From:	GMPax@***.com GMPax@***.com
Subject:	black talons
Date:	Mon, 8 Mar 1999 06:21:27 EST

In a message dated 3/8/99 12:04:55 AM Eastern Standard Time,
ratinox@******.gweep.net writes:

> The chemical is similar to Teflon, and it has similar properties in regards
> to both barrel wear and ballistic fabric penetration. I called it Teflon
> only because that is what the media mistakenly calls it, because the US
> Armed Forces use it for friction reduction in M-16A2 issued ammunition, and
> because I cannot remember its proper name.

Since when does the Army use this? I dinnae remember anything of the sort
from my (short) stint ...

> | The .44 Magnum has not been the most powerful handgun round for quite
> | a while, but basically correct. [...]
>
> Yeah, well, try finding .50 BMG for your Maadi-Griffin in the local
> sporting goods shop :).

Heh. Nice gun, even if it IS a breech-loading single shot weapon. Muzzle
brake on the end makes it look like a miniature CANNON. And it reportedly
developes no more net recoil than a 12 guage shotgun, with far less muzzle
rise. :-)

Just not very practical for a shadowrunner, more's the pity.

Sean
GM Pax