DIY Weapons of the Libyan Rebels

[K1052]

see also: necessity is the mother of invention

http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2011/06/diy-weapons-of-the-libyan-rebels/100086/

Some of the trucks look like they were stolen from the set of Mad Max.

 

[KlokWyze]

There are some truly epic pictures in there.

#11
#16
#18

 

[Martin]

Here's an interesting video about how they make them:

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2011/06/2011614133151319133.html

 

[a777pilot]

LOL!

It's a wonder they have not kill themselves yet.

 

[Whoozyerdaddy]

Whatever that is in #25... I want one.

 

[CrackRabbit]

LOL!

It's a wonder they have not kill themselves yet.

You should see some of the stuff the Chechens used. They truly looked the guns in Metro 2033.

 

[K1052]

Whatever that is in #25... I want one.

FN 2000 with a undermount 40mm grenade launcher.

 

[irishScott]

Whatever that is in #25... I want one.

A Beligian FN F2000 fitted with a suppressor and grenade launcher.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FN_F2000

The FS2000 is the civilian-legal version.
http://www.fnhusa.com/le/products/firearms/model.asp?fid=fnf011&gid=fng006&mid=FNM0138

Suppressor you'll need to jump through some hoops with the ATF, and pay a $200 tax, but it can be done. Grenade launcher theoretically follows the same rules, in reality: good luck.

The gun alone also costs $2k+, but it's an awesome weapon. Sexy as hell too.

 

[xj0hnx]

A Beligian FN F2000 fitted with a suppressor and grenade launcher.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FN_F2000

The FS2000 is the civilian-legal version.
http://www.fnhusa.com/le/products/firearms/model.asp?fid=fnf011&gid=fng006&mid=FNM0138

Suppressor you'll need to jump through some hoops with the ATF, and pay a $200 tax, but it can be done. Grenade launcher theoretically follows the same rules, in reality: good luck.

The gun alone also costs $2k+, but it's an awesome weapon. Sexy as hell too.

It's not the grenade launcher that's hard to get ...it's the grenades

 

[PieIsAwesome]

A Beligian FN F2000 fitted with a suppressor and grenade launcher.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FN_F2000

The FS2000 is the civilian-legal version.
http://www.fnhusa.com/le/products/firearms/model.asp?fid=fnf011&gid=fng006&mid=FNM0138

Suppressor you'll need to jump through some hoops with the ATF, and pay a $200 tax, but it can be done. Grenade launcher theoretically follows the same rules, in reality: good luck.

The gun alone also costs $2k+, but it's an awesome weapon. Sexy as hell too.

Too bad its Belgian.

Gotta admire the the makeshift weapons. Rocket pod mounted on the back of a pickup truck? LOL. But if it works, it works.

 

[Whoozyerdaddy]

A Beligian FN F2000 fitted with a suppressor and grenade launcher.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FN_F2000

The FS2000 is the civilian-legal version.
http://www.fnhusa.com/le/products/firearms/model.asp?fid=fnf011&gid=fng006&mid=FNM0138

Suppressor you'll need to jump through some hoops with the ATF, and pay a $200 tax, but it can be done. Grenade launcher theoretically follows the same rules, in reality: good luck.

The gun alone also costs $2k+, but it's an awesome weapon. Sexy as hell too.

Sweeeet...

 

[Imp]

A Beligian FN F2000 fitted with a suppressor and grenade launcher.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FN_F2000

The FS2000 is the civilian-legal version.
http://www.fnhusa.com/le/products/firearms/model.asp?fid=fnf011&gid=fng006&mid=FNM0138

Suppressor you'll need to jump through some hoops with the ATF, and pay a $200 tax, but it can be done. Grenade launcher theoretically follows the same rules, in reality: good luck.

The gun alone also costs $2k+, but it's an awesome weapon. Sexy as hell too.

Doesn't look like anyone in Europe excep Belgium, Poland, and some other Eastern Bloc country wants it...

Love these photos. Like they're all going to some big party...

 

[irishScott]

Doesn't look like anyone in Europe excep Belgium, Poland, and some other Eastern Bloc country wants it...

Love these photos. Like they're all going to some big party...

Well it's twice the price of an M4 or M16, or many other nations' standard rifle. That's probably the reason most of the users are spec-ops divisions.

 

[halik]

Whatever that is in #25... I want one.

Steyr aug with a grenade launcher? Looks awesome.

 

[fuzzybabybunny]

Looks like they got the shoe upgrade!

 

[irishScott]

Steyr aug with a grenade launcher? Looks awesome.

See my previous post.

This is a Steyr Aug: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steyr_AUG

Same overall configuration, different rifle.

 

[JeffreyLebowski]

This is why certain elements of governments don't want the citizens to have access to guns.

 

[ElFenix]

dude sitting in the office chair

:awe:

 

[JumBie]

As bad as war is, and as much as I am opposed to it, those are some magnificent and beautiful shots. The beauty of war, oh the irony.

 

[trenchfoot]

Hey, I didn't know Toyota was selling modestly priced modular style truck beds for mounting various weapons platforms. What a cool marketing strategy huh? I'd like to see what Mercedes Benz and Ferrari have to offer the other local rebel militias of the middle east and Africa.

I wonder what Toyota offers in the way of mounting G5 howitzers in their Tacoma lineup?

 

[Schadenfroh]

dude sitting in the office chair

:awe:

Is that one the $45 Office Depot special?

For a greener approach to the devices mentioned in the article:

http://www.cracked.com/article_18646_the-5-most-insane-improvised-weapons-that-were-animals.html