Could do with one of these for lamping with

[Phantom 631]

I reckon it would gut, skin and tenderise them bunnies in one pull of the trigger.

Not only that, say you had a field with a couple of dozen cotten tails, you would bound to take out the ones stood behind your target and the shock wave from the round would take the ones out at the side too

 

Phantom

Edited February 18, 2010 by Phantom

[zini 1,939]

Thats a nice rifle that mate.

 

Do you know what it is?

 

It shot and killed a member of my last Regt in NI a few years back from about 1.5 miles away over the border.

 

It went straight through his breast plate body armour when the troubles were bad over there.

 

Ive also shot one of them in Sennelager Germany.

 

I shot it at a wall to demonstarte that in NI you cant hide behind garden walls and think your safe.

 

It took the wall out.

 

Its called a barrette Light 50 calibre.

 

Its not so light though pal.

 

I think it has a 5 shot mag if I remember correct.

 

Si

[Phantom 631]

Yeah, they are viscious.

 

I've not shot the Barret but I would just love to give it a go

 

Your right, its a 5 shot. Amazing for long distance Sniping

 

Phantom

[zini 1,939]

It weighs a tonne pal and not the rifle you want to be tabbing about with up and down hills.

 

Great from a hidden location though, at distance dropping targets

 

I know a SF sniper from another nationality very well that used one in Afghanistan doing a very serious and professional job.

 

He is so good at his job that he was given his own name by the local Afghans militia and became very high on their hit list.

 

He has a few stories to tell people but not the sort I’m willing to expand on in this forum pal

 

Si

[aaronpigeonplucker 32]

barret .50 cal. were you in the army si?

[zini 1,939]

Sort of pal

[silentshot1 206]

I saw a video demonstration of those at the Arms fair in Earls court, just unbelievable what they can do in the right hands.

 

Also had a play with some of the South African anti armour rifles. Terrifying to be on the receiving end I imagine, even if it misses, the hole next to you would give most people a second thought!

 

I made a lame quip about coming in handy for rabbits on the farm and after a quick humorlous saffa retort of 'No sir, you would not have the correct import license', left quickly. Amazing stuff though!

[RiffRaff 5]

  On 18/02/2010 at 21:56, Phantom said:

Yeah, they are viscious.

 

I've not shot the Barret but I would just love to give it a go

 

Your right, its a 5 shot. Amazing for long distance Sniping

 

Phantom

its a barrat clone i reckon its nowt like the on i shot on the range at our kids base note i said base an not camp weighs about 30lbs without at mag ten shot mag a real recoil monster without the muzzle break,, some proper nasty rounds for it,,i liked the slap rounds,, best sound in the world is the crack or ding as it hits a meatal target at over a mile,, worst thing i did was pick the brass up from the last shot,, i soon bleedy dropped it it was a tad worm

 

 

Niel

Edited February 19, 2010 by RiffRaff

[Marksman 934]

  On 18/02/2010 at 23:11, zini said:

Sort of pal

 

 

I remember one of the RM sniper lads letting me have a go when I was serving....the kick nearly shoved me back a foot or two....still managed to hit the target though, each round costs about £2.50 each apparently!

 

This guy had a VERY lucky escape.....

 

 

Darryl

Edited February 20, 2010 by Marksman

[Phantom 631]

  On 20/02/2010 at 18:40, Marksman said:

 

each round costs about £2.50 each apparently!

 

This guy had a VERY lucky escape.....

 

 

Darryl

 

£2.50 a round, if you buy them by the 10,000's

I have a couple of .50's in my collection Even innert ones aint that cheap to purchase.

 

The guy getting the Ric' actually caught a fragment from a secondary ric of the ground in front of the bench

Look carefully and you can see a puff of dust on the floor before his ear protectors take the fragment.

 

Phantom

[aaronpigeonplucker 32]

  On 20/02/2010 at 18:40, Marksman said:

  On 18/02/2010 at 23:11, zini said:

Sort of pal

 

 

I remember one of the RM sniper lads letting me have a go when I was serving....the kick nearly shoved me back a foot or two....still managed to hit the target though, each round costs about £2.50 each apparently!

 

This guy had a VERY lucky escape.....

 

 

Darryl

is there something nnobodys telling me ? were you in a sniper regiment or something Si?

[Marksman 934]

  On 20/02/2010 at 20:45, aaronpigeonplucker said:

is there something nnobodys telling me ? were you in a sniper regiment or something Si?

 

 

It's all hush hush I'm afraid....official secrets act n all that mate....if we told you we'd have to kill you!

 

Darryl