#LaRue

In this episode of TFBTV, Luke C talks with the guys at LaRue Tactical about the much-awaited release of the Siete bolt action rifle. This rifle comes complete with your choice of two quick-change barrels in the most popular hunting calibers of today with a guaranteed return to zero feature between barrel changes.

LaRue Tactical from Leander, Texas, has just launched a new bolt-action rifle called Siete. The main caliber is 6.5 Creedmoor with a 23″ barrel length, but thanks to a quick-detachable, free-floating handguard and a quick-change barrel, you will have four more caliber options. The chassis and the action are CNC machined from billet aluminum.

The .224 Valkyrie may be the most interesting AR-15 round to come out in years, but the question many have been asking in my comments section is: Cool, but where are the rifles? Approaching the 2018 SHOT Show in Las Vegas Nevada, we are already starting to get answers, and one of them is the Savage MSR-15 Valkyrie. As the name suggests, this marks Savages first offering in the .224 Valkyrie round, and one of the first factory guns of this caliber.

Those eagerly awaiting the market for the new .224 Valkyrie round have something to celebrate. Gunmaker JP Enterprises recently announced that they are now offering three different barrels for the new cartridge, in 20″ light, 20″ medium, and 22″ medium contours. All three barrels use the somewhat unusual “extra long” gas system, which is two inches longer than the standard “rifle length” gas system normally used with 20″ barrels. The longer gas system coupled with large diameter port settings reportedly increase dwell time while reducing the port pressure. More details on the barrels are available via a review from Recoil.

If we can make a round that is significantly better than the existing 5.56mm or 7.62mm ammunition, shouldn’t the military just bite the bullet and switch, to the benefit of the servicemen and women in harm’s way? What’s stopping the powers that be from making the incremental improvements that everyone knows are possible?

Ammunition maker Federal Premium recently released its full bundle of press info on their new .224 Valkyrie round, coming on the heels of teasers released at Big 3 East. The .224 Valkyrie is a high performance .22 caliber round for the AR-15, which uses heavy, low drag bullets to dramatically improve the long range performance of the platform versus the .223 Remington and other rounds. This is the same principle that has been used in rounds like the .260 Remington and 6.5 Grendel for years, now finally applied to a factory .22 caliber round.

Let’s start off with a question: What is the best round for the AR-15?

Many of you know that Larue introduced their very own AR-15 trigger to the market this year. They call it the MBT or Meticulously Built Trigger. I am slowly becoming a bit of a trigger snob after installing a SSA-E into one of my rifles, impressing me with a trigger is getting harder and harder. Please do not take it lightly when I say that I am impressed. The trigger is a two stage unit with a very crisp break at 4.5 pounds. I might go on a limb here and say that it is just as good as my SSA-E even though it is about a pound heavier.  

“The Dead Center of Precision” is LaRue Tactical’s byline.  With the LaRue OBR 5.56 20″, that’s exactly what I paid for, and exactly what I received.  The world of the MSR is certainly a crowded one.  It takes something extra to stand out in such a crowded market.  I was familiar with LaRue from their excellent optic mounts, which I had used before, but had yet to handle one of their ARs.  I was able to handle one at SHOT show in 2011, and was very impressed by the quality.  There was zero “play” between upper and lower receivers, and between the receiver and rail section. Unlike some other tightly fitted ARs, however, you could still push out the receiver pins without using a punch.  After handling the rifle, I was certain I would like to eventually own one.

Larue shows off their PredatOBR by air dropping it out of a Cessna.

Is anyone here a LaRue fan?  If so, you might be excited to know that are bringing a new trigger to market–The MBT (or Meticulously Built Trigger).  It is a 2 stage trigger built from S7 Tool Steel.

A while back LaRue purchased all the necessary equipment to produce their own high-end match barrels. My sources tell me they went to the Machine and Equipment show in Chicago and walked out with over $1 million worth of barrel making machinery, including a 4 hole drill worth $450,000!

LaRue’s secrecy makes even Magpul look like a communications machine. They just issued a press release saying they don’t wish to say anything about everything, especially their new barrels. The full press release …

www.LaRueTactical.com.

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