An armored truck equipped with a Browning M2 was siezed by the Mexican military from the Sinaloa cartel (MF)

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silentbob1301@reddit

id say as far as technicals go, this one is def NOT shitty...

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TheReverseShock@reddit

The shitty part of the sub is to differentiate it from r/technical which was this sub, but bombarded by people looking for tech advice.

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shortbusmafia@reddit

Nah, this one is pretty well done. The entire point of the sub though isn’t necessarily for everything to be a pile of shit. The first pinned post at the top when you click on the sub says as much.

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silentbob1301@reddit

Hey man, I don't know what you just said, but I'm offended!!!

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Pappa_Crim@reddit

Missed oppertunity to put one facing forward as well given the height of the fighting compartment relative to the cab

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silentbob1301@reddit

Oh yeah, totally could have had some gun slots up front, just rotate 180°

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bearlysane@reddit

I’ve been informed that the cartels get all their guns from US gun stores, so I wanna know where to buy a M2.

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No-Barber3424@reddit (OP)

They do get a lot of their weapons from the US, but they get their automatic weapons and other stuff you can't get in the US from Central and South America from past conflicts.

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SpecialExpert8946@reddit

I know right…. Funny thing is I’m pretty left leaning myself. I’m just also willing to point out the bad shit people do regardless of whatever political cult they choose.

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Sengfroid@reddit

I knew that Dom Toretto fella wasn't to be trusted. But everyone who falls into his orbit comes under his spell

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PapaBlemish@reddit

Past conflicts the US was most likely involved in.

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NebulaNinja@reddit

It's just getting them from the US with extra steps!

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CrabAppleBapple@reddit

but they get their automatic weapons and other stuff you can't get in the US

What can't you get in the US? Machine guns are expensive, but that's basically the only thing stopping you getting one.

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Fully automatic weapons are legal but highly regulated by the ATF and there is a limited pool of them for civilian use which is not getting any larger. I would be surprised if any legal fully autos have made their way across the border, given that there actually IS a federal registry for that unique category of small arms.

Even if a couple had, they are statistically insignificant compared to the flood of legal semi autos being smuggled into mexico every year.

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throwawayaccyaboi223@reddit

Probably cheaper to smuggle a .50 in from south America than buy one legally in the USA though.

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ByKilgoresAsterisk@reddit

Yup! Plus we've sold thousands since the M2 has been around since WW2

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Quake_Guy@reddit

Well here in Phoenix my FFL told me doesn't like dealing with semi auto belt feds because every time he sells one, he eventually gets an ATF trace request.

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Dependent_Ant_8316@reddit

Anything belt fed I feel puts you on a list somewhere

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Dependent_Ant_8316@reddit

During the Obama administration 1 or a few shipping containers were “lost” containing military surplus, mainly firearms. Was a big deal at the time.

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Pattern_Is_Movement@reddit

A little while back a tiny precinct in the middle of nowhere got caught buying gatling guns to sell on the black market.

This isn't that far off.

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bearlysane@reddit

He tried to buy a minigun, and he got five years in prison for it.

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Pattern_Is_Movement@reddit

which is insane, only 5 years for something like that? we're not talking trafficking M16's, its war grade material, should be life.

and dont stings work by having them "sell" the shit anyway? They are just selling it to someone under cover, but they still sold it.

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BreakingGrad1991@reddit

Generally a sting will be a fake transaction where one side is undercover law enforcement, so the drugs/guns/illicit goods don't really make it into the streets unless something goes wrong.

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Pattern_Is_Movement@reddit

whats fake about one person exchanging money for guns? why are you defending a cop that was trying to sell a minigun on the black market?

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SolarMines@reddit

Are you being sarcastic? I’d be really happy to meet someone who’s trying to sell me a minigun, I mean ACAB and all but as long as he’s not trying to entrap you and it’s a fair price why would you hate him?

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Anastrace@reddit

You can buy a semi automatic version for about 9k (the old m2hb which I believe is discontinued) or the rock island model or the new m2slr which is like 17k. The mods to make it full automatic exist but that's extremely illegal and I won't post anything about that

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Iguessiwearlipstick@reddit

There was a guy selling miniguns to cartels a while back. Dude got a slap on the wrist for it.

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Kid_Vid@reddit

Look we can't punish people too much for supplying and abiding cartels. If we did then everyone would stop and no one would do it.

And then what would we scare people about next election cycle??

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Pvt_Colceri@reddit

This one maybe? Not exactly an M2, but ya know. Otherwise some of the legit ones come up in auction from time to time.

I mean, I also know of a DSHK 38 that's privately for sale in West Virginia.

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MadClothes@reddit

No one's sending a 25k transferable dshk to Mexico.

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Pvt_Colceri@reddit

I want to agree, but weirder things have ended up there.

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Great_White_Sharky@reddit

A considerable amount of MG 34s for example

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DroneAttack@reddit

I'd assume you could find a decommissioned one at a store and have some one recommission it with the right plans.

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CyanideTacoZ@reddit

don't they fill those guns up with concrete or something? would be far easier to just bribe some officers in a army base

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eagerforaction@reddit

Uh, no lol. 100% if an m2 goes missing they’re going straight to jail.

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CyanideTacoZ@reddit

unfortunately and this may be shocking but nit every country is the USA and may have issues with corruption

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scotchtapeman357@reddit

That's way more work than getting one in South America or smuggling it from Asia

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charlottebodewig@reddit

Reminds me of The Purge: Anarchy with the butcher's minigun in the back of their meat truck

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patrickjchrist@reddit

The definition of ‘deafening’. Also the definition of ‘fucking awesome’.

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CapnCrunchier101@reddit

Wow this is actually kind a marvel of engineering. Genius even

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Seygem@reddit

i mean, i dont see an access hatch, besides crawling over the gun shield. you get wounded? you're dead. the vehicle is on fire? you're dead. someone tosses a smoke grenade in? you're dead.

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twec21@reddit

I doubt they're shooting it inside the box since the thing is on rails, and if they have half a brain you keep 2 guys in the cab so when shooting time starts you have guys watching the blind spots.

There's a reason tanks have been accompanied by infantry for the past 80 years

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cfreezy72@reddit

People are disposable to the cartel.

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intrepidone66@reddit

I...I...I need this!

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AlexRyang@reddit

This is like Carnagie’s Gatling Gun in The Book of Eli.

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cfreezy72@reddit

Or the gatling gun in the wagon on outlaw Josey Wales for an even more primitive version

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OUsnr7@reddit

Isn’t there a similar setup in Red Dead too?

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doworkwagner@reddit

Had the same thought!

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CyanideTacoZ@reddit

I guess the point of this is you drive it backwards into a storehouse and ambush your rivals or as a general hidden pillbox in general?

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liam3576@reddit

Pull up in front of someone driving and then let loose

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Iguessiwearlipstick@reddit

Concealment from drones. They are starting to have a lot of drones as air support.

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DerringerOfficial@reddit

“Drones” as in cheap quadcopters with a grenade-sized warhead, or “drones” as in General Atomics/Elbit/Bayraktar aircraft launching ATGMs?

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stupid_account_69@reddit

Definitely not quadcopters

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/us/politics/cia-drone-flights-mexico.html

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DerringerOfficial@reddit

Those are only for ISR, though, not airstrikes…

They COULD be used for a hell of a lot more than overwatch, but getting the greenlight would require way more political effort

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theaviationhistorian@reddit

They used drones to pinpoint El Chapo's son to successfully arrest him that time. But the quick airstrikes were done with Mexican Air Force Texan IIs guided by the UAVs

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417_mysticRick@reddit

Maybe a shoot and run type of scenario, I’m sure they wouldn’t want to lose one of their bigger guns.

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LightningFerret04@reddit

Hidden pillbox, you can probably drive this into position unnoticed, open up and then open fire

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Funkydunky2020@reddit

I think that’s the point a surprise attack , I can only imagine the aftermath

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otterpockets75@reddit

Who ordered the dalek? Your delivery is here.

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Wingklip@reddit

"Your Uber has arrived!"

The Uber:

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Sengfroid@reddit

U-Haulwitzer

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snirfu@reddit

Sleeper technical

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PowderedToastBro@reddit

Wait a minute. I’ve seen this before.

https://media.tenor.com/2sQD4JevFXAAAAAM/dowehaveaproblem.gif

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jamison01@reddit

I'm gonna blow you up like Hiroshima and ..... Saki.

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2me3@reddit

RIP eardrums

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UndividedIndecision@reddit

Tinnitus go EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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bull3t94@reddit

WHAAT?

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Simplyspent@reddit

Yup… gone

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theoniongoat@reddit

With it rolled out to the back, it might not be as bad as you'd expect. The muzzle is well past the "box" he's in, and there is no muzzle brake on this to reflect the sound back. Id expect this to be quieter for the shooter than a typical M2A1 out in the open.

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Prancer4rmHalo@reddit

Ain’t gonna need those where we’re going bubba..

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Playful-Depth2578@reddit

Cartel got to have some of the best made undercover tactical in the game

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observant302@reddit

Well

That could definitely ruin your day

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