022 12:14:32 AM EDT
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I've said many times if you could only have one the 99 is hard to beat. It's a great value. It's nice to have a repeater but I just don't know how much I need it in a bolt action 50. If you were actually in the field working I might see where it's handy. You can actually shoot a 99 pretty fast if you need to. The vast majority of time I shoot mine it never moves so I just have the ammo right next to it so you don't even have to move. If I really need to put rounds downrange that's what the 82's are for
 Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SCARed: lol. Extra thousand bucks. Maybe back when the gettin was good. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SCARed: Originally Posted By Third_Rail: If you can swing the extra thousand bucks or so then there's little reason not to get the mag feed option. You save maybe two or three pounds with a loaded mag vs the M99. lol. Extra thousand bucks. Maybe back when the gettin was good. Not ever that I remember either. Even back when you could regularly find 99's right around $3k the 95's were still closer to $5k and that's if you could find one. It was easier to find a 82 than a 95. |
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Posted: 8/26/2022 12:19:22 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ALASKANFIRE: Not ever that I remember either. Even back when you could regularly find 99's right around $3k the 95's were still closer to $5k and that's if you could find one. It was easier to find a 82 than a 95. It always surprised me how inconsistent M95 production was. Every time we built a batch, they were all spoken for before we finished build up and test fire. I always liked building the 95's. I don't shoot mine as much now. But when I do, others always want to try it because of how short it is. Meant to build myself a Serbu BFG50 carbine. Those were fun to fire also. May get Mark to do me one. |
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Posted: 8/26/2022 12:39:20 PM EDT
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Barrett says their 95 is the most accurate 50 they make.
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Posted: 8/26/2022 1:36:00 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 50cal: It always surprised me how inconsistent M95 production was. Every time we built a batch, they were all spoken for before we finished build up and test fire. I always liked building the 95's. I don't shoot mine as much now. But when I do, others always want to try it because of how short it is. Meant to build myself a Serbu BFG50 carbine. Those were fun to fire also. May get Mark to do me one. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 50cal: Originally Posted By ALASKANFIRE: Not ever that I remember either. Even back when you could regularly find 99's right around $3k the 95's were still closer to $5k and that's if you could find one. It was easier to find a 82 than a 95. It always surprised me how inconsistent M95 production was. Every time we built a batch, they were all spoken for before we finished build up and test fire. I always liked building the 95's. I don't shoot mine as much now. But when I do, others always want to try it because of how short it is. Meant to build myself a Serbu BFG50 carbine. Those were fun to fire also. May get Mark to do me one. I worked at a distributor for just shy of three years and never had one allocated to me. I didn't keep track of the total number we saw in that time but it was only a handful. That's why I always ended up back at the 99. |
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Posted: 8/27/2022 5:21:41 PM EDT
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Will there be a big difference in accuracy between the two barrels? M95 states chrome chambered. M99 states match grade.
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Posted: 8/27/2022 6:41:57 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By tommyidone: Will there be a big difference in accuracy between the two barrels? M95 states chrome chambered. M99 states match grade. Are you going to shoot actual match grade ammo or the ball that 99% of people shoot? I'd be amazed if you were able to see any big differences between them. |
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Posted: 8/27/2022 7:45:40 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By tommyidone: Will there be a big difference in accuracy between the two barrels? M95 states chrome chambered. M99 states match grade. There won't be any real discernible difference in accuracy. The 95 has the same slightly tighter throat and chrome lining to help ease extraction, the 99 has the Match chamber. |
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Posted: 8/27/2022 7:50:51 PM EDT
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Will be handloading. I bought some api pull downs to resize for fun. Want to get some amax’s to load
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MT, USA
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Posted: 8/27/2022 8:16:02 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SCARed: lol. Extra thousand bucks. Maybe back when the gettin was good. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SCARed: Originally Posted By Third_Rail: If you can swing the extra thousand bucks or so then there's little reason not to get the mag feed option. You save maybe two or three pounds with a loaded mag vs the M99. lol. Extra thousand bucks. Maybe back when the gettin was good. Or - and I suspect I am correct in this thought - the local stores here price the M99 higher than most. |
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Posted: 8/27/2022 10:31:55 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By tommyidone: Got my name on one coming into a dealer I like soon. M95. Did the dealer locate it, or did you? |
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Posted: 8/27/2022 11:26:49 PM EDT
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Dealer did. I asked him if he could get one and he said he could and that he should see them soon.
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Posted: 8/28/2022 7:49:01 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By tommyidone: Dealer did. I asked him if he could get one and he said he could and that he should see them soon. Nice. Are you going to get additional mags, assuming it came with only one? |
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Posted: 8/28/2022 9:39:03 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ggllggll: Nice. Are you going to get additional mags, assuming it came with only one? Probably 2 or three extra mags. Looking into reloading setups and dies currently |
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Posted: 8/28/2022 11:22:12 AM EDT
[Last Edit: ggllggll]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By tommyidone: Probably 2 or three extra mags. Looking into reloading setups and dies currently I've never purchased from these guys, but check out this price... $100 ea. https://ammunitionforsaleonline.com/product/barrett-magazine-barrett-m82a1-50-bmg-10-round-steel-matte/]https://ammunitionforsaleonline.com/product/barrett-magazine-barrett-m82a1-50-bmg-10-round-steel-matte/ ETA: Uhm maybe they're not the same as the 95.. sorry, guess I'm not sure |
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Posted: 8/28/2022 11:49:35 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ggllggll: I've never purchased from these guys, but check out this price... $100 ea. https://ammunitionforsaleonline.com/product/barrett-magazine-barrett-m82a1-50-bmg-10-round-steel-matte/]https://ammunitionforsaleonline.com/product/barrett-magazine-barrett-m82a1-50-bmg-10-round-steel-matte/ ETA: Uhm maybe they're not the same as the 95.. sorry, guess I'm not sure Do they even make 10rd mags for the m95? I didn’t think they did. |
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Posted: 8/28/2022 12:55:34 PM EDT
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No 10rd mags for the 95. There isn't enough room to rock in the mag behind the pistol grip
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Posted: 8/28/2022 2:27:07 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ggllggll: I've never purchased from these guys, but check out this price... $100 ea. https://ammunitionforsaleonline.com/product/barrett-magazine-barrett-m82a1-50-bmg-10-round-steel-matte/]https://ammunitionforsaleonline.com/product/barrett-magazine-barrett-m82a1-50-bmg-10-round-steel-matte/ ETA: Uhm maybe they're not the same as the 95.. sorry, guess I'm not sure That site seems a little sketch to me and it's $50 shipping for the $100 mag. |
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Posted: 8/28/2022 7:32:35 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ALASKANFIRE: That site seems a little sketch to me and it's $50 shipping for the $100 mag. Eh yeah, forget I even mentioned it. I just did a quick Google search and it popped up. |
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MT, USA
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Posted: 11/28/2022 12:26:24 AM EDT
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Gave up on waiting for the m95. Put a deposit down on an in hand 107a1. Still want a bolt gun one day. If a 99 pops up used I may take a gander at it. Or an ar50. Should have the 107a1 before New Years or shortly after. Once I get done paying for it lol.
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Posted: 11/28/2022 12:44:31 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By tommyidone: Gave up on waiting for the m95. Put a deposit down on an in hand 107a1. Still want a bolt gun one day. If a 99 pops up used I may take a gander at it. Or an ar50. Should have the 107a1 before New Years or shortly after. Once I get done paying for it lol. The AR-50 is awesome but it is a heavy MF'er - just FYI. Even for being a 50 it feels like Armalite overbuilt the shit out of it so much so it could probably withstand a nuclear bomb going off. It is extremely accurate, though. I kinda wish I'd have gone with the M99 or M95 instead only because of the weight savings. |
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Posted: 12/6/2022 1:23:25 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By tommyidone: Gave up on waiting for the m95. Put a deposit down on an in hand 107a1. Still want a bolt gun one day. If a 99 pops up used I may take a gander at it. Or an ar50. Should have the 107a1 before New Years or shortly after. Once I get done paying for it lol. Why wait? Check on Gunbroker. https://www.gunbroker.com/item/958173496 |
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Posted: 12/6/2022 1:32:20 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryWhat are new guns costing? For $6600+ I’d just get an 82 |
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Posted: 12/6/2022 1:49:18 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ALASKANFIRE: What are new guns costing? For $6600+ I’d just get an 82 On Gunbroker new M95 guns are going for $6,999. New M82s are going for $9200. |
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Posted: 12/6/2022 3:33:03 PM EDT
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Glad I bought my guns when I did. Crazy stuff. I’d still pay the $400 for a new gun vs used.
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Posted: 12/6/2022 3:56:29 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ALASKANFIRE: What are new guns costing? For $6600+ I’d just get an 82 Good luck finding a new 82 for $6,600. |
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Posted: 12/6/2022 4:02:42 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By jagdkommando: Good luck finding a new 82 for $6,600. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By jagdkommando: Originally Posted By ALASKANFIRE: What are new guns costing? For $6600+ I’d just get an 82 Good luck finding a new 82 for $6,600. It was 2018 |
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Posted: 12/6/2022 4:06:49 PM EDT
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Got my 107 from a dealer in town that had one on stock. No cc fees no shipping etc. standard price for one. I figured I have the money and likely won’t again for a long time and who knows what stuff will look like by then.
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Posted: 12/6/2022 9:48:13 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By jagdkommando: Good luck finding a new 82 for $6,600. I picked up a slightly used M99 for $2k not too long ago. Smoking deals do pop up every now and then. I think I saw an M82 listed in the EE go for @$6500. You just got to keep an eye out for those crazy fire sales. |
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Posted: 12/6/2022 10:13:51 PM EDT
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Posted: 12/6/2022 10:27:04 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ALASKANFIRE: Last one I bought https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/129950/E79DB841-1292-4807-B2FF-943CFA3B6613_jpe-2626553.JPG When was that? |
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Posted: 12/6/2022 11:25:56 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By realwar: When was that? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By realwar: Originally Posted By ALASKANFIRE: Last one I bought https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/129950/E79DB841-1292-4807-B2FF-943CFA3B6613_jpe-2626553.JPG When was that? 2018 |
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Posted: 12/7/2022 12:26:58 PM EDT
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Or, you could go to work there and get rifles at production cost if you work there long enough.
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Posted: 12/7/2022 2:39:16 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 50cal: Or, you could go to work there and get rifles at production cost if you work there long enough. How obscene of a price difference would that make? Very. Very very. Or all the obscenes? 
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Posted: 12/7/2022 6:57:21 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AMERIKINSHIP: How obscene of a price difference would that make? Very. Very very. Or all the obscenes? A lot of obscene. A lot.
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Posted: 12/13/2022 5:53:59 PM EDT
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We just received a shipment of 95's. I guess they are still making them.
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