Just gota see this!

[Atomic_235]

I love it, i'll maybe get one in the futur...

[Suspect187]

Originally Posted by PaRkA

Thats because the projectile is fired at supersonic speed and is destroyed in 3 inches but removes about 12 liters of water. Myth Busters rule.

Exactly where I got that from

[Bordush]

Wow. Looks very painful. The Real-Steel one puts out a 700grain bullet as fast as a 30-06 puts out a 180grain. 2800 FPS. Though I don't know what any max loads are for .50BMG. And 12,000 foot punds compared to the 30-06's about 3,100.

Now how is it inhumane to shoot a person with this. And it's not inhumane to shoot someone with .308? Either way, you're trying to kill them. At least with a .50BMG, they're less likely to feel it. Imagine some kind of fast fragmenting bullet for this thing, like a Hornady V-Max varmint bullet. I'd use a 550grain V-Max for those squirrels

[SockMonkey]

Actually not kill but wound, its far better to wound an enemy than kill them.

[Bunny]

"XM107: The Barrett 50 cal Sniper Rifle may have been the most useful piece of equipment for the urban fight – especially for our light fighters. The XM107 was used to engage both vehicular and personnel targets out to 1400 meters. Soldiers not only appreciated the range and accuracy but also the target effect. Leaders and scouts viewed the effect of the 50 cal round as a combat multiplier due to the psychological impact on other combatants that viewed the destruction of the target.

“My spotter positively identified a target at 1400 meters carrying an RPG on a water tower. I engaged the target. The top half of the torso fell forward out of the tower and the lower portion remained in the tower.”

325th PIR Sniper

There were other personal anecdotes of one round destroying two targets and another of the target “disintegrating.” The most pervasive negative comment was that snipers felt the Leopold Sight was inadequate for the weapon – that it was not ballistically matched. It the sight was zeroed for 500, 1000 and 1500 meters, soldiers did not feel confident in their ability to engage targets at the “between” distances (e.g. 1300 m). Snipers felt there were better sights available for this weapon such as the Swarovski. Sniper team spotters felt the tripod for the Leopold Spotter Scope could be better designed. COL Bray, Commander, 2d BCT, 82d Airborne Division supported an Operational Needs Statement for a Sniper Sight that would allow the sniper to identify targets as combatants or non-combatants out to 2000m."

[F.Castle]

I saw that episode of MythBusters, and yea the bullet's inertia (not sure if thats the correct spelling or not.... :? ) tore the jacket off it after it penetrated about a foot of the pools surface. Made one HELL of a splash though. Water, Nature's bulletproof vest.... :smile:

[BloodSport]

Yes Tru is/was selling one of these, he had a post last week with pics and such, in fact I think the same pics as last week.

[Freedom Fighter]

I want one of those kits ... and the APS2 to go inside ...

[fly_boy]

Originally Posted by Bordush

The Real-Steel one puts out a 700grain bullet as fast as a 30-06 puts out a 180grain. 2800 FPS.

(2800*60*60)/5280=1909.09 miles/hr

That can’t be more than mach 2.5.

[Spitfire]

there is a VFC version out... it's 1400 us$ i think... seen at wgc...