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Two Ukrainian-made Snipex Alligator anti-materiel rifles chambered for 14.5×114mm (files.catbox.moe)
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[–] tal@lemmy.today 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

weight — 6.9 kg

That's quite a suppressor.

Compare to an M4 carbine, the current US issue rifle (not a suppressor on an M4, but the whole weapon):

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M4_carbine

6.43 lb (2.92 kg) empty[4]

7.75 lb (3.52 kg) with 30 rounds and sling

[–] Shaolinraiden@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 year ago

Holy crap that's a good point. My current AR setup is 8.2lbs fully done up. That's a huge can.