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Field-tested guides, reviews and stories from the people who build Desert Tech rifles.
- Stories & history
THE MDR GETAWAY
On Dec. 11-13, in Salt Lake City, Ut., Desert Tech is hosting a group of key VIP media personalities to debut the MDR, the Most Anticipated New Firearm of 2015. This is an invite-only event and the only one of its kind prior to SHOT Show in January. And we’ve got room for…
- Platforms
UNIVERSAL MDR AND THE 19-INCH BARREL
At Desert Tech, we make the rifles of the future designed and built to operate in advanced tactical scenarios. We do not, however, make the arbitrary, often archaic, firearm laws that may or may not restrict your ability to own the Micro Dynamic Rifle (MDR) in your particular part of the planet. If…
- Stories & history
Hell and Back For the .338 LM
By now you know that we pack more precision and punch into each and every one of our compact sniper rifles than any other manufacturer in the world with a dead nuts guarantee of ½ MOA or better when using the proper cartridge and we do it right here in the United States of…
- Stories & history
The Record-Breaking Round is Back and No One Makes It Better Than Desert Tech
We’ve been up all night after night after night cranking out Premium Match rounds of the world-famous .338 Lapua Magnum and they are now available to the public at large. Simply call 801-975-7272 and stock up like it’s selling out fast because, if you remember, the last time it did! And to help get…
- Platforms
Why The Desert Tech HTI Could Be The Most Important Rifle Of The Next Conflict
The EXACTO is a .50 caliber smart bullet threatening to change the way Snipers ply their trade and it has HTI written all over it. The Desert Tech HTI was always meant to be measured in miles and light armor. Stretch the letters and you get Hard Target Interdiction with a nasty disposition…
- Stories & history
CHASING THE LONGEST SHOT EVER
You didn’t come here to shoot a mile because we didn’t turn on the lights this morning to build a rifle. So, when Gordon Wollman, a financial advisor from Huron, South Dakota, racked back the bolt of his Desert Tech SRS one more time to tack…
- Stories & history
If Scott Maeyaert Ruled The World With His SRS A1
It’ll take you a time or two to decide if this story is about some guy named Scott Maeyaert or a fictional character from a recently discovered Herman Melville novel so I’ll start from the beginning. Last week, the Buffalo Butte Ranch, a fifth-generation, family-owned 6,000-acre retreat in the…
- Stories & history
Powder Keg: Snap by Snap
Introducing the 2014 Desert Tech Powder Keg, frame by frame, for your viewing pleasure. Participants are more than welcome to copy pictures for your own personal use. Thanks again for spending a Saturday with us at the Desert Tech Training Facility. See you next event!
- Stories & history
Rob Wilkinson: King of Powder Keg
Desert Tech held its first-ever precision steel match last weekend and if you thought the winner had it easy then you haven’t been paying attention. Rob Wilkinson came and saw and conquered the Keg. Desert Tech hosted its first-ever precision steel match last Saturday, July 12, 2014, and if you…
- Stories & history
One Rifle To Rule Them All
Let’s take the once-mythical one mile shot and make it relevant again by dumping you into the prone position, starting the stop watch and having eighty of your closest competitors in the 2014 Precision Rifle Series split up five rounds each over the smoking barrel of a Desert Tech SRS A1 chambered…
- Stories & history
The Desert Tech SRS A1 Versus The Best Shooters in America
You saw the rifle and wanted the rifle before you ever really knew what the rifle was all about. You had no idea if the bullpup phenomenon would become a bolt-action legend but, admit it, you still wanted a Desert Tech SRS A1 Sniper Rifle long before you even pulled the trigger for the first…
- Platforms
The R7S Is Coming And It’s Looking For A Little Payback
UPDATE: THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN CANCELED AS OF AUGUST 2017. See article for announcement: https://blog.deserttech.com/the-desert-tech-r7-chassis/ Merle “Mike” Walker is watching. And if you’re part of the Desert Tech team tasked with designing and building a drop-in chassis for the most popular…
