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Old August 19th 15, 08:33 AM posted to rec.photo.digital
Jack Ryan
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Default some photos from the army...

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Tzortzakakis Dimitris wrote:

.... The most
intimidating weapon we had was the .50 BMG, for which ball rounds were
forbidden by international treatiesm so all we had was
ArmorPiercingIncendiary tracer rounds. ....


There's a treaty that outlaws .50 cal ball ammo? What treaty is
this? Why would a solid shot, which follows the Geneva Convention
for such rounds, be outlawed? It's just a bigger version of the
standard rifle ammo. It certainly hits harder, but hitting hard is
allowed in a war.