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Civilian Ownership

.460 Steyr was not developed for the civilian market. While it is legal for ownership the round itself was developed for military applications. Off hand I know this was reviewed on the Military Channels show "Future Weapons". 70.145.18.48 (talk) 13:27, 1 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Austria as users

The section Infantry Equipment of the Austrian Armed Forces article shows that the special forces of Austria use the Steyr HS .50, yet this page does not seem to reflect this.

Any objections? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.186.59.70 (talk) 09:23, 17 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

alleged controversy

I have deleted a section created by a WP:SPA https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Steyr_HS_.50&diff=509311690&oldid=509311462, it was weakly referenced and opinionated. Warnings have been issued all round, if any similar content is replaced please report to administration for action. Govindaharihari (talk) 19:04, 16 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Syrian variants

@Goodposts: I agree with the fact the rifle has been produced in Syria^*. I only disagree about the given sources. A reader could think these sources are reliable sources about the Syrian conflict. I suppose there are better sources available. At least, the allegeance of the sources should be mentionned.

* It might also be a pseudo-reverse engineering, as the Iranians claimed they did with the HESA Azarakhsh.--Le Petit Chat (talk) 19:38, 24 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Le Petit Chat Well, I suppose we could rephrase it to say "Media close to the Syrian Government reported that the Syrian Army had developed a new sniper rifle...", which would allow the reader to understand that he is reading pro-government sources, while still not fully discounting the information, as it appears, at least on the surface level, to be relatively credible and definitely plausible. It's most likely that the Golan S-01 was developed as a variant of the Sayyed, with either technical support from the Iranian side or as as a result of a campaign to lessen reliance on foreign-made weapons. I do belive that this is a suitable compromise that fits in well with Wikipedia's policies and standards of quality. Let me know what you think. Best regards, Goodposts (talk) 19:59, 24 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your reply. It agree with your version (but I hope better sources will soon be available)--Le Petit Chat (talk) 20:10, 24 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I have edited the article to this effect. Thank you for your understanding. Best regards, Goodposts (talk) 21:18, 24 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]