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I watched the Discovery Channel and they were doing a show about the Barrett m107 LRSR 50 caliber semi-auto sniper rifle. :D
10 rounds down range in 10 seconds.....holy crap that's the biggest gopher gun I ever saw.:eek:
 
I just did some quick calculating, from what I figure, if you're shooting something 2000 m away, it would take 5.8 seconds for the first bang to get there. In theory that gun shoot be able to shoot six times before the first bang gets there. Of course, you'd have to aim pretty quick...

I just thought of something else though, it would take 2.4 seconds for the bullet to get there, so really only three bullets would get there before the first bang.
 
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I saw this too. Anyone else catch the fact that the American officer talked about the Canadian kill at over 2400 m? Probably some creative editing, or a mistake on the officers part, but it wasn't with a 107.

Also anyone else catch the fact that in comparing the size of the rounds he held up a 5.56 green tip (identified correctly) and then held up a 7.62x51 and said it was the round that an AK fired?
 
recce said:
Also anyone else catch the fact that in comparing the size of the rounds he held up a 5.56 green tip (identified correctly) and then held up a 7.62x51 and said it was the round that an AK fired?
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Yeah I noticed that too. I do belive he showed the 7.62x39 though, the true AK M43 round...

Cheers,
Alex
 
Missed that show, have to keep an eye out for it! The Barrett M107/M82A1 definitely has the look cool factor down pat, but from what I've read it doesn't compare to the quality bolt guns chambered in .50BMG. IIRC, both Rob Furlong and Aaron Perry were shooting McMillan Tac-50s and not Barrett's. Moot discussion right now, since the US State Dept., has a prohibition on the sale/export of .50 BMG rifles, etc... outside the US, at least to civvies. The Europeans will still deal with us however!
 
Just for clarification (correct me if I'm wrong):
-The round he showed was, indeed, an AK round, and while it wasn't a ".308" it was a .30 caliber cartridge
-I've talked to an Ex-Marine sniper, and while I'm not sure how the updated ones shoot, the M107's (formerly M82's?) don't have much recoil, and that's about where it ends. I'm not sure how they shoot nowadays, but back in the day they'd shoot 2, maybe 3MOA.
-The 2430m kill taken by Cpl. Rob Furlong was with a McMillan Tac-50, which would kick the arse of a Barrett any day
-The US banned all export of .50 BMG products, more specifically Barrett, so there's not a very big chance you'll ever be able to get your hands on one.

-Rohann
 
The Barrett is NOT a sniper rifle. In fact the Marines term is (SASR) - Special Application Scoped Rifle. It was designed as an anti-materiel weapon capable of taking out lightly armoured vehicles and equipment in a man-portable package. In Desert Storm the US Army used the rifle more for demolitions work then anything else.

The fact that it's being used for anti-personel use at extended ranges is not surprising considering the weapon system is highly adaptable and versatile on the battlefield. However, a sniper rifle it is not. It's just employed in that role as few other small arms have the ability to deliver a knock out blow at ranges over 1,200-1,500 yds.

Let's not cloud the issue over this.
 
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Of course, I forgot to mention that, very good point. The McMillan Tac-50 that the CF uses is designated as a sniper rifle, but the M107 is an anti-materiel rifle.

-Rohann
 
Rohann said:
Just for clarification (correct me if I'm wrong):
-The round he showed was, indeed, an AK round, and while it wasn't a ".308" it was a .30 caliber cartridge
-Rohann
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I probably didn't look close enough then. I thought it looked large for a x39.
 
In that episode did anyone catch where he said it would take up to 25 second to cycle the bolt and chamber another round in a bolt-action rifle. I dunno what that guy was talking about and for a ex Seal Sniper or whatever he claims to me thats crazy talk comming out of his mount.
 
recce: You may be right, I don't remember that part very well. I'll have to see if I can find that and watch it again.
scottie: You're right, it sounded like this guy was full of crap. "It can take up to 20, 25 seconds to drop another round in and close the bolt." What the crap kind of bolt-action rifle was he talking about? And since when is speed the main attraction in a sniper rifle?

-Rohann
 
Rohann said:
recce: You may be right, I don't remember that part very well. I'll have to see if I can find that and watch it again.
scottie: You're right, it sounded like this guy was full of crap. "It can take up to 20, 25 seconds to drop another round in and close the bolt." What the crap kind of bolt-action rifle was he talking about? And since when is speed the main attraction in a sniper rifle?

-Rohann
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Well speed is a good thing to have, especially on an anti material rifle, where quick follow up shots may be required to take out a light vehicle quickly...

Cheers,
Alex
 
Yeah good point, once again. I kinda contradicted myself there; since this is an anti-materiel rifle, then speed would be a good thing. However, the bolt rifles they referred to such as the McMillan Tac-50, is not an anti-materiel rifle, so it's like comparing apples to oranges.

-Rohann
 
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