Barrett M98 Bravo

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You see? This is why I ask these questions. They want $3800 for the rifle and scope. I was a bit taken aback by that. Cool rifle though...

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Just a side note: This rifle made an appearance in the 6/1 episode of "Mythbusters" in a section called "Dodge A Bullet".

The first section had them clocking bullet flight times for a .338 LM projectile fired from the DTA rig of David Liwanag (see blurb below) who commanded the US Army Marksmanship Unit from 2003-2006 and now is in charge of military sales for Desert Tactical Arms. They used a metal foil switch at each end to start and stop the flight timer. DL made an impressive center mass shot at 1200 meters.

After the flight times were established, the Mythbusters timed how long it would take them to move out of the way of an incoming projectile using slow motion photography. Later the times were used with the Barrett M98B to start a countdown timer and when it expired a paintball gun firing circuit was triggered to shoot the Mythbuster in the chest from short range.They were finally able to dodge away at around 800 meters or so.

The myth was busted as they were not able to see the muzzle flash from a regular round even at 200 meters. They had to use Hollywood blanks to see the flash at ranges that would give them enough time to move out of the way.

Pretty interesting show!

Born in Seoul, South Korea, Liwanag grew up traveling around the world as a military family member. He enlisted in the Texas Army National Guard in 1979 and served as a rifleman in the 36th Airborne Brigade. He volunteered and served as a scout and radio operator in Company G (Ranger) (Long-Range Reconnaissance Patrol), 143rd Infantry.

A 1982 distinguished military graduate of the Corps of Cadets at Texas A&M

University, Liwanag received a commission as an infantry officer and served as the scout platoon leader, Combat Support Company, and Headquarters Executive Officer for the 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry (Manchu), 2nd Infantry Division in Korea.

LTC Liwanag became Special Forces qualified in 1984 and served as the Executive Officer for Company C, 1st Special Warfare Training Battalion, and as safety officer of the Military Free Fall School, U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center. Liwanag is a military free fall instructor and the author of the 1988 edition of Field Manual 31-19, Special Forces Military Free Fall Parachuting.

His commands include a Regional Survey Team and a Special Forces Military Free Fall A-Detachment in Okinawa, Japan; a Maritime Operations A-Detachment in Fort Lewis, Washington; and Company C, 1st Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group in Okinawa.

Liwanag has served as an operations, plans, and training officer for 1st and 2nd Battalions of the 1st Special Forces Group; the U.S. Army Special Operations Detachment; the Joint Intelligence Coordinating Staff (with duty at The Joint Staff); the U.S. Army Office of Military Support; and Task Force 20.

His assignments have taken him on exercises and operations throughout Asia, Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, the Caribbean, and Australia. He is a veteran of Operations Uphold Democracy and Iraqi Freedom. Liwanag is a graduate of the Command and General Staff Officer's Course; the Special Forces Advance Reconnaissance, Target Analysis and Exploitation Techniques Course; the Drug Enforcement Administration Advance Narcotics Raids Tactics Course; the Sniper/Counter-Sniper Course; the Special Threats Management Course and he is a U.S. Secret Service Firearms instructor as well as a U.S. Army Distinguished Rifleman.