Ever see a .460 magnum semiautomatic, bolt-action rifle with a sniper scope????

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.460 magnum semiautomatic, bolt-action rifle with a sniper scope... Sounds like everything they want to bann all rolled into one. Maybe, we should send Timmy a note explaining the differences to him. ;)


http://biz.yahoo.com/rf/001227/n27366640_4.html


Wednesday December 27, 11:28 am Eastern Time
Prosecutors give massacre details at arraignment
(UPDATE: Adds quotes, background, details)

By Tim McLaughlin

MALDEN, Mass., Dec 27 (Reuters) - Prosecutors said a software engineer who allegedly gunned down seven co-workers at an Internet company methodically targeted his victims in a coolly premeditated killing spree.

Michael McDermott, 42, a burly man with a wild mop of hair and an untamed beard who called himself ``Mucko,'' calmly scanned the crowded courtroom as his attorney Kevin Reddington waived further reading of the seven first-degree murder charges at his arraignment on Wednesday.

Prosecutor Tom O'Reilly told Malden District Court Judge Paul Cavanaugh the killings on Tuesday were ``perpetrated with extreme atrocity and cruelty.'' O'Reilly described how police found McDermott sitting in the reception area of Edgewater Technology (NasdaqNM:EDGW - news) after the slaughter, which took no more than ``seven to eight minutes.''

Next to McDermott was "a black tote bag. There was a minimum of four 30-round magazines fully loaded in that bag along with boxes of ammunition. Shotgun shells and ammunition for the semiautomatic revolver were also found in the bag.

``Lying just behind the reception area lay a woman who had been shot dead as she stood. Just off to the side was the receptionist who was also shot in an apparent indication that she was trying to flee as the wounds were through her back and her head.''

McDermott's work area was an arsenal. Police found a .460 magnum semiautomatic, bolt-action rifle with a sniper scope and ammunition as well as shotgun shells in his desk and locker. At his home in Haverhill, Massachusett, they found bomb-making equipment and additional ammunition.

McDermott used an AK-47-style semiautomatic assault rifle and a 12-gauge shotgun to repeatedly shoot each of his victims. He was also carrying a semiautomatic handgun when he was arrested, but police said it had not been fired.

In the weeks leading up to the shooting, McDermott was involved in heated discussions with the human resources and accounting departments because the U.S. Internal Revenue Service had sought the firm's help in docking his pay for back taxes.

``On this morning, he appeared at work in a normal fashion. He was at his desk in a normal fashion,'' O'Reilly said. "He talked to people about the holidays. And somewhere around 11:10 (a.m.) he came in, walked by individuals who were working and specifically targeted the individuals he shot.

``They were from the accounting division and the woman who was at the reception desk at the time was the vice president of human resources,'' O'Reilly said. "The Commonwealth feels this was a methodical undertaking. There was premeditation...

Reddington said his client had been under psychiatric care and was taking medication.

Cavanaugh ordered McDermott held without bail and set a Jan. 31 date for the next court hearing
 
Think I'll spend the rest of the day trying to find me one of those semiautomatic revolvers. i just have to have one to round out my collection.
 
Kaboom,

There actually is such a thing. Webley-Fosbery Automatic Revovler. Chambered in .455 Webley Revolver. Used recoil to turn the cylinder and recock the gun. SA only. First round required manually cocking the hammer. Very prone to problems with "limp wristing". Financial bust and, as far as I know, the only one of its type. Manufactured from 1901 to 1939 in three models (Model of 1901, 1902 and 1904). Value from $900 to over $3500 depending on condition and exact model.
 
The semi-auto revolver is just plain ignorance showing but the "a .460 magnum semiautomatic, bolt-action rifle with a sniper scope and ammunition" looks like bad writing. It could have been "A Roland .460 magnum semi-auto, a scoped bolt action hunting rifle and a bunch of ammo" instead of the stupidity written.

Those empty-headed editorializers posing as reporters really need to check their facts before turning in their fiction to their equally ignorant editors.
 
Mateba makes a semi-auto revolver also. Seen them for sale in GunList. Not sure how well they work, but they seem like an interesting idea. Semper Fidelis...Ken
 
Dardick made a magazine-fed revolver some time ago, however, I doubt if this critter had one.

I don't know if I've ever heard of a semi-automatic bolt-action, though...

Most journalism these days is what my grandfather would refer to as "hack pieces".

:barf:
LawDog
 
We all recognize what they're getting wrong in the above story, because we happen to know something about the subject.

But consider this: How many things are they getting wrong all the time that we DON'T recognize, because it's not something we have personal familiarity with?

The few times I've been an eyewitness to newsworthy stories, what was reported bore little relation to what I saw. So IMHO the news media generally has very low credibility, regardless of topic.
 
Well,

A revolver is indeed "semiautomatic", just as is a self-loading pistol, but I'm reeeeeeally interested in seeing this .460 magnum semi-auto bolt-action rifle. Wow! I thought the Blaser was advanced...
 
Reminds me of a letter-to-the-editor in the Houston Post several years ago. The author was trying to make the point that the Founding Fathers intended the Second Amendment to cover "cap-and-ball flintlocks" not modern firearms.

Every news article I have ever seen which covered a subject I knew something about has been totally 'fouled-up'. Every one.
 
I think I will go out now and do some drag racing . My car is equipped with a super charged muffler along with tire squeeling devices . That makes about as much sense .
 
I get a kick outta reading the product of our well-trained, highly motivated, and ethically unquestioned members of the media. Sometimes they screw up and actually get the facts correct. Maybe not in this case.

What does scare the bejeebers out of me is these are the same people who routinely report on events that can not be easily verified or cross-checked. The reporter in referenced article could have EASILY verified the facts about the shoulder fired weapon. I hope LEO's or BATF did not provide the info. Looks to me like the facts were picked up from someone secondhand or worse. That is problem one. Problem two is there does not appear to be any cross-checking. Whatever was provided from LEO's and BATF (notice I separate LEO's and BATF) could have been checked any number of ways. NRA would have been helpful, so would have been any Mass. gun group (rare as they may be), LEO in another jurisdiction could help, or the proprietar (sp??) of a (gasp) gunshop.

Seems to me the facts are too easy to verify in this case. My question. . . . .is general news reporting treated with the same careless disregard for reality?
 
paratrooper:

Make sure you check your muffler bearings before you head out. Oh, and make sure your starter hoses are tight too :)

Regards,

Trouble
 
I Hate to Say it, But Let's Not Blame the Reporter

Just saw a clip on Fox News where assistant DA Tom O'Reilly used the description of a "460 magnum, semiautomatic, bolt action rifle with a sniperscope" in court while describing what was found when McDermont's office was searched.

So this new and interesting weapon must exist...it's a matter of court record now.

I find it sad that we can't even get the facts right in court. Perhaps HCI or VPC is writing Mr. O'Reilly's breifs now.

Jeff
 
I just heard that the rifle is supposed to be a Weatherby .460 mag. I don't have a link for this yet. Has anyone heard of this gun? I thought that .460 were old black powder "Africa" guns?
 
I can't wait for the enterprising defense lawyer to do a little homework and prove that his client never owned a 460 magnum, semiautomatic, bolt action rifle with a sniperscope, so it must have been planted by the police. Since the ADA says one was found, it must exist.
 
Reminds me of the ".45 millimeter automatic pistol" I heard a reporter describe once.

On the satire side, I was in Austria last summer and picked up a gun magazine published in Switzerland. It had a comic at the end. Here's the text:

"The thief robbed the gas station with a Kalaschnikow pump action, caliber .357 magnum. Then he fired dum-dum bullets into the floor. Then he took out his SIG revolver in 9mm. By a miracle no one was hurt."
 
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