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Smaller Bullet Gets The Longer Shot
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| 5/17/2010
| James Dinnigan
Posted on 05/23/2010 6:29:19 PM PDT by ErnstStavroBlofeld
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To: valkyry1
...set a new distance record when he killed two Taliban in Afghanistan, at a range of 2,620 meters”
—should be a new Olympic event.
To: Blood of Tyrants
When he used a .50 cal it was using an M2 mounted on a heavy tripod with a 10x Unertl scope. Pretty cool.
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posted on
05/23/2010 7:59:09 PM PDT
by
USNBandit
(sarcasm engaged at all times)
To: USNBandit
Yep. I read the book about 10 years ago.
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posted on
05/23/2010 8:13:15 PM PDT
by
Blood of Tyrants
(The US will not die with a whimper. It will die with thundering applause from the left.)
To: sonofstrangelove
This is a pretty entertaining competition: How far away can you kill bad guys? Has Guinness picked up on this?
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posted on
05/23/2010 8:20:11 PM PDT
by
stevem
To: Dead Corpse
I'm going to offer some unsolicited advice.
Go with the .50 BMG. Ammo will be far more available for that in the coming days than any of the other platforms you are considering.
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posted on
05/23/2010 8:23:46 PM PDT
by
Lurker
(The avalanche has begun. The pebbles no longer have a vote.)
To: P8riot
"Conservation applies to ammo too. Why use any more than you have too? "I have a 6.5mm 1896 Swedish Mauser. The ballistic coefficient on that bullet is out of sight. The cartridge itself, however, is puny.
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posted on
05/23/2010 10:14:58 PM PDT
by
matthew fuller
("In God We Trust" is being replaced by "Don't Aks, Don't Tell".)
To: matthew fuller
more to consider here besides bullet and barrel. Wind, barometric pressure, time of day/ As far as the different rifles are concerned go with a Barrett 50. You will never be sorry.
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posted on
05/23/2010 10:23:29 PM PDT
by
BooBoo1000
(deserve it.)
To: sonofstrangelove
Key issue: the .50BMG was built as a hard-hitting anti-materiel round - not for long range accuracy. Civilian shooters realized what it could do, and built precision rifles to match its capabilities. Military then noticed, and applied the previously-intended-for "hail of lead" ammo for sniping. The other "smaller" rounds were built for long-range precision from the ground up, hence the better range-and-accuracy performance.
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posted on
05/23/2010 10:23:37 PM PDT
by
ctdonath2
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To: Blood of Tyrants
Just imagine what Carlos Hathcock could have done with one of these babies!Or Simo Hayha!
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posted on
05/23/2010 10:44:37 PM PDT
by
Still Thinking
(Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
To: BooBoo1000
The 50BMG looses too much energy, and hence accuracy, at the ranges that the .338LM, .408Chey-tac, and the .416Barret are still driving nails.
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posted on
05/24/2010 9:29:17 AM PDT
by
P8riot
(I carry a gun because I can't carry a cop.)
To: matthew fuller
I like the 6.5 x 55 for smaller game at long distances. It’s one of the best kept secrets out there. I used to have a model 70 chambered for it. Sorry to say, I let it go.
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posted on
05/24/2010 9:39:22 AM PDT
by
P8riot
(I carry a gun because I can't carry a cop.)
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