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I have had this now for just under two years. Posting this up since this model was talked about in a WTB ad, this is NOT for sale so posting in the Bolt section.
The waiting game:
Took me about 2 years to find an available SPR300. Well actually I was allowed to pre-order it when B&T USA announced they were importing 20 of them. Bought it, then waited for it to arrive in the US, ship to the East Coast dealer, that then shipped it to my PNW dealer to hold, then issue the docs for the stamps to be submitted, then just under a year for both stamps to come in for it. Like all NFA purchases, buy it then try to not think about it why you wait for "SBR and Suppressor day " to come. Total time of "I want one" to "I have one in my hands" = about 3.5yrs
This is a B&T factory 9.8" barrel bolt gun so an SBR with a huge custom made by B&T over the barrel suppressor. It came with great soft case, suppressor, cleaning kit, tools, rings, two 10rd box mags, brass catcher, sling, bi-pod and integrated folding stock. I chose Night Force NX8 2.5-20x50 for the glass, bit more than it needs but leaves nothing behind.
I have ran all my own loads 168, 180 and 220gr . Great results with all of them. With the massive can and no cycling sound of a simi-auto this bolt is crazy quite. Crazy quite. Some say movie quite but I say just very quite. It's still thumping out a heavy .30 cal projectile! That can is huge and the flash chamber (the first chamber in the can) uses the leangh of the entire barrel for more volume. 9.8" barrel has 1-8 twist so the heavy rounds for subs are happy with the twist. I tried finding out what B&T was suggesting and closest I found was 168gr. But again great results with 168,180 and 220.
Of course the fit and finish is typical B&T, the action is crazy smooth and the trigger has little to no creep and very crisp from the factory. They have since released an updated version of the SPR300 with a Timney trigger. Personally I like how this rig arrived out of the bag so in the past 21 months I have not modified it at all. Only change I have though about is tossing the hi-tech plastic bi-bod for a machined aluminum one but I do like how light weight the B&T one is.
Cost wise, on the high side about $5k before two $200 stamps, then $1900 in glass. So not a "budget rig at all". Again at close to $7500 in this bolt gun one would expect it to be set up correctly out of the box. Of course as some bolt guns go, its on par with a quality unit cost wise. Very happy with this rig and fully expect it to show up in a future Bond movie. In the mean time I am very quietly putting small groups of holes in paper but do have a range card for the corners of my back/ front yard and down the street from the house.
Video of assembly first time to the range.
The waiting game:
Took me about 2 years to find an available SPR300. Well actually I was allowed to pre-order it when B&T USA announced they were importing 20 of them. Bought it, then waited for it to arrive in the US, ship to the East Coast dealer, that then shipped it to my PNW dealer to hold, then issue the docs for the stamps to be submitted, then just under a year for both stamps to come in for it. Like all NFA purchases, buy it then try to not think about it why you wait for "SBR and Suppressor day " to come. Total time of "I want one" to "I have one in my hands" = about 3.5yrs
This is a B&T factory 9.8" barrel bolt gun so an SBR with a huge custom made by B&T over the barrel suppressor. It came with great soft case, suppressor, cleaning kit, tools, rings, two 10rd box mags, brass catcher, sling, bi-pod and integrated folding stock. I chose Night Force NX8 2.5-20x50 for the glass, bit more than it needs but leaves nothing behind.
I have ran all my own loads 168, 180 and 220gr . Great results with all of them. With the massive can and no cycling sound of a simi-auto this bolt is crazy quite. Crazy quite. Some say movie quite but I say just very quite. It's still thumping out a heavy .30 cal projectile! That can is huge and the flash chamber (the first chamber in the can) uses the leangh of the entire barrel for more volume. 9.8" barrel has 1-8 twist so the heavy rounds for subs are happy with the twist. I tried finding out what B&T was suggesting and closest I found was 168gr. But again great results with 168,180 and 220.
Of course the fit and finish is typical B&T, the action is crazy smooth and the trigger has little to no creep and very crisp from the factory. They have since released an updated version of the SPR300 with a Timney trigger. Personally I like how this rig arrived out of the bag so in the past 21 months I have not modified it at all. Only change I have though about is tossing the hi-tech plastic bi-bod for a machined aluminum one but I do like how light weight the B&T one is.
Cost wise, on the high side about $5k before two $200 stamps, then $1900 in glass. So not a "budget rig at all". Again at close to $7500 in this bolt gun one would expect it to be set up correctly out of the box. Of course as some bolt guns go, its on par with a quality unit cost wise. Very happy with this rig and fully expect it to show up in a future Bond movie. In the mean time I am very quietly putting small groups of holes in paper but do have a range card for the corners of my back/ front yard and down the street from the house.
Video of assembly first time to the range.
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