LT Ballard & the M1918A2 Browning Automatic Rifle (or "BAR")

LT Ballard lays down some VERY accurate fire at 600m with the M1918A2 Browning Automatic Rifle (or "BAR") on the Multi-purpose machine gun range at Camp Blanding, Florida on Wednesday, December 2, 2009.

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[vulcangunner58]

Gotta love the BAR!

[petrwarry72]

nice 5*****

[jonkam10]

Grandpops shot himself some krauts with that baby :)

[Dollar1998]

@HazMatMedia it weights more than M249 - still willin to carry it ? ;)

[itsconnorstime]

@HazMatMedia Who makes those Beta C double drums? I'll write a letter or something

[disturbedone5009]

@THEKINGOFMETROPOLIS

When loaded to military specs the .30-06 and 7.62 NATO are equal. The M2 Ball loading leaves plenty of space but that was the pressure limit of the M1 Garand operating system. M2 Ball drives the 150 grain .308 bullet at 2,800 fps. When you use a rifle that isn't designed for a limited port pressure the .30-06 completely outclasses the 7.62 NATO. You can drive a 208 A-max at 2,800 fps out of a .30-06. 7.62 NATO can't come close to that velocity.

[jddrafts]

I watched this thinking it was my company XO guess there is more then one LT Ballard.

[THEKINGOFMETROPOLIS]

@raginroadrunner Your an idiot. If you actually shot firearms or even looked at ballistic tables the .30-06 and 7.62 NATO have almost identical flight paths. The case size of the .30-06 is unnecessary for the round. They even deliver comparable energy.. You lose tons of recoil by going to the 7.62 and still retain most if not all the power. Another internet commando who thinks he knows shit .

[offroadgod1]

@raginroadrunner, you must not be in the millitary, i have made 700m shots with my M16 with an RCO(ACOG for you keyboard warriors ) i don't know how much energy it was carryng but if you can compensate for bullet drop like and are familiar with your windage you can make a T-shot at that distance and the .308 is absolutely not junk the .240 a shit hot weapon system extremely acurate at long distances and 7.62x51 rounds pack a lot of knock down power.

[HazMatMedia]

Jack up the magazine capacity to 30 or 40 rounds and I'd carry this gal into combat even today.

[garandfan12]

@bikedirt yea i would take the SAW over a BAR anyday these days

[HolyFreakinScot]

They should still use this weapon....