From 1987, comes the Barrett M82A2 bullpup variant of the .50 Rifle.
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There is an even earlier take on this same concept – .50 BMG caliber shoulder fired rifle – from the 1940’s! I’m struggling to find a link, but I’ve seen a photo of a .50 cal , buffered, shoulder fired rifle of very similar configuration to this Barrett. Black and white, everyone wearing fedoras – think I saw this in “Machine Gun News” or “Small Arms Review” about 10 years ago. Article said recoil was very manageable. Might have been a WWII era Melvin Johnson project.
did a bad job on the stegosaurus in JP3..
Wasn’t it a spinosaurus?
yes. yes it was
This is this man’s last photo with eye brows.
And hearing.
WHAT!?
Savage
There is an even earlier take on this same concept – .50 BMG caliber shoulder fired rifle – from the 1940’s! I’m struggling to find a link, but I’ve seen a photo of a .50 cal , buffered, shoulder fired rifle of very similar configuration to this Barrett. Black and white, everyone wearing fedoras – think I saw this in “Machine Gun News” or “Small Arms Review” about 10 years ago. Article said recoil was very manageable. Might have been a WWII era Melvin Johnson project.
Ron Swanson approves.
#notenoughearpro
That is CEO Ronnie Barrett his ownself wif dat gat!