Fla boy magnet fishing reels in two .50 cal Barrett sniper rifles

[Gman106]

Would you keep it quiet?

https://www.militarytimes.com/off-du...qiWFpeWUzTBoyw

Over a balmy winter weekend in South Miami-Dade, Florida, a young boy and his grandfather set out to fish along a canal. What they reeled in weren*t fish, but holy mackerel were they a catch.

Duane Smith was shocked when his grandson Allen Cadwalader pulled in two .50-caliber Barrett sniper rifles while magnet fishing, the Miami Herald reported.

Smith and Cadwalader went out with magnetic rods after viewing a YouTube video on it, and decided to drop lines in the C-102 canal.

*We ended up with two pounds of scrap metal and 40 pounds of gun,* Smith told the Miami Herald, adding, *I figured, since it was our first time, this was beginner*s luck.*

But luck struck twice, and the pair pulled up a second rifle one drop after the first.

*The Barretts had so much mass,* Smith noted. *The magnet went straight to them.*

Smith, 61, who formerly served with Army infantry, said that he was interested in the firearms* lower recievers, where serial numbers are typically located. He immediately called police.

*Whoever did this is not your run-of-the-mill criminal,* said Smith. *It looked like it was something that someone would want to come back for.*

The guns are currently being processed at a local forensics lab.

[bogey1]

Depends. Probably not. probably.
I just bought a 500lb magnet.

[Walleye Hunter]

[str8shooter]

Must be the result of all those boating accidents I've been reading about.

(and just as real)

[Delkal]

Smith, 61, who formerly served with Army infantry, said that he was interested in the firearms* lower recievers, where serial numbers are typically located.

WTF are they talking about..........

[icp4life162005]

Yup.

Watch closely to see how this one plays out.

[str8shooter]

Maybe there's really something to this story. Should this be in the Your Turn Florida thread?

Fishermen reel in 2 rifles and a human body in Florida one week

...the serial numbers on the lower receivers of the weapons and the bolt of one of the rifles were filed off.

[Emptymag]

Clicking that link ^ and then clicking on teh picture took me to another article that seems written better than the one in the OP.

The OP article sounds goofy - I think they left out some key words.

Read this one.
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/loc...source=twitter

They found the "lowers" - not the entire rifle as depicted in the OP.
He said they were wrapped in plastic. (which DOES seem a bit suspicious)

[Walleye Hunter]

Seeing as the shortest Barrett is 47" long, I refer to post #3

[sbmania]

The article I read said the rifles were wrapped in plastic and had the serial #'s ground off. Sounds like drug gang related hardware that was used and needed to disappear for a while.