From: dlv@bwalk.dm.com (Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM)
Date: Sun, 4 Aug 1996 17:57:55 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: Stop the presses -- Anti-terrorism bill not that bad
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JonWienk@ix.netcom.com writes:
> Incidentally, one of the interesting traits of a shotgun is that buckshot is
> subject to the ballistics matching techniques used on rifle and pistol bullet
> The plastic wads (which prevent the shot from touching the barrel) do not tak
> the microscopically detailed impressions from the barrel that copper or lead
> bullets do. The heat from firing always melts the plastic slightly--enough to
> defeat this.  Of course, if you leave the fired shells lying around, the prim
> and ejector marks can bite you...

Is there truth to the rumor that poking a file inside the barrel will
alter the marks on future test firings?

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Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM
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