What to Know About Ruger’s AR-10, Weapon Recovered in the Lewiston Mass Shootings

[progressive hunter]

Glock 22 (.40 cal) was my gun. With a Mossberg pump action buck shot as a backup.

Fun days until my son was born - then I decided to hang them up.

That's me.

To each, their own.

why didnt you think your son was worth protecting??

 

[Dagosa]

Last night, law enforcement officials confirmed that the gunman in Lewiston, Maine, likely used a Ruger SFAR, an AR-10 that fires a .308 caliber cartridge, even more powerful than the AR-15.'

What to Know About Ruger’s AR-10, Weapon Recovered in the Lewiston Mass Shootings

Ruger, the Manufacturer of the AR-10 Rifle Recovered in the Lewiston Shooting, is Among the top Five Manufacturers of Crime Guns Traced by Law Enforcement Last night, law enforcement officials …

www.everytown.org

Apparently, the Lewiston ME shooter used an AR-10, not an AR-15.
This means he was shooting 7.62x51, and explains why, in proportion to the average mas shooting with an AR15, so many more people were killed.

For a moment, I thought the anti-gun loons would realize all their prattle about the obscene power of 5.56x45 was ignorant nonsense.
Instead, they double down.

What we know about the weapon: The rifle was a Ruger SFAR, chambered for high-powered .308 ammunition, the sources said.
The .308 round is favored by military snipers firing at long distances and big game hunters. It's larger and more powerful than the regular ammunition carried in the rifles of soldiers and SWAT teams.

Sources: Gun believed to be used in Maine shootings was purchased days before suspect’s mental health episode

The Lewiston, Maine, shooting rampage suspect was found dead Friday night, police said, about 48 hours after the attack that left 18 dead and 13 wounded.

www.cnn.com

Silly me.

The (D)ishonest prey upon the emotions of the ignorant