The 14.9mm SOP is an incredible extra long range rifle project that a number of people at Snipers Hide
have been collaborating on. The huge rifle fires a very long and heavy
projectile with a high ballistic coefficient giving it extreme accuracy.
It has 0.5 MOA accuracy at 3000 yards and remains supersonic out to
5400 yards (5 kilometers).
Photo taken at XLR Industries.The 14.9mm SOP cartridge case is formed from a 20mm Vulcan case. The
1,690 grain projectile leaves the muzzle at 3,350 fps with 42,104 ft/lbs
of energy (that is not a typo!). This is almost twice the muzzle energy
of the 14.5×114mm Russian and 14.5mm JDJ. It has more kinetic energy at
the muzzle than a 20mm Vulcan, and far more kinetic energy downrange,
although the Vulcan is carrying an explosive payload (chemical energy).
The first test fire ...
Photo taken at XLR Industries.The 14.9mm SOP cartridge case is formed from a 20mm Vulcan case. The
1,690 grain projectile leaves the muzzle at 3,350 fps with 42,104 ft/lbs
of energy (that is not a typo!). This is almost twice the muzzle energy
of the 14.5×114mm Russian and 14.5mm JDJ. It has more kinetic energy at
the muzzle than a 20mm Vulcan, and far more kinetic energy downrange,
although the Vulcan is carrying an explosive payload (chemical energy).
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