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To: thoughtomator
Damn nice rifle... available to civilians?

Unfortunately, it appears not.  This from the article that I posted above:

"Each rifle is hand-built by precision weapons repairmen at Weapons Training Battalion in Quantico, Va., according to the according to Staff Sgt. James Knight, a sniper section repairman at Weapons Training Battalion, Quantico, Va. Beir added the old rifles are being sent back to Quantico for disassembly."

HOWEVER,

There are lots of nice sniper rifles available to civilians, including the Barrett, a version of which is also being used by our armed forces in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere, and actually has a much greater effective range thanks to it's use of the .50 cal cartridge.  You can learn more about the Barrett rifles here:

Barrett .50 Caliber Rifles – Barrett Rifles is the leading manufacturer of .50 Caliber Rifles in the world, located in Murfreesboro, TN


 

20 posted on 11/30/2004 3:16:30 AM PST by Stoat
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To: Stoat

I just used SVD .


21 posted on 11/30/2004 3:22:08 AM PST by iso
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To: Stoat

Not only do I like girls with guns, but that is a great shot of the pintle mounted Barret.

I've seen those mouunted with a SAW on a pintle right beside it.

Talk about a dream! Side by side pintles with a SAW on one and a Barret on the other.


30 posted on 11/30/2004 3:35:39 AM PST by Eagle Eye (Al Anbar -- not just another bad neighborhood, it's a state of mind)
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To: Stoat; SLB

Same mount and 82A1M we had in EOD teams......:o)

Good story....thanks for posting it.


70 posted on 11/30/2004 4:39:48 AM PST by Squantos (Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet. ©)
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To: Stoat

Oooh. What a cutie! The rifle's not bad either.

127 posted on 11/30/2004 9:21:48 AM PST by fso301
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