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Of the models that come with threaded barrels, all are 18" barrels. Non-threaded are 21-24"16" is robbing a lot of potential from the Creed.
What caliber did you choose?I just picked up a Fieldcraft. Haven't shot it yet. I've owned a Forbes rifle for a few years, which was the first attempt to make a factory version of the NULA rifle (it failed). Barrett picked up the ashes of the Forbes Rifle company and launched the Fieldcraft. I've been looking at them for some time, and finally bought one. I can tell you so far that the fit and finish of the Fieldcraft exceeds the original Forbes rifle.
What caliber did you choose
Rationalizing helps us to sleep at night! Should be a beauty to pack and carry LD. 5.5lbs without a scope!6mm Creedmoor. My preferred caliber for a deer rifle is 7mm-08, but the Forbes Rifle I mentioned is already chambered in that round and I felt silly getting a second, near-identical rifle in the same caliber. This way I can rationalize that the 6mmCM is my pronghorn/blacktail rifle and the 7mm-08 is my mule deer rifle. Rationalizations are important.
16" is robbing a lot of potential from the Creed.
5.5lbs without a scope!
I have the REC7 DI in 300 BO and love it. Would go into Cabelas and pick up the Fieldcraft they had on display(no rings or scope) and was always amazed at how light it is. I always asked them why they didn't have any Barretts in-house cause they are such great rifles. 6 months later the brought in 6-7 MRADs at $3,300+.! Took em forever to sell them at that price! If they'd brought in their ARs they coulda sold em for most of $2000 in no time. (Maybe why they suck in the gun department!)This new Fieldcraft tips the scale at 5.33 lbs fresh out of the box (compared to their advertised weight of 5.2 lbs.). I should be able to keep it close to 6.5 with rings and scope. Still to be determined.
I purchased my Barrett AR at Keith's out in Gresham. Think I paid about $300+ under MSRP. But I've found the best way to deal there is to know exactly what model number you want and order it. But I often buy from Jeremy at Lucky SGds out of Banks. He gets good pricing and does members here a square deal.I just bought this Fieldcraft through Cabela's (online), as they're currently marked down to $1500. That's the best price I've seen on Fieldcraft rifles, though the caliber selection is limited. And I agree that its always frustrating when the rifle you want is rarely in stock to handle. Several of the Browning X-Bolt Long Range models fall into this category. The Hell's Canyon Speed and (less frequently) Hell's Canyon Long Range were often available to handle, but seldom any of the others.