I mean, damn, the fricking thing has a current MSRP of $13,286 U.S.D., and it's not even a semi-auto.
The Mc Millan rifles that have been adopted by the US Military are just as, if not more accurate then the AW50 ( from what I've been told), are a little over 1/3 of the price of a AW50, and are a little under 10 lbs. less than the AW50. So I ask any of you AI owners out there to step forward and please try and justify the price tag of this beast (I'm not product bashing or anything, as I have never shot a AW50, I'm just curious as to why the price is astronomical). It is a beautiful rifle (except for the lack of a 33' bull barrel) and I am aware that it function's flawlessly as well as having a long service life.
I would like to eventually own one, I would switch the barrel
(Is it even possible to remove their barrel and attatch one from a different company, or are their barrel propriatary*? (SP)) and muzzle break it has with a 33' barrel from K&P, and the muzzle break would be replaced with the 2.25 radius AR50 custom break that I've just ordered (as oppossed to the 1.75 radius MB Armalite supplies with the AR50).