PREDATORY- Chapter 5: The Reaper

By the way, I based that speech of the best speech in a movie Ive ever seen. Can you guys guess what movie?

The speech sound familiar, but I can't place it right now.

Good Chapter.

Of course I'm the one to ask this question: What kind rifle?

I always imagined it as a Savage M-110

That's a nice rifle.

Sure is. I always thought it was really good, and wasn't that ugly at all. But people seem to hate the look of the rifle just because of the bolt action, but thats what gives such power and accuracy.

I love bolt action. My .22 is a Savage TRR-SR with a Tasco 6-24x42 AO scope. It is tactical, and with the exception of a bipod, looks like a much bigger gun.

The action has nothing to do with power and accuracy. Power is in the round (a .50 BMG does the same damage wether it's out of a semi or bolt), and accuacy is in the barrel and shooter. With .50 BMG, the Semis actually have lower recoil due to the gas operated chambering system. Bolt action is more reliable, and if you ask me, feels more badass and bolt action rifles look better.

Bolt action actually may not have to do with power, but i believe it does have to do with accuracy. I could be wrong. But I agree they look good. Btw, the speech I based it off of was from Pacific Rim.

I knew it was familiar. 

Bolt action is simply more reliable and easier to maintain than semi. Accuracy is all in the barrel, trigger, and shooter (provided all the screws are tight).

For example, say I have two .50 cal sniper rifles. One is bolt, one is semi. They both have 32" heavy barrels. They both have bipods (that also helps accuracy), and both have 2 pound trigger pulls. The wind is minimal, and I'm shooting at 400 yards (very close range for a .50). They would both get hole through hole accuracy with the same shooter (I've been informed by my neighbour that I could be a S.W.A.T sniper, her son is a cop), and the difference in the group size would be so little it wouldn't matter.

Keep in mind, snipers hit 98% of the shots they take. The longest confirmed sniper kill was something like 1500 yards with a McMillan Tac 50 (or Accuracy International AS50) bolt action sniper rifle. The conditions were perfect for a long range shot (little wind, warm temperature, etc.). Most of the time, you don't get to take a 1500 yard shot, but 1 mile seems to be the standard .50 cal range, and the Barrett M82A1 (a semi auto) has achieved that before (6 or 7 rounds at around a mile, no misses).

Thats true, i was mixing them up. Thanks for the info. But yep. Thats the speech. Did you like this chapter? I try to make them as realistic as possible.

I did like it, yes.

I'd imagine that a .338 Lapua wouldn't even slow a T-Rex down, but the surprise part, nice idea, I could see that happening.

Like I said bullets wouldn't really do much to a Rex. I mean think of the comparitive size. So I agree. And what surprise part are you referring to?

When you said that the shot to the knee surprised the Reaper and he fell.

Ah. Yep. I figured that it would just surprise him, like a sudden push on your knee makes you fall. But thats all it would really do. Im quite proud of the tongue scene too.

Yeah. I've got a scene in TS:JP where Terrance takes a .50 cal to the head and the only reason it gave him a headache was because it was between the eyes inside 20 feet.

Thats true though. Bullets would hardly do anything at all except piss it off. But did you like the tongue scene? Just wondering. However, I agree, it woukd give them a headache or a tiny bee-sting sore (maybe) but thats about it.

The tongue scene was good. 

It gave Terrance a headache, and the shooter (don't want to give too much away) managed to escape him.

Nice chapter. Really enjoyed it.