Shooter of Congressional Republicans rifle already being called "high-powered."

Fox News | 14 June 2017 | Ralph W. Davis

[Red Badger]

[kjam22]

LOL

[Spktyr]

It might have been a red dot sight instead of an actual scope. Journalists/cops and weapons identification being what it is.

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

What would be a low powered rifle? One that can only shoot through a sheet of tissue paper?

[Bratch]

It’s not the tool; it’s the operator.

[AnalogReigns]

It occurred in Alexandria, Virginia—with a gun carried from Illinois.

[redcatcherb412]

OMG it’s the rooshins again ‘The SKS is a Soviet semi-automatic carbine chambered for the 7.62×39mm round’. Quick we need another special counsel and many more committee meetings and interrogations to see if Bernies commie campaign supplied the rifle to him. Damned rooshins ! /S

[detective]

This article says he used an M-40.

Other articles said it was an AK-47.

I don’t trust the media.

The weapon he used was an M40 rifle and witnesses report hearing 50 gunshots.

Source: https://www.everipedia.com/james-hodgkinson/#ixzz4k0z3AJ7c

[skimbell]

Probably why there were reports of the guy constantly messing around.loading and unloading the rifle.

Ten rounds in that type of situations go pretty fast.

[bigbob]

An eyewitness this AM identified it as an AK47 having curved mag and was clear that he did not hear auto fire. He called it a Kalashnikov and his terminology indicated military training.

[JBW1949]

LOL...

[Farmer Dean]

An SKS is combat effective.Same round as an AK47,powerful enough to kill easily.

[kjam22]

Yep.... it dents a half inch steel plate similar to an AR-15. An M1 goes right through the plate....

[AnalogReigns]

As I said in the original post, this is what Fox News is saying now. SKS’ also take long banana magazines.

[Texas Fossil]

They called it an M4. Which is a military rifle.

I searched around and tried to find a definitive answer to the question was it semi auto or full auto in 3 round bursts.

I doubt it is in fact an M4, but is an M4 look alike.

Makes no difference, I’m assuming it is a semi-auto .223 black rifle of some fashion.

Pretty common. It is high velocity round normally, but not a very heavy bullet. Does that make it high powered? No.

A 30-06 is a lot more powerful weapon.

A 300 Win Mag is a lot more powerful than that. And very accurate.

I’ve got an old Winchester .348 rifle that is very powerful if you shoot it with a 250gr bullet in the load. And it will kick the crap out of you when you do. smile.

[HarleyLady27]

OH that's even better...Home State of the ‘foreign exchange student’ that said he was a professor of a college that no one knew him, and then because he wasn't ‘born on American Soil’ he turns out to be a FAKE PRESIDENT that was born in Kenya, went to Indonesia and is a Muslim...

[Paladin2]

M-40 looks SWEET.

Bernie gòons are apparently lame.

Good Thing...

[bar sin·is·ter]

Termination Series HIGH POWER Tactical Wrist Rocket with Light and Laser Sight

[Roman_War_Criminal]

What do you consider “Hi-Powered” then?

7.62x39 blows bricks and stone up, but it’s an awful battlefield round.

[AnalogReigns]

I’m not arguing that it is not lethal. However, the rifle itself is not “high powered.” Rather one of the cheapest rifles available today.