From:	"Paul J. Adam" <shadowrn@********.DEMON.CO.UK>
Subject:	Re: Sniper Rifles (Was Re-
Date:	Tue, 3 Dec 1996 17:57:01 +0000

In message <2.2.32.19961203032927.006da1f0@********.cis.yale.edu>,
Sanction <david.s.thompson@****.EDU> writes
>Paul J. Adam paul@********.demon.co.uk
>>wrote:
>>Because these _aren't_ designed to fire accurately over long ranges. If
>>they were, they would match at least the range for MMGs if not HMGs.
>>These are assassination weapons designed to minimise the exposure of the
>>firer.
>
>I guess that the point is, I'm assuming (IE, my opinion and most likely
>wrong) that the sniping rifles are supposed to be FASA's version of an
>accurate long-range rifle. Perhaps the Ranger Arms is just a minimum
>exposer murder weapon, but surely the Barret 121, a military version --
>which has no silencer and doesn't break down like the Ranger -- is designed
>to kill from afar. Yet, it too has relatively short ranges.

The Barret 121 has an integral silencer. It also doesn't mention
anywhere that it's intended for long-range work.

>>There are no precision high-velocity sniper rifles in SR at the moment.

>Hell, that'll have to be fixed then.

Working on it :)

--
There are four kinds of homicide: felonious, excusable, justifiable and
praiseworthy...

Paul J. Adam paul@********.demon.co.uk