From: "William H. Geiger III" <whgiii@invweb.net>
Date: Tue, 23 Dec 1997 16:17:06 +0800
To: Tim May <tcmay@got.net>
Subject: Re: Best Cypherpunk long gun
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In <v03102807b0c50470580c@[207.167.93.63]>, on 12/22/97 
   at 11:34 PM, Tim May <tcmay@got.net> said:

>There are those who recommend a cheaper SKS or AK-47 variant. I've never
>owned one, so can't honestly comment. The concensus in rec.guns and
>misc.survivalism seems to be that the AR shoots better and more
>accurately, but the AK-47 is more forgiving of bad conditions, dirt, etc.
>Inasmuch as I don't expect to be in the desert, or even any mud, I'll
>take the more accurate piece.

Well with my M ...er AR15, yeah AR15, I have sloped it through all kinds
of crap in the field with little trouble. While I have used the A2 models
I have not done extensive field testing with it. The increase in barrel
length seems to be a plus but I have concerns with the change in design of
the sight adjustments and how well they hold up under adverse conditions.
Myself I have never liked scopes on a field weapon, too much of a hassle
better reserved for hunting/snipping.

Never had any serious jamming problems with the exception of using blanks.
Nasty things, never could get through a clip without a jam. Thank god I
never have to use those things anymore, now if only someone could come up
with a "clean" tracer round. :)

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