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[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

SnipeX Alligator anti-materiel rifle

It's to kill alligators, right? Right?

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[–] Mandy@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

thats some anime type shit here. What happens when you fire that thing? are you gonna be flung back loneytoons style?

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[–] HelixDab2@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (6 children)

I don't really see the real benefit.

Assuming a BC of 1.05--I'm using the BC for a match-grade .50 BMG bullet, which might be high--and using a 921gr bullet with a 3300fps muzzle velocity, you're going to see about a 13' drop at 1000y. That's pretty significant.

If you compare that to a .338 Lapua Magnum, .685 BC , 250gr at 3030fps, you end up with a 18' drop at 1000y. Also significant.

So it's a bigger, heavier rifle, and it will definitely go through body armor, but you aren't really seeing a huge gain in functional range, and the ammunition (since 14.5x44mm is an HMG bullet) is likely not nearly as consistent as .338LM and so likely not as consistent at long range.

[–] at_an_angle@lemmy.one 2 points 1 year ago

Maybe it's just easily accessible ammo.

Yeah, other calibers are available, but this might be the most abundant around.

[–] TwanHE@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

You forget it's not a precision rifle, and it's not meant to be used against Infantry directly. It's accuracy isnt meant to be measured in minute of angle but instead minute of APC

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[–] gwildors_gill_slits@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

Cobra assault cannon...state of the art bang-bang!

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