Jim Choate wrote:
Not to be contrary but the crypto relationship is just too much....
ok, so let's play the game and assume you're not just trolling:
What makes 'your friend' an authority?
he had the weapon in question in hand pretty much every day for several years. he trained new recruits on it. I bet he can disassemble, clean and reassemble it blindfolded. is that enough authority to answer a simple question on ammunition?
Why should we take your word for it?
because I have nothing to gain by stating anything false, while I do have reputation capital to gain by making truthful statements based on actual research.
How do we know that you're not Tim via an alternate account or a friend in collusion?
you are free to come over to germany and verify my existence in person. in addition, I've been too long on this list to be a prank for this unimportant issue. third, you can make a call to my company and ask to be connected to me. ricardo.de happens to be a little too large for tim to buy up just to create a fake account.
How do we authenticate your friend (ie pk management)?
web-of-trust. I will authenticate my friend by having a face-to-face meeting. you can authenticate my words via PGP if you want to, I can sign the mail. which leaves only me as a possible instance of introducing false facts, and that point has been answered above. now as to how to authenticate whether or not my friend is what I claim he is - well, I'm sure he has the appropriate documents that could be checked for forgery, etc. if you insist (and pay the costs) that could surely be arranged.