great googly moogly!

https://www.sigsauer.com/6-8x5...il&utm_source=Eloqua

So the rifle and 940 rounds are going to set you back 10,000 bucks

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Originally posted by Ronin101:
So the rifle and 940 rounds are going to set you back 10,000 bucks

$4,000 or so for the Sig MCX Spear.
$2,250 for the ammo, which is $2.45 per round
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$6,250 so far

Add a bipod, sling, quality scope with ED glass, mount, mags....yeah, $10k is possible.

This overall cost isn't an outlier for a precision rifle, for a shooter who uses factory match ammo. But I serious doubt this is match-grade ammo.

$2.45/round is the bulk "discount" price for FMJ? So defensive ammo will be, what, $10 per trigger pull?

That "old fashioned/outdated" 5.56/.308 rifle is looking a lot better in this light, huh?

But I'm sure there are plenty of folks out there with too much disposable income who would be happy to pay it, just to show off their MCX Spear on Youtube/Tiktok/Instagram. After all, you can't put a price on social media clout, amiright?

Match / hunting / defense 6.8x51 ammo will certainly cost more than FMJ. 50% higher? 100% higher? Who knows.

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Originally posted by RogueJSK:
But I'm sure there are plenty of folks out there with too much disposable income who would be happy to pay it, just to show off their MCX Spear on Youtube/Tiktok/Instagram.

Yep. And this will show the difference between the riflemen and those who just buy & own rifles. Said MCX Spear dudes will likely show a 3-round group at 50 yards (the only good one of the 10 groups they shot), then proclaim it's uber-reliable, uber-accurate at many hundreds of yards, and the best rifle/ammo combo since the invention of smokeless powder.

Hold on to those Mesozoic Era AR-15s and AR-10s. Luddite rifles might still work.

I wonder if the all steel Federal case costs less than the bimetal Sig case.

It should also be noted, this isn’t FMJ, it’s solid copper.

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