What we're up against in Iraq

[RG]

I have some footage ( a short WMV clip) of US Marine snipers taking out afghani snipers at long range. Looks and sounds like the Barrett .50 rifle they are using, also the rounds they are using are not standard ball as what happens to the body is quite 'explosive'.

Hey daffy I had that footage as well but it turned out to be a fake. BTW ball ammo will make a pretty good mess of you even at extended range, esp when its a half inch in dia, remember it was designed to take out aircraft back in the day.

It's actually not the ammo but the thread in the rifle barrel, but mondern day rifles all have threads in their barrels.
A standard 5.56mm round is already very destructive, we only see the front of the target, you'll be surprise what comes out on the other side.
Some snipers use 7.62mm round because 5.56mm can't reach the distance.

[Neka79]

Dont get me wrong, I am a pacifist and believe things can usually be resolved using diplomatic means.

yea...dunno why they cant sit around over a few beers, come up with a good agreement where no1 gets hurt, compromise a little, and maybe agree not to make jokes abt each others mums?

in Oz, and we can ride our bikes in peace, without being shot at

speak for urself mate....

[aardvark]

...I didn't say which people! I was actually talking about the SMH reporters.

why do you say that Jase ?

I was kidding mate.

[I-K]

It's actually not the ammo but the thread in the rifle barrel, but mondern day rifles all have threads in their barrels.

Not quite. Without the *rifling* along the barrel, you no longer have a *rifle*, but a smoothbore.

Some snipers use 7.62mm round because 5.56mm can't reach the distance.

I think you'll find that *no* purpose-designed sniper weapons use either the 5.56mm NATO or the 5.45mm Soviet round. They all fire 7.62mm.

[RG]

Not quite. Without the *rifling* along the barrel, you no longer have a *rifle*, but a smoothbore.

got me there!

I think you'll find that *no* purpose-designed sniper weapons use either the 5.56mm NATO or the 5.45mm Soviet round. They all fire 7.62mm.

Yep, the 5.56mm were all improvised to be 'sniper' weapon...