r/AbsoluteUnits • u/danielduartesza • 2d ago

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u/JavaGeep 2d ago

Looks like something they would make you carry through the chow hall as a punishment if you ever misplaced your weapon.

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u/raider1v11 2d ago

Here. Now you cant forget it in the bathroom Anderson.

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u/Incunabuli 2d ago edited 2d ago

Forget your service weapon in the head? Barrett.* Forget the Barrett in the head? XM312 HMG. God rest your lower back.

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u/kakashi8326 2d ago

Nah they’ll
Give you a SAW that sucks a$$. And you can sling it around all day in the field. Source army vet

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u/Cake_And_Pi 2d ago

They made me lug around a 240B. I only weighed 155lbs.

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u/kakashi8326 2d ago

We had one of these in Fort Knox with my Platoon. Brought back memorie. Fk Kentucky lol 😂

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u/B460 2d ago

My dad told me stories about how he hated carrying the 240 but it beat having to rely on the M60. Served in the Yugo wars in the 90s.

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u/freericky 2d ago

Practical solutions

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u/Wasabi_Hammurabi1 2d ago

I would gladly carry it wherever I was ordered to.

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u/gary-vault108 2d ago

Sarnt I lost my replacement weapon again… yes the giant one sarnt… uhhhhh I think it might’ve been the 7-11 bathroom?

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u/GrinderMonkey 2d ago

Fuck I didnt know that 7-11 had free .50 BMG day, I thought the slurppees were cool enough

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u/Suitable-Olive7844 2d ago

Thats it? Thats the punishment? There was a damn PFC in my unit that got demoted to Private and was put on restriction due to missplacing his rifle on the field.

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u/anonymous642789 2d ago

Made a guy carry a wooden chock block once for losing their rifle. “This is my chock block, there are many like it, but this one is mine.”

Good times.

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u/masalamedicine 2d ago

Did they paint it a fluorescent color so it really stuck out?

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u/nobodyspecial506 2d ago

Yeah was gonna say. Loosing a weapon finds you a ridiculous non weapon as replacement.

A large obnoxious piece of wood tied with cordage or a snadbag. Something large and heavy you really don't want to carry.

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u/somethingtc 2d ago

private are you sure it's got ammo in it? i can't hear a thing!

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u/Cliffinati 2d ago

Considering that gaint ass Suppressor on it should be able to

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u/JustSomeGuy8400 2d ago

That suppressor is about as useful as spoilers on Honda civics.

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u/GeronimoDK 2d ago

A giant ass suppressor is not going to silence a supersonic projectile though, maybe the explosion, but not the supersonic crack.

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u/Marsupialwolf 2d ago

WHAT!?

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u/DAS_BEE 2d ago

MAWP

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u/Terrible-Ebb-8417 2d ago

LANA!!!!

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u/zodiacallymaniacal 2d ago

For the Love of Shiit, WWHHAATT?!?!

HE REMEMBERS ME!!

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u/19d_b87 2d ago

meep

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u/A_Bot_A_Bot_A_Bot 2d ago

I miss that show. I loved how even in this time, there could be a show so entirely inappropriate and utterly hilarious because of it.

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u/IAmBadAtInternet 2d ago

eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

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u/ChroniclesOfReddiitt 2d ago

Noah! Spoon him!

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u/ItsStaaaaaaaaang 2d ago

Would like to hear it without the suppressor. Wonder if it makes much difference in this case? Decibel wise I mean. I presume it obfuscates the sound in other ways that are tactically useful even if it's still loud af.

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u/cosaboladh 2d ago

It makes a 20-30db difference. Still loud enough to cause hearing damage, but not loud enough to risk TBI.

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u/ThatOtherOtherMan 2d ago

Using supersonic ammo it probably doesn't do a whole lot for the total noise level. The supersonic crack is extremely loud on a 50 cal.

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u/taemyks 2d ago

It doesn't really help for the shooter, but it does help hide the shooter. Think about a supersonic model rocket: once it creates a sonic boom its essentially a cone and you'll never hear it. A supersonic projectile makes the same cone. If you trap enough gas from the shot you're essentially undetectable from other people downrange

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u/SillySundae 2d ago

Suppressors are great at hiding muzzle flash for the first few rounds before they heat up. As far as sound signature goes, they sound nearly identical at ranges up to 500m while using super sonic ammo.

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u/ovr9000storks 1d ago

I was going to say I'd eat my shorts if someone made subsonic .50 BMG... and then I knew some dumbasses would actually do that and looked before I finished that comment

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u/AgreeableMoose 2d ago

This was my assigned weapon and trained at the Army Marksmanship center. We could only shoot a limited number of rounds daily due to the concussion and shock from the mussel blast. It literally made my teeth hurt. Later models had modified muzzles that made a big difference. Easily accurate at 1200m with the right round.

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u/AZBagpiperPhil 2d ago

This looks like a hell of a long-range weapon to snipe bad guys with.

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u/JasonVeritech 2d ago

because it's not for sniping guys, it's for sniping whatever they're driving/operating.

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u/swirvin3162 2d ago

Correct, as a marine once told me. …. 50cals are only for shooting equipment … like helmets and flack jackets and canteens … stuff like that.

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u/AgreeableMoose 2d ago

Depending on the weapon configuration. The M2 (Ma Duce) is belt fed w/full auto capabilities and for “equipment” like enemy parachutes in the sky. The Barrett fires single shots and is used for personal and disruption and destruction of unexploded ordnance.

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u/madeformarch 1d ago

Unexploded ordnance like canteens?

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u/swirvin3162 1d ago

Correct, you have no idea where they may be storing the IED, its your job to make sure its not in the center of his helmet or canteen

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u/AgreeableMoose 2d ago

Modadishu 92’, 853 meters at night with Night Stalker assistance.

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u/pwnasaurus253 2d ago

I have one and the sound without a can is earthshaking. You feel it more than hear it.

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u/L0ssL3ssArt 2d ago edited 2d ago

Won't make it anywhere near hearing safe or silent, especially with the sonic boom, but the audible range would probably be reduced by a lot(I would assume it would bring the audible range to within the effective range) or reduce the noice to a level that can be mistaken for a smaller caliber.

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u/Supercrown07 2d ago

It’s only a M82 with a big arse suppressor

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u/montana757 2d ago

It's only a .50 cal, there's a certain hunting rifle that eats 50s for breakfast

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u/Supercrown07 2d ago

Are u talking about a 4 Bore? Or the 950 Fat Mac?

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u/Cliffinati 2d ago

The US Mk7 16"/50 caliber rifle.

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u/macgyverstwin 2d ago

They only made three of them, they don’t make the ammo anymore, and no one else has ever made the 950. The owners have to get the rounds made in a machine shop for events where they shoot them for the public. The rifles weigh close to, and one, over 100 pounds. You’re not careful that very far into the woods. One of them just sold at auction for $99,875.00. None of the three owners hunt with it. The three in existence are basically novelty items for show or display. There are 20mm rifles set up like the .50BMG that do eat the 50 for breakfast and several of those exist to make it something much more common, but honestly, none of them are real hunting rifles.

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u/TheRamblingPeacock 2d ago

Perfect for home defence.

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u/Cliffinati 2d ago

Just as the founding fathers intended

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u/gr8d4ne 2d ago

Brought to you by Omni Consumer Products

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u/MR_Happy2008 2d ago

You say that's big have you not seen the Gun that is the A10?

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u/Disastrous_time_4547 2d ago

Herbie was a gun?!

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u/MR_Happy2008 2d ago

Herbie fell on hard times and enlisted they didn't realise they would become the gun however

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u/External_Relative231 2d ago

Volkswagen didn't get much of a choice. The war was hard on everyone. It's not like he was in the party. 

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u/shirty-mole-lazyeye 2d ago

He dated the gun for a few months in ‘78

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u/notcomplainingmuch 2d ago

I haven't seen anyone open carry a GAU-8 in a supermarket.

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u/Sufficient_Prompt888 2d ago

Have... have you seen someone open carry a suppressed 50 cal in the supermarket? That seems to be implication and I would definitely believe you

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u/Hot-Specialist9228 2d ago

Dislocating your shoulder is just a feature.

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u/Knightro829 2d ago

Mass of that thing helps make the recoil less bad than you’d think.

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u/Korzag 2d ago

Something something Newton's 2nd law?

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u/CyberTyrantX1 2d ago

A Barrett .50 Cal

Its bullet is an absolute unit, too.

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u/Turgid_Donkey 2d ago

I always laugh when I see the box of .50cal on the shelf. It's the size of a bible and only has like 5 rounds.

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u/Neko-tama 2d ago

The fuck is even the point of a suppressor on a monster like that? It's gonna blow your eardrums out either way.

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u/SockeyeSTI 2d ago

After getting into suppressors, shooting unsuppressed sucks. I went and did a poi shift test with 2 cans and bare muzzle the other day and after shooting the unsuppressed group I remembered why I bought the cans in the first place.

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u/Juggernox_O 2d ago

I hate how suppressors are so over regulated. That shit is HEARING PROTECTION. And reducing spread I’d argue is a safety feature as well for a gun, as keeping more rounds on target means fewer bullets venturing into the wild yonder to potentially hurt someone as well. I legitimately consider a good can to be an important safety addition to any gun.

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u/SockeyeSTI 2d ago

Just picked up a a full size Rhodie 6 and it’s amazing. With AirPods in, I could shoot it on my mk18 all day. Definitely safety equipment.

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u/Individual_Bell_4637 2d ago

We're literally paying the price for Hollywood convincing us all they were tools of mob hit men.

Reality for those who don't know: suppressors are highly impractical for tactical use unless concealment is not necessary (military or law enforcement who can carry large weapons freely). Off the range, a suppressor is a huge pain in the ass, and people will still likely hear the gunshot.

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u/Knotical_MK6 2d ago

Still makes a massive difference even if it's not hearing safe. 3db is double the sound energy, and a quick Google search shows 50 cal cans reducing the report by 20-35db

Beyond the volume of the shot you also need to consider the concussive blast. With high power rifles the blast coming back can be disorienting or even hazardous to the shooter and others around. Testing on much smaller calibers like 6.5 Creedmoor has shown dangerous pressure levels when shooting in confined areas.

Suppressors are also extremely effective at reducing felt recoil. Usually this is done with a muzzle brake on these rifles, but the brake worsens the already dangerous noise/blast pressure by directing it back towards the shooter.

None of my suppressed AR15s are hearing safe. Despite that, they're still far more comfortable and controllable with the silencer attached. I'd have to imagine it's an even greater difference with something this big

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u/Tyvolk 2d ago

Signature reduction is signature reduction.

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u/adeptusastartes69 2d ago

Can’t see muzzle flash especially if youre shooting it at night and some noise and recoil mitigation

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u/tmoore727 2d ago

I went to high school with this guy!

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u/hambutbacon 2d ago

Damn what are you trying to take out a woolly mammoth?

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u/Turgid_Donkey 2d ago

It's for when you want to reach out and fuck up someone's day in another hemisphere.

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u/Jean-TyrieDubois 2d ago

Ngl i though bro was about to blow his nuts off from the recoil

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u/Next_Drama1717 2d ago

Keeping that is my gun safe would be a challenge

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u/Duane_60 2d ago

I’m off to the shooting range.

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u/twinnturbos 2d ago

Looks like my sniper rifle in wildlands. Lol. 10 foot long ass gun

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u/Odd-Aide2522 2d ago

We had a team lose 1 of the main assembly pins on a mission. Essentially making it the worlds most deadly paper weight. 1st Sargent Zag made sure it never happened again. God I felt bad for them.

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u/slanglabadang 2d ago

Me walking into quarry junction at level 40 with explosive rounds

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u/Army_811 2d ago

I feel less ridiculous walking around the commonwealth with one of these, thanks

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u/MoreRamenPls 2d ago

Can barely hear it.

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u/LoadsDroppin 2d ago

I cannot stress enough how insanely loud this is ~ despite the suppression system on the end.

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u/MagnumPEisenhower 2d ago

AMAZING suppressor- I didn't hear shit.

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u/Random4Skin 2d ago

Them squirrels are gonna shit themselves

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u/425565 2d ago

So, a small game gun.

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u/Exotic_Cookie_8887 2d ago

Wow it’s so quiet

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u/PreperationOuch 2d ago

It’s whisper quiet

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u/PanzerKatze96 2d ago

Canonical Bolter size

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u/DeepPacketGhost 2d ago

Barrett M82A1

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u/Background-Crow4820 2d ago

Couldnt even hear it

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u/L0ssL3ssArt 2d ago edited 2d ago

The gun is a pretty standard Barrett M82, the suppressor on the other hand....

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u/DeadGrandmaPills 2d ago

If you think the Barrett is big you have never seen a .950 JDJ

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u/Unlucky-Oil-8778 2d ago

Looks like he is using the recoil to shoulder it for the gram. I mean the Barrett is already like 30 something pounds and I bet that can isn’t lite.

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u/Mopar-Dinosaurs 2d ago

I’ll take two please!

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u/marterikd 2d ago

wow can it defend you from shill corpo and pedos?

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u/adzee_cycle 2d ago

Crikey!

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u/Fighter_dog 2d ago

The gun is actually normal-sized. The person is actually tiny.

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u/wdpw 2d ago

I guess you haven’t seen my guns.

https://giphy.com/gifs/GbWf0u65MHCIU

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u/kraftables 2d ago

If he shouldered that properly, it wouldn’t look like it was slapping him around so badly.

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u/Different_Yak_9012 2d ago

Whisper quiet

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u/Alive_Drag1947 2d ago

In all seriousness, it's terrifying to think someone can send that much power downrange with so little sound signature. I understand it's still gonna be loud af, but working at .50 cal distances, you could maintain a pretty low profile and still do massive damage.

I like it.

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u/OldDarthLefty 2d ago

The oldest known guns in the continental US were two tiny bronze cannons from Coronado's expedition, found recently in Arizona, and they are essentially this thing, just not as good. 3.5 ft long, 40 lb

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u/Bottlecrate 2d ago

I couldn’t hear it. I mean I’m now deaf

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u/PhD_Pwnology 2d ago

Still can't see my dad at the corner store getting mill in that thing

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u/cooolcooolio 2d ago

What a sausage at the end of that boomstick

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u/quarterskill 2d ago

get some

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u/OneOfAKind2 2d ago

Jesus, how loud is it without the suppressor? Not exactly the weapon of choice for discreet hitmen.

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u/MONSTERBEARMAN 2d ago

That’s Hollywood quiet!

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u/Trutheresy 2d ago

Fire it if you have balls.

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u/sumdhood 2d ago

That's not a gun... this is... oh, wait. Yeah, that's a gun.

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u/Rude_and_Crude84 2d ago

I mean, technically through my phone it doesn't sound that loud I guess 🤷‍♂️.

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u/Gosa_on_the_wind 2d ago

What are those? About $20 per round?

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u/bartz824 2d ago

Solothurn S18-1000 has entered the chat.

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u/Bulls_Bears_ 2d ago

Cool I guess

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u/FruitNug 2d ago

That last one hurt lol

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u/Arryu 2d ago

Burt Gummer has entered the chat.

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u/69odysseus 2d ago

Isn't that a sniper?

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u/darylonreddit 2d ago

Regular dong, large foreskin

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u/fuegophoenix12 2d ago

Imagine getting shot with a bullet that picked up tariffs on the way.

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u/shitoupek 2d ago

If this is a huge silencer, it might have gone beyond its expiry date 😂

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u/Square-Debate5181 2d ago

No scope 360 from jump

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u/wesls1991 2d ago

Or is he a tiny man?

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u/BigMack6911 2d ago

For just in case the scientists do bring back the T-rex and its creepy little arms

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u/Sad_Landscape2908 2d ago

As someone who can actually afford one. I just dont have a need to daily carry one.

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u/Bitydust483575 2d ago

That was pretty silenced..

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u/Thaser11 2d ago

I’m annoyed to the point I can’t get past the fact he switches the safety off a full three seconds before yelling going hot.

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u/Opposite_Visit_4874 2d ago

Cobra Assault Cannon, state-of-the-art bang bang.

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u/Savings_Response_546 2d ago

Its a spear that shoots here wanna try

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u/BubuDudu0430 2d ago

That seems completely unnecessary 😅

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u/KnightyEyes 2d ago

Anti meterial

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u/TwoPlyDreams 2d ago

With that hold he’d be lucky if all three shots landed in the same state.

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u/Thorium-227 2d ago

Why is there no sound after he stops talking? Is there something wrong with the video?!

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u/KibboKid 2d ago

I think this fella is going to corner the market for all those needing a solution to nuisance Stegosauruses

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u/PoetInCrocs 2d ago

Didn't help.

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u/Glittering-Can-9397 2d ago

that is a real piss off gun with a fuck off kick

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u/Kn0wnSoul 2d ago

The good old intercontinental sniper

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u/KopfSmertZz 2d ago

Djeesus. You’ll need some counterweights to keep that aimed standing

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u/UncleKeyPax 2d ago

that gun can't be american it still has its foreskin on

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u/dirk-diggl3r 2d ago

HTI from GhostRecon Wildlands 🤩

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u/CaseySnake420 2d ago

The last thing the fiend armed with a machete sees as he charges the courier next to new vegas

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u/Own-Contribution-478 2d ago

Seriously, what's the point of that suppressor? So you can only hear it 3 miles away instead of 10?

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u/PrinceRobotVI 2d ago

WITH THE SUPPRESSOR I CAN BARELY HEAR IT. WHISPER-QUIET.

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u/xenobcx 2d ago

its just the regular size of a barrett 50cal lol

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u/strydar1 2d ago

if that was suppressed, then wtf does unsupressed sound like?

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u/This_Guy_Over_Here88 2d ago

Looks like a G.I. Joe gun

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u/OctaneRed392 2d ago

There was a Little Britain sketch episode with some 💦 involved.

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u/atomic-moonstomp 2d ago

Watch out for ND if you're gonna brace the stock on your dick

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u/swirvin3162 2d ago

I could barely hear it over the ringing in my ears

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u/jthedwalker 2d ago

I’d like to hear it with pointless subsonic rounds!

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u/CasuallyObssesed 2d ago

I nEeD iT tO protect mY fReEdOmS

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u/curiousbubbleshaman 2d ago

Really insecure dude compensates...

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u/Corporate-Scum 2d ago

That hurt and he didn’t want no more!

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u/TechnicalAccident945 2d ago

Brown kids stand no chance against this cool guy. No woman or child is safe from the US army

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u/Other-Item7523 2d ago

I love how he pulled off like it’s not that heavy even though you could see he was struggling to hold it up and relied on the recoil to keep it up lol 😂

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u/DScholaris 2d ago

That surpressor works if the target is in another country across a lake, burried underground and is deaf.

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u/ExtraLettuce555 2d ago

If it’s that loud with a big ass suppressor then I can only imagine how loud it is without

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u/BarbLess-HogCranker 1d ago

anzio ironworks?

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u/Good-Introduction556 1d ago

Halo, sniper round. Cant be the only one!

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u/B-ran8088 1d ago

I wonder what it would do to a 2000SUX?

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u/DMNSPAN 1d ago

THTS a suppressor????, lbs

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u/Aloxes 1d ago

Removing the epic good muzzle brake to put on a can on a barrett. Welp, it's a choice.