2 Aug
2003
2 Aug
'03
9:27 p.m.
On Saturday 02 August 2003 20:27, Harmon Seaver wrote:
On Sat, Aug 02, 2003 at 11:21:54AM -0700, Steve Schear wrote:
Sniper weapons should be restricted A .50-caliber BMG sniper rifle, in the wrong hands, would be terrorism unleashed. The gun is powerful enough to punch a hole in an oil tank or take down a civilian airplane. Its 5 1/2-inch long bullets can pierce an
What crap, eh? The bullet is more like 1.5" -- even a 20mm doesn't have a 5.5" bullet.
You forget that this is the popular press. Doubtless they're describing the full length of the round, including casing.