M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle
Posted on 01/20/2020 5:30:37 PM PST by DeathBeforeDishonor1
A New Yorker toting a massive, military-grade sniper rifle may have been the biggest star of Monday’s pro-gun rally in Richmond, Va.
The enthusiast — identified by The Washington Post as Brandon Lewis, the owner of a shooting range in upstate Bergen, NY — drew stares and compliments with his .50-caliber Barrett M82A1 rifle, a semiautomatic piece that saw use by the American military beginning in the Gulf War.
“This sends a strong visual message,” Lewis told the paper, cradling the firearm and decked out in a helmet and bulletproof vest. “The government is not above us. They are us.”
Lewis said he made the drive down to The Old Dominion from the Empire State with his wife to show their support for the rights of gun owners.
“It’s a reminder to our politicians that the government is by the people and for the people,” he said, referring to the weapon, estimated to be about 5 feet in length. “It’s to draw attention.”
And draw attention it did, with many rally attendees and journalists tweeting out photos of Lewis and his long-gun.
“This range owner brought a whole ass Barrett 50. cal, amazing,” wrote user @alec_sears.
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M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle
.... Looks like it is chambered for Nancy Pelosi’s Impeachment Pens ..... Yup .... Pretty sure ....
Who is this moron?
The same guy had a Voere in .22LR which was serial number 1. I had read a bit about it and it was a great gun. Now very rare.
Argentine Mauser?
Probably not that unusual.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyudmila_Pavlichenko
A friend has one, the rounds are around $5.00 a piece. He has a photo of his wife shooting it and you can see the dust rising around her.
Mosin Nagant.
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More importantly, now that they know about him and his gun, will he get it home?
It is a Moisin Nagant probably a Chinese model 44.
The Argentine Mauser is one of the all time great guns. Beautifully made.
Mowing-Nagant 91-30.
Really? It’s hard to see with beer googles. And I own both.
Is that Phil Silvers?
Some people actually own one because you can.
I see a civil forfeiture in his future.
You don’t need to be a sniper to hit something at 5 foot. I watched a little 5’ tall blond girl shoo a 50 cal at the range. I’m sure it cleared her sinuses and the wax out of her ears. Check the reload data and tally up rounds per pound of powder. At least the BAR was a 30 cal. The new Sig M338 is interesting too.
From near Rochester NY? Through Frederick and along I-270, I presume.
A cripple with that gun and a good hide could cause lots of damage.
IAC, these days, IMHO, not very smart to go public about owning such a gun...
I'm sure that, beyond the federal ones he & his "friend" might already be in,
they have now been added to databases in MD, NJ, PA, and DC...
Joe Biden will probably insist that the goverment should confiscate that AR to protect our aircraft carriers... We don't want some nut to sink one with this replica of "Big Bertha"...
Will that Barrett take the same 50 caliber round the older military machine guns used? - Tom
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