Re: Rifle types

In a message dated 1/26/00 8:17:08 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
monty@arcadia.turner.com writes:

> Ever butstroke someone with the AR? Don't do it too hard. There's a 
>  fellow on the Enfield list, he was in the military from the use of
the 
>  Enfield, through the Change from the .303 bren to the 7.62 brens and
the 
>  SLRs, then saw the SA 80. Hates the SA 80. Now the Ausssies like that

>  Augs. 
>  

Back in Basic Training in '82, the close combat instructors mentioned
that if 
we butt stroked with the M-16A1, we might end up with the most expensive

clubs in the world.  They recommend the use of the entrenching tool for
that 
sort of stuff...

>  I just question why the militia troopers normally have shorter ranged

>  weapons according to canon rules...
>  

Since MOST militia are assumed to be troops that don't get to use
firearms 
much, I think it is their competency with the weapons that limits
militia 
range more so than the equipment.  I generally don't call folks that are
used 
to firearms (and really good at using them) militia in game terms, no
matter 
what their "actual" title.

I do have to mention that the .303 volley fire was generally against
troops 
in what would now be considered pretty close formation, so I'm not sure
that 
you could call it the equivalent of an MG.  Modern formations are much
more 
dispersed and a volley fired by BA-armed troops 1200 meters away will
tend to 
be pretty ineffective, I think--though it might make a fellow keep his
head 
down.

And the M-16A2 is supposedly not bad in the long range accuracy
department 
(well, 800 yards anyway) either.  I can't say from personal experience,
as 
mine is limited to the A1 (with which I averaged better than 90% in the
black 
at 500 yards on the Marine rifle range).

Rob