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DTA HARD TARGET INTERDICTION .50 BMG
Posted by Dave Bahde.
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In the police world, the need for a precision rifle to interdict hard targets has always been somewhat controversial. Much of the controversy revolves around the mythology surrounding these rifles and its most used caliber, the .50 BMG. Unfortunately, many get their facts about this caliber from television and the movies, where most of the information is complete fiction—big surprise. Media, in general, either grossly overestimates the .50 BMG’s capabilities or inaccurately depicts its operation to the point of farce.
Having proven itself in battle for decades, there is no question as to the .50 BMG’s ability to penetrate hard targets. It is not, however, a magic bullet that explodes cars on impact, fells airliners with a single round or penetrates into infinity after impact. The round’s over-penetration is greatly exaggerated, a point made very clear at a recent course taught by Dave Agata along with Special Applications Training. As part of a police-only SASR (special-application scoped rifle) course, we engaged cars to get some real-world experience. Several rounds of AP ammunition were fired into specific locations, followed by documentation. The farthest the penetrator continued past the car in most cases was a few feet and seldom in a straight line.
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http://www.tactical-life.com/online/...iction-50-bmg/
DTA website - http://www.deserttacticalarms.com/gu...e-chassis.html
Steve
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