This Ukrainian sniper rifle is bigger than a human | War On Tape | Daily Mail

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This is the world's longest rifle, the SnipeX Alligator, in action in Ukraine. It weighs almost 30kg and it almost two metres long, making it longer than the person holding it. But snipers are supposed to be stealthy, so what’s the point of a rifle so big it takes two men to carry it?

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0:00 About the rifle...
3:14 What's the point?!
4:40 Other anti-materiel rifles
7:06 Speaking to expert firearms designer Tony Neophytou

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All Comments (21)
  • @justandy333
    I'm loving these kind of videos where they actually let the expert speak. So many times you see interviews and the expert can't get a word in edgeways because the news anchor or reporter thinks its all about them and keeps interrupting. This video was a breath of fresh air.
  • @joewentz7839
    Heard much about Tony Neophytou in South Africa - who has a legendary reputation in weapons design, but this is the first interview where I hear him giving his take on a specific weapon. What a knowledgeable expert - very obviously a master in his field.
  • @IMMLF
    This is not a sniper rifle to be honest. It can be called an anti-material rifle probably.
  • @jayschoenhaaar5369
    Same round as the PTRD-41 and PTRS-41 used in WW2 as an anti-tank rifle. I have a PTRD, it’s close to six feet tall and it is still in use by both sides in the Ukraine war.
  • @RamadaArtist
    It's crazy that "interview with Tony Neophytu" isn't somehow part of the video title, or even the description, because that fact alone would draw a lot of views from people interested in firearms history and development.
  • @Oi999Pa
    Slava Ukraini 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💙💛🇺🇦 🔱 🇺🇦✌🏻 !
  • @mrdyvig
    4:34 Uuhh the. 50 cal sniper rifle was "invented" during Vietnam, and a sniper called "White Feather," if I am not mistaken. And he modified a Browning .50 cal machine gun, and fitted it with a scope.
  • @Dsm4g631Evo
    When I was in the Army, we used prisms for long distances. Can’t get into details but it really helped with the elevation.
  • @eaglesclaws8
    shooting treads off tracked vehicles, shooting engine blocks on light armored vehicles, counter sniper too, imagine you only need to get close for personnel
  • @Bshwag
    first thing he says is wrong The Anzio 20mm is both longer and heavier.
  • @Yaroslav_Tselovanskyi
    First you show the barrel being removable, then you show an expert saying "the barrel can't be taken down", so which one is it?
  • @boknows3841
    That is my first deer rifle, we called it The Bubba Bazooka. It had a Warner and Swayze 15 - 60x scope which came out of a B 48 airforce bomber.
  • @Joe-jv5mm
    Tony should have his Own Channel his Expert Knowledge is Top Drawer
  • @Zach-ku6eu
    @03:21 As a triple combat veteran I'll say this for the layman. Under the Geneva Convention - A Uniform or A Firearm IS considered a 'Material Target'. Not that Russia, China, and all Arab countries care about what are civilian or combatants!