Just a comment on the military use of .50 rifles.

The Army used to have a recoiless rifle. The way you aimed this thing, was with the .50 cal. The idea in this era before lazer sights, was to shoot at the bad guys tank, with this .50 cal, untill the bullets bounced off the tank. Then you pulled the trigger on the recoiless rifle. The .50 cal was supposed to have the same flight chartistics as the the recoiless round.

Myself, I think this system really sucked. It's like hitting a bee's nest to wake them up, before you spray them with bug spray. (Shiver)

Would I want one of these things. No way. Not even the jeep that it was mounted on. The M151 Jeep will kill you in a hearbeat. (The front wheel will fold under the Jeep, Then the Jeep will flip and ride on you for a while. Very dangerous when on the road. I hope they cut every one in half and melt them down. Oh, keep one or two for a musium with a sign, "Thou shal not build any thing like this again!"

Bseed, if I see you at the Lighthouse, I'll give you a red pen. :)

Fadac