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Message no. 1
From: The Reverend <MDB0213@*****.TAMU.EDU>
Subject: Gas vents realistic?
Date: Mon, 20 Sep 1993 14:52:26 -0500
(deleted stuff on gas vents)
]Now that leaves 1 millisecond for the bullet to leave,
]the gas to be exhausted by the vent upwards (or some other direction to
]reduce recoil), and the other barrel to rotate into position. I doubt
]it!

]Comments?
Um.... well, you're assuming that SR is trying to be realistic. Also, I
think we discussed this once before, with the conclusion that they would
only vent the gas when that particular one was being fired, and that it
would work.

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