Ok, I’ll admit that I was so wrapped up in wondering what it would be like to fire the M82A1 that I may have forgotten to take into consideration little details like, oh, muzzle blast.
And what would happen to anything I left on the shooting table I was shooting from.
The good news is, Otterbox protective cases did a fine job protecting my phone as it, my targets, a few boxes of ammo, a full Nalgene bottle, and an iced coffee were suddenly accelerated to near-c velocity.
Lesson learned: clear off the shooting bench.
Recoil was not as bad as I thought it was going to be but, great googlymoogly, plan on being in the eye of the hurricane as everything around you and the gun becomes a blur. And double up on ear pro.
Do you have any idea what it feels like to try and sight in a rifle when every time you pull the trigger it’s around $4?
I sorely need to reload for this beast but I can see the bottleneck will be….no surprise….primers.
Also, there will be a second Barrett, an M99, at some point. One Barrett for busting up things, and one Barrett for more precise shooting.
And, yes, it was a show stopper at the range.
