.50 vs mountain goats- BossJack still tough

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Warning: Vegetarians might not want to watch this, hunters might not even want to watch. It's kind of a waste of mountain goat. Watch at your own risk and after watching, forever fear the .50 cal!!!!!
Just wanted to post this for the ppl who who aren't very familiar with the capabilities of the Barrett or any .50 cal for that matter. Let me know if it's a little too graphic, as I don't usually post vids on forums, it's on youtube though, so it cant be THAT bad right?;) I was informed that this might not be a legit .50 video from some ppl on here, so my mistake if i put a false video up, I just remembered the video, had not seen it in a few years.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cs0rBRoiXg&feature=search
 
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nah, look how far it is zoomed out, its like a 600-800+ yard shot, and the sound is about 3 seconds before the round hits. you couldn't his a rodent out that far with a .50 in one shot, 4 consecutive times, unless you are the chosen one.
 
Exploding animal parts flyin everywhere. Comment section, there is question as to whether or not they are goats or rockchucks. That 3rd shot didn't look very safe IMO,,,



Cool video though, I'm sure PETA loves it. :eek: :D
 
haha, I think the vultures and buzzards won that day lol, that is pretty much like having your chick cut your steak up and feed it to you!!
 
rega25 said:
Warning: Vegetarians might not want to watch this, hunters might not even want to watch. It's kind of a waste of mountain goat. Watch at your own risk and after watching, forever fear the .50 cal!!!!!
Just wanted to post this for the ppl who who aren't very familiar with the capabilities of the Barrett or any .50 cal for that matter. Let me know if it's a little too graphic, as I don't usually post vids on forums, it's on youtube though, so it cant be THAT bad right?;)
Congrats Jerry on finding something that doesn't take an 11 part destruction test to break your infi. and hey the boss jack stayed in 2 pieces, can't say the same for these little guys

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cs0rBRoiXg&feature=search
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I'm afraid you have very likely mis-identified the species being shot, as most mountain goats will top 50 lbs. on the hoof and the small mammals that are being flung into the air or are exploding on impact are very likely less than 5 lb.

Having lived in the Rockies before, I suspect the genus to be a type of ground squirrel called a marmot. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marmot

The various .50 (12.5 mm for the rest of the world) heavy machine gun rounds are indeed powerful and long range, but the laws of physics still apply. The foot-pounds of energy at range is always far less than what was present at the muzzle and you will receive a significant jab in the shoulder from rifles chambered in these calibers - muzzle brakes, shoulder pads and the added weight of a large adjustable scope notwithstanding.

If there is enough energy downrange to throw a 50 lb animal airborne, the shooter will have undergone transformation some seconds before into a loose pile of bones and mush along the nearest wall (or perhaps ceiling).

You can do similar amounts of damage with almost any high velocity round within reasonable ranges to animals in size range the target critters appear to be in. This is what "varmint" calibers were designed for and will cost considerably less to build a rifle around and practice your aim with. Average recoil for varmint calibers will be under 8 lb. at the shoulder (vs. more than 80 lbs at the shoulder for a weapon originally designed to defeat early tank armour).

-E
 
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nah, look how far it is zoomed out, its like a 600-800+ yard shot, and the sound is about 3 seconds before the round hits. you couldn't his a rodent out that far with a .50 in one shot, 4 consecutive times, unless you are the chosen one.
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It's probably not a .50 either.
 
you might be right, but i looked up their website under the youtube comments and here is one called "when pigs fly" it was just such low quality video that i took their word for it when they called it "goats" in the title. the third shot looks like a leg is flying noticeably to me, you think they could be smaller goats?

http://www.rmvh.com/Movies/WhenPigsFly.wmv
 
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you might be right, but i looked up their website under the youtube comments and here is one called "when pigs fly" it was just such low quality video that i took their word for it when they called it "goats" in the title. the third shot looks like a leg is flying noticeably to me, you think they could be smaller goats?

http://www.rmvh.com/Movies/WhenPigsFly.wmv
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A newborn mountain goat tops 5 lbs, but they will never be far from their much larger mother. Short answer, no.

-E
 
They're most likely marmots/groundhogs.

When pigs fly. Pigs=hogs. Groundhogs?

If so, the calibre is probably .223 or .243 - something like that.
 
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Hi folks -

That is a re-post (on youtube) of sniper shots in Afghanistan - those are not 4 legged animals, they are enemy snipers being shot.

I had seen that a couple of years ago when it was posted with the correct captions.

best regards -

mqqn
 
Varmints of some sort. Not a chance in hell any outdoor club would post vids of themselves vaporizing goats. Goats have a hunting season, they have tag limits and you would likely loose your gun and ability to hunt after a stunt like this.

.200 - .220 wildcat rounds will still vaporize a critter with a ballistic tip bullet.
 
mqqn said:
Hi folks -

That is a re-post (on youtube) of sniper shots in Afghanistan - those are not 4 legged animals, they are enemy snipers being shot.

I had seen that a couple of years ago when it was posted with the correct captions.
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These clips have been going around for quite a while, usually claimed to be sniper action.

The clips are taken from a varmint hunting video and are footage of marmots being shot with conventional varmint rifles.

I'll try to dig up the skinny, but at one time I had the name of the DVD the clips came from and you could go to the website where it was sold and see those clips.

They are definitely and without question taken from a varmint hunting DVD.

Stay sharp,
desmobob
 
mqqn said:
Hi folks -

That is a re-post (on youtube) of sniper shots in Afghanistan - those are not 4 legged animals, they are enemy snipers being shot.

I had seen that a couple of years ago when it was posted with the correct captions.

best regards -

mqqn
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thats what they told me when i saw it Years ago

wookie
 
Once more: the clips are of marmots being shot with small caliber varmint rifles.

I posted the URL of the Rocky Mountain Varmint Hunters site where the DVD containing the footage is for sale and you can see the same footage in their previews, but I guess people will continue to speculate on what they think the footage is. :rolleyes:

Stay sharp,
desmobob
 
desmobob said:
These clips have been going around for quite a while, usually claimed to be sniper action.

The clips are taken from a varmint hunting video and are footage of marmots being shot with conventional varmint rifles.

I'll try to dig up the skinny, but at one time I had the name of the DVD the clips came from and you could go to the website where it was sold and see those clips.

They are definitely and without question taken from a varmint hunting DVD.

Stay sharp,
desmobob
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Thanks desmobob -

best regards -

mqqn
 
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