Kaliber Tech KT10 Longbow .300 WSM / 6.5 PRC Semi-Auto Rifle
The .300 Winchester Short Magnum and 6.5 Precision Rifle Cartridge are pretty popular among long-range shooters and hunters, providing a magnum performance in a much shorter package. Most of the guns chambered in these cartridges are bolt-action rifles, however, if you want a gas gun in .300 WSM or 6.5 PRC, there is at least one (likely the only) option on the market - the Kaliber Tech KT10 Longbow semi-auto rifle. The company claims the KT10 Longbow is the first commercially available semi-auto rifle chambered in 6.5 PRC and 300 WSM.
Many of the bolt guns chambered in these cartridges are fed from AICS pattern magazines, which I think is safe to say have become an industry standard. Kaliber Tech designed the lower receiver of the KT10 Longbow to take AICS magazines, too. The maximum cartridge overall length that will fit these magazines is 2.955”.
Currently, there are two versions of the KT10 Longbow rifle available: a standard one with Magpul MOE grip, Magpul PRS Gen3 stock and 15” free floated M-LOK aluminum handguard and a light version that comes equipped with carbon fiber grip, stock and handguard as well as a carbon fiber wrapped barrel. The overall weight of the standard rifle is 10 lbs 8oz. The KT10 Longbow Carbon Fiber weighs 7 lbs 10oz.
Other than the furniture, barrel and overall weight difference, the two models share the same features, including the side charging upper receiver, 22” barrel with a three-port muzzle brake, +2 rifle length gas system with an adjustable gas block, dual ejector bolt and Rise RA-434 single stage trigger. The twist rates for the 6.5 PRC and .300 WSM chamberings are 1:8” and 1:10" respectively. The overall length of both rifles is 43.5”.
The MSRP of the Kaliber Tech K10 Longbow rifle is $4,219. The K10 Longbow Carbon Fiber costs $5,099. Both rifles come with one 7-round magazine. These rifles are built to order with a 7-10 week lead time and a $2,000 deposit required.
Besides the complete rifles, the company also offers KT10 Longbow upper receiver assemblies ($1,999), stripped lower receivers ($525), bolt carrier groups ($265) as well as a builders kit, which is essentially a furniture-less gun available with ($2,499) or without ($1,899) the barrel.
Pictures by Kaliber Tech, www.kaliberarms.com
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Could be interesting, depends on accuracy and how reliably it feeds. sounds like there is no bolt lock on last round fired, but honestly that isn't a big deal.