| From: | Oliver McDonald <oliver@*********.COM> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Re: Sniper rifles |
| Date: | Fri, 26 Dec 1997 16:58:07 +0800 |
>I've got a question for all ya weapon geeks out there. <grin>
>
>Is it feasible to have a sniper rifle with a built-in burst fire
>mode? The reason I'm asking this is that I'm thinking of changing the
>modes on Walther MA-2000 to SA/BF. After all, it's a typical
>battlefield sniper rifle - no silencer, tough, rugged... Not
>something you use for assassinations... And BF would well explain the
>6.5kA price tag when compared to Barett. (Of course, I don't allow
>starting chars to have any equipment from outside the SRII book, so
>the point is kinda moot, but I'd still like to get some value of my
>... ;> )
No. A sniper rifle carries the high price tag because it is a highly acc=
urate single shot
weapon. No weapon is accurate in burst fire mode as recoil will move the=
weapon
spoiling the aim, plus the scope is likely to be vibrated during a burst=
fire.
The longest ranged and most accurate sniper rifle on record was a browni=
ng .50 caliber
machine gun, modified for single shot. A canadian used it in Vietnam to =
successfully
assassinate in excess of 25 important targets, at ranges up to 1.6 Km. N=
ote, this
weapon had a scope, and was incapable of being used in semi automatic or=
fully
automatic modes.
>
>
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>
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