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dg123 · 12-10-2009, 12:31 PM

I guess the FBI thinks they have $13k per rifle to blow on some new 20mm hardware.

From left to right: .223/5.56, .338 Lapua, .50 BMG, and 20mm Vulcan.
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The rifle...er shoulder cannon...that will be launching that behemoth of a round:

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And because the A10 is such an awesome case of a plane designed around a gun.

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Vert8813B · 12-10-2009, 01:32 PM

So I'm not a master of scaling or anything, but that 20mm is about as big as a coke bottle?

dg123 · (This post was last modified: 12-10-2009 02:07 PM by dg123.)

At least per Wiki's info (FWIW), total length can vary anywhere between almost 6 inches up to nearly 9 inches, which I believe is about as tall as a 20 oz bottle. This here should help scale things a little better (the other rounds are .50 BMG):

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All I know is this isn't a 1/4 lb'er I would wish to dine on 001_tongue

Vert8813B · 12-10-2009, 02:09 PM

That thing is fucking insane. I guess if you were going to get shot in the head, that would be the bullet to have it done with. No chance of you living after that.

dg123 · (This post was last modified: 12-10-2009 02:22 PM by dg123.)

I believe a head shot with that would be like hiring Leonardo da'Vinci to paint your white picket fence. That's nothing a .308 or .50 BMG (for long range) couldn't accomplish. This sort of thing is best utilized for punching through thick cast iron, like the engine block of a big diesel.

Vert8813B · 12-10-2009, 02:30 PM

What about a Tank?

dg123 · 12-10-2009, 02:38 PM

Should go through a lightly armored tank like butter. Although I don't see tanks driving down the US' streets, so I wonder why the FBI has an interest in such a round.

Vert8813B · 12-10-2009, 02:40 PM

Terrorists & Caves.

***Shawn*** · 12-11-2009, 01:26 AM

S.K. is developing a gun that will not only shoot 5.56 NATO but 20MM air burst rounds by pulling another trigger. Modeled after the XM29 that got scrapped back in 2004
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Tofuball · 12-11-2009, 09:55 AM

(12-10-2009 02:38 PM)dg123 Wrote: Guests cannot see links in the messages. Please register to forum by clicking here to see links.Should go through a lightly armored tank like butter. Although I don't see tanks driving down the US' streets, so I wonder why the FBI has an interest in such a round.

Killdozer.