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Pictures from the sniper's lair: Two automatic assault rifles, a hammer and dozens of spent shells
Daily Mail ^ | October 3, 2017 | ASHLEY COLLMAN

Posted on 10/03/2017 9:08:51 AM PDT by maggief

Photos have emerged of two of the 23 rifles found inside Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock's hotel room, which he used to rain down death on a crowd of 22,000 attending a music festival on Sunday.

The startling pictures, obtained by Boston 25, show two semi-automatic AR-15-style assault rifles.

One appears to have been modified with a 'bump stock' that would essentially render it fully automatic - allowing Paddock to unleash hundreds of rounds per minute.

The weapon also has a holographic sight and an over-sized magazine, meaning that the multi-millionaire shooter would have been able to fire in longer bursts than usual before reloading.

The other weapon pictured has branding showing it to be made by Daniel Defense, a Savannah, Georgia-based company which produces variants of the AR-15 rifle, which is based on the US Army's M16.

That weapon also has a bi-pod attached for stability and a telescopic lens for firing accuracy.

One of the rifles is seen next to a full magazine, dozens of spent bullets and a hammer - which the 64-year-old shooter allegedly used to shatter two windows in the room before starting his massacre.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: Nevada
KEYWORDS: banglist; stephenpaddock
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To: smokingfrog

Yes he was just spraying and it looks like only one rifle had a bumpfire stock. So much for full auto weapons.

We listened to that taxi drivers video a few times and we still say it sounds like an AK. He was shooting 30-50 rounds then a pause then repeat. So he was changing out mags.

Then we looked at the pic of the bullet hole a concert goer took which shows an obvious .30 cal hole in a metal wall.

This whole thing is stinky cheese.


21 posted on 10/03/2017 9:21:47 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: maggief
Why does the headline identify the rifles as automatic when the body of the story clearly states they are not?

I don't think those are bump-stocks. Maybe someone here has seen a bump-stock setup that looks like that, not sure.

22 posted on 10/03/2017 9:21:55 AM PDT by Damifino (The true measure of a man is found in what he would do if he knew no one would ever find out.)
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To: Roobarb321

Look at the photo in Post #4. Is the “19” card used to identify the firearm there?


23 posted on 10/03/2017 9:22:01 AM PDT by Alberta's Child ("Tell them to stand!" -- President Trump, 9/23/2017)
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To: BenLurkin

He must have been the fastest reload in the west to pull off that rate of fire. He would have to had a stack of mags near a table to reload at any speed. Also, where did his do his training to do a fast mag load? I can but I was in the army spent a lot of time doing jam clearance and mag reloads with old worn out M-16’s. Lots of time in the desert showing by himself?


24 posted on 10/03/2017 9:22:20 AM PDT by ClayinVA ("Those who don't remember history are doomed to repeat it")
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To: BenLurkin

Depends how feisty the hotel wants to be with regard to fighting the inevitable lawsuit on behalf of the victims.

My guess is that MGM Resorts will quickly write a check in the amount necessary to settle. This is an incident that Las Vegas wants to “stay in Vegas” for as short a time as possible.


25 posted on 10/03/2017 9:22:38 AM PDT by HombreSecreto (The life of a repo man is always intense)
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To: Alberta's Child

...Hillary Clinton’s Twitter message... claimed that the guns would have made no sound if the guy was using a silencer.

Liberal ignorance knows no bounds.
An AR15 firing is about 140db.
A suppressor will lower the DB about 30-35db.
That leaves the bang at a level comparable to a chain saw.
Of course, Hillary’s pronouncement has the weight of a pronouncement from God to the lunatic democrats


26 posted on 10/03/2017 9:22:49 AM PDT by Sasparilla ( I'm Not Tired of Winning.)
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To: maggief

For a guy who didn’t know much about guns, the shooter seemed to know a lot about guns.


27 posted on 10/03/2017 9:23:49 AM PDT by Steve_Seattle
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To: maggief

“variants of the AR-15 rifle, which is based on the US Army’s M16. “

These guys crack me up.


28 posted on 10/03/2017 9:24:12 AM PDT by DBrow
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To: smokingfrog

Exactly. But it’s the media, and they have to create a narrative that he was a cold-blooded sniper selectively killing people. Instead, the guy was a head case using hardware that actually made him less accurate.


29 posted on 10/03/2017 9:24:13 AM PDT by af_vet_rr
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To: All

I have a photo of the dead perp. Graphic.

Would I be banned for posting it?


30 posted on 10/03/2017 9:24:27 AM PDT by TigerClaws
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To: maggief

What is being said about US Press? If we seem to only be able get the photos from the BRIT Press?


31 posted on 10/03/2017 9:25:03 AM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country)
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To: Roobarb321

The pictures seem to be of three separate weapons, two with bipod and one with the EOTECH sights.


32 posted on 10/03/2017 9:25:24 AM PDT by wbarmy (I chose to be a sheepdog once I saw what happens to the sheep.)
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To: TigerClaws

Don’t post it.


33 posted on 10/03/2017 9:25:41 AM PDT by eyedigress ((Old storm chaser from the west))
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To: TigerClaws

Can you link to it instead?


34 posted on 10/03/2017 9:27:07 AM PDT by IrishPennant (Proud yet grieving father of my precious child Jon Jon...)
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To: TigerClaws

Where did you get it? Not sure about being banned...


35 posted on 10/03/2017 9:27:26 AM PDT by Mpatl
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To: HombreSecreto
"This is an incident that Las Vegas wants to “stay in Vegas” for as short a time as possible."

Good luck with that. This story will be a source of conspiracy theories for the next fifty years, if not longer.
36 posted on 10/03/2017 9:27:55 AM PDT by Steve_Seattle
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To: Pilgrim's Progress

400+ yards??


37 posted on 10/03/2017 9:28:24 AM PDT by maggief
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To: maggief

That’s what it looks like . . . I’m hearing five football fields. Nah!


38 posted on 10/03/2017 9:29:56 AM PDT by Pilgrim's Progress (http://www.baptistbiblebelievers.com/BYTOPICS/tabid/335/Default.aspx D)
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To: TigerClaws

Just link it with a warning.


39 posted on 10/03/2017 9:30:08 AM PDT by maggief
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To: Georgia Girl 2

I can’t tell from the spent brass, but an AR type rifle can shoot 6.8 Remington SPC ammo or .300 Blackout which is in the 30 caliber range.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/6.8mm_Remington_SPC

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.300_AAC_Blackout


40 posted on 10/03/2017 9:30:42 AM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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