Comments for From the "Good golly!" file...

From the "Good golly!" file...

2009-12-09T13:30:57Z

As most of you know, I'm more focused on the older stuff than the new (though I am aware that the leadership of the Army, after years of batting it away hoping to get their new maser/graser-blast rifle technology, have caved and are going to buy short-stroke piston H&K 416 uppers for the M4/16 rifles, as the pressure from all sides for a change was too great. They took the low-hanging fruit approach - which, in the midst of a war, might be the better approach. Rather than buying an all-new rifle, which would make it harder to sell Congress on getting that maser/graser-blast rifle they really want after this whole war thing slows down some.

Anyway - two things about this clip. 1. That is one honking big rifle, ala the 20mm anti-tank guns of post WWi-WWII. Yet the tech has advanced to the point that shooting one (I've shot theLahti and Solothurn 20mms) isn't a virtual guaranteed broken shoulder and, 2: that silencer is simply amazing, given what I know 20mm ammo to sound like.

More info available here, from Strategy Page.

The builder's homepage is here - Anzio Ironworks.

No, don't expect one of these to show up at the Castle anytime soon.

Comment from John of Argghhh! on 2009-12-09

2009-12-09T19:34:32Z

Yeah, Spade - that's covered in the "more info" link.

Here in Kansas, the vehicle registration people are concerned about people who own armored cars (like White M2 scout cars, Ferrets, M3 Halftracks, etc) and are refusing to license them, citing concerns about possible use by terrorists.

Comment from Spade on 2009-12-09

2009-12-09T18:28:39Z

If you didn't know, the FBI just bought two of those 20mm rifles from Anzio to do....something or other. I'm kinda hoping it was just a end of FY "let's buy some stuff" thing.

Comment from Neffi on 2009-12-09

2009-12-09T15:15:31Z

And only $13,000?! Why, that makes the fodder ($9.50 for inert rounds) seem practically almost not quite insanely expensive!
But it *is* quiet with the $3400 suppressor...
(scribbles an annotation on Santa's List)

Comment from Fred on 2009-12-09

2009-12-09T14:59:58Z

I wanna hear more about the maser/graser blast rifle.

Comment from Boquisucio on 2009-12-09

2009-12-09T14:53:36Z

I am assuming that the the kibbles for that puppy is 20x102SRmm, and not 20x110SRmm. Hispano or Oerlikon rounds would be too beefy for it.

Comment from BillT on 2009-12-09

2009-12-09T14:29:13Z

Okay, I wanna see the field testing vids from the 'Stan when they make 'em!

Comment from Mike L on 2009-12-09

2009-12-09T14:19:40Z

Yeah - pretty sweet. The 20mm's were nothing like the sound of the 90 or 120 re-coilless, but it was enough to make you flinch just anticipating the report. Still - it would be easy enough to spot a rooky if they fired thhis thing - black eye and all!! ML