I hope you folks don't mind, but a .50 newbie has to do a little happy dance. My local dealer called me today and said their distributor finally had received a Barret M82A1, but if I wanted this one, I had to pay off the balance ($I only put $2,000 down) or they would ship it to another dealer since they are in high demand.
After breaking many speed limits on local roads, I got to my local shop and pluncked down a ton of dough and was told that my Barrett will be here by the end of next week!
I am so psyched!
Now I need to order the scope rings from Barrett, and an extra magazine or two... Hence, my next question, Optics!
I am hoping you folks can give me a sanity check on what I am about to order. I do have a budget, so I can't buy whatever first comes to mind, but I am committed to doing this right, so I am about to purchase a Nightforce 5.5x22x56 scope with the Mil-Dot reticle. I know there are as many opinions as there are people, but does this combination make sense? I appreciate alternative suggestions as well, but I don't want to start a US Optics versus Nightforce flame.
Thanks everyone for all of the help and education!