Imre's comments

I'd much rather have a sniper rifle in a bar 
room brawl then a bar stool, bottle of bear, 
or my bare fist, the typical weapons.

[Tomb] I think a "bottle of bear" sounds 
like a very lethal close combat weapon, 
personally. Grrrrrawl! Big fangs and nasty 
claws.....

[Tomb] Plus, I think your comment reflects 
you don't do a lot of time bar-room 
brawling. I think a beer bottle (as 
differentiated from the bear bottle in 
question) is a great weapon. Short, fast, 
good for one bludgeon then turns into a 
knife, etc. And I'm a big fan of the barstool 
too, especially if I can get about two 
lengths of metal or wood off of it that are 
about 28" long. Then even your rifle-
clubbing individual isn't going to be happy.

  That sniper rifle will make a really nice 
club /
pole arm that can take a bar stool and the 
guy swinging it apart.

[Tomb] Most of close combat comes down 
to training. But at distances (depending on 
the study) under 15', most long arms end 
up more dangerous to the user than they 
are to others. 

  I like pole arms.  But it is a little hard on 
the scope...  Well, your axiom about a 
sniper rifles in a bar room brawl is certainly 
a matter of perspective...  As the way 
beams in FT work...

[Tomb] This much is true, so arguments 
about it are kind of "position statements" 
rather than anything that can ever come to 
any conlusion. 

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Mr. Thomas Barclay
Software Developer & Systems Analyst
thomas.barclay@stargrunt.ca
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