Message no. 1

From:	h_laws@**********.utas.edu.au
Subject:	Re: Comments, Please...
Date:	Mon, 11 Mar 1996 10:15:59 +1100 (EST)

>Go take a 2 meter long plank, lift it up, and put it to your shoulder. Now
>imagine it's heavier than that and not as evenly weighted. There are
>smaller sniper rifles (read shorter) than the Barrett light 50 (or SR's 121)
>that could be shoulder fired, but not his one. I'm sorry, but in this
>instance, to think that you could reasonably control the aim with a gun like
>that with only your body supporting it is just stupid.

Possibly a troll could do it. With the long arms they might be able to
balance it well enough to get away with it.

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