Respect required – Today’s Photo Of The Day shows two Brothers that share the same caliber: .50 BMG.

However, these Brothers have completely different mechanisms to fulfill their tasks of sending the .50 BMG bullets downrange.

The Lynx GM6 uses a Bullpup Design, and a rather strange one at that.

Did you know that the Lynx is made in Hungary by SERO? (I admit I had no idea).

The Barret M107 A1 uses a more traditional design, and it’s a firearm TFB has covered many times before. You can find Barret’s own information about the weapon here.

Here you can see another view of the Lynx GM6, on a bipod.

Information about the company that produces the Lynx.

SERO International Ltd is the producer and supplier of GM6 Lynx When developing GM6 Lynx, the objective was to create a niche product which combines the features of large caliber and combat weapons. This was achieved with innovations that created increased power, relatively light weight, ultra low recoil and short transport length, just to name a few of them. As a result, shooting from kneeling and standing positions is part of the standard operation, while the rifle is matching the accuracy of sniper weapons with the same caliber.

And some data on the Lynx GM6.

• Empty weight (10,5Kg) • Light Combat Weight (13Kg) • Ultra Portable (914mm) • Ultra light recoil o  Comparing to other .50 cal weapons the GM6 Lynx allows the shooter to fire hundreds of rounds per day with no pain on the shoulder

• Multi Caliber .50 NATO (12,7X99) and/or Russian (12,7X108)

 Only the Barrel and Magazine requires changing, it can be done even on the field -no tools are required. (2-3min)

• Shooters can use it from vehicles (cars, helicopters, motorboats and APC’s) • High Accuracy (under 1 MOA)

• Easy to carry and hide o For the enemy, the sniper is always a primary target; i.e. “the one with the long barrel gun”

o The GM6 Lynx is 914mm in portable state and only 1114mm in combat lenght. (M16 is 1000mm, ak47 is 870mm).

• Transport to combat o The shooter can set the rifle from transport position to loaded combat position by perssing one button, within less, than a second

 

Don’t miss this video where you can see the recoil management system of the Lynx.

Pictures from Vogt Waffen AG (Switzerland). Many thanks for letting us use them.

For more action pictures of the Barret, check here: ISAF Einsatz in Afghanistan with their G82 / M107 sniper rifle in .50 BMG.

 

Which one would you rather have? The Lynx or the Barret?