1998-01-01 - Re: Guns: H&K, G3, 7.62 v 5.56 [Guns] (fwd)

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From: Jim Choate <ravage@ssz.com>
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Raw Date: Fri, 2 Jan 1998 03:05:30 +0800

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From: Jim Choate <ravage@ssz.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Jan 1998 03:05:30 +0800
To: cypherpunks@ssz.com (Cypherpunks Distributed Remailer)
Subject: Re: Guns: H&K, G3, 7.62 v 5.56 [Guns] (fwd)
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> Subject: Re: Guns: H&K, G3, 7.62 v 5.56 [Guns]
> From: Ryan Lackey <rdl@mit.edu>
> Date: 01 Jan 1998 13:47:02 -0500

> 2) In my (somewhat limited) experience, many field-improvised concealment
> locations are great during firing, but when you move to cycle the action
> on a bolt action rifle, you make the concealment shake or otherwise reveal
> yourself.  Against a force with sniper/antisniper weaponry, that will likely

> All that being said, for field use and home defense, if I'm alone, I'd
> take a barrett .50 browning for long-range USMC-style scout-sniping, or

You obviously haven't seen the flash or the dust cloud from one of these
beasties fired from ground level. Hiding at anything less than a mile is not
something you're going to do very well.


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