Slow motion video of scope and barrel flexing

Posted October 14, 2008 in Optics, Rifles by Steve Johnson with 7 Comments
Tags: .50, AI, AS50, optics, rifle, rifles, video

This is a snippet of the future weapons episode about the .50 BMG Accuracy International AS50. It is amazing footage, you can see the scope, scope rail and barrel flexing during the recoil.

Watching that scope move around really made me wince.

Steve Johnson

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