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.
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.
@@Upsideround AR-15 is a military grade offensive assault rifle that fires fully-automatic "cop killer" bullets accurately AND it has a pistol grip. Absolutely horrifying.
@@SirBilliam96 Key phrase "Slightly versed", I think this is like that best guns channel, that has people who do cursory research on topics that they don't know a huge amount about, but know enough to sound "knowledgeable" to those who don't know better. They write a script, and have someone else read said script, who never sees the videl.
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.
@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!
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.
shooting treads off tracked vehicles, shooting engine blocks on light armored vehicles, counter sniper too, imagine you only need to get close for personnel
I think the tracks would be a hard thing to damage. They are big hunks of iron. Engines generally need some venting etc so there will be weak spots on them. Also: The weak points on something with armor are generally towards the back because they expect the enemy to be in front and not off to one side.
Got a 30mm shoulder fire rifle weights 250+ rounds but it’s really fun to use ! The length is around 14 feet . The trick to absorb the recoil was the springs added to absorb recoil .
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.
..... in action.... in ukraine.... dude makes such a long pause between words that you cant really tell if he is saying longest rifle in ukraine, or that the longest rifle is being used in ukraine... But yeah, i agree with you, but can we really call The Anzio a sniper or Anti Material Rifle? its more like a cannon... you dont kill people with that, you remove them from existence.
Snipers don't use the coriolis equation for shooting nor does artillery units firing at much longer ranges, distance, wind speed and direction are the only factors required.
My understanding of wind from my experience of an M1, which is famous for it's accuracy, is that it is most effected the closer it is to the barrel. Modern tanks have crosswind detectors, but of course those only measure the crosswind where the tank is.
@@WillyKling Makes sense. As I said I was a tanker and that was what we were told. Either way, we never missed. Also as I said crosswind detectors on tanks only measure the crosswind of where the tank is. If local topology creates different wind patterns where the target is then ya, have a spotter, reload fast, adjust as necessary, service the target, and GTFO.
I think you may be under estimating the effect of the weapon on the war. It has enough range that the enemy may not be sure where the round came from. Instead of taking out the lead vehicle, the shooter has the option to disable one part way down the column. In Ukraine this gives the Russians a very bad problem because the path they are following is the only one they know doesn't have mines on it. Thus taking out the middle truck, effectively spits the convoy into two groups.
The Barrett light 50 is an important weapon, especially for US forces, BUT anti-material rifles were very much around and in use before it came on the market, precisely because there are plenty of things less heavily armoured than an MBT that are very much worth shooting. Compared to either a mortar or an ATGM, you can carry many more rounds, and are much less likely to be located when you fire an anti-material rifle.
@@dmitrikulkevicius9161 This, and to keep friendly troops from shooting them. The Ukrainian military has a lot of mismatching uniforms being given to them, so to identify each other, they use different colored tape. There's yellow, blue, and green. I think the color of the tape also has something to do with either department of the military or region of operation.
@@dmitrikulkevicius9161 idk about drones specifically, but FF is one of the most common causes of death on the battlefield, not only in ukraine, but also e.g. for Allied troops in Afghanistan FF was not a rare problem. So it might be worth to lose some camo ability in exchange for some less likely FF incidents.
Not to take anything away from Ronnie Barret, but the idea dates back to at least Vietnam when Carlos Hathcock was sniping VC with an M2. He may well be the person that brought it back to the forefront and made it a present day reality, but certainly not the first to use the round in this way.
Beside this nonsense, he boasted about three longest kills, at the same time rifle was described as "against material". He has no clue about war&weapons&Ukraine.
i knew a dude that did this , he said he went out to focus on vehicles, one monto block can cost a a million 50 cal pen like crazy it goes back to the finish winter war, the started the tactics.
10:12 the lack of basic soldiering here is shocking. Trying to shoulder fire a rifle like that. Zero chance of a hit past 10m and dragging his ak muzzle in the dirt too. Basically a dead man walking.
One of someone , I asked a sniper (I felt they were under prepared…) responded with “ it’s okay, I know how to use mine.” (Instructor M luv you brother. )
I doubt that situation would ever happen but it'd either damage its firing pin which would very likely make firing impossible or especially create air gaps between the breech and the barrel which would make firing extremely dangerous for the crew.
@@Isaac-ho8gh Thank you for responding. My brother was a tank driver in the US Army, I'm a Vietnam era Army Vet as well. I agree a lot of energy would be delivered into the mechanisms in the breech, not knowing how that is arranged internally made me ask the question...
6:18 - 6:30 to use a rifle for a "distance" need "Chosen Shoter's" (Sniper's), otherwise a Javelin or something like that, cane be handover by a simple soldier..
its just similar to the British boy's anti-tank rifle that was built in 1938 and served in the opening days of WW2 - the Russians had a similar one also in WW2 but a single shot no box magazine so after 80 years there is nothing new with the exception that this has a silencer at the end of it
In the Korean war, I heard that a few machine gunners can hit a man over a mile away on the next mountain using a 50 caliber. Also German Mauser rifles had a 1000 meter iron sight.
Mausers had sight out to 2500 meters and they were for volly fire. This was typical of all military rifles of that era. You can't expect to hit anything at that range.
Tony is a little out of date. Optics and ballistic computers have been so far advanced today that 1 to 2 MOA at a thousand meters is common place. Further more, the science of designing munitions for consistent, critical match performance is also much more developed as well.
why is person calibrating anything ....should be automated ...should be computer with sensors that plugs into the gun ...then that adjusts all the settings automatic based on what on the target scope
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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.
South Africa master gun designer!
I wonder who trained him? Natural ability?
06:58 start many books behind him. Tony Neophytou.
They bringing those for russia
@@ricardosoto5770
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.
This “expert” is way out of step with today’s sniper.
US Secret Service would not see that rifle.
They might see it but it will take them several minutes to react to it.
Apparently they can't see an AR-15.
@@Upsideround😂 gold
@@Upsideround AR-15 is a military grade offensive assault rifle that fires fully-automatic "cop killer" bullets accurately AND it has a pistol grip. Absolutely horrifying.
Horizon's Lord has to be one of the coolest names for a sniper rifle.
11:34 the M2 Browning they are showing is an M249. The M2 is the big ol machine gun
Came here to say this SO dumb
if im not mistaken right after that they show shot footage of a 240B as well, breach looks to be thicker than the 249 along with a tripod mount
Was about to say the same thing, I miss my SAW, just not carrying it.
I was just checking to see if anyone else mentioned this! How tf does anyone even slightly versed in firearms get them confused??
@@SirBilliam96 Key phrase "Slightly versed", I think this is like that best guns channel, that has people who do cursory research on topics that they don't know a huge amount about, but know enough to sound "knowledgeable" to those who don't know better. They write a script, and have someone else read said script, who never sees the videl.
When I was in the Army, we used prisms for long distances. Can’t get into details but it really helped with the elevation.
lol why cant you get into details? why talk at all?
Long boi
That what she said😂
Long boi apparently translates to long wood.
@@walnzell9328 bois*
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.
This is not a sniper rifle to be honest. It can be called an anti-material rifle probably.
It's both.
they literally called it an anti-materiel rifle
You didn't watch the video did you?
Did you actually watch the video?
@@atenrok What does the title of the video say?
@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!
Thank you, - great video
Agreed.
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.
shooting treads off tracked vehicles, shooting engine blocks on light armored vehicles, counter sniper too, imagine you only need to get close for personnel
I think the tracks would be a hard thing to damage. They are big hunks of iron. Engines generally need some venting etc so there will be weak spots on them. Also: The weak points on something with armor are generally towards the back because they expect the enemy to be in front and not off to one side.
no, these thing can destroy the tracks of any tank.
Thanks
Got a 30mm shoulder fire rifle weights 250+ rounds but it’s really fun to use ! The length is around 14 feet . The trick to absorb the recoil was the springs added to absorb recoil .
Wow, you obtained a true firearms expert!
That guy is a legend in the world of firearms design
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.
El concepto ya existía desde la WW2.
he said anti material rifle not sniper.
@@khalidabara5662 the .308, not the .50 caliber.
@@mrdyvig Usar armas Anti-Tanques como "rifles" de francotirador ya existía desde la WW2.
The M2 already has a mount for a scope, no need for much modifications.
first thing he says is wrong The Anzio 20mm is both longer and heavier.
..... in action.... in ukraine....
dude makes such a long pause between words that you cant really tell if he is saying longest rifle in ukraine, or that the longest rifle is being used in ukraine...
But yeah, i agree with you, but can we really call The Anzio a sniper or Anti Material Rifle? its more like a cannon... you dont kill people with that, you remove them from existence.
@@brianfhunter 🤣 your not wrong.
You practically have to be a physicist to be a sniper at that range.
There's a joke saying there are two PHDs for every three Ukrainian soldiers and two prison terms for every three russians
Snipers don't use the coriolis equation for shooting nor does artillery units firing at much longer ranges, distance, wind speed and direction are the only factors required.
Sniper uses a spotter
My understanding of wind from my experience of an M1, which is famous for it's accuracy, is that it is most effected the closer it is to the barrel. Modern tanks have crosswind detectors, but of course those only measure the crosswind where the tank is.
No, it is opposite. When it slows down it is more affected by the wind because of the time it is exposed to it.
@@WillyKling Makes sense. As I said I was a tanker and that was what we were told. Either way, we never missed. Also as I said crosswind detectors on tanks only measure the crosswind of where the tank is. If local topology creates different wind patterns where the target is then ya, have a spotter, reload fast, adjust as necessary, service the target, and GTFO.
Tony should have his Own Channel his Expert Knowledge is Top Drawer
I think you may be under estimating the effect of the weapon on the war. It has enough range that the enemy may not be sure where the round came from. Instead of taking out the lead vehicle, the shooter has the option to disable one part way down the column. In Ukraine this gives the Russians a very bad problem because the path they are following is the only one they know doesn't have mines on it. Thus taking out the middle truck, effectively spits the convoy into two groups.
Helps maintain social distancing.
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The Barrett light 50 is an important weapon, especially for US forces, BUT anti-material rifles were very much around and in use before it came on the market, precisely because there are plenty of things less heavily armoured than an MBT that are very much worth shooting. Compared to either a mortar or an ATGM, you can carry many more rounds, and are much less likely to be located when you fire an anti-material rifle.
Why do you have the bullet and casing coming out of the rifle in your animation
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Kinda look like the Anti Tank Rifles the Soviet Army used during WW2 against German Panzers I, II, III and IV.
Distance , acceleration , power and do they make there own shot ?
The blue tape kind of defeats all the camouflage efforts……
I think it's for friendly drones if they detect him.
@@dmitrikulkevicius9161 This, and to keep friendly troops from shooting them. The Ukrainian military has a lot of mismatching uniforms being given to them, so to identify each other, they use different colored tape. There's yellow, blue, and green. I think the color of the tape also has something to do with either department of the military or region of operation.
@@dmitrikulkevicius9161 idk about drones specifically, but FF is one of the most common causes of death on the battlefield, not only in ukraine, but also e.g. for Allied troops in Afghanistan FF was not a rare problem. So it might be worth to lose some camo ability in exchange for some less likely FF incidents.
If you are close enough to see the tape, then this rifle is not the one to use.😂❤
@@patrickmcardle4771
Scout drone can see a lot more from a higher altitude.
Mandingo rifle 💪🏾
2.3 mile shot is crazy
Guy shooting the gun while walking is the Goat
What was blurred at 11:52?
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Not to take anything away from Ronnie Barret, but the idea dates back to at least Vietnam when Carlos Hathcock was sniping VC with an M2. He may well be the person that brought it back to the forefront and made it a present day reality, but certainly not the first to use the round in this way.
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?
WW2 can not.
Beside this nonsense, he boasted about three longest kills, at the same time rifle was described as "against material". He has no clue about war&weapons&Ukraine.
Tony's point was that the barrel isn't quickly detachable 8:22
The bolt action is not only for accuracy. You cannot silence a rifle effectively unless the breech stays closed when firing.
Skipping right over Carlos “White Feather” Hathcock, who used an M2 with a scope, crushing the record for a long time.
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.
19:46 you chose a really great photo to put there, a german half track captured by the polish resistance during the Warsaw uprising
1:23 "at THIS distance, he will carefully need take into account wind..." - what distance?
Tony Neophytou! The legend! He built a 20mm rifles that uses German WW2 fighter ammo.
This is at level of introducing a 5 YO to shooting for the first time... not any useful information, unless you have never even held a gun before...
i knew a dude that did this , he said he went out to focus on vehicles, one monto block can cost a a million 50 cal pen like crazy it goes back to the finish winter war, the started the tactics.
Does it fire a depleted uranium bullet? Or perhaps tungsten or is it only lead?
Interesting/informative/entertaining.
What's your body count?
Girls: 78
Boys: ...3:01...
10:12 the lack of basic soldiering here is shocking. Trying to shoulder fire a rifle like that. Zero chance of a hit past 10m and dragging his ak muzzle in the dirt too. Basically a dead man walking.
peak russian training
You will get the same destruction with a 50 cal mk-211 Raufoss, but it's a bit expensive with Norwegian ammo.
Yeah you left out Corona the heat coming up from concrete and other services the dissipate heat different
Nice mini artillery,
"It has a bolt action - which makes it more accurate..." 😂😂😂😂😂
Does this rifle fire the round from a DSHKA(probably wrong spelling but u know what i mean)?
Thank you for your explanation
It is the heaviest round of modern demployment today. Almost in the arena of cannon munitions
"During the 2022-2023 NBA season, the average height of NBA players was about 6'6” or 198.6cm tall"
One of someone , I asked a sniper (I felt they were under prepared…) responded with “ it’s okay, I know how to use mine.” (Instructor M luv you brother. )
What damage would these rounds do to the breech if fired directly into the tanks main gun barrel?
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I doubt that situation would ever happen but it'd either damage its firing pin which would very likely make firing impossible or especially create air gaps between the breech and the barrel which would make firing extremely dangerous for the crew.
@@Isaac-ho8gh Thank you for responding. My brother was a tank driver in the US Army, I'm a Vietnam era Army Vet as well. I agree a lot of energy would be delivered into the mechanisms in the breech, not knowing how that is arranged internally made me ask the question...
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You can call that whatever you want, that's the Intervention to me.
Air temperature also plays a role.
Wow - what a kick though! You wouldn’t want to fire many rounds with that ‘cannon’ in your shoulder🤣
All I know is, When I get a Gator and get set up at the airfield in DayZ. People drop.
Because that thing is, it’s so quiet you couldn’t holler hear it. That’s a dangerous working so you can’t hear nothing you’re in trouble.
Anti material riffle❌
Anti everything riffle✅
6:18 - 6:30 to use a rifle for a "distance" need "Chosen Shoter's" (Sniper's), otherwise a Javelin or something like that, cane be handover by a simple soldier..
its just similar to the British boy's anti-tank rifle that was built in 1938 and served in the opening days of WW2 - the Russians had a similar one also in WW2 but a single shot no box magazine so after 80 years there is nothing new with the exception that this has a silencer at the end of it
The PTRD rifles in the video are the WW2 anti-tank rifles you are talking about.
Tony looks exactly how I imagined a weapon smith to look like
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"A carrying handle, to make it easier to transport." That they're not even using might i add 😂
Soldiers: "F that bro this works better."
I dont think whomever wrote this understands much about guns
I will never understand, how those tumbling RPGs ever meet any target😅
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Because there is no curvature affecting the bullet
In the Korean war, I heard that a few machine gunners can hit a man over a mile away on the next mountain using a 50 caliber. Also German Mauser rifles had a 1000 meter iron sight.
Mausers had sight out to 2500 meters and they were for volly fire. This was typical of all military rifles of that era. You can't expect to hit anything at that range.
WW2 bolt action rifles were made for 1000m engagements.
Tony is a little out of date. Optics and ballistic computers have been so far advanced today that 1 to 2 MOA at a thousand meters is common place. Further more, the science of designing munitions for consistent, critical match performance is also much more developed as well.
overcompensating when overcompensating
Thanks for making this video and posting onto TH-cam.
why is person calibrating anything ....should be automated ...should be computer with sensors that plugs into the gun ...then that adjusts all the settings automatic based on what on the target scope
it is NOT a "sniper" rifle; it is an anti-tank or anti-armor rifle.
at 3:41 its kinda funny to me that you put a croatian vehicle.
Imagine applying AI to this equation
The Coriolis effect depends upon the direction you are firing.
Bigger Than A Human That Long, And Bigger It Would Be Classified As A Cannon, 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻,
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"I wonder what that photographer is filming on the ground? Perhaps he's filming whatever is making that booming sound?"
A cool video, thank you!
Looks like soviet anti-tank rifle from WWII
oh yeah. didn't the ukrainians design and make the rifle for the world's longest sniper shot? :O i had totally forgotten about that :)
SnipeX Gator is a anti armor rifle
I see that they are very effective against ballistic plates in the holy land.
Such a beauty beast ❤
Russia did have the most armoured vehicles……. Not anymore……..
Now Ukraine have the biggest vehicle graveyard in the world...
Bigger than Zelenski for sure.
Bullets ALWAYS arc. They never travel in a straight line…. Unless you count the time spent in the barrel.
14,5 was originally antitank gun!
Coriolis effect? You mean spin drift. No sniper factors in the spin of the earth. If they did, then the calculation wouldn't vary from rifle to rifle.
Barret keeps the Barret 50 caliber rifles that the LEO's from California send in for service.
I hear the Russian alligator has a maximum range of 7 km