(no subject)
Jan. 27th, 2009 02:26 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
geebsMore on the what's that sniper rifle saga:
Comparing this screencap of Jack Bauer holding the rifle in question to the images of AIG's Asymmetric Warrior defense review had, they do look somewhat similar, despite the differing colors. But to the keen observer, there are obvious differences. One being the differing cheek piece on the end of the stock. The other being the ASW's front stock enshrouding the barrel on all sides, while Jack's rifle has the top and bottom rails, but the side picatinny rails only go half the length compared to the ASW, and you can see the barrel through the sides. Well, actually instead of having a full length rail, it seems to have two smaller ones on each side. Because after you see the barrel peeking through, a few inches more you get another picatinny rail, because even though the pic is kinda dark, one can easily make out the image of a laser sight there on the side.
The ASW uses AIG's new SABER-FORSST (FOlding Rifle Stock System Tactical) stock chassis. So mebbe its another rifle system using a similar chassis? Because looking closer, one can tell the magazine wells are slightly different as well.
EDIT: Ah, looking at another defense review article about AIG's modular stock chassis system, and the pics there match almost exactly, except for the mag wells. But that could because they had a different rifle system dropped into the chassis. But I wanna say at the very least the rifle he's using is using that stock chassis with at least 90% certainty.
(This is all geeky, I know, this is worse than the time on the HK boards when I was being insistent that the rifle Riggs was using to snipe people in the first Lethal Weapon was a HK PSG-1 and not a Sig SG 550 Sniper)
Isn't it funny how the major subjects I talk about on here are so across the spectrum? I mean, if I'm not babbling incessantly about some cool looking video game, car, or gun, I'm talking about some pairing on some teen drama, or what "deliciously interesting" or "interestingly delicious" bit of drama developed on said show?
Comparing this screencap of Jack Bauer holding the rifle in question to the images of AIG's Asymmetric Warrior defense review had, they do look somewhat similar, despite the differing colors. But to the keen observer, there are obvious differences. One being the differing cheek piece on the end of the stock. The other being the ASW's front stock enshrouding the barrel on all sides, while Jack's rifle has the top and bottom rails, but the side picatinny rails only go half the length compared to the ASW, and you can see the barrel through the sides. Well, actually instead of having a full length rail, it seems to have two smaller ones on each side. Because after you see the barrel peeking through, a few inches more you get another picatinny rail, because even though the pic is kinda dark, one can easily make out the image of a laser sight there on the side.
The ASW uses AIG's new SABER-FORSST (FOlding Rifle Stock System Tactical) stock chassis. So mebbe its another rifle system using a similar chassis? Because looking closer, one can tell the magazine wells are slightly different as well.
EDIT: Ah, looking at another defense review article about AIG's modular stock chassis system, and the pics there match almost exactly, except for the mag wells. But that could because they had a different rifle system dropped into the chassis. But I wanna say at the very least the rifle he's using is using that stock chassis with at least 90% certainty.
(This is all geeky, I know, this is worse than the time on the HK boards when I was being insistent that the rifle Riggs was using to snipe people in the first Lethal Weapon was a HK PSG-1 and not a Sig SG 550 Sniper)
Isn't it funny how the major subjects I talk about on here are so across the spectrum? I mean, if I'm not babbling incessantly about some cool looking video game, car, or gun, I'm talking about some pairing on some teen drama, or what "deliciously interesting" or "interestingly delicious" bit of drama developed on said show?
