More Chinese M99 12.7mm Anti-Material Rifles In Syria
Published: June 6th, 2013
C.J. Chivers encountered one a .50 cal Chinese M99 anti-material rifle in Syria and took some excellent photos of it …
The rifle in question, however, is not British. It’s a Chinese M99.
Just a few days ago, with Ahfad al-Rasul (the “Grandsons of the Prophet”) on the Idlib and Hama fronts, we happened to get a close and unobstructed view of one of the siblings seen in the Reuters’ file, as the rest of the photographs show.
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I can see these being used to take out enemies behind heavy cover in close urban combat but I doubt they have the training, ammunition or optics to use them in their intended role of taking out heavy weapons, vehicles and equipment at long range.
The scope mount looks particularly flimsy. Just look at the flex on a much more heavy duty mount on the AS50, in the same class as the M99 and suspiciously aesthetically similar:
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I'd be very surprised the scope pictured in the article will hold its zero, or indeed that the reticle is intact.
C'mon, Syrian rebels have them and still not available in Canada?
Lame.