| From: | "Gurth" <gurth@******.nl> |
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| Subject: | Re: Sniper Rifles (was Killing...) |
| Date: | Sun, 26 May 1996 12:11:02 +0100 |
> All I can think of (in RL) is the possibility to attach more accessories
> to the rifle, although I gotta admit that's just an asumption (I have neither
> used a sniper nor a target nor a hunting rifle).
Neither have I ("water pistols and air rifles" sums up my experience with
weapons that shoot things), but I don't think it has to do with how much
you can modify the weapon. Most target rifles are highly modified, tuned,
and adjusted to suit one individual; compare two and they'll look alike,
but that's all. You even have to adjust the sights of a weapon for two
different shooters, else the aim will be off.
> On the other hand, maybe the M21 and the M1A you mentioned are actually from
> the same production series, with the the barrels/mechanisms that show superior
> quality being called "M21", and anything that will function, but isn't the
> best, being sold as "M1A"?
I don't really know. I do know that the M21 was originally made from
standard M14 rifles (not M1A, M14) that proved accurate during factory
tests. Then the M14 was phased out of U.S. service, and made for the
civilian market as the M1A. I believe there's varying grades of accuracy
available in the civilian weapons as well, though.
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