From: ratinox@meceng.coe.northeastern.edu (Richard Pieri/Stainless Steel Rat)
Newsgroups: rec.games.frp
Subject: Re: SRUN: Heavy weapons as sidearms
Date: 17 Apr 92 00:00:18 GMT
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>>>>> On 16 Apr 92 21:40:10 GMT, cg108fai@icogsci1.ucsd.edu (Steerpike) said:

cg108fai> In article <foo> ratinox@meceng.coe.northeastern.edu writes:
cg108fai> I write:
>> On head shot, and the target is either dead or a vegetable. Ditch
>> the gun,

>And risk leaving fingerprints? Or having the weapon traced? Not on your
>life. Collect all your brass, leave town, and maybe get a replacement
>barrel (make sure you totally destroy the old one) if you're really
>paranoid. And a new sound suppressor.

cg108fai> You assume, of course, that an assassin would buy all his stuff
cg108fai> at the corner gun store or something.

I assume that a ``professional'' will take pride in his tools, and use an
acuratized target shooting weapon if using such a small calibre. Such
firearms are *expensive*, and not available on the corner market.

cg108fai> This is why I say, use a
cg108fai> .22.  Just go to a firing range and pick up discarded brass.
cg108fai> Clean them up, cast you own slugs and hand-load for subsonic
cg108fai> velocity (skimp on the powder a bit).

The .22 calibre is a rimfire in almost every configuration. You can not
reload .22 brass because the case is damaged on firing.

cg108fai> Sound suppressors are
cg108fai> fairly easy to make (there are plans in the ararchist cookbook).

Didja also know that the author of the Anarchist's Cookbook deliberately
put misleading information in there so you can kill yourself? No kidding.
Don't try anything in there--it's rigged to blow up in your face.

cg108fai> As for the gun -- hell, steal one. It's no big trick to find a
cg108fai> .22 rifle. Or buy one at a pawn shop.

A common .22 rifle or pistol? Sure. One accurate enough for a head shot at
100 yards? Don't think so.

cg108fai> File off all the serial
cg108fai> numbers, etc, and congrats -- you are now the proud owner of a
cg108fai> completely untraceable, incredibly common, and almost totally
cg108fai> silent rifle.

Ballistics tests can match slugs to the weapon. The weapon may have finger
prints or genetic traces (blood, etc.) lifted. These can be matched to you.
You don't discard it unless you're a complete idiot.

cg108fai> Range sucks, true, but you need only plan your
cg108fai> hiding place beforehand, adjust the sight for the right range,
cg108fai> and your only problem is horizontal drift due to wind. To which I
cg108fai> offer two solutions:

I offer a third: use something made for the purpose you intend.

cg108fai> (a): Don't try this in a high wind. Chicago is right out.
cg108fai> (b): Fire several times and let probability take its toll. With 
cg108fai> 	low-velocity ammo on a .22 rifle, we're talking NO kick 
cg108fai> 	here.

You've obviously never even fired one. I'll tell you, a 9 pound Mossberg
.22 calibre rifle kicks. I've fired uncountable rounds from one, so I know
it kicks.

cg108fai> There is actually a relatively simple way to rig an electric
cg108fai> "trigger pulling switch" that you can attach to a gun. Flip a
cg108fai> switch, and the trigger pulls itself every half-second or so. You
cg108fai> don't even have the jerk from the trigger pull, then.

This proves you've never fired a firearm in your life. You *don't* jerk the
trigger, you squeeze it.

cg108fai> A few murmurings on the subject of "getting away with it..."

...from the mouth of someone who doesn't know better. Sorry, but you're
just plain wrong.

--Rat
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