Poll: I want a sniper rifle what should I get

[Major_Tom]

Don't know about you but I want this baby...

Spoiler

 

[slopeslider]

I don't feel that anyone who seriously uses the term 'sniper rifle' when mentioning buying guns should be allowed to buy guns.


Take your CoD, your Bad Company, and stick with the games. They're a helluva lot safer for you.

I'm glad SOMEONE gets this.

And for the record, firearms are not toys. I don't fucking care how old you are. This isn't an FPS. You can't stand behind a rock and wait for your limbs to grow back or tape a health kit to your leg. Buy an air-soft gun. They are much safer.

It's people like you that scare the fuck out of people like me. This is coming for someone who owns a Model 99 Savage .308, by the way.

It's not like he said "I want to get a cool sniper for no scoping nubs at 1000 kelometers!" I've heard a German GSG-9 member call a mag a 'clip' on tv once. I guess they're not qualified to even play cod4?!

 

[CaptainKoala]

Dear Kansas,

What the fuck is wrong with you?

Sincerely,
Kpt. Rob

What? What happened to the right to bear arms?

 

[CaptainKoala]

Spent the money on a Gaming Console and some good FPS games ... Guns are bad m'kay

What's wrong with guns, it's you right as an American?

 

[Hawgh]

Well, the first one looks sorta like a golf club, so I'd go with that.
Also, practice training will probably be more fun when you can blow large and heavy things to pieces.
Secondly, there's no kill like overkill.
Thirdly, murderous rampages would be difficult with such expensive bullets.
Lastly, I don't really understand the motivation for purchasing a sniper rifle, unless you're going to murder someone, which I can't recommend.

 

[Ryokai]

Why? Why would you need a weapon? The most anyone should ever get is a shotgun or pistol, for home defense, and then only if they live in a bad area. Guns aren't toys.

And this is coming from someone who is around guns a lot.

 

[CaptainKoala]

I want to get a new sniper rifle

Which one should I get?

The Barrett M82A1 50 Cal. - Overpowered, maybe. But that engine block 2 miles away needs to be destroyed. ($2 per round)(retails for $3200) http://www.vincelewis.net/rifle.html

The Bravo51 7.62x51mm - Much more sane in power. Highly accurate and a lot cheaper to fire than 50 Cal ($0.50 per round). Also the rifle itself is cheaper. (retails for $1200) http://www.snipercentral.com/bravo51.htm

These are the 2 main ones I am looking at but any American sniper rifle might go on the list that I will look at. http://www.snipercentral.com/rifles.htm

I am 26 years old and all of these are legal in the state of Kansas.

EDIT: Many have pointed out that good 50 cal round cost $7.50 or more. I was looking at the cheap rounds by mistake. Also I probably will load (make) my own ammo.

Why get a sniper?

Why not? He can, it's America.

 

[Kavachi]

Well, I don't know much about guns (I'm from europe), so I'd say; screw the sniper rifle, get the biggest MG you can find.

EDIT: Btw, I do think guns are bad in the wrong hands, so just use them for recreational, peacefull purposes kay? (A) *that should be read in Wise Beard Man's voice

 

[Hawgh]

I want to get a new sniper rifle

Which one should I get?

The Barrett M82A1 50 Cal. - Overpowered, maybe. But that engine block 2 miles away needs to be destroyed. ($2 per round)(retails for $3200) http://www.vincelewis.net/rifle.html

The Bravo51 7.62x51mm - Much more sane in power. Highly accurate and a lot cheaper to fire than 50 Cal ($0.50 per round). Also the rifle itself is cheaper. (retails for $1200) http://www.snipercentral.com/bravo51.htm

These are the 2 main ones I am looking at but any American sniper rifle might go on the list that I will look at. http://www.snipercentral.com/rifles.htm

I am 26 years old and all of these are legal in the state of Kansas.

EDIT: Many have pointed out that good 50 cal round cost $7.50 or more. I was looking at the cheap rounds by mistake. Also I probably will load (make) my own ammo.

Why get a sniper?

Why not? He can, it's America.

I 'can' also chop off one of my fingers, doesn't mean I should.
I 'can' also count cards when playing blackjack, doesn't mean I should.(I can't, just roll with the magical fantasy realm of this example)
Being able to do something doesn't mean it's right, or even smart.

 

[Eldarion]

I wouldn't trust anyone with a gun if they refered to it as a "sniper rifle" to be honest. Kinda makes me nervous...

 

[Kavachi]

Why? Why would you need a weapon? The most anyone should ever get is a shotgun or pistol, for home defense, and then only if they live in a bad area. Guns aren't toys.

And this is coming from someone who is around guns a lot.

You're totally right, however what do you see as "home-defence"? Because when someone is in your home pointing a gun at you than I think you cans hoot, but when he is just nikking something you should try not to use guns and just get the police to help, maybe try and knock him unconsious.

 

[BiscuitTrouser]

All the people freaking about why does he need a .50 cal sniper:
You know how many people in America have been killed by 50.cal's?
ZERO
You know how many people were killed by SUV's in 2005?
4,666.
You are more likely to be killed by a chainsaw than a .50
You are more likely to be killed by a random seizure after years of playing video games with no problems.
Which should we ban first, smart escapist legal experts?

OT: I say the r700 based one. If Kansas turns sensible and bans .50 cal's then you can still shoot yours. It's based on a hunting rifle after all.

Yes because cars that a built for driving are more dangerous than guns built for KILLING. hes buying a gun for taking out armored cars and light tanks!? And for what? To shoot at some old cars or some targets. Its like saying "0 people killed by nukes in america, lots by cars, nukes are safer than cars." The reason people are not killing by barretts is because no one is allowed to have one for that very reason.

 

[SnipErlite]

Why would you want anything other than a bolt-action L96? They are seriously cool.

Wait, why do you even need a sniper?

Actually, I understand the want for target practice and recreational usage. So why do you need an anti-armour one?

 

[Ryokai]

Why? Why would you need a weapon? The most anyone should ever get is a shotgun or pistol, for home defense, and then only if they live in a bad area. Guns aren't toys.

And this is coming from someone who is around guns a lot.

You're totally right, however what do you see as "home-defence"? Because when someone is in your home pointing a gun at you than I think you cans hoot, but when he is just nikking something you should try not to use guns and just get the police to help, maybe try and knock him unconsious.

If someone enters your house, even just to steal, you have a right to kill him. Trespassing and home invasion are serious crimes.

In any case, not the point. The point is, guns aren't toys. Why are you getting one? Just because it is "cool" ?

 

[TriggerHappyAngel]

Spent the money on a Gaming Console and some good FPS games ... Guns are bad m'kay

What's wrong with guns, it's you right as an American?

What's wrong with guns...?
- Hmmmm, i heard somewhere that they were able to kill people (not sure if it's true though :O)

 

[RhombusHatesYou]

I guess I was only taking into account a deer (speaking of which, my uncle used a 30. on a deer and completely obliterated its head, it was really fucked up, and I would know because I was watching)

Don't just look at the simple numbers... there's a lot more to it than that. Calibre will tell you the diameter of the bullet (as in the projectile section of a round), not it's length nor it's weight. .22LR and .223 might look at first glance of the numbers to not be much difference but the first is an extremely light weight rimfire round used to target shooting and hunting small critters whereas the .223 is also known as the 5.56mmN, the round used in most modern assault rifles.

 

[slopeslider]

All the people freaking about why does he need a .50 cal sniper:
You know how many people in America have been killed by 50.cal's?
ZERO
You know how many people were killed by SUV's in 2005?
4,666.
You are more likely to be killed by a chainsaw than a .50
You are more likely to be killed by a random seizure after years of playing video games with no problems.
Which should we ban first, smart escapist legal experts?

OT: I say the r700 based one. If Kansas turns sensible and bans .50 cal's then you can still shoot yours. It's based on a hunting rifle after all.

Yes because cars that a built for driving are more dangerous than guns built for KILLING. hes buying a gun for taking out armored cars and light tanks!? And for what? To shoot at some old cars or some targets. Its like saying "0 people killed by nukes in america, lots by cars, nukes are safer than cars." The reason people are not killing by barretts is because no one is allowed to have one for that very reason.

Considering that nukes aren't even eligible for ownership I'd say that has no bearing on this. You are allowed to have a Barret, OBVIOUSLY. Yet no one has been murdered by one. It's WAAY to expensive to use compared to other alternatives and most criminal gun use is with handguns, not evil .50cal's.
You are allowed to own chainsaws, Suv's, toasters, and 50.cal guns. Only three of those were ever used in a murder here and they were the ones NOT designed for killing people, now please tell me why. Your argument is full of holes man.

 

[CaptainKoala]

I want to get a new sniper rifle

Which one should I get?

The Barrett M82A1 50 Cal. - Overpowered, maybe. But that engine block 2 miles away needs to be destroyed. ($2 per round)(retails for $3200) http://www.vincelewis.net/rifle.html

The Bravo51 7.62x51mm - Much more sane in power. Highly accurate and a lot cheaper to fire than 50 Cal ($0.50 per round). Also the rifle itself is cheaper. (retails for $1200) http://www.snipercentral.com/bravo51.htm

These are the 2 main ones I am looking at but any American sniper rifle might go on the list that I will look at. http://www.snipercentral.com/rifles.htm

I am 26 years old and all of these are legal in the state of Kansas.

EDIT: Many have pointed out that good 50 cal round cost $7.50 or more. I was looking at the cheap rounds by mistake. Also I probably will load (make) my own ammo.

Why get a sniper?

Why not? He can, it's America.

I 'can' also chop off one of my fingers, doesn't mean I should.
I 'can' also count cards when playing blackjack, doesn't mean I should.(I can't, just roll with the magical fantasy realm of this example)
Being able to do something doesn't mean it's right, or even smart.

Of course, that's the point of America. We have the right to do anything we want (within reason and the government's laws) and then we decide weather some of the things we CAN do. You're right, the ability to do something doesn't make it moral. But that's the point of freedom, being given the right to do things and then deciding for yourself which things to do and which ones not to do. And in this case, buying a rifle is perfectly legal, and even explicitly permitted in the Bill of Rights. You know how many people in America have died from .50 cals? 0.
SUV's? Over 4,500 a year.

And, statistically, if you own a car you own a gun. So cars are, in reality, much more dangerous than firearms.

 

[RhombusHatesYou]

I use blister agent (it's not illegal if you don't call it mustard gas!) for home defence.

 

[Marowit]

Well since a sniper rifle is completely unnecessary, why not go for the gold.

I voted the for the .50 cal.