| From: | IronRaven cyberraven@********.net |
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| Subject: | Drones and Weapon Mounts |
| Date: | Sun, 11 Jul 1999 11:09:07 -0400 |
>second shot. I see it as a single shot weapon that fires bullets the size of
>your wrist to the top of your middle finger. It has to be put on a tripod
>and bolted down to the floor with a nailgun (or something). The kick a
That would be a a .50 caliber/12.7mm-class round. We are talking baby
assualt cannons here.
Most "sniper" rifles use a full-power military rifle round (7.62 NATO or
7.62x54mmR Russian), while a few use a larger round with more omph (usually
.300 Win Mag, but the .338 Laupa looks nice). Regaurdless, until you get
into "50-country", we are talking about a projectile that is less than
.40cal/10mm, with a cartridge case no more than 2/3 of an inch or so at the
base and about 5.5 inches long overall (case and bullet). That is not a
bullet the from your wrist to the end of your longest finger. Hell, I
don't even think 30mm chain gun ammo fires a projectile that long.
As for the single shot, while it can and has been done, with todays
technology, there is no reason for it outside of extreme-long-range or
anti-material sniping. And even there, the mosre common and popular models
are repeaters.
Is SR today? No, but the parallels are there, particluarly in weapons
technology. I'm figuring that thier 14S rounds fill a .300 Win Mag or
possibly a .338 Luapa role when compaired to the 9S (rougly equiv. to .308
Win/7.62NATO) and 7S (roughly .243 Rem) sporitng rifles.
>will not be able to hold it just like that. Another option is to put it on a
>Gyro mount or something.
Haven't seen your movie, but this is not a rifle of any kind that you are
describing, except maybe a recoilless rifle, and that is called a rifle
because it isn't a smoothbore. That is the only reason why those are
called rifles, and most people today would not feel that that was enough
justification for calling an anti-tank weapon a rifle.
If you don't know, ask someone who does, or do some research. This isn't
a flame. It is a suggestion. You will find that your life will be easier
if you remember it, becuase you won't make a jackass out of yourself as
often. :)
CyberRaven Kevin Dole
http://members.xoom.com/iron_raven/
"Once again, we have spat int he face of Death and his second cousin,
Dismemberment."
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