Interesting take on the potential intended recipients/nefarious uses of this haul. My first thought always goes to the question of how many transports of terrorist items (ammunition, firearms/weaponry, explosives, etc) have already slipped through and made their ways to evil players? Scary to think about including what this podcaster you've highlighted here brings up.
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Tangentially...
Take a look at the anon u/LongTimeListener2 thread in the following post where they bring up the physics of transporting the weight in the alleged vehicle. It seems to me that the numbers aren't adding up which makes the incident suspect as reported. I suppose an "enhanced suspension" might make this possible (?) though I don't know what that would entail. It could also be that the WHs are releasing "altered details" for some strategic reason(s), perhaps to make sure they don't jeopardize current or future operations. Just theorizing here.
While I have fewer doubts that there was an ammunition transport that was intercepted (and that circumstances point to it being for nefarious purposes), the details that have been given about the transport vehicle don't seem to be reasonable in light of the astute observations from anon LTL2. IOW something seems "off" about this whole story. Details matter.
Edit: LTL2 - I double-checked on the weight issue... (Still need to further break it down for accuracy, but just doing rough, ballpark calculations here). According to an online source, a single round of .308 weights between 9 and 11 grams so I used 10 grams as the basis. Converting to ounces, that's .35 ounces per round. NOT considering the weight of the boxes (nor the breakdown of calibers for the moment) the 180K rounds come to 63K ounces or 3,938 pounds - approximately two tons. According to the same source, a case of 1000 rounds of.308 weighs about 30 pounds. 180 cases make that 5400 pounds or about 2.7 tons.
Anon LTL2 -- does this change the feasibility of transporting in a GMC passenger van?
Edit2: According to the following site, the towing capacity (can I assume this is the weight capacity of the vehicle?) is listed for both current passenger and cargo vans and the cargo vans, at least, seem to be able to handle the reported ammunition haul when converted to pounds. Weight of two Mexican nationals, combined, perhaps 300-500 pounds so nearing maximum weight capacity for a passenger van. Consider the mountainous terrain they were traveling on also. It was reported (by MSN) to be a passenger (vs cargo) van. If they were pushing the weight limits on that vehicle, it may be, ironically, why they were pulled over for "high beams" as the back of the vehicle would have likely been sitting lower due to the weight of the ammunition.
Towing capacity is tongue weight. I put a pallet of salt weighing a ton on my 1500 and its squatting. Two tons and it would be sitting on the axle. Passenger vans are built on a 1/2 ton truck chassis. Unless extra leafs are added to the spring I dont think its possible to haul 3938 pounds let alone 5400.
Thanks for this (I'm still learning about all this and you obviously are well-versed with direct experience). Thanks for sharing your expertise. I certainly never gave it a thought until you brought it up.
Really I question the entire story because of these details. Just shows you how the media leads us around by the nose. Confirmation bias is a powerful tool of the death cult.
Interesting take on the potential intended recipients/nefarious uses of this haul. My first thought always goes to the question of how many transports of terrorist items (ammunition, firearms/weaponry, explosives, etc) have already slipped through and made their ways to evil players? Scary to think about including what this podcaster you've highlighted here brings up.
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Tangentially...
Take a look at the anon u/LongTimeListener2 thread in the following post where they bring up the physics of transporting the weight in the alleged vehicle. It seems to me that the numbers aren't adding up which makes the incident suspect as reported. I suppose an "enhanced suspension" might make this possible (?) though I don't know what that would entail. It could also be that the WHs are releasing "altered details" for some strategic reason(s), perhaps to make sure they don't jeopardize current or future operations. Just theorizing here.
While I have fewer doubts that there was an ammunition transport that was intercepted (and that circumstances point to it being for nefarious purposes), the details that have been given about the transport vehicle don't seem to be reasonable in light of the astute observations from anon LTL2. IOW something seems "off" about this whole story. Details matter.
https://greatawakening.win/p/19AxGemYSY/two-mexican-nationals-caught-and/
(Your post direct link -- https://youtu.be/blpPitEkmBY)
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Edit: LTL2 - I double-checked on the weight issue... (Still need to further break it down for accuracy, but just doing rough, ballpark calculations here). According to an online source, a single round of .308 weights between 9 and 11 grams so I used 10 grams as the basis. Converting to ounces, that's .35 ounces per round. NOT considering the weight of the boxes (nor the breakdown of calibers for the moment) the 180K rounds come to 63K ounces or 3,938 pounds - approximately two tons. According to the same source, a case of 1000 rounds of.308 weighs about 30 pounds. 180 cases make that 5400 pounds or about 2.7 tons.
Anon LTL2 -- does this change the feasibility of transporting in a GMC passenger van?
https://thegunzone.com/how-much-does-308-ammo-weigh/
https://www.theunitconverter.com/grams-to-ounces-conversion/10-grams-to-ounces.html
Edit2: According to the following site, the towing capacity (can I assume this is the weight capacity of the vehicle?) is listed for both current passenger and cargo vans and the cargo vans, at least, seem to be able to handle the reported ammunition haul when converted to pounds. Weight of two Mexican nationals, combined, perhaps 300-500 pounds so nearing maximum weight capacity for a passenger van. Consider the mountainous terrain they were traveling on also. It was reported (by MSN) to be a passenger (vs cargo) van. If they were pushing the weight limits on that vehicle, it may be, ironically, why they were pulled over for "high beams" as the back of the vehicle would have likely been sitting lower due to the weight of the ammunition.
https://carbuzz.com/cars/gmc/savana-passenger-van/2025/specs-and-trims/
Towing capacity is tongue weight. I put a pallet of salt weighing a ton on my 1500 and its squatting. Two tons and it would be sitting on the axle. Passenger vans are built on a 1/2 ton truck chassis. Unless extra leafs are added to the spring I dont think its possible to haul 3938 pounds let alone 5400.
Thanks for this (I'm still learning about all this and you obviously are well-versed with direct experience). Thanks for sharing your expertise. I certainly never gave it a thought until you brought it up.
Really I question the entire story because of these details. Just shows you how the media leads us around by the nose. Confirmation bias is a powerful tool of the death cult.