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The Barrett .50 Caliber

Excerpted from “The History of Sniping and Sharpshooting” by Major John L. Plaster, USAR (Ret.). Published by Paladin Press, 2008.

December 13, 2012

A History Like No Other

Maj. John Plaster's The History Of Sniping And Sharpshooting is the result of a lifetime of study and relies on more than 10,000 sources to relate its stories.

December 13, 2012

.50 Sense

A week at Barrett’s long-range training courses will teach you the fundamentals of big-bore, extreme-distance shooting.

December 13, 2012

Barrett Donates $69K to HAVA

Ronnie Barrett of Barrett Firearms presented a check for more than $69K to Tom Taylor, chairman of Honored American Veterans Afield (HAVA) during the NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits on April 14, 2012. The donation was the proceeds from an auction in which Barrett Firearms gave away the 30th tribute M107A1, a nickel-Teflon coated .50-caliber rifle engraved with the 30th Anniversary logo and “Rifle 1 of 1”. 

April 16, 2012

Barrett MRAD

Barrett's MRAD rifle won a 2012 NRA Golden Bullseye Award for Rifle of the Year, which it received during the NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits at St. Louis. We visited with Chris Barrett at the show to learn more about the unique features of the rifle that make is so worthy of the honor. See what he had to say by watching the video below.

April 16, 2012

Barrett MRAD, 107A1 and REC7

Barrett MRAD, 107A1 and REC7

May 01, 2011

Abnormal Gun Buying

Normal is a setting on a clothes drier. The Insider has never been accused of being “normal” and I hope you haven’t either. How boring. How bland.

April 19, 2011

Barrett Announces MRAD Long-Range Rifle

New long-range rifle features an interchangable barrel system that requires removing only two screws to change calibers.

January 14, 2011

Barrett REC7 in 5.56 NATO

The Barrett REC7 rifle is now available in two calibers.

May 21, 2010

Barrett 98 Bravo

Rifleman Review

March 22, 2010

The Wish List

If money weren’t an issue, here are a few items that I would like to have.

December 08, 2009

Barrett Model REC7 Rifle (Page Two)

A cleaner-shooting, larger-round M4-style rifle.

September 18, 2009

Barrett Model REC7 Rifle

A cleaner-shooting, larger-round M4-style rifle.

September 18, 2009

Barrett 98 Bravo

Barrett is again poised to push the envelope—this time, with the Model 98B, a turnbolt rifle in .338 Lapua Mag.

May 09, 2009