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- From: pfloyd@titan.ucc.umass.edu (BlackWing Restorations, Ltd.)
- Newsgroups: rec.guns
- Subject: Re: Anti-terrorist rifle...?
- Message-ID: <Bxu0Kx.94J@nic.umass.edu>
- Date: 17 Nov 92 02:08:41 GMT
- Article-I.D.: nic.Bxu0Kx.94J
- Sender: magnum@mimsy.umd.edu
- Organization: Old Pink, care of the Funny Farm, Chalfont
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- Approved: gun-control@cs.umd.edu
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- #
- #The other one was more interesting -- it was a .308 caliber gun in one of
- #those bullpup-looking stocks, made out of some type of polymer looking
- #plastic. While at first it just looked like one of those cheap Ruger
- #conversion bodies, I looked again and it actually looked like some type of
- #business-only gun.
- #While I was there another guy asked about it and they guy said that it was
- #a .308 caliber anti-terrorist gun. With the pretty hot optics that were
- #mounted on it the price was like $3500 or something like that. They guy
- #was talking about how the SWAT teams and the like that use it prefer the
- #.308 over the .223 for longer distance sniper use due to it's ability to
- #not fly all over the place after striking a target and it's better ability
- #to fly straight with windage. (??)
- #Anyone have any idea what the hell kind of gun this could have been? I
- #saw another one sitting in a case that looked about as radical with the
- #somewhat square body except the body seemed to be made of a wood rather than
- #a polymer and the price was (with optics) $5500. Ouch!
- #Any ideas? Both times they were referred to as "Anti-terrorist guns", which
- #may mean nothing.
-
-
- The squarish woodgrain stock one must have been a Walther WA2000. This
- is one nasty rifle. Its design is all bullpup, with 6 rounds in the
- magazine. It also has an integral bipod and is very accurate out to
- 1200+ meters. It's usually found in .300 Winchester Magnum, but can
- also be used with 7.62x51mm (.308) and 7.5mm Swiss. Personally, my
- preference would be the .300WM cartridge, due to its stopping power
- and excellent range.
-
- I have no idea on the other one, offhand. Nothing really springs to
- mind as to what it could be.
-
- just my 5 7.62mm rounds' worth...
-
- pf
-
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