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From: Gurth <gurth@******.NL>
Subject: Re: Double Type Ammo
Date: Sat, 2 May 1998 14:43:52 +0100
Ojaste,James [NCR] said on 12:28/ 1 May 98...

> Possibly. You *are* buying weaponry and ammunition illegally, aren't
> you? So do you know exactly how that box ended up in your fixer's
> hands? Maybe he went out to the site of a firefight and started
> scooping up casings...

It could be a cheap way to sell ammo to shadowrunners who don't think to
check things out beforehand...

> (Assuming that buying ammo is illegal in Seattle - can't check
> right now)

For most ammo types, it's the same as the weapon you're firing it from.

> Not to mention that some groups are so miserly with their ammo that
> the ammo they pick off the sec. guards is more than enough...

I've hardly ever seen anyone run out of ammo in an SR firefight, unless
they were using weapons like double-barrel shotguns that only hold a
handful of rounds.

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