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We got plenty of opportunity to finetune our
shooting skills. Most of the time was spent on the Ekwata firing range,
but sometimes we took our rifles and went for a quick one-day session at
the firing range about one and a half hours’ drive away from
Libreville. In Gabon was the first time that I got the chance to shoot
off (a lot!) of rounds from the 12.7mm PGM rifle, though the distances
at which we shot at – a maximum of 700m – was nowhere near the full
capability of the PGM. |
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The
FRF-2 with its night optic, the OB-50C. |
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An
adapted firing position at Ekwata. |
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Firing
from a stick tripod through tall grass gave no problems whatsoever. |
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One
of my friends during a dusk shooting session. |
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Out
on the range with a PGM. The scope is a SCROME J10 with 10X
magnification. |
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Another
angle on the PGM in action. |
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The
spotter is using a Leica Vector laser telemetry unit to verify impacts
and give corrections. |
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Another
"PGM in action" shot, this time from the Libreville firing
range. The large single-baffle muzzle brake is highly efficient,
reducing the recoil to an amount not much greater than that of any
7.62mm rifle. |
