Desert Tech HTI .50BMG 29" Non-Restricted (Black & FDE)

A steal of a deal for anybody looking for a top shelf .50BMG. Love the design and the gun is significantly lighter than virtually all others on the market, but due to good design, the recoil is quite tame for a light .50.
 
I feel like you guys that are commenting on the magazines have never actually used them or handled them, or at the least are forgetting the purpose of this platform.

The line of thinking I am hearing is the same as saying why is the rifle $11,000? There are far cheaper bolt actions on the market... why not just build your own?

The answer is that you are paying for the R&D and incredibly tight build tolerances of the platform... and that includes custom designed and built magazines that should function perfectly with the system. You would not use a $100 scope on a gun this expensive, so why expect them to issue a cheap magazine?

Quality in small batches costs money, full stop. Slap some crappy exchange rates on top and there is your pricetag. They are not going to be producing millions of these mags.
 
Kevin M. said:
I feel like you guys that are commenting on the magazines have never actually used them or handled them, or at the least are forgetting the purpose of this platform.

The line of thinking I am hearing is the same as saying why is the rifle $11,000? There are far cheaper bolt actions on the market... why not just build your own?

The answer is that you are paying for the R&D and incredibly tight build tolerances of the platform... and that includes custom designed and built magazines that should function perfectly with the system. You would not use a $100 scope on a gun this expensive, so why expect them to issue a cheap magazine?

Quality in small batches costs money, full stop. Slap some crappy exchange rates on top and there is your pricetag. They are not going to be producing millions of these mags.
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Nailed it. These aren't another AR-15 cobbled together with outsourced parts. Or a high production line. And they aren't marketed solely to soda can blasters. They're meant to be a high quality kit to serve military roles where packing up and going home to send an email off to the warranty dept when something fails just isn't an option. Even though I can't afford one I don't see the price as a rip off. I see it as the price of admission to the high end of LR boomers. Like staring at a Ferrari and knowing why it doesn't sell for Honda Civic pricing.
 
mebiuspower said:
How many thousands of rounds of .50BMG do you plan to shoot annually? Are you shooting ball or match ammo?
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Probably both if I get it. But I don't think I'll out shoot it's life, it's burning cash...lol, I'm just curious to find out so I have some idea on the resale value in case if I have to sometime down the road.
 
Just for the record I already own a DTA with 3 custom made barrels. so I know and appreciate the quality and R&D and they are amazing as is their customer service .HOWEVER no one in Canada is contributing to the R&D or anything else that justifies a 100% markup on the mags, but that's what the free market is for just buy them in the USA.


Kevin M. said:
I feel like you guys that are commenting on the magazines have never actually used them or handled them, or at the least are forgetting the purpose of this platform.

The line of thinking I am hearing is the same as saying why is the rifle $11,000? There are far cheaper bolt actions on the market... why not just build your own?

The answer is that you are paying for the R&D and incredibly tight build tolerances of the platform... and that includes custom designed and built magazines that should function perfectly with the system. You would not use a $100 scope on a gun this expensive, so why expect them to issue a cheap magazine?

Quality in small batches costs money, full stop. Slap some crappy exchange rates on top and there is your pricetag. They are not going to be producing millions of these mags.
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So is someone making mag pouches for these mags? I'd like to run 4 or 6 spare mags on my chest rig for The Boogaloo. ;)

Seriously, I get having lots of spare mags is fun with fast round count action games, but would you need more than 2 for typical 50 shooting? Even in the event of necessity?
 
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