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OK, now I/we know what you're talking about. You neglected to clarify that the weapon was a modified sporting rifle. We assumed it was a version of the M1918. Yes - I have a friend who has a highly modified .300WM BAR that he had built to match a rifle he used at work.
FWIW - A lot of experimentation was done during the early phases of the GWOT. Most of it quietly disappeared (especially when investigators started coming around checking out "rumors" because some Army program office had their nose out of joint about SF conducting "cowboy experiments"). Some of our other members with personal involvement might be willing to expand (but I doubt it!). His was a sweet setup, but somewhat delicate (finicky WRT ammo and prone to breaking small pieces). Apparently .300WM is a punishing round for lighter/complicated gas guns. Not that I have personal experience - given that I stick with bolt guns in the heavier calibers.
So the weapon part of your account is plausible. The rest doesn't pass the sniff test.
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