I’d hate to be in the neighborhood when you prop that tripod up on a tree stump. OTOH, a wagon wheel with its axle planted worked for Lewis gunners, provided the hub bearings were sound and the leather straps were tight. If the movies are right, Mexico’s full of those.
A bolt action .50 qualifies as an anti-tank rifle, and would play hell with police-weight vehicle armor in close action–buth then, so would a .375 H&H, or Rigby. I’ll bet the Mexican govt would like a grant of some MRAP’s and Bradleys to counter that. Your guess about how soon the cartels would own them! Maybe they really did need those steenking badges. Black Jack Pershing must be rolling in his grave.
FWIW, WWI and WWII advanced arms would make mincemeat of any American city today. I got to cogitate over that one Sunday afternoon as I piloted a B-17 over my office with the bomb-bay doors open. It made a cool sidebar to our “corporate security” meeting the next week. Pray for a local chapter of wacky re-enactors with loose certifications.
