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What"s the rarest LaRue rifle? Primary arms had What am I missing? |
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Originally Posted By Wangstang: Yes, and an arrow shooting upper of I recall correctly. Originally Posted By Wangstang: Originally Posted By kavants: Didn't they make a .22LR for the UHFO contest? Yes, and an arrow shooting upper of I recall correctly. The arrow firing conversion was for a 10/22 |
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Originally Posted By LetFreedomBeep: Earliest versions of the obr are marked osr. Before the swans dudes lawyer sent a letter I always wondered how many "broken" swan mounts Mark ended up with? It sure was nice getting the "trade-in" to upgrade all of mine to LaRue products! |
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Originally Posted By T-Minus: Please share the backstory! Originally Posted By T-Minus: Originally Posted By DasRonin: I always wondered how many "broken" swan mounts Mark ended up with? It sure was nice getting the "trade-in" to upgrade all of mine to LaRue products! Please share the backstory! What started it iirc Something on the broken mount swap, was not osr but was number 17 |
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Originally Posted By LetFreedomBeep: What started it iirc Something on the broken mount swap, was not osr but was number 17 Oh man - that's entertaining. I wish I had "been around" back then. I guess in terms of relevance, Mark ultimately won the long game. |
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Awesome Rifle. Two questions: 1) What year were those made? 2) Do you have any photos/have you considered replacing the black polymer pieces with the UDE ones? |
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Originally Posted By T-Minus: Awesome Rifle. Two questions: 1) What year were those made? 2) Do you have any photos/have you considered replacing the black polymer pieces with the UDE ones? 2015 I believe, The first batch of UDE, Think it there were 125 in the first batch. #1 was one of the Until Hell Freezes over giveaways. I have the UDE grip panels, but haven't swapped them out. |
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Originally Posted By Covertness: Didn't they make a special one for the user here that was on that shooting TV show. Wanna say shot show but that's wrong. Can't remember the user either. |
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Colby's OBR actually came up for sale on GB a couple of years ago. It was pretty beat up, but it "came with" a weekend of guided hunting with Colby on his property. ETA: I talked with Ronnie Barrett (at John Rich's house, since I'm name dropping) not long after they did the 50BMG Top Shot episode. Ronnie told me that they didn't even know they were filming the episode with their rifle, but obviously loved that they did. He then told me that I should buy one of his 50BMG, and I laughed at the notion because $8-12K for a gun was absurd to me (at the time). But that kicked off me finding a REC7 and then an MRAD (neither of which I have now). I did eventually get a 50BMG, but not one of Ronnie's . . . . I got one that will actually do better than 6-8 MOA 
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Originally Posted By Wolfhound76: IIRC there's 30 or 40 PredatOBR's floating around that he laser engraved and donated to a Sheriff's Dept. I don't think there's any special value to them but they are rare. Several regulars here snapped them up when the Dept traded them in. werent there some for engraved TX Rangers too? |
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want to say 1 complete 22lr from UHFO (already mentioned) then maybe the original Siete pistol/rifle (similar setup to Thompson Contender/Encore.... came w/ pistol brace, 10" 308 barrel, stock & 20" 6.5CM barrel) there were 5 for NOLO winners (1 got posted from winner #1) & (another 1 made it to GB, unsure what happened w/ others) & maybe 10 that they had at SHOT & DSC shows (maybe other shows too) but i recall reading something about an FFL throwing a stink about it .... due to being shipped w/ rifle barrel attached & not the pistol one & shortly after... seems they disappeared for a "while". then got completely redesigned chassis & no more pistol |
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Originally Posted By d13s3l: werent there some for engraved TX Rangers too? I forgot about those. I believe they are .308 rifles. I don't think there are many, if any outside the Texas Rangers though. |
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Originally Posted By d13s3l: want to say 1 complete 22lr from UHFO (already mentioned) then maybe the original Siete pistol/rifle (similar setup to Thompson Contender/Encore.... came w/ pistol brace, 10" 308 barrel, stock & 20" 6.5CM barrel) there were 5 for NOLO winners (1 got posted from winner #1) & (another 1 made it to GB, unsure what happened w/ others) & maybe 10 that they had at SHOT & DSC shows (maybe other shows too) but i recall reading something about an FFL throwing a stink about it .... due to being shipped w/ rifle barrel attached & not the pistol one & shortly after... seems they disappeared for a "while". then got completely redesigned chassis & no more pistol Forgot about the NOLO “giveaway.” That certainly didn’t generate the buzz one would hope to conjure up. I don’t even remember it happening. |
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Originally Posted By T-Minus: Colby's OBR actually came up for sale on GB a couple of years ago. It was pretty beat up, but it "came with" a weekend of guided hunting with Colby on his property. ETA: I talked with Ronnie Barrett (at John Rich's house, since I'm name dropping) not long after they did the 50BMG Top Shot episode. Ronnie told me that they didn't even know they were filming the episode with their rifle, but obviously loved that they did. He then told me that I should buy one of his 50BMG, and I laughed at the notion because $8-12K for a gun was absurd to me (at the time). But that kicked off me finding a REC7 and then an MRAD (neither of which I have now). I did eventually get a 50BMG, but not one of Ronnie's . . . . I got one that will actually do better than 6-8 MOA Originally Posted By T-Minus: Colby's OBR actually came up for sale on GB a couple of years ago. It was pretty beat up, but it "came with" a weekend of guided hunting with Colby on his property. ETA: I talked with Ronnie Barrett (at John Rich's house, since I'm name dropping) not long after they did the 50BMG Top Shot episode. Ronnie told me that they didn't even know they were filming the episode with their rifle, but obviously loved that they did. He then told me that I should buy one of his 50BMG, and I laughed at the notion because $8-12K for a gun was absurd to me (at the time). But that kicked off me finding a REC7 and then an MRAD (neither of which I have now). I did eventually get a 50BMG, but not one of Ronnie's . . . . I got one that will actually do better than 6-8 MOA I actually snagged the twin Top Shot OBR (sequential serial numbers) of Colby’s. The special effects / armorer dude Clay Van Sickle ended up with this one. Came with a little brown paint from the benches they were shooting from in the competition, but no major damage and still shoots 175 FGMM & M118LR into tiny little groups. Has a temporary NXS on it for now.   BUT, other than being early OBR serials (Post OSR), nothing super rare. I would say the LaRue TwentyTwo from the monthly contest is the rarest. @SirJames556 I believe won that one. |
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Originally Posted By soonerman: I actually snagged the twin Top Shot OBR (sequential serial numbers) of Colby’s. The special effects / armorer dude Clay Van Sickle ended up with this one. Came with a little brown paint from the benches they were shooting from in the competition, but no major damage and still shoots 175 FGMM & M118LR into tiny little groups. Has a temporary NXS on it for now. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/158486/IMG_2813-3363716.jpg https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/158486/IMG_3163-3422654.jpg BUT, other than being early OBR serials (Post OSR), nothing super rare. I would say the LaRue TwentyTwo from the monthly contest is the rarest. SirJames556 I believe won that one. Very cool. Thanks for sharing. I looks like you got at least part of a SPOTR kit, too. I still have the I-rail and the "Z-Mount" (and the big padded case) from the one I had (actually listed for sale on a different firearms forum). |
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Originally Posted By T-Minus: Very cool. Thanks for sharing. I looks like you got at least part of a SPOTR kit, too. I still have the I-rail and the "Z-Mount" (and the big padded case) from the one I had (actually listed for sale on a different firearms forum). All I have is a LT666 1913 to Manfrotto adapter and a Manfrotto ball head. Wish I had the full kit. |
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Originally Posted By Wolfhound76: IIRC there's 30 or 40 PredatOBR's floating around that he laser engraved and donated to a Sheriff's Dept. I don't think there's any special value to them but they are rare. Several regulars here snapped them up when the Dept traded them in. I've got one of these. 30 to Burnett County Sheriff's office. The one I received didn't even look like it had ever been shot. Article |
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Originally Posted By T-Minus: So, I talked to the people who know and learned that there were only ever 5 factory FDE OBRs. So, I was off by four in my OP. Still a total of 5 in existence. Anyone ever see one? |
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Somehow I manged to wind up with two of the Burnet Co Sheriffs Office PredatOBR's. One had very little rack wear and the other looks like it never left the case. Best $2500 I've ever invested. Attached File |
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Originally Posted By freefaller1985: Somehow I manged to wind up with two of the Burnet Co Sheriffs Office PredatOBR's. One had very little rack wear and the other looks like it never left the case. Best $2500 I've ever invested. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/474620/20250125_171317_jpg-3446472.JPG For both??!!!  |
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One was $1500 from SOLGW and the other I found on River of Guns somewhere in Louisiana for $1000. Got it about a year after SOLGW sold them. |
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Originally Posted By soonerman: I actually snagged the twin Top Shot OBR (sequential serial numbers) of Colby’s. The special effects / armorer dude Clay Van Sickle ended up with this one. Came with a little brown paint from the benches they were shooting from in the competition, but no major damage and still shoots 175 FGMM & M118LR into tiny little groups. Has a temporary NXS on it for now. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/158486/IMG_2813-3363716.jpg https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/158486/IMG_3163-3422654.jpg BUT, other than being early OBR serials (Post OSR), nothing super rare. I would say the LaRue TwentyTwo from the monthly contest is the rarest. @SirJames556 I believe won that one. Unexpectedly received a USPS envelope last week. Kinda cool. 
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Originally Posted By soonerman: Unexpectedly received a USPS envelope last week. Kinda cool. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/158486/IMG_3525-3466167.jpg neat |
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Originally Posted By soonerman: Unexpectedly received a USPS envelope last week. Kinda cool. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/158486/IMG_3525-3466167.jpg gun value just doubled 
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It's not even close to the rarest, but not too many in the wild. Nice thread OP - looking forward to seeing some pics!