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Originally Posted by speedplay
The Barrett Rifle is a stunning piece of kit.
I have a friend whos using one in the forces at the moment.
The best thing about these rifles is the fact that in the right hands, they can take out a multi million dollar aircraft on a runway from a mile away with a 1 dollar round 
By the time they work out where its come from, the sniper is well clear  |
It's an anti-materiel rifle, it'll go through a trucks bodywork and wreck the engine, if it hits body armour, the round will go through it like paper.
There were a few kicking around South Armagh in the bad old days, one was concealed in the back of an old Bluebird, pop the hatch and bang bang.
Beautiful weapon with a terrible purpose.