Trying to decide between LAR and Armalite AR-50.

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22 April 2007, 09:19

JABS

Trying to decide between LAR and Armalite AR-50.

Going to get my first .50BMG. Benefite? pitfalls? of each.

23 April 2007, 08:03

JABS

I forgot to mention that I need to stay under $3000.00 for whichever one I go with. I can do that with the LAR WITH a scope.

23 April 2007, 23:03

butchloc

i had an lar for several years and it was a good rifle with no problems, but then i sold it and bought the state arms big bertha. it weighs about 10#'s more and comes with a huge wood stock that makes the whole thing much more comfortable to shoot than the lar was. pricetag is similar, only thing is it is big

24 April 2007, 05:16

JABS

Is it easy to get used to the LAR bolt?

24 April 2007, 18:27

butchloc

the bolt on the lar is about the same as the rest of the singleshots, it's just a big shellholder. you remove it and slide the rim of the round into the holder and then put the whole works back in. it did take a bit of time to get used to the bullpup design. somehow having that big round go off next to you head just never was perfectly comfortable

28 April 2007, 00:59

JABS

I took the plunge! My new LAR will be in Tuesday along with a new Leupold Mark 4 LR. I am pretty excited!

01 May 2007, 20:42

ranb40

I have an LAR. I wish I had bought a Barrett or AR50 instead. While the LAR is nice and short, the muzzle brake is small and reoil is much more than the AR50. I have not been able to do better than ten inch groups at 500 yards with match ammo either.

Ranb

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30 May 2007, 08:32

JABS

Update.
With Barnes 800gr. borerider over IMR 5010 gave an 8.03" group at 1,000yds. Great shooter!

15 June 2007, 14:35

blaster40

I love my AR50. With a mono pod attached you can sight the target, stand up , pull the trigger, and watch the bullet impact. Really cool when your shooting hard targets and using spotter tracers or blue tip ammo.It is that rock solid !
Curt

12 July 2007, 22:43

rolexfan

I had an AR 50 and it was a great rifle. I mounted a Night Force scope on the beast and it was very accurate and a pleasure to shoot. Great gun for the money!!

22 July 2007, 06:21

Big Bore

I've had my AR-50 since they first came out. They are a fantastic rifle with the only "complaint," if you can call it that, is the trigger is a bit heavy. You can use any Remington 700 trigger to get a better pull and then it is just about perfect IMO. Mine is a 1/2 MOA rifle with match loads out to 500 yards which is the longest I have shot.

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23 July 2007, 17:30

How does the steyr HS-50 compare to the AR-50 ?? is it a shellholder design ??