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    Barrett Fieldcraft Lightweight rifle speaks for itself

    Nov 30, 2019 4 minutes
    Don Caswell

    Barrett is a name familiar to shooters and synonymous with heavy-calibre, long-range military rifles. However, Barrett does cater for hunters and recreational shooters as well. Among their large selection of military firearms, they have the Fieldcraft collection of bolt-action, lightweight hunting rifles.

    The Barrett company was founded in 1982 by Ronnie Barrett and is based in Murfreesboro, Tennessee in the US. Australian Hunter was given the opportunity to review a Fieldcraft Lightweight in .270 Winchester. Nioa is the Australian agent for Barrett and provided the rifle, scope and an array of ammunition.

    First impressions

    Sliding the Fieldcraft Lightweight out of its packing carton my initial impressions were

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