Most powerful, effective precision rifle for $5k legal in Cali...

[liketoshoot]

I did not know that they teach common sense in college, you my friend are way ahead of the curve. Keep it up and you will be forever prepared.
Good luck in school.

I don't want to sound like I'm telling you what to do with your life, but I would seriously reconsider refinancing if all you're going to do with it is spend the extra cash you get from it on something as frivolous as a gun. Especially a .50 cal.

I would kill for a Barret. Any model. Any caliber. But for a college student working part-time as a waiter for minimum wage, it's out of my price range. It sucks, but that's life. Besides, I know that if I'm patient that someday I'll probably have a nice job that allows me to spend my money on nice stuff like that.

Just my .02, of course.

[NeoWeird]

Well, considering .50BMG is banned in CA, i figured the fear-mongering would've naturally led legislation to banning a 1000-grain caliber

That would make sense...if gun grabbers thought logically.

You're more likely to see them ban .22 handguns because they can be suppressed easier than other guns. Not the suppressors, just the caliber so it can't be used with one later - we're thinking of the kids here.

I can't remember know, maybe it was Tubb, but someone made a LARGE caliber AR. I remember it had at least three chamberings and I remember one was a .300 and another was a .30-06. There is also the M76 8mm repros out right now, and while not the BEST quality and accuracy it fits your need at a lower budget of about $2.5k.

I used to think that way; "what's the most/best/etc *blank* I can get in firerams?" I find those novelty items sink SO much money and never get any use that it's depressing in the long run. Look at it this way; you could go get that single rifle you want or you could go pick up a very nice PTR-91, ORF Galil, and an AR-10 and probably still have enough money to buy a handgun or ammo for several range trips. Then again, that's just me.

[82A1CAL]

There are no California legal badass big bore semi auto rifle made at this time. Biggest you can get is probably a 300win mag semi auto hunting rifle. Benelli R1 or Browning Bar. How about a Benelli M2, M3 or M4 that shoot 3" magnum with 1 1/2 oz slugs?

Men I have had a few drinks tonight and now I am ready to refinance to buy the most badass rifle in Cali. I want semi-auto (gonna have to fix the damn mag) large caliber and accurate. The 5k price needs to include bipod, really good optics and mounts.

I think the Serbu BFG50A would be PERFECT but I don't think its available yet, no? Does Barrett have a M82A1 in 510DTC yet?

thanks dudes no rush

[J_Rock]

Get a .416 barret

[draconianruler]

Is this lovely creature illegal in CA?

If not, GET IT.

What caliber is that round?

If you don't have to have a semi, get a 50 DTC from any of the 50 makers. The round is HUGE

[C.G.]

If you'd settle for a .338 LM, these run about $2,500 for the upper that sits on an AR lower:

http://www.ferret50.com/ordering.html

[ZombieKiller]

Get a Whitefeather.....

[pottymouth310]

Does it have to be semi? If I was gonna drop large amounts of moneys on a tack driver id get a bolt action. Like the Accuracy International in .338 Lapua.

Now thats a good gun out of the box!!!!! Can't go wrong with a AI!

[rksimple]

Can't go wrong with a AI!

Truthfully spoken by someone who has an AI. You got the AE right? When you coming up to the desert to shoot it?

[mike452]

Lets see what Bushmaster is going to do with the Cobb .338 Lapua Semi.

[GenLee]

Oh No

If you'd settle for a .338 LM, these run about $2,500 for the upper that sits on an AR lower:

http://www.ferret50.com/ordering.html

Oh No, No, nO, Now I gotta have one of those.....No, No, My wife is gonna kill me!!!!

[pottymouth310]

Truthfully spoken by someone who has an AI. You got the AE right? When you coming up to the desert to shoot it?

Let me know the next time you guys go out?

[Hunter]

There are no California legal badass big bore semi auto rifle made at this time....

One can get a M82A1 made in .510 DTC but it will cost you the price of an extra barrel to do so. So not the cheapest approach unless you want the extra barrel or can sell it to someone. To make it CA legal, one would then need to "fix" the mag or use MMG on it.

Serbu will start taking orders for their semi-auto .50 cal in 10 days, with the start of the SHOT show.

[MicronuT]

Get a .416 barret

where canwe get ammo and components for this

[Timberwolf]

I'd suggest a .408 Chey Tac though the price will be just a we bit over the 5K limit.

For that amount of money I'd just build a bolt gun in .338 Lapua.