The CheyTac Intervention M200 is one of those platforms that most shooters have probably not been able to interact with, let alone actually shoot, in real life.
Most of us probably know it from infatuation with military developments, or even from video games. But it is a real rifle, and it is a big deal.
Here are 6 interesting facts that you may not have known about the CheyTac M200 Intervention rifle - or perhaps you did.
Keep reading to find out.
It Comes with a Muzzle Brake
The .408 CT, one of the cartridges around which the CheyTac Intervention M200 rifle was developed, can deliver upwards of 8000 ft-lbs of muzzle energy.
Consider that your average .223 Remington cartridge generates just north of 1000 ft-lbs of muzzle energy. It’s quite a delta.
As a result, one of the most practical accessories for a CheyTac M200 would undoubtedly be a muzzle brake.
But you don’t need to shell out extra for one. The rifle comes with one.
Also, don’t be spooked by recoil. This is a very heavy rifle and between its weight and the fact that it comes with a muzzle brake, produces very little noticeable kick.
Now, muzzle blast, that’s another story. But recoil isn’t so bad.
It’s Capable of Half-MOA Precision
The CheyTac M200 Intervention rifle is capable of unbelievable accuracy. To quantify this claim, consider that the rifle can generate half-MOA groups.
That is a half an inch of variance at 100 yards. Truthfully, the rifle can potentially even do better.
As a result, this rifle can engage targets at ludicrous ranges, over a mile out. Official figures claim the rifle can engage targets at 2500 meters.
Which means that, while it isn’t the only long-range rifle out there, it is one of the best, if not the single best extreme long-range shooter ever produced.
It Comes with Two Barrels
This rifle was built around the .408 CT cartridge, which is heavier and hits harder than the lighter, slightly faster and flatter-shooting .375 CT.
But the rifle comes with two barrels, so you can reap the potential benefits of both. You’ll get two barrels, which means you can (if you want) use the lighter one for competition or training, and the heavier one for hunting.
It Has an Integral Shooting Rest
The CheyTac Intervention M200 weighs 31 pounds, so there’s no offhand shooting with this rifle.
Joking aside, extreme-long range rifle shooting necessitates a good benchrest. A very good one. A stable one, that’s level.
That is built right into the design of the M200 Intervention. At first look, it might appear that that rifle is built with an integral bipod.
But it isn’t; it has something better, an integral tripod, as a result of the third leg that’s built into the base of the stock, which you can see in the image above, in which the rifle is stabilized on grass.
It also means you can level and stabilize the M200 Intervention on practically any surface.
Reloading .375 and .408 CT Is Incredibly Difficult for One Specific Reason
Forget the current scarcity of powder and primers, or the fact that .408 and .375 CT bullets would be expensive under normal conditions and not just under the current conditions of the ammo crisis we are all weathering.
These cartridges are extremely hot and generate intense pressures, so much so that the case necks erode considerably after just one firing.
So if you intend to reload, you must be careful; very careful, and you would do well to investigate each and every case neck for appropriate thickness before doing so.
Its Cartridges Are Loaded with Solid Copper Bullets
Most long range-bullets fall into one of two categories. Either they are FMJ (full metal jacket) or OTM (open-tip match) bullets.
In both of these cases, the bullet has a lead core and a copper jacket. They differ in how the jacket is formed around the bullet core, but otherwise they are relatively similar, despite the fact that most shooters consider OTM bullets to have superior radial symmetry which makes them slightly more stable, and therefore more accurate, at greater ranges.
The .375 and .408 CT bullets fired by the CheyTac Intervention M200 fall under neither class. They are CNC-machined from solid copper, which means one very important thing.
Since there is only one solid core of copper, there is no opportunity for inconsistencies to arise between the jacket and core, because there is no jacket and core.
And, moreover, since they are CNC-machined, they are manufactured to much tighter tolerances than other bullets, even those designed for extreme long-range shooting.
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