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Message no. 1
From: Legion am I <legion@**************.ARMY.MIL>
Subject: [C. Paul Douglas: Re: Barret]
Date: Sun, 24 Oct 1993 11:25:57 MDT
Granite writes:

>Now don't go judging all 50 cal rifles by this one example. i've seen
>them that are no larger than an m16 so the conceelability could be similar
>--------------------------------GRANITE

Who?! What?! Where?! When?! Names, boyo, let's here some names.

Legion
Message no. 2
From: Chris Yang <cyang@*****.UBC.CA>
Subject: Re: [C. Paul Douglas: Re: Barret]
Date: Mon, 25 Oct 1993 10:03:01 -0700
On Sun, 24 Oct 1993, Legion am I wrote:

> Granite writes:
>
> >Now don't go judging all 50 cal rifles by this one example. i've seen
> >them that are no larger than an m16 so the conceelability could be similar
> >--------------------------------GRANITE
>
He's right. I pulled some specs out of a book (actually a
Canadian Govt Reference Book concerning new restrictions on firearms)
and it listed typical guns of this class. The typical
Barret ( or similar style gun) was about 1.5 meters in length,
but a bolt action repeater was listed at 889 mm (about the same
size as an AR-15/M-16).

I guess the moral of the story is barrel length. You could, however,
impose range restrictions based on barrel length...


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Chris Yang cyang@*****.ubc.ca
Message no. 3
From: Stainless Steel Rat <ratinox@***.NEU.EDU>
Subject: Re: [C. Paul Douglas: Re: Barret]
Date: Mon, 25 Oct 1993 22:37:34 EDT
>>>>> "CY" == Chris Yang <cyang@*****.ubc.ca> writes:

CY> I guess the moral of the story is barrel length. You could, however,
CY> impose range restrictions based on barrel length...

If you want to be truely accurate, you should also reduce damage when you
have a significantly shorter than "minimum" barrel length. When you have a
short barrel, the projectile will leave the barrel before all the
propellant has burned, resulting in a slower projectile, and less damage.

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