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2006-06-19 Science & Technology

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Posted by Steve 2006-06-19 09:20|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Who would have thought that a busted idea like the anti-tank rifle would actually come back? What's next, PIATs for infantry?

Posted by gromky 2006-06-19 09:39|| 2006-06-19 09:39|| Front Page Top

#2 Not good for tanks. But for peacekeeping forces and anti-terrorist units it should work wonderfully. Great for taking out suicide cars, technicals and other weird stuff that irregular forces throw at you.
I suspect that this would only piss off a Striker though.

Posted by DarthVader 2006-06-19 09:45|| 2006-06-19 09:45|| Front Page Top

#3 The 20mm projectile weighs four ounces, and moves at 2,200 feet per second. The 2.25 ounce 14.5mm bullet moves at 3.400 feet per second.

A couple of rounds per month for practice, probably. Sounds like just the ticket for detached retinas.

Posted by mrp 2006-06-19 09:55|| 2006-06-19 09:55|| Front Page Top

Look at that bad boy.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2006-06-19 10:32|| 2006-06-19 10:32|| Front Page Top

#5 I know what I want for Christmas.

Posted by Steve 2006-06-19 10:39|| 2006-06-19 10:39|| Front Page Top

#6 Offer not available in New York, Massachusetts, or California.

Posted by Throlump Thromoth7510 2006-06-19 10:57|| 2006-06-19 10:57|| Front Page Top

#7 Or Chicago.

Posted by Steve White">Steve White 2006-06-19 11:23|| 2006-06-19 11:23|| Front Page Top

#8 Which end does the bullet come out?

Posted by trailing wife 2006-06-19 12:04|| 2006-06-19 12:04|| Front Page Top

#9 Which end does the bullet come out?

TW, good things come out the pointy end!

Posted by RD 2006-06-19 12:42|| 2006-06-19 12:42|| Front Page Top

#10 That picture caused me to have an involuntary, er.....nocturnal emission

Posted by JRDickens">JRDickens 2006-06-19 13:17|| 2006-06-19 13:17|| Front Page Top

#11 I'll join the Marines if they let me run one of those!

Posted by grb 2006-06-19 13:22|| 2006-06-19 13:22|| Front Page Top

#12 bigjim

tell your picture taking friends to put a ruler or quarter or something with known dimensions in the weapons picture

it would also be interesting to see the kind of impact that the projectile has... I presume it would easily go through the hood of a pickup truck if the angle wasn't too close to tangent

Posted by mhw 2006-06-19 14:36|| 2006-06-19 14:36|| Front Page Top

#13 I'd like one, but here in Alabama the trees get in the way of really long shooting.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2006-06-19 14:42|| 2006-06-19 14:42|| Front Page Top

#14 hell you could put that too use brimging trees down if you're in the loging buisness redneck jim

Posted by Greamp Elmavinter1163 2006-06-19 15:06|| 2006-06-19 15:06|| Front Page Top

#15 Well, if you're a bad guy don't bother hiding behind a tree. (hehehe)

Posted by Redneck Jim 2006-06-19 15:19|| 2006-06-19 15:19|| Front Page Top

#16 Angry Boer farmers.... always looking to upgrade their 7mm Mausers.

Posted by Besoeker 2006-06-19 15:23|| 2006-06-19 15:23|| Front Page Top

#17 I get 9.3 ft/lbs of kick with a 1/3 lb projectile at 2200 fps.

Posted by mojo">mojo 2006-06-19 16:41|| 2006-06-19 16:41|| Front Page Top

#18 mojo, my maths completely escapes me. I do remember allouettes back in '76 as the k-car geting 3 x 20 mill shots off before the kick destabilised the platform, accurate from a long way away = dead gooks, but only 3 rounds at a time.
Do I divide the weight of the round by the ft/lbs? (and what do I do with the fps)?

Looks good, I want one.

Posted by rhodesiafever">rhodesiafever 2006-06-19 19:20|| 2006-06-19 19:20|| Front Page Top

#19 Have to have the wife drive a seperate bakkie just for the ammo. I'll keep my FN thank you.

Posted by Besoeker 2006-06-19 19:23|| 2006-06-19 19:23|| Front Page Top

#20 For reference a round of the ammo is about the size of a bottle of RedHot, and considerably heavier.

As for me, the .338 Lapua round is all that I need in the long distance role, and for routine hunting .308win match grade is A-OK. Varmint and plinking I do with 7.62x39 AK (Czech).

Posted by Oldspook 2006-06-19 19:56|| 2006-06-19 19:56|| Front Page Top

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