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From: msmith@One World Telecom. (509) 735-0408 (Mark D. Smith)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: CSC AK-47
Date: 2 Oct 1995 22:52:41 GMT
Organization: One World Telecommunications. (509) 735-0408
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Rob Snow (rsnow@txdirect.net) wrote:
: j@uriah.heep.sax.de (J Wunsch) wrote:
: >Mark Smith <msmith@beta.tricity.wsu.edu> wrote:
: >
: >Damn!  It's probably a long time ago that i've applicated the output
: >of such a device to a target...  and back in those days, 7.62mb has
: >been the overall standard. :-}

: I still find that a few 7.62mb transfers out of my M1A (Which the Marine
: Corps Armourers overclocked for me last year at Camp Perry) at 200,300 and
: 600yards is quite fun and relaxing.  My only problem has been that the
: signal gets a little weak at 1000yds.

I believe the M1 Garand does a little better at 1000 yards.  BUT the AR-15 
varients are finally being tuned in at 1000 yards but their lighter signal
still fades out at 1000 yards and needs an exceptional device driver.

Mark