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Re: Stop the presses -- Anti-terrorism bill not that bad
- To: [email protected]
- Subject: Re: Stop the presses -- Anti-terrorism bill not that bad
- From: [email protected] (Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM)
- Date: Sun, 04 Aug 96 01:29:50 EDT
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- In-Reply-To: <[email protected]>
- Organization: Brighton Beach Boardwalk BBS, Forest Hills, N.Y.
- Sender: [email protected]
[email protected] writes:
> Incidentally, one of the interesting traits of a shotgun is that buckshot is
> subject to the ballistics matching techniques used on rifle and pistol bullet
> The plastic wads (which prevent the shot from touching the barrel) do not tak
> the microscopically detailed impressions from the barrel that copper or lead
> bullets do. The heat from firing always melts the plastic slightly--enough to
> defeat this. Of course, if you leave the fired shells lying around, the prim
> and ejector marks can bite you...
Is there truth to the rumor that poking a file inside the barrel will
alter the marks on future test firings?
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<a href="mailto:[email protected]">Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM</a>
Brighton Beach Boardwalk BBS, Forest Hills, N.Y.: +1-718-261-2013, 14.4Kbps