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Unveiled: The new supergun weapon against the Taliban can kill from over a mile away (1,100m+)
This Is London / The Evening Standard (U.K.) ^
| March 7, 2008
Posted on 03/07/2008 9:27:50 AM PST by Stoat
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To: Stoat
Asthetics are very poor with the awful looking woodish stock and all the sharp corners. Did the designer only have a ruler?
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posted on
03/07/2008 9:51:33 AM PST
by
Hacklehead
(Crush the liberals, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentation of the hippies.)
To: jim_trent
I THINK this is a .338 Lapua Magnum.
Our Specops have been using this caliber for years.
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posted on
03/07/2008 9:52:17 AM PST
by
Tailback
To: Stoat
Two Pounds per round. That is some expensive ammo!
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posted on
03/07/2008 9:52:20 AM PST
by
Pontiac
(Your message here.)
To: Tenacious 1
These rounds usually do not leave holes in soft targets. They tend to shred them. Perfect for deer chili!
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posted on
03/07/2008 9:53:30 AM PST
by
Hazwaste
(Vote! Vote for the conservative local, state, and national candidates of your choice, but VOTE!)
To: jim_trent
8.59mm? What is the cartridge based on. What is its capacity? What bullet weight? .338 Laupa. 250 grain FMJ-BT is the standard load for snipers. Not sure what you mean by capacity, but if it is magazine capacity then the answer is five.
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posted on
03/07/2008 9:53:39 AM PST
by
scooter2
(The greatest threat to the security of the United States is the Democratic Party.)
To: Stoat
Friday and Gun Porn...a Freeper tradition!
To: Stoat
The comments below the article confirm that the lyrics to the song “There's no England Now” are correct. They're a hoot, but they're too much proof that the craven and the cynical are now the typical man in the street.
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posted on
03/07/2008 9:54:19 AM PST
by
elhombrelibre
(a) After 4 March, Hillary will wish she'd been caught with Monica. b)Obama more left than Teddy.)
To: Tolkien
He wasn’t lugging an M2 through the brush.
A 7.62mm bolt action was his tool.
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posted on
03/07/2008 9:54:52 AM PST
by
SJSAMPLE
To: WayneS
How much +- do we get on that? :)
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posted on
03/07/2008 9:55:04 AM PST
by
RightWhale
(Clam down! avoid ataque de nervosa)
To: marron
‘cuz the .50BMG is really big and heavy, not something you want to drag around while crawling in the brush for hours/days at a time.
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posted on
03/07/2008 9:56:01 AM PST
by
ctdonath2
(The average piece of junk is more meaningful than our criticism designating it so. - Ratatouille)
To: Stoat
To: Wiseghy
Lifhter, shorter range, much less penetration, but significantly more accurate within its operational distances.
The .50cal M82 Barrets were designed as an anti-material weapon, primarily.
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posted on
03/07/2008 9:56:12 AM PST
by
SJSAMPLE
To: Stoat
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posted on
03/07/2008 9:56:19 AM PST
by
HuntsvilleTxVeteran
(McCain, and or Huckabee will send a self-abused stomped elephant to the DRNC.)
To: Tolkien
Yes, but he was an American.
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posted on
03/07/2008 9:56:46 AM PST
by
elhombrelibre
(a) After 4 March, Hillary will wish she'd been caught with Monica. b)Obama more left than Teddy.)
To: Stoat
The Islamic Date-Maker - matching Islamofascists with their virgins!!!!
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posted on
03/07/2008 9:56:57 AM PST
by
ZULU
(Non nobis, non nobis Domine, sed nomini tuo da gloriam. God, guts and guns made America great.)
To: agooga
“Mmmmm.... I think this baby would take care of the raccoon problem I have in my backyard. Fr@c%in’ little buggers are ripping the crud out of my new lawn.”
Naw.....
Way more fun blasting the little bas@@rds with a command detonated claymore...... :-)
Orrrr.
Capturing them in a live trap and capping them in the forehead with a .22 - and watch them twitch for a while.
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posted on
03/07/2008 9:57:02 AM PST
by
roaddog727
(BS does not get bridges built - the funk you see is the funk you do)
To: jim_trent
8.59mm is a .338 caliber. Maybe the magnum or Lapua or any of a dozen casings.
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posted on
03/07/2008 9:57:18 AM PST
by
Blood of Tyrants
(G-d is not a Republican. But Satan is definitely a Democrat.)
To: RightWhale
About 1.6 clicks (km) in each mile.
To: ctdonath2
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posted on
03/07/2008 9:59:26 AM PST
by
marron
To: Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus
“Not to be nitpicky, but 1100 m would only be about .7 miles or so.”
They could have saved some money by calling Barrett.
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posted on
03/07/2008 9:59:56 AM PST
by
dljordan
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