- Jeff,
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- If you will check the picture below, the lead soldier
has what appears to be a Ruger 10/22 .22 long rifle caliber rifle. It
has a scope of undetermined power but it could be a 4x or a variable power
3x-9x. Notice how the barrel appears fatter than even a bull barrel.
This is indicates a suppressor of undetermined origin . I will admit however
the rig looks like anyone of maybe 4 or 5 suppressor manufacturers in
the states or it could be a local design.
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- As to the question of the ammo being used there are
several available makes of ammo that fit the bill. There is the SSS .22
long rifle solid made by Aguila of Mexico. This round was designed from
the get-go for use in suppressed .22 long rifle sniper weapons. It will
penetrate something like 12 inches of ballistic gelatin at 100 or 200
meters that is covered by 3-4 layers of denim cloth to simulate clothing.
It doesn't produce the explosive effect described in the article though.
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- Any one of several makes of Ultra High velocity .22
long rifle hollow points could be being used. From the CCI Stinger to
the Remington Yellow Jacket to the Winchester equivalent load could be
being used. These light way 31-36 grain hollow points would have a sonic
crack because they are super sonic rounds (faster than the speed of sound).
However these rounds would be more limited in range to like 40-50 meters
to still have the speed to act in the way described. It is also possible
that the Israelis are using an exotic locally produced load also. This
could be made up of some sort of low weight alloy that fragments easy
however du e to light weight it would shed velocity quickly and lack penetration
at longer ranges.
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- If you look at the picture several other things can
be learned. The first is that the weapon in question is most likely a
special purpose weapon as the lead soldier also has a M-16 carbine slung
over his shoulder. The second soldier has a large back pack radio like
a PRC -77 (notice the antenna bent over his shoulder) and an M-16 carbine.
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- The fact he is talking on the radio (notice the handset
at his ear and mouth) probably makes him the team leader. The third soldier
also has an M-16 carbine in his hands so is probably security for the
team. The radio also indicates possibly that the teams are receiving at
least some target direction from someone else and not operating totally
independent of a central command or control.
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- The above conjecture is based on my 10 years as a peace
officer and 3 years as an infantry soldier in the US Army in the mid 80's.
The weapon identification I would put at 99% chance of accuracy and the
tactical assessment I would put at about 75%-90% accuracy. The picture
below was taken form a forum I frequent where this subject was being discussed.
I do not have any idea where it came from so I can't speak of it's origins.
The link for that forum is http://www.fnfal.com/forums/Forum1/HTML/002673.html.
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