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To: Free ThinkerNY

“carrying a .223-caliber assault rifle that had been altered to fire .50-caliber ammunition”

aint no way, thats a new upper, lower, and barrel.


2 posted on 01/25/2010 4:15:36 PM PST by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: driftdiver

It’s probably just a .50 Beowulf upper and the reporter is too G-d D@mn stupid to know the difference.


3 posted on 01/25/2010 4:17:35 PM PST by Hardastarboard (Note to self: Never post in a thread about religion again.)
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To: driftdiver
aint no way, thats a new upper, lower, and barrel.

Don't forget about the bolt carrier group as well. What these retard journalists are referring to is a .50 Beowulf. Not exactly the same as a Barret .50.
4 posted on 01/25/2010 4:18:08 PM PST by randomhero97 ("First you want to kill me, now you want to kiss me. Blow!" - Ash)
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To: driftdiver

No kidding. This smells like complete BS.


31 posted on 01/25/2010 5:44:39 PM PST by mylife (Opinions: $1.00 Halfbaked: 50c)
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