Shoot it! I doubt it’s rust. They come in those vacuum sealed bags. Kinda looks like copper. Shoot it, if it doesn’t shoot we’ll give Barrett a call.
The lower? Nothing that I know of. Gen 2 upper is upgraded to Mlok. Bolt heads are headspaced and matched to each barrel kit. Check with Barrett if you have an issue.
Gen2 upper also has the lever in the bolt to easily swap bolt heads. But you can buy that direct from Barrett as many of us here did for the Gen1.
Need to do a bit of Woodworking Saturday to get it on the MRAD trigger guard. But it will fit.
Rep I talked to said that gen 2 is mlok and that these were recently built factory guns and the only difference between the and current production is the serial # prefix. Current production have EJ prefix, the hybrid has a CJ prefix.
The longest cartridge the MRAD will handle is 338 CIP. It’s a unitized design. There is no way to make it longer, without major re-engineering. 33XC and 37XC are XL cartridges. Think Cheytac length.
TBH, that question is well outside my wheelhouse. Perhaps measure the loading/ejection port? It’s my understanding that the 33XC is a really long cartridge. Barrett has custom barrel extensions available now. One of the reasons I finally bought a MRAD. Although it took 4 months to get them.
Yea, you can do it. You have to single feed though. Working on it right now myself. Bartlein 32inch 37xc mod BB left hand, gain twist 1/11 to 1/10. I have a ton of sierra .375's from when I played with a cheyatc improved- recoil was not pleasant with 144 grains of powder.
Bugholes is spinning me up a 33XC 30" Bartlein ModBB when the Maker's kit arrives in mid-March. In response to the barrel burner post above, folks just can't help themselves when it comes to wringing out every last bit of velocity out of their barrel. I plan on NOT running right to the ragged edge on velocity when developing the load.
33xc is about a half-inch longer than 338LM case. You can single feed all day long. I've read you have to break the action and remove the bolt to eject an unfired round but I will find out for sure soon.
No need! Anyone capable of shooting an MRAD is capable of fitting one of the grips to their MRAD. Seriously... it's that simple!you up for making another one in the near future?
oops, I didn't realize it was an AR15 grip.. I thought you had to do some wood working to get it on there.
I just pulled the PDF
MRAD PDF
www.snipershide.com
Lol lots of rifles can do that. Depends on the size of the targetHits at a mile plus....
These shoot minute of duck, not minute of mountain....
It is. I am out of town for two weeks but will snag some video next time I am at the range. Will be in Texas for ELR class with my 33XC MRAD Barrel (if it arrives in time) Easter weekend so I will for sure get some video then.
Filled out the paperwork for mine yesterday. .338…. Monstrous!
Yes you can single feed an MRAD with the 33xc. I passed one up because I have all the reloading stuff for my .338 Norm AI
I was debating the same thing. I love the AI but after handling a MRAD and going through costs etc. I ended up with an MRAD and I love it!
Both are accurate rifles. The only down side to the mrad is the barrel extension if you wanted a custom barrel chambered. Its about $400, or a factory barrel is $1500. With the AI you can get barrels straight from eurooptic or mile high or any other smith that has the print for around $800. That's about the major difference when it come down to these two systems. I have an mrad, always wanted an AI but just couldn't bring myself to buy one. Very happy with my MRAD.
Are you specifically looking to shoot mostly or predominantly magnum cartridges or primarliy to replace a short-action setup?
I’d say to primarily replace a short action, with the option to be able to goto a magnum at some point without having to buy a new rifle.
I like the ability to go from short action to long action so quickly, kind of like my DT's.
How is zero’ing back and forth all the time? Do you just run an offset with the kestrel or actually re-zero the turrets every time a barrel is changed?
Great question. I've been running a H59, Mil XT, and Tremor 3 reticle for so long I just dial my scope to the respective zero and use hold overs. Now if I need to dial I will, I have all my zeros written down in several places. Zero for me hasn't been an issue at all. Same for my DT.
