Rifle technology has advanced steadily since the sunset of the fraudulently named “Assault Weapons Ban” in 2004. These modern sporting rifles provide the ability to defend your home, compete in matches, and hunt North American game with just one firearm. From 25 to 1,000 yards, one firearm can do it all … mostly.
Capability, once the domain of purpose-built bolt-action rifles, can now be found in semi-automatic magazine-fed rifles. Some would contend that rifles such as the Knight’s Armament SR-25 series of rifles have been doing this for years. Unfortunately, the entry price of KAC SR-25 rifles, such as the ECC, are well into the $5,000 range. But Knight’s Armament isn’t the only company that offers this type of capability.
Another world-renowned company, Heckler & Koch, also offers an intermediate-caliber rifle called the MR 762. It’s based on the military G28 and