lucero1148 Posted June 29, 2004 Share Posted June 29, 2004 Are modern .50 cal. rifles better than the ATR's of WWII? Has there been any comparisons done? There's better ammunition out now compared to what was used but are there any other differences? Just curious? All best Patrick 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vossiewulf Posted June 29, 2004 Share Posted June 29, 2004 Modern heavy-caliber sniper/anti-materiel rifles are, not surprisingly, a bit more advanced and effective than the ATRs of WWII vintage. They're lighter, have sophisticated systems to reduce recoil forces, and generally are much more capable. The Steyr AMR/IWS 2000 (link below) uses a 15.2mm cartridge firing a sub-caliber tungsten flechette at 1450m/s, and is capable of penetrating 40mm of RHA at 1000 meters. There's also a link below to globalsecurity's page on the Barrett .50cal, they have become quite popular in Afghanistan and Iraq- not for killing vehicles (although they can), but for long-range sniping that is highly demoralizing to the enemy. Can't remember if it was the Barrett they were using, but a Canadian sniper team in Afghanistan set a new sniping record with a shot of 2430 meters last year. Barrett .50cal Sniper Rifle Steyr AMR / IWS 2000 (Austria) Soviet WWII ATRs 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucero1148 Posted June 30, 2004 Author Share Posted June 30, 2004 Hi, Great info and thanks. Didn't realize modern rifles were that more capable. All best Patrick 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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