Lots of .50 Barretts

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This photo is of members of the Mexican army on parade during the Independence Day celebrations on 16 September 2008.

Hat Tip: MP.net

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Steve Sep 23rd 2008 photos, rifles Tags: , , , , 12 Comments

12 Responses to “Lots of .50 Barretts”

  1. Nickon 23 Sep 2008 at 12:33 pm link comment

    Is it me or are some of those muzzle breaks on weird?

  2. jdun1911on 23 Sep 2008 at 1:13 pm link comment

    I feel sorry for them. Carrying .50 Barretts in a parade is not fun.

  3. Steveon 23 Sep 2008 at 7:37 pm link comment

    Nick, I didn’t notice it at first but I think you are right. They do not appear to all be at right angles to the bipods.

  4. Affeon 24 Sep 2008 at 9:00 am link comment

    I believe in Mexico they’re called “.50 Burritos”

  5. Martyon 01 Oct 2008 at 4:22 am link comment

    Remember, this is the Mexican army…

    the weapon is fired with the pistol grip to the right… {:^)

  6. nickon 27 Oct 2008 at 2:22 pm link comment

    i did not realize the Mexican army was so well equipped, i pictured a couple of people holding antique shotguns…

  7. Nick twoon 09 Nov 2008 at 12:57 am link comment

    Same guys in each row. Check out the faces.

  8. Wickedon 16 May 2009 at 12:31 pm link comment

    Actually the mexican army has a few good weapons, like the barret, saw, their fx5, and ar plataform, the interesting thing here is they just show the equipement in parades, every year the independence day parade is aired on live television so i doubt it s a fake or a photoshoped picture.
    anyway as anyone hear abot the fx05 in 5.56 cal???
    it was a big bla bla about 2 years ago because hk sue the mexican army and stuff…. where s this rifle now? i have seen mexican armymen carryng HK g-3 and mexican sailors carryng m-16… problems with the rifle??
    i really dunno

  9. kingon 09 Nov 2009 at 1:07 pm link comment

    the mexican army is the best im from russia and we have the best army in the world mexico can o to be the best

  10. LoCoon 29 Nov 2009 at 9:35 am link comment

    actualy responding back to what happened in the Fx 05
    there is actually a trial still being held at the world court about the whole design and is liscensing “ripoff” of the G 36
    they are still in many mexican army bases armories but are limited to field use.

  11. Michael Z. Williamsonon 23 Dec 2009 at 3:57 am link comment

    Beret looks more like Peruvian, who have a taste for blackface, too. Peru also has considerable modern weapons.

    Is there a source on the photo?

  12. Steveon 23 Dec 2009 at 8:28 am link comment

    Michael, the caption was …

    “Mexican members of the Army attend the Military parade during the celebrations of Mexico’s Independence Day in Mexico City, Mexico, 16 September 2008″

    Google that phrase and some links should come up.

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