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Re: Sniper Rifles Threaten Homeland Security

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From: David Voth
Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2002 16:40
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On Tue, 01 Oct 2002 16:24:10 GMT,
shaun.jameson@spaajnvlcfjymmndomtmmmam.ntlworld.com (Shaun) was kind
enough to write:

>On Mon, 30 Sep 2002 21:43:15 GMT, "Yardpilot" <Yardpilot@attbi.com>
>wrote:
>
>>> The only practical use of a .50 rifle is long range sniping and
>>> shooting through thick dense material.
>>
>>Wrong again. People who know nothing about the subject like to say things
>>like that, of course.
>>
>Go on, enlighten us,  what rational use would you use a .50 cal for
>compared to say a .303 ?

Nude 1,000 meter target shooting.

Your lack of imagination does not dimish the uses for 50 caliber
rifles.
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From: David Voth <davidvoth@catholic.org>
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Subject: Re: Sniper Rifles Threaten Homeland Security
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