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Man, grandson reel in 2 sniper rifles magnet fishing near Miami
AP ^ | Feb. 1, 2022

Posted on 02/02/2022 8:09:49 AM PST by PROCON

MIAMI — A man and his 11-year-old grandson found a little more than they were looking for during a weekend fishing trip. The pair pulled two .50-caliber Barrett sniper rifles out of a canal near Miami.

Duane Smith told the Miami Herald he saw a YouTube video on magnet fishing and decided to give it a try on Sunday. They dropped a 5-pound magnet in the C-102 canal in southern Miami-Dade County.

(Excerpt) Read more at oregonlive.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Local News; Military/Veterans
KEYWORDS: 50caliber; banglist; barrett; c102canal; florida; magnetfishing; miami; sniperrifle; tragicboataccident
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Magnet fishing, huh?

Hmm, all those guns lost in tragic boating accidents gives me an idea. 😏

1 posted on 02/02/2022 8:09:49 AM PST by PROCON
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To: PROCON

So THAT’S WHERE I LOST TEHM!...................


2 posted on 02/02/2022 8:10:29 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: mylife; Joe Brower; MaxMax; Randy Larsen; waterhill; Envisioning; AZ .44 MAG; umgud; ...

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3 posted on 02/02/2022 8:10:32 AM PST by PROCON (Sic Semper Tyrannis)
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To: PROCON

So “boating accidents” aren’t just a conspiracy theory!


4 posted on 02/02/2022 8:12:03 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum ("Communism is not love. Communism is a hammer which we use to crush the enemy." ― Mao Zedong [FJB])
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To: PROCON

I can see one but two? Some kind of story going on with that.


5 posted on 02/02/2022 8:12:26 AM PST by \/\/ayne (I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper)
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To: PROCON

You drop a 5-pound magnet
What do you get?
Another day older
And 2 nifty sniper rifles


6 posted on 02/02/2022 8:12:47 AM PST by ClearCase_guy ("If you see something, say something"? I see people dying from vaccines.)
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To: PROCON

“Detective Christopher Thomas told the Herald it will likely take the department a while to determine if the weapons were used in a crime.”

How big is the database of crimes involving .50 rifles?


7 posted on 02/02/2022 8:13:14 AM PST by TexasGator (UF)
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So “boating accidents” aren’t just a conspiracy theory!

Lots of drugs moving around Miami area in boats. Must have accidentally fell out.

8 posted on 02/02/2022 8:13:38 AM PST by 1Old Pro
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Amen, I always thought the boating accidents were meme bait. Goes to show I know nothing. But I am buying a fishing magnet.


9 posted on 02/02/2022 8:13:59 AM PST by wbarmy (I chose to be a sheepdog once I saw what happens to the sheep.)
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To: TexasGator
How big is the database of crimes involving .50 rifles?

That question might need a TV show all on it's own.
10 posted on 02/02/2022 8:14:56 AM PST by wbarmy (I chose to be a sheepdog once I saw what happens to the sheep.)
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To: TexasGator

Smith told the newspaper he was concerned because the serial numbers on the lower receivers of the weapons and the bolt of one of the rifles were filed off.


11 posted on 02/02/2022 8:15:14 AM PST by 1Old Pro
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To: PROCON

Couple of Barrett .50’s, what’s not to like? Does Florida allow them without hassle?


12 posted on 02/02/2022 8:15:28 AM PST by going hot (Happiness is a Momma Deuce)
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To: \/\/ayne

Most likely stolen from a gun store and not bought by anyone on the street - won’t fit into their half way down jeans..


13 posted on 02/02/2022 8:15:33 AM PST by mad_as_he$$
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To: wbarmy

“But I am buying a fishing magnet.”

Good idea. Two questions:

1. What is a “fishing magnet”?
2. Where can I purchase one?


14 posted on 02/02/2022 8:16:57 AM PST by Qui is (Biden spews and Harris swallows. )
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To: PROCON

I’d love to have a Barrett, could probably swing it financially, but then probably couldnt afford to shoot it enough to make it worthwhile... :(


15 posted on 02/02/2022 8:19:08 AM PST by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic...)
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To: PROCON

Should have kept their mouths shut.


16 posted on 02/02/2022 8:19:49 AM PST by SaxxonWoods ("If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies in yourself." - Minquass)
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To: Red Badger

Are you claiming two rifles with serial numbers removed?


17 posted on 02/02/2022 8:20:44 AM PST by Deaf Smith (When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken tfahat's for sure.)
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To: wbarmy

18 posted on 02/02/2022 8:20:56 AM PST by BBQToadRibs2
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To: Deaf Smith

Happened in the tragic boating accident................


19 posted on 02/02/2022 8:21:16 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Qui is

Bass Pro Shop....................


20 posted on 02/02/2022 8:21:59 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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