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Same crack sniper rifle killed SEVEN British soldiers in Basra with American-made bullets
Daily Mail ^
| 9th April 2008
| Staffer
Posted on 04/09/2008 8:03:38 PM PDT by PotatoHeadMick
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Wouldn't you love to know how they got their hands on US made ammunition.
To: PotatoHeadMick
It’s not hard to do. We’ve left or sold literally kilotons of the stuff all over the world in the last 40 years.
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posted on
04/09/2008 8:06:08 PM PDT
by
Spktyr
(Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
To: PotatoHeadMick
Also, someone’s got some problems, because the current helmet is proof against 5.56 NATO.
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posted on
04/09/2008 8:06:48 PM PDT
by
Spktyr
(Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
To: PotatoHeadMick
I don’t get it; are they claiming an American shot him?
To: PotatoHeadMick
Blame America! It’s easy to do.
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posted on
04/09/2008 8:15:22 PM PDT
by
b4its2late
(Ignorance allows liberalism to prosper.)
To: PotatoHeadMick
...were all killed by bullets from the same weapon, said a spokesman for the MoD. But he could not verify that a single gunman was responsible.
I would suspect that it's the same person firing the (same) weapon.
To: PotatoHeadMick
The caption to the picture in the article is “Aaron Lincoln: Killed by American-made bullets”.
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posted on
04/09/2008 8:21:27 PM PDT
by
james500
To: PotatoHeadMick
We’re in the process of moving Iraqi Army away from the AKs and giving them M-16A2/M-14s.
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posted on
04/09/2008 8:27:27 PM PDT
by
james500
To: PotatoHeadMick
We need to send a Carlos sniper of our own to stalk and kill theirs.
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posted on
04/09/2008 8:36:01 PM PDT
by
therut
To: PotatoHeadMick
Do you remember three Marine snipers getting cut off and killed?
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posted on
04/09/2008 8:36:39 PM PDT
by
mad_as_he$$
(John McCain - The Manchurian Candidate? http://www.usvetdsp.com/manchuan.htm)
To: LjubivojeRadosavljevic
I have heard rumors of an Iranian shooter in Baghdad and Fallujah.
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posted on
04/09/2008 8:37:21 PM PDT
by
mad_as_he$$
(John McCain - The Manchurian Candidate? http://www.usvetdsp.com/manchuan.htm)
To: PotatoHeadMick
...the military cannot yet provide helmets strong enough to withstand such powerful ammunition. Well, no. Military helmets are not constructed to resist direct hits by battle rifle ammunition. In fact, they never have been.
To: PotatoHeadMick
All they have is the projectile, or bullet? (or have they located the spent brass, too?)
I'm wondering if it isn't some sort of handloader projectile, which is unique enough to identify the manufacturer. Otherwise...would NATO projectiles be as easy to identify as NATO brass is? I don't know. Not familiar enough with 5.56 NATO rounds to tell the difference. More into the 7.62, .308 basic equivilant. I don't know if one could tell for sure about those either, unless they were 146 grn. boattails, or something. Otherwise, they all look the same to me. So --- what could it be? Slightly different bases? Metallurgical signature? Saw it crosswise and look at how the lead "ball" is, and how thick or thin the case walls are? What makes it ID as U.S. manufacture?
Just tossing this out there...since I'd bet some freeper might know.
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posted on
04/09/2008 8:44:05 PM PDT
by
BlueDragon
(here's the thing; do recognize the bell of truth when you here it ring, c'mon and sing it children)
To: Spktyr
How does the helmet stand up to M855 SS109 Penetrator ammo, 62 grain with steel tipped penatrating core?
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posted on
04/09/2008 8:45:32 PM PDT
by
spunkets
("Freedom is about authority", Rudy Giuliani, gun grabber)
To: PotatoHeadMick
It’s Basra, so it could be some bad guys in the Iraqi forces.
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posted on
04/09/2008 8:49:18 PM PDT
by
spunkets
("Freedom is about authority", Rudy Giuliani, gun grabber)
To: BlueDragon
Ok, read the article at the link [after posting, in fine freeper fashion]. Lake City Arsenal, huh? Birthplace of my .308
ball ammo boattails. They work real good in an old re-worked Mauser I used to be fond of. But then that gun used to really like 180 grn Federal “Classic”. ‘Can’t seem to find that particular ammo anymore...but it was amazingly good in that old rifle. There were times I could pick off a golf ball at a hundred yrds with set-up, using iron sights, to boot. Don’t quite have the eyes for it, now.
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posted on
04/09/2008 8:54:20 PM PDT
by
BlueDragon
(here's the thing; do recognize the bell of truth when you here it ring, c'mon and sing it children)
To: Spktyr
Its not hard to do. Weve left or sold literally kilotons of the stuff all over the world in the last 40 years.Plus it's available through military surplus, for instance, you can buy it right from Cheaper than Dirt.
Mark
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posted on
04/09/2008 8:57:13 PM PDT
by
MarkL
To: spunkets
Maybe your on to something. Who else make steel core 5.56?
Does that, or something similar come out of Lake City?
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posted on
04/09/2008 8:57:21 PM PDT
by
BlueDragon
(here's the thing; do recognize the bell of truth when you here it ring, c'mon and sing it children)
To: PotatoHeadMick
Lake City Ammunition is a supplier to the military. The ammo could have been found locally after a battle or stolen after a convoy ambush or any number of other ways. It does not mean it was bought in the US.
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posted on
04/09/2008 8:59:30 PM PDT
by
smoketree
(the insanity, the lunacy these days)
To: PotatoHeadMick
Wouldn't you love to know how they got their hands on US made ammunition. Sounds more like someone has one of Saddam's hunting rifle's, ie, a 22-250 loaded with military bullets.
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posted on
04/09/2008 9:01:44 PM PDT
by
org.whodat
(What's the difference between a Democrat and a republican????)
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