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Originally Posted by ChalkLine
It's a strange twist of fate that the 14.5mm round went from an AT rifle into a heavy machine gun round and then found its way back into what is essentially an AT rifle in Hungary.
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Indeed, the Gepard I mentioned in my earlier post. Scary.
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Originally Posted by ChalkLine
As to adoption, the M-82 Barrett heavy sniper rifle was avoided for a long time as it's actually illegal to use them on individuals, but when the US decided to circumvent the rule everyone else hastily got their own. Now they're well nigh universal. I can't see why they'd be considered inhuman personally, at least it's usually quick with something around 12.7mm.
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I agree. Stupid rule. Dead is dead.