Many people have said the Barrett M82 and M107 is inaccurate. Considering it is not a sniper rifle but rather an anti material rifle, it's said to only be as accurate as it needs to be. But in this video I try out some Hornady A-MAX 750 grain match ammo alongside 660 grain XM33 ball ammo and answer, is the Barrett M82 inaccurate? Groups were at 100 yards and steel was over a mile away at 1,817 yards. So what do y'all think?
Your absolutely right. The Barrett is designed to target LARGE military equipment ex communication relays, unarmored vehicles, Unexploded Ordinance (bombs, artillery shells and munitions) that can't be safely detonated by eod and in very rare cases vehicle/weapon crewmen (groups of people 3 or more). This is a weapon designed to disable much more expensive/costly combat assets rather then personnel. Can it be fairly accurate? Yes it can but there are better weapon platforms/calibers such as the .408 Chey Tec or .338 Luppa Magnum which is designed for extended range engagement with personnel. The .50 BMG never was designed for precision, it was designed for volume of fire at range.
Based on the math of looking at that giant target and you being 1800+ yards away, what would you guess your “MOA” grouping to be?? Not bad… also, what was the highest end on that scope?
660gr ball is steel core which is inaccurate and the core can be off center compared to lead core bullets. Like 62gr 5.56 green tip are steel core and less accurate than 55 gr ball.
@@thebigokie6.4_392 If i remember correctly the acceptable MOA standard for a m4-m16 service weapon with M855/M855A1 is 4 MOA. So realistically sub MOA isn't expected for any service weapon except sniper systems.
This gun has been widely used during the 1991 Gulf war, Afghan war, in Iraq, and Syria as well. And records show that it is very accurate even beyond 1800 meter range.
+1. It's bananas that a gravity-constrained projectile can still be accurate when flung over one mile, but this capable tool and human operators have been doing so for some time.
I still remember the story that Barrett told of himself going to a military base to talk about this rifle and the military was training the troops to aim at the vehicle and not a specific part of the vehicle and he showed them what his rifle can really do by shooting the hatch on the vehicle which was small at the distance they were shooting. I would love to own a Barrett but never had the money or the guts to buy one for $7000 25 years ago.
The M82s are fairly cheap compared to what people think. Still Expensive af, but about $4k-$5k cheaper than the M107. Serbu makes a gas operated semi auto 50cal called the BFG-50A. I'd like to have one of those too.
I must have gotten lucky. My m82 shoots 2-3 MOA at 100 yards with delinked ball ammo. I’ve only shot the good stuff once and it was 1-1.5 MOA consistently. In short my m82 is far more accurate than my POS Arsenal SLR107FR but slightly less accurate than my milspec ARs.
Ball ammunition for machine guns has dispersion built in, from my experience. There's not much chance for any rifle to get below 2.0 MOA accuracy from that ammunition.
ive seen so many videos of the barrett blowing shit up but never did realise what this moa stuff was and that it was 'inaccurate' at these shorter ranges, great video!
I'd like to see more accuracy shooting with the Hornaday ammo and the M82 compared with a M107A1. I'd like to see the consistency of the ammo in both platforms and see if there's any noticeable difference worth the added cost between the 2 rifles.
Here is what i did to mine. Make a new barrel with a match reamer that has a .511 throat instead of the .513 it has now. Hard chrome the chamber. Cut the upper to take a linear bearing ream that bearing so the barrel moves freely and you have no side to side movement. It will shoot one MOA easily and occasionally go just sub if you shoot it perfectly. I believe there is an article done by TFB on my set up.
I was reading this and was like "Man this sounds familiar." Yes indeed, *the* Mike Pappas, there's an article about your rifle. Very cool stuff. I've been very happily surprised with just some Slip Plate graphite lube around that bearing surface where the barrel touches the receiver, and PMC Bronze. 2MOA and under all day, and close to 1 with a little work. I considered the linear bearings but with what I've got now I'm satisfied. The Anzio top mounted bipod actually has a spring loaded plunger protruding from below the bipod mount extension hanging off the front of the top rail that rides in the 12 oclock flute on the barrel, pushing it straight down. That barrel is *always* pushed straight down in the bottom of that bearing channel between shots and held aligned some, so I think that helps a lot too.
As a nut that likes doing things like this it's cool, as a realist I have to wonder if it's worth it when better operating mechanisms are out there. Fixed barrel gas operated, for example. Improving accuracy of a recoil operated rifle sounds like a deliberate handicap when you could just eliminate that variable. I like the cheap replaceable bushing idea, but why those instead of threading the collar for pipe threads and using a split brass pipe thread bushing that can be tightened as it wears? What reamer did Fedderson use? They don't have Barrett barrels on their site.
Place a proper rear bag, that monopod so high up kills accuracy, makes it wobby even with an HTI. a tightly packed rear bag, high mag optic will enable you to keep same point of Aim with everything else thats been said here. But if you want to make that thing shoot, speak to Randy powell from thunder ammo or any of the fcsa guys that shoot BR and theyll show you how to tune ammo to your barrel.
Under penetration just means your bullet has been nerfed and youre a moron aboht to die in call of duty because your bullets to little damage blunce right off the helicopter
I heard Anzio Ironworks has a precision M82 accurizing service that I heard makes it a consistent 1 MOA gun with 750 grain A-Max and hand loads. Something to do with custom barrel bushings to mitigate barrel flop. Sounds like a good option
its as accurate as it needs to be. its a Specialty weapon system. Used for special applications. it can double as a sniper system with trigger time and training, like USMC.
For a semi auto 50 BMG rifle I think the results were good, and if you want an accurate sniper rifle for shooting at 1 mile or more you should choose a rifle that it is bolt action and it's chambered in 375 or 408 Cheytac or 416 Barrett.
My personal best with an M-16A2, no mods, iron sights. I was able to hit a man-sized silhouette at 800 yards 3 out of 5 times. I did this on 2 different occasions. Good weather and about a 5 MHR crosswind. I say this because there are those out there who are a lot better than i ever was.
I think that a lot of people are unable to distinguish between "Accuracy" and "Precision". Thanks to improvements in firearms technology and armmunition, we are able to more consistently and afforably make 1 MOA and Sub-MOA rifles. But just because it's more than 1MOA, does not make it an inaccurate rifle
Wow thank you for this video. I was long time ago looking for an accuracy test. The M82 is a gun I always wanted to own. In Switzerland you can get easly the permit to own one but the problem is, that they are rare and heavly overpriced CHF 15000.- (USD 16500.-) without a scope. Then I thought: okey let's import it from th US. 95% of the US dealers who sell the M82 don't export and the 5% who do, export it just to dealer. So I called some dealer and they all said: hell no. Importing from the US is a pain in the *** because of the US gouverment. My dream was so near but again far away. Great video and greetings from Switzerland.
Generally, with a bit of tinkering (nothing too exotic), you can cut your groups in half with some basic handloading vs. basic factory ammunition. More if you really want to mess with different overall lengths, bullet weights/designs, annealing brass, sorting bullets and brass by weight and volume (respectively), and different powders and powder charges.
I thoroughly enjoyed this video. Seeing someone shoot well over a mile was cool. I always thought a Barrett was for that crazy suicide guy trying to drive an explosive car into your sector , lol. Get him far away kind of thing...
Ours shot about 2 MOA. I wouldn't call it inaccurate, just not precision accurate. Can still shoot a BTR at 1000 meters and penetrate and can certainly shoot a man at 700-800
I have a question: I have had numerous concussions so have to be careful about blast/recoil jolting my head. How bad is it actually shooting this rifle? thank you
Hello Texas Blinking, can you answer me what is the best sniper weapon in your opinion, the Barret82 or another weapon in all respects, the power of practical accuracy .............
Do a video on how you set up your targets so they flash lights after each hit sometime. Excellent M82A1 content. Do you need a more powerful scope to make the gun more accurate?
It is definately not bad as it has been buffed to shoot at a rate of 200 rpm, also skeleton grip is now not good anymore as in does not reduce scope in time.
I worked for Barrett. I was surprised at how poor their Quality Control was. They would take a peak at the parts & say they’re good. They had a lot of issues in the range. I worked in the range in 2 hour periods because of the lead levels we swapped out every 2 hours. It blew my mind how many rifles had to go to the armorer’s because they failed accuracy testing. Barrett’s AR’s had a lot of issues. Ppl put the Barrett REC-7 & REC-10 in the top tier gun list. For the price you would think they were top tier. Their receivers & many other parts came from Aero Precision
@@tommyguns4018 Honestly, yes I am. I guess I expected to see more on the inside of firearms manufacturing than I did when I was in my shop building my own rifles. I was a little let down.
@@joshin_it_all8982 I worked for a gun maker too. The owner ruined the experience by hiring absolute morons that didn't know what they were doing (he did hire me though.. oof) and he himself would throw 'good looking' parts we scrapped for tolerance issues back into the good bins, which raised hell when they caused malfunctions.
I would even go so far as saying the trigger is a large part of its reputation for being “inaccurate”. An experienced shooter with decent ammo definitely shows how well it stretches its legs. I’m curious what a decent trigger would do to get it even closer.
It seems (and I'll emphasize) SEEMS like a lot of 50 owners are manually loading rounds more than they are 'feeding' thru their magazines? I opted for the M99... Can't and won't speak to accuracy differences as I have not yet shot the M82 or M107. I'm more interested in defeating heavier / motorized threats should they happen to roll in my direction with ill intent. And, it's a 50. What's not to like?
.50cal use to be $10 a round in the 1990s. I use to have a single shot one that was the same as an ordinary hunting rifle. The cost of the bullets made me forget the brand name of the gun.
It is guaranteed to be 1 MOA _or less_ , That is pretty damn accurate in my book. The one I shot was a tack driver. An 800m+ center of mass hit was just another day of the office.
Look at the splashes on the Bigfoot target....looks like the rounds are hitting at a severe downward angle..which they are. I've shot 50's at 1000yds but didn't have enough elevation in my scope to try the 1 mile, but even the A-Max is going to be lobbing in like from a howitzer at that range.
The Barrett doesn't cycle gas like an AR ok AK and it is a lot more accurate then people think, you need a night force scope or German made top of the line scope and with good ammo it will do just a tad over 1 moa or right at 1 moa making a true sniper rifle.
yea but even at a mile if u get hit by a .50bmg i dont think you would be geting up any time soon(unless it hits ur arms where then u would get ur hand handed back to u)
Instead of partially blaming the scope for not having enough mag, maybe put a stronger scope on it? Id like to see of youd get tighter groups with a NF or Leupold 5-25x56
Instead of telling other people what to do, maybe buy your own rifle set up? I don’t like big bore rifles having high mag. Because it’s practically impossible to trace your shots. There’s a reason 15x seems to be the max magnification on most 50 BMG rifles.
@@TexasPlinking I do have my own rifle setups, but I dont have celebrity money to throw are a $15,000 rifle setup at the moment. It is just logic dude; if you are going to post a video to demonstrate a rifle's capability, don't blame its lack of capability on a scope, when you know you have plenty of more capable scopes you can slap on there. At over a mile, you can see your trace plenty easily with more mag than 14x.
I can guarantee that it won’t hold a candle to my Cadex Tremor 50 BMG because mine is bolt action which are always more inherently accurate than semi autos…..😉💪🏻💪🏻👍🏻👍🏻
In things being fair, if big foot was shot at from over a mile and a .50 flew under his arm pit while swinging his arms… he may leave more than a footprint
@@TexasPlinking Thank you for the video, it was entertaining and informative. I always love that rifle. Have you shot the 45-70? You should if you have not it is a big bore of fun.
You can't expect super cheap ball ammo to perform like match grade or quality handloads. The necks probably have .002"+ runout and the charges will be all over the place.
Good arsenal ammo is good though. The ammo you get is surplus for a reason. It's the reject garbage that didn't pass QC for one reason or another that the military wouldn't accept for m2's.
the caption about the farthest confirmed kills is inaccurate. In fact, all but 3 of the top 10 are held by 50 bmg rifles. The 4th and 10th spots are held by 338 lapua rifles, and the 8th is held by a 14.5x114mm rifle.
Seems like acceptable accuracy to me. I know other 50 cal rifles may offer better accuracy, which would be cool to see tested out at distance, but imo, I don't care what gun is shooting that 50 BMG, I don't ever want to be anywhere on the wrong side of it, any hit from that round at those distances, it's game over.
I heard M107s are more accurate but no one can tell me why that is. Barrel & springs are the same. However the M107 can take the suppressor and so I'd like to try to shoot a grouping with that rig...
@@TexasPlinking so I was also heard that and when I asked I was told that the way the m107 is made the barrel returns to the same place more consistently, at least that what the barrett rep said.
Considering you're shooting generic military ball ammo, that rifle is plenty accurate. I'm sure with hand loaded match grade ammunition it would shoot even better.
I’m guessing since the round is so big it’s mostly gonna be used for stuff like ifvs and like transport vehicles so you don’t need to be as accurate as long as you hit the target
I see a lot youtube “experts” videos criticizing a myriad of rifles. If you can’t tell the difrence between accuracy and precision I don’t believe you are qualified enough to get a valid opinion.
Many people have said the Barrett M82 and M107 is inaccurate. Considering it is not a sniper rifle but rather an anti material rifle, it's said to only be as accurate as it needs to be. But in this video I try out some Hornady A-MAX 750 grain match ammo alongside 660 grain XM33 ball ammo and answer, is the Barrett M82 inaccurate? Groups were at 100 yards and steel was over a mile away at 1,817 yards. So what do y'all think?
Your absolutely right. The Barrett is designed to target LARGE military equipment ex communication relays, unarmored vehicles, Unexploded Ordinance (bombs, artillery shells and munitions) that can't be safely detonated by eod and in very rare cases vehicle/weapon crewmen (groups of people 3 or more). This is a weapon designed to disable much more expensive/costly combat assets rather then personnel. Can it be fairly accurate? Yes it can but there are better weapon platforms/calibers such as the .408 Chey Tec or .338 Luppa Magnum which is designed for extended range engagement with personnel. The .50 BMG never was designed for precision, it was designed for volume of fire at range.
Based on the math of looking at that giant target and you being 1800+ yards away, what would you guess your “MOA” grouping to be?? Not bad… also, what was the highest end on that scope?
Well done!
660gr ball is steel core which is inaccurate and the core can be off center compared to lead core bullets. Like 62gr 5.56 green tip are steel core and less accurate than 55 gr ball.
@@thebigokie6.4_392 If i remember correctly the acceptable MOA standard for a m4-m16 service weapon with M855/M855A1 is 4 MOA. So realistically sub MOA isn't expected for any service weapon except sniper systems.
It’s so refreshing to see someone use the 50 cal for accuracy testing as opposed to blowing up stuff. Accuracy/precision matters the most.
Hey it's a good time for both ;)
This ☝️.
I wish i could like that comment a second time
Literally contradicting TP’s pinned comment, but yeah, it’s accurate enough for its purpose.
Barrett go boom
Check out MarkandSam Afterwork if you want to see 50 cal at 2 mile, along with plenty of other rounds shot at crazy distances.
Brandon you obviously just wanted an excuse to show off your .50 cal and buy more ammo. Nice video as always!
😂😂well said.
Always!
@@TexasPlinking hell of a flex good sir, bravo!
The sound of the Barrett cycling will NEVER get old
This gun has been widely used during the 1991 Gulf war, Afghan war, in Iraq, and Syria as well. And records show that it is very accurate even beyond 1800 meter range.
+1. It's bananas that a gravity-constrained projectile can still be accurate when flung over one mile, but this capable tool and human operators have been doing so for some time.
I still remember the story that Barrett told of himself going to a military base to talk about this rifle and the military was training the troops to aim at the vehicle and not a specific part of the vehicle and he showed them what his rifle can really do by shooting the hatch on the vehicle which was small at the distance they were shooting. I would love to own a Barrett but never had the money or the guts to buy one for $7000 25 years ago.
The M82s are fairly cheap compared to what people think. Still Expensive af, but about $4k-$5k cheaper than the M107. Serbu makes a gas operated semi auto 50cal called the BFG-50A. I'd like to have one of those too.
I must have gotten lucky. My m82 shoots 2-3 MOA at 100 yards with delinked ball ammo. I’ve only shot the good stuff once and it was 1-1.5 MOA consistently. In short my m82 is far more accurate than my POS Arsenal SLR107FR but slightly less accurate than my milspec ARs.
but 7.62x39 is alot cheaper!! lol
@@tommyguns4018 what ? :D
@@adamrezek9333 referring to his comment of accuracy with his Arsenal 7.62x39 AK.
It was designed as a 4moa platform. Most large caliber auto's are comparable.
Ball ammunition for machine guns has dispersion built in, from my experience. There's not much chance for any rifle to get below 2.0 MOA accuracy from that ammunition.
Great content man! Very informative video. The comparison of the 556, 6.5, and 50 from the chart was very interesting.
Just solidifies my decision to continue to save for this guy. A fun all rounder
I can't see myself without it, love it!
ive seen so many videos of the barrett blowing shit up but never did realise what this moa stuff was and that it was 'inaccurate' at these shorter ranges, great video!
Great vid. Hornady A-Max is expensive and hard to find, but it is what it says it is on the box, the most accurate factory 50 BMG ammo
Bro you need some? Cabelas in Buda TX has over 500 rounds.
I’d look at cabelas. I’ve been to over a dozen and every one had some. Lots of lgs too. Seems pretty common to me.
It’s not so common over here in western PA
I'd like to see more accuracy shooting with the Hornaday ammo and the M82 compared with a M107A1. I'd like to see the consistency of the ammo in both platforms and see if there's any noticeable difference worth the added cost between the 2 rifles.
I’d love to add an M107 to the collection, hopefully before too long. I’d definitely compare the two!
You sound like a guy that would willingly accept welfare
Here is what i did to mine. Make a new barrel with a match reamer that has a .511 throat instead of the .513 it has now. Hard chrome the chamber. Cut the upper to take a linear bearing ream that bearing so the barrel moves freely and you have no side to side movement. It will shoot one MOA easily and occasionally go just sub if you shoot it perfectly. I believe there is an article done by TFB on my set up.
I was reading this and was like "Man this sounds familiar."
Yes indeed, *the* Mike Pappas, there's an article about your rifle. Very cool stuff. I've been very happily surprised with just some Slip Plate graphite lube around that bearing surface where the barrel touches the receiver, and PMC Bronze. 2MOA and under all day, and close to 1 with a little work. I considered the linear bearings but with what I've got now I'm satisfied. The Anzio top mounted bipod actually has a spring loaded plunger protruding from below the bipod mount extension hanging off the front of the top rail that rides in the 12 oclock flute on the barrel, pushing it straight down. That barrel is *always* pushed straight down in the bottom of that bearing channel between shots and held aligned some, so I think that helps a lot too.
As a nut that likes doing things like this it's cool, as a realist I have to wonder if it's worth it when better operating mechanisms are out there. Fixed barrel gas operated, for example. Improving accuracy of a recoil operated rifle sounds like a deliberate handicap when you could just eliminate that variable. I like the cheap replaceable bushing idea, but why those instead of threading the collar for pipe threads and using a split brass pipe thread bushing that can be tightened as it wears?
What reamer did Fedderson use? They don't have Barrett barrels on their site.
Place a proper rear bag, that monopod so high up kills accuracy, makes it wobby even with an HTI. a tightly packed rear bag, high mag optic will enable you to keep same point of Aim with everything else thats been said here. But if you want to make that thing shoot, speak to Randy powell from thunder ammo or any of the fcsa guys that shoot BR and theyll show you how to tune ammo to your barrel.
That is perfect for home defence
💯No risk of overpenetration.
I agree I got the guy breaking into my friends house 2 county's over hiding behind the refrigerator
Under penetration just means your bullet has been nerfed and youre a moron aboht to die in call of duty because your bullets to little damage blunce right off the helicopter
I heard Anzio Ironworks has a precision M82 accurizing service that I heard makes it a consistent 1 MOA gun with 750 grain A-Max and hand loads. Something to do with custom barrel bushings to mitigate barrel flop. Sounds like a good option
Okay...gotta say I really like the graphic at 3:30. maybe it could have done with more marking on the Y-axis but overall, really liked it.
Agreed. I took a screen shot. Now if anyone ever asks me why I didn’t just get the 6.5 creedmore I’ll just show them the graphic. 😁
Love the lab coat Flannel Daddy reference. Great video!
its as accurate as it needs to be. its a Specialty weapon system. Used for special applications. it can double as a sniper system with trigger time and training, like USMC.
Plus the citizens get the same one isnt that dope man
Great video. Answers questions forums could only dream of. Keep it up.
For a semi auto 50 BMG rifle I think the results were good, and if you want an accurate sniper rifle for shooting at 1 mile or more you should choose a rifle that it is bolt action and it's chambered in 375 or 408 Cheytac or 416 Barrett.
True, narrower, faster rounds for more extreme precision
That 50 seems to do a fine job otherwise
My personal best with an M-16A2, no mods, iron sights. I was able to hit a man-sized silhouette at 800 yards 3 out of 5 times. I did this on 2 different occasions. Good weather and about a 5 MHR crosswind. I say this because there are those out there who are a lot better than i ever was.
Love mine. Always have a crowd watching when I'm at the range here in So Cal.
I think that a lot of people are unable to distinguish between "Accuracy" and "Precision". Thanks to improvements in firearms technology and armmunition, we are able to more consistently and afforably make 1 MOA and Sub-MOA rifles. But just because it's more than 1MOA, does not make it an inaccurate rifle
Wow thank you for this video. I was long time ago looking for an accuracy test. The M82 is a gun I always wanted to own. In Switzerland you can get easly the permit to own one but the problem is, that they are rare and heavly overpriced CHF 15000.- (USD 16500.-) without a scope. Then I thought: okey let's import it from th US. 95% of the US dealers who sell the M82 don't export and the 5% who do, export it just to dealer. So I called some dealer and they all said: hell no. Importing from the US is a pain in the *** because of the US gouverment. My dream was so near but again far away.
Great video and greetings from Switzerland.
Generally, with a bit of tinkering (nothing too exotic), you can cut your groups in half with some basic handloading vs. basic factory ammunition. More if you really want to mess with different overall lengths, bullet weights/designs, annealing brass, sorting bullets and brass by weight and volume (respectively), and different powders and powder charges.
Thanks
Probably not a public range but would love some details on it.
I thoroughly enjoyed this video. Seeing someone shoot well over a mile was cool. I always thought a Barrett was for that crazy suicide guy trying to drive an explosive car into your sector , lol. Get him far away kind of thing...
Ours shot about 2 MOA. I wouldn't call it inaccurate, just not precision accurate. Can still shoot a BTR at 1000 meters and penetrate and can certainly shoot a man at 700-800
Thank you SO MUCH man I used this Video along with a collection of images to help make an art request I got for a barret!
“Does a dune buggy get bad gas mileage?”
I don’t know and I don’t care.
Mostly because I’ll probably never own one lol
Intro on point
This was interesting, nice shooting. Really enjoyed. Thanks
Was fortunate to be invited to the factory for a tour.
They surprised us with a "test fire. 5 rds.100 meters.
3" moa with only 3 holes.
Photo available upon request.
I have a question: I have had numerous concussions so have to be careful about blast/recoil jolting my head. How bad is it actually shooting this rifle? thank you
Holy crap… that was AWESOME!!
Thanks for the video, Enjoyed.
For anyone Curious the going rate for ball ammo in bulk is about 4 dollars a round.
Hello Texas Blinking, can you answer me what is the best sniper weapon in your opinion, the Barret82 or another weapon in all respects, the power of practical accuracy .............
Do a video on how you set up your targets so they flash lights after each hit sometime. Excellent M82A1 content. Do you need a more powerful scope to make the gun more accurate?
It is definately not bad as it has been buffed to shoot at a rate of 200 rpm, also skeleton grip is now not good anymore as in does not reduce scope in time.
Very interesting video. Thanks for sharing.
I worked for Barrett. I was surprised at how poor their Quality Control was. They would take a peak at the parts & say they’re good. They had a lot of issues in the range. I worked in the range in 2 hour periods because of the lead levels we swapped out every 2 hours. It blew my mind how many rifles had to go to the armorer’s because they failed accuracy testing. Barrett’s AR’s had a lot of issues. Ppl put the Barrett REC-7 & REC-10 in the top tier gun list. For the price you would think they were top tier. Their receivers & many other parts came from Aero Precision
My M82 and MRAD haven’t had any issues
disgruntled?? lol
@@tommyguns4018 Honestly, yes I am. I guess I expected to see more on the inside of firearms manufacturing than I did when I was in my shop building my own rifles. I was a little let down.
@@joshin_it_all8982 I worked for a gun maker too. The owner ruined the experience by hiring absolute morons that didn't know what they were doing (he did hire me though.. oof) and he himself would throw 'good looking' parts we scrapped for tolerance issues back into the good bins, which raised hell when they caused malfunctions.
I would even go so far as saying the trigger is a large part of its reputation for being “inaccurate”. An experienced shooter with decent ammo definitely shows how well it stretches its legs. I’m curious what a decent trigger would do to get it even closer.
Anti-cant bubble level and hand loads. Great video.
Thanks Bro, I was holding out on buying one. I’ll pick it up next time I’m at the shop. It’ll replace my Ruger 10/22 🙏
It seems (and I'll emphasize) SEEMS like a lot of 50 owners are manually loading rounds more than they are 'feeding' thru their magazines? I opted for the M99... Can't and won't speak to accuracy differences as I have not yet shot the M82 or M107. I'm more interested in defeating heavier / motorized threats should they happen to roll in my direction with ill intent. And, it's a 50. What's not to like?
Great video as always 👍
.50cal use to be $10 a round in the 1990s. I use to have a single shot one that was the same as an ordinary hunting rifle. The cost of the bullets made me forget the brand name of the gun.
It is guaranteed to be 1 MOA _or less_ , That is pretty damn accurate in my book. The one I shot was a tack driver. An 800m+ center of mass hit was just another day of the office.
I wonder how it'd do with the accuracy upgrades that some people were making for these guns!
The rifle is accurate enough that any inaccuracy is the fault of the _shooter_ not the rifle.
Such as?
Watched again, good info and video, thanks
If it didn't cost an arm and a leg, my Dad and I would both own one. Great testing though sir 👌
I shoot half moa with my 50 with hand loads average 3.5" groups at 815 yards sometimes better some time 4" but still a tac driver
Look at the splashes on the Bigfoot target....looks like the rounds are hitting at a severe downward angle..which they are. I've shot 50's at 1000yds but didn't have enough elevation in my scope to try the 1 mile, but even the A-Max is going to be lobbing in like from a howitzer at that range.
When the Aliens invade you'll wish you had one.
Where is this range man? I'm in Texas too but I haven't been able to find a range where they let you shoot a .50 cal
I can't tell about accuracy, I never shoot one... But it looks soooo cool!
Hey wouldn't the Serbu bfg 50a be a better semi auto 50 for precision?
The kinetic energy off a 50 is ungodly
The Barrett doesn't cycle gas like an AR ok AK and it is a lot more accurate then people think, you need a night force scope or German made top of the line scope and with good ammo it will do just a tad over 1 moa or right at 1 moa making a true sniper rifle.
Ok I’m convinced I need one now
I don't always shoot a ten inch groups at 100yards. But when I do, I do it with a barret.
I makes up for any lack of accuracy it might have, with sex appeal
That Bigfoot took one right to the needles
If I'm ever able to get a .50 BMG it would be the McMillan Tac50, I wish there were more youtubers with the Tac50.
yea but even at a mile if u get hit by a .50bmg i dont think you would be geting up any time soon(unless it hits ur arms where then u would get ur hand handed back to u)
I no more want to be shot at at distance with an M82 than I would .22lr at close range. It obviously will get the job done.
@Tyler Benson I don’t want either but if it wasn’t a choice you could be right.
The Raufoss MK211 rounds are supposed to be very accurate but they are very expensive and restricted
He turned Mr. Bigfoot into Mrs. Bigfoot
Instead of partially blaming the scope for not having enough mag, maybe put a stronger scope on it? Id like to see of youd get tighter groups with a NF or Leupold 5-25x56
Instead of telling other people what to do, maybe buy your own rifle set up? I don’t like big bore rifles having high mag. Because it’s practically impossible to trace your shots. There’s a reason 15x seems to be the max magnification on most 50 BMG rifles.
@@TexasPlinking I do have my own rifle setups, but I dont have celebrity money to throw are a $15,000 rifle setup at the moment. It is just logic dude; if you are going to post a video to demonstrate a rifle's capability, don't blame its lack of capability on a scope, when you know you have plenty of more capable scopes you can slap on there. At over a mile, you can see your trace plenty easily with more mag than 14x.
Considering it is *NOT* a sniper rifle, it's not held to the same accuracy standard.
It is not inaccurate for the type of weapon it is.
Way back when, I heard rumors the SF guys were hitting pie tins a mile away with their .50 Barrett.
You can do that ! Most guys can’t shoot that rifle right plus the good ammo makes all the difference in the world
I’ll message you next time I go samsquanch hunting
I can guarantee that it won’t hold a candle to my Cadex Tremor 50 BMG because mine is bolt action which are always more inherently accurate than semi autos…..😉💪🏻💪🏻👍🏻👍🏻
A gallon of gas is going to be the same price as that high end .50 round soon
Great video 👍
Beautiful gun
It’s not an inaccurate for rifle for its intended purpose; anti-material. It was forced into the sniper rifle role.
Continue this perfect work(if you can make a video for sig sauer)
The 50 Caliber is heavy but the effects are deadly
It’s a precision sledgehammer not a scalpel.
So what you’re saying is, the sniper scene in the Hurt Locker is inaccurate. 😂
Considering how wide their spread was, I guess It wasn’t too bad lol. The scope looked wack though 😂
You need to try the Ultimate Ammunition .50 BMG, proven to be the best .50 ammo out there
i think its inaccurate because u have to use the notches in the scope considering the power wind over the bullet
In things being fair, if big foot was shot at from over a mile and a .50 flew under his arm pit while swinging his arms… he may leave more than a footprint
BOY, U REALLY HAVE A NICE BACKYARD 😂😂😂
Would love to see what the M82 .416 does.
Lots of factors. Ammo, powder charger, primer, trigger control, reloads or factory ammo. The list goes on.
That’s with every rifle.
Great video, how is the recoil on that beast?
Similar to a 12 gauge shooting a slug
@@TexasPlinking Thank you for the video, it was entertaining and informative. I always love that rifle. Have you shot the 45-70? You should if you have not it is a big bore of fun.
You can't expect super cheap ball ammo to perform like match grade or quality handloads. The necks probably have .002"+ runout and the charges will be all over the place.
probably more like 5 thou runout, case capacity variance, bullet and charge weight variance, etc.
Good arsenal ammo is good though. The ammo you get is surplus for a reason. It's the reject garbage that didn't pass QC for one reason or another that the military wouldn't accept for m2's.
What’s the record kill for the Barrett M82A1?
the caption about the farthest confirmed kills is inaccurate. In fact, all but 3 of the top 10 are held by 50 bmg rifles. The 4th and 10th spots are held by 338 lapua rifles, and the 8th is held by a 14.5x114mm rifle.
He said specifically about the M82, not the bullet.
Damn nice shooting.
Seems like acceptable accuracy to me. I know other 50 cal rifles may offer better accuracy, which would be cool to see tested out at distance, but imo, I don't care what gun is shooting that 50 BMG, I don't ever want to be anywhere on the wrong side of it, any hit from that round at those distances, it's game over.
We saw group size shrink with a can on the m107 I wander what amax would do suppressed. Like you we run mostly mg ammo because it’s a “inaccurate gun”
I heard M107s are more accurate but no one can tell me why that is. Barrel & springs are the same. However the M107 can take the suppressor and so I'd like to try to shoot a grouping with that rig...
@@TexasPlinking so I was also heard that and when I asked I was told that the way the m107 is made the barrel returns to the same place more consistently, at least that what the barrett rep said.
Considering you're shooting generic military ball ammo, that rifle is plenty accurate. I'm sure with hand loaded match grade ammunition it would shoot even better.
I’m guessing since the round is so big it’s mostly gonna be used for stuff like ifvs and like transport vehicles so you don’t need to be as accurate as long as you hit the target
You’re not gonna be shooting a .50bmg at an IFV. The armor is too thick.
@@bracoop2 incorrect most IFV the front plate are rated to stop 14.5mm, however the side and rear can easily be penetrated by .50 AP.
The longest confirmed kill was a .50 bmg out of a McMillan tac 50
I see a lot youtube “experts” videos criticizing a myriad of rifles. If you can’t tell the difrence between accuracy and precision I don’t believe you are qualified enough to get a valid opinion.