Gunmaker Arms the Military and the Stars

ap ^ | Nov 25, 11:21 AM EST | ROSE FRENCH

[DTogo]

Boy, you could gut (maybe skin, too!) your deer with one shot!

[Blood of Tyrants]

When U.S. soldiers need to penetrate a tank's armor from a mile away, they count on a weapon that evolved from the garage tinkering of a former wedding photographer.

Bullsh*t! A 50 cal is as useless against a tank a 100 yards as a spitwad, much less a mile.

[WKUHilltopper]

"I don't understand what good a .50-caliber is going to do you," King said. "I don't understand any civilian use of it. The only thing it's good for is for military or police application. You can't really hunt with it because it would destroy most of the meat."

It's obvious not only do you not understand what good a .50 cal is, but you don't understand the Constitution either! The 2nd amendment has nothing to do with HUNTING...try reading it sometime.

[1066AD]

The guns are used by most civilians for hunting big game

Nonsense.

Wish I could afford one !

[Rakkasan1]

But the powerful gun has drawn plenty of critics, who say the rifle could be used by terrorists to bring down commercial airliners

as can a Canadian goose.time to ban them.

[BigTom85]

Yep. His guns are really nice. The had a special on TV abotu his 50 cal guns a few months back. I believe it was either American Rifleman or Shooting USA that had it on. Either way, i would love to get my hands on a 50 cal like that.. Anybody know what ammo costs for that gun? I have heard $4 a round and up.. Better go out and buy one before they are outlawed.....

[DTogo]

Better go out and buy one before they are outlawed.....

Ain't that the truth, sadly...

[ncountylee]

Wish I could afford one !

DITTO!

[Puppage]

"They're (.50 caliber) easier to buy than a handgun," Diaz said.

Yeah, 5ft+ long, and cost more than 3k. Much easier to buy & conceal, too. What an idiot.

[Awestruck]

Hollywood eh? isn't this the gun that Arnold banned?

[Triggerhippie]

Joseph King, a terrorism expert at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York, said terrorists could use the weapon to take out a plane.

So, in effect, what he's saying is a .50 cal is as lethal as some boxcutters?

[Rakkasan1]

any long gun is easier to buy than a pistol, but good luck
buying a "Saturday Night .50" . they ain't cheap.maybe the dims could work on a program for the underpriviledged (like me) to get loans to buy affordable .50's...

[SouthTexas]

You can't really hunt with it because it would destroy most of the meat."

Obviously you can't shoot straight.

[USNBandit]

The New York City Police Department recently announced it's training officers in its aviation unit to use the rifles, which will be on board some of the department's helicopters to intercept potential attacks from boats or airplanes

That ought to be funny to watch. Who develops their tactics, Jean Claude Van Damme or Sylvester Stallone?

[Puppage]

any long gun is easier to buy than a pistol

I am well aware of that.I was really going on price, not laws. I should have made it more clear.

[AEMILIUS PAULUS]

How does one avaoid breaking or dislocating one's shoulder when firing this thing?

[elbucko]

...critics, who say the rifle could be used by terrorists to bring down commercial airliners

It's obvious that these critics do not have any understanding about the resolving of the target solution in an air defense problem. IOW's, when the bullet gets to where the the aircraft was when the shooter shot, the aircraft will not be there. The aircraft has moved on, unharmed and will continue to do so.

[WBL 1952]

I have shot one at Demo's a number of times. The last one was so well made, it was like shooting a small bore rifle. Almost zero kick and recoil.

[Rakkasan1]

ok. I figured. the media considers any APC a "tank" so no wonder they consider this scary.I wonder if they can name the last American murdered in the US by a .50 BMG....