Khrut27Gg Posted June 13, 2017 Report Share Posted June 13, 2017 Anyone tried firing a .50 slap thru a Barrett or similar rifle with a muzzle brake? Just wondering if they would start to peel before exiting the brake? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eMGunslinger Posted June 14, 2017 Report Share Posted June 14, 2017 They will open out as soon as they leave the barrel, there is a disclaimer to not shoot them through Barrett's and such somewhere on the Internet. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike todd Posted June 17, 2017 Report Share Posted June 17, 2017 DONT! they start to open as soon as they clear the bore restriction. there used to be a couple posts of destroyed brakes on the net. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PraetorianGM Posted June 18, 2017 Report Share Posted June 18, 2017 Slap rounds are only used on M2's, you need the mk211 Raufoss for the Barretts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khrut27Gg Posted June 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2017 Thanks for the impute, guys. I kind of thought along the same lines. And...... it may save some poor shooter from getting the surprise of his life by trying one of them in his .50. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike todd Posted November 2, 2017 Report Share Posted November 2, 2017 IS THAT NOT SLUPLISE SLUPLISE ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldFalGuy Posted November 17, 2017 Report Share Posted November 17, 2017 I also wanted to shoot a few of them thru my Barrett but its a no no. I guess only if one mounted it on a tripod with its soft mount and removed the brake it would be alright. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khrut27Gg Posted November 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2017 Shouldn't be a problem if you remove the brake on the Barrett. I would single load a mag. with just the one round, and ease it into the chamber. Question is, unless you are active military, why? Expensive, and the reward, other than to say, "I did it" won't leave much to show. How do I know? When I was active mil. I was a 55B-7 Senior Ammunition Inspector, and before that, a 47K Senior Armaments Inspector. So I got a lot of stick time on the ranges. If you really want to do this, and have the round available, do it as safe as possible, with as few people near, as possible. When you fire it, listen and feel the recoil, to detect any difference from normal. Then inspect the rifle. In the military, if a 10k Barrett get's warped, that don't mean nothing, but for you..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m3russ Posted March 5, 2018 Report Share Posted March 5, 2018 I have one of the early 1990 Gulf War M82A1's (1 of 200, SN listed in the book Death From Afar) and have fired SLAP rounds with no issues. My understanding is that the main issue is the actual chamber dimensions. The SLAP rounds have a different bullet profile than others. The barrel chamber on my rifle is specifically marked "SLAP". I would guess the chamber is larger in the bullet area. I don't know if there is also a difference in the muzzle brake dimensions but can take measurements if someone is interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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