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The .50 BMG round was originally designed as an anti-tank round. Of course in those days tank armour ran about half-an-inch.
As for what it can do now that a 155 cannot, it can be carried by a man.
Unless it's Chuck Norris.
New to Canada: GM6 Lynx -50 cal Semi-auto bullpup
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Unless it's Chuck Norris.
The gun is made in either caliber.
The price seems a little high. I'd be willing to bet the cost is half that, maybe a tad more. Barrel = Euro1100, ? 5K Euro would likely get you the whole gun.
Check out the expected accuracy before you get all hot. 1 meter at 600 yards is nothing to be proud of.
All that said, it's a cool gun. Very cool. And if the price was more in line with that of a Barrett, one might find a place in my safe. Anything you hit with .50 API is gonna hurt.
EDIT: Check out the MICOR .50 semi bullpup. 5 lbs lighter, 10 rds vs. 5, and gas operated/fixed barrel. Supposedly much more accurate. $6,800 US.
http://www.defensereview.com/micor-...s-symposium-2011-potential-long-range-lethal/
If the Lynx is importable so should this be. I'll be at SHOT next month and will try and remember to look for this and report anything I learn if they have a booth there.
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Sure it's importable, just isn't EXPORTABLE from the US, unlike this which comes from across the pond.
Hmmm 17lbs for the MICOR isn't too shabby for a 50 semi!
(I could even shoulder that and still stand relatively straight.....don't know about AFTER taking the shot though haha)Still...all these guns are way out of my price range
Importable yes, but its not the Canadian end where the problem lies. Its the US side. No 50 BMG firearm regardless of action can be exported to non military or LE personnel.
Whats the difference between being military, and owning one personally; and not being military and owning one personally? They're still both functioning for personal use...
I'm assuming this means that you can actually purchase one for personal use if you're a military member, unless I've misunderstood your comment.
The United States will NOT export ANY .50 caliber firearm to Canada if the end user is a civilian/private purchase. Barrett, Bushmaster, Anzio...doesn't matter.
I do not know the logistics of our government purchasing firearms, but I suppose a purchase order from the DOD would be appropriate, but that is the government owning the firearm, not the military member using it.
Moot point. Our boys use PGW
The United States will NOT export ANY .50 caliber firearm to Canada if the end user is a civilian/private purchase. Barrett, Bushmaster, Anzio...doesn't matter.
I do not know the logistics of our government purchasing firearms, but I suppose a purchase order from the DOD would be appropriate, but that is the government owning the firearm, not the military member using it.
Moot point. Our boys use PGW
As they should!
(I am not often patriotic, but when it comes to guns, its good we have our own precision rifles in the field )not to mention I'm pretty sure, though can't source it offhand, that shooting a man with a .50 is considered inhumane. I know its a big bang and a quick death, so some retard didn't know what they were talking about... but I'm pretty sure you're not 'supposed' to do it (like you're not 'supposed' to do a million other things in the army).
You misunderstand, and I should have used different words. I did not mean you had to be in the military, I meant they will not allow the rifle to be sold to anyone but Military and LE agencies, such the Canadian Forces or the RCMP. Not individuals.
Does that mean a Canadian Forces member import a 50 BMG from the US for personal use?
No, personal use is civilian ownership, government ownership is OK so you have to be issued one by the military and I know they won't let you keep one.
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...maybe inhumane to the d@uchebag sitting next to his partially vapourized, split-in-two, soon to be decomposing, fatwa-put-on-hold, carcass/buddy as he'll be the one who saw it, he will have to visualize it for the rest of his hopefully short existence, and he will have to explain to all the other terrorists why they are going to have to dig down into the dwindling pile of resumes of those who are more than willing to strap a bomb to their chests (most likely in a pathetic and desperate attempt to get to their mystical virgins, as there are less and less left down here all the time with all of the consistent wacking of the poor women over there at birth for not being born a boy... or goat; or having acid thrown in their innocent faces for shaming the family name by being dishohourably 'raped').
For Mr. Fatwa... he just has to sit back and deal his very recent split personallity disorder for as long as it takes to partially vaporize
. Quick, definative and definately more humane than bleeding out from a gut wound or suffering from gangrene because they keep blowing up the hospitals full of their own people.The more .50's for the good guys to the better I'd say... but that's only one persons opinion
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You already know about the US export restriction. This gun cannot be imported as is because of the 10 round magazine. Easily fixed by pinning tens, manufacturing fives .......... or using .50 BMG pistol magazines.
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Yep! It's unfortunate, like so many other cool .50 BMG's made in the US.......................US Made .50 BMG's = NO EXPORT!
Like so many other import/export rules, this is something I just can't comprehend!
We can buy the likes of a .338LM or .416 Barrett, but OHHHHHHHHHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.........no .50's as they're "dangerous/deadly"!
Luckily we have companies building some very sweet .50's in Canada, and some other companies importing .50's made other than NA.
One day soon, before I take that long "dirt nap", I plan to own and shoot a .50BMG.
Maybe Santa will fix me up!!!!
Yep! It's unfortunate, like so many other cool .50 BMG's made in the US.......................US Made .50 BMG's = NO EXPORT!
Like so many other import/export rules, this is something I just can't comprehend!
We can buy the likes of a .338LM or .416 Barrett, but OHHHHHHHHHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.........no .50's as they're "dangerous/deadly"!
Luckily we have companies building some very sweet .50's in Canada, and some other companies importing .50's made other than NA.
One day soon, before I take that long "dirt nap", I plan to own and shoot a .50BMG.
Maybe Santa will fix me up!!!!
