Interesting Israeli Snipers

[wolfmanreid]

I'm particularly intrigued by the Galatz in the background as I have never seen that particular variant.

 

[sniperdoc]

I may be mistaken, but the front gun looks like a suppressed Ruger 10/22.
However, my Internet is on my cellphone, so it blurs pics when I try to zoom.
Suppressed 22s are often used in many countries for "targeted killing" but it's unusual to see one with such a big scope.

 

[MPA guy]

Yeah, Israel has used the suppressed 10/22 for a long time.

They're also very good at giving the Palestinians a life long limp when they're protesting and throwing rocks.

 

[Z06]

I also heard that the 10/22s make great neutering devices.

 

[sniperdoc]

Bet you couldn't use a gun for either crippling or neutering devices in the US!

 

[sniperdoc]

I couldn't swear that gun is a Galatz

 

[MPA guy]

Bet you couldn't use a gun for either crippling or neutering devices in the US!

Famous last words of a redneck.

"Hold my beer.

Bet I can too.

Y'all watch this"

 

[wolfmanreid]

I couldn't swear that gun is a Galatz

Definitely is. Bull barrel, Galatz gas block and flash hider, rail mounted optic. Looks like a standard Galil folding stock with some sort of field-expedient wooden cheek piece. No iron sights on top cover either.

 

[DistalRadius]

FYI the integrally suppressed 10/22 was actually withdrawn from service because it was found to be more lethal than anticipated. It was initially fielded as a less-lethal weapon (like a bean-bag gun) for disabling protest instigators at a distance. Apparently, shooting people in the legs with .22LR led to more deaths than expected, and a (somewhat predictable) international outcry that Israelis were "sniping" protestors.

 

[sniperdoc]

The wax on.22 bullets collect dirt, lint, etc
When the bullet enters tissue, it injects that material and into the wound. Without treatment, infection can set in and kill.

 

[MPA guy]

As if lead poisoning wasn't bad enough LOL

Yeah, I know, there are a lot of people walking around for many decades with lead fragments still embedded in their bodies.

 

[RSR]

10/22 no longer used b/c they transitioned to the ruger sr22: http://www.uzitalk.com/forums/showthread.php?80365-Galil-used-by-US-Marines&