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echo: firearms
to: PAUL LEE
from: DENNIS JENKINS
date: 1998-04-20 04:06:00
subject: M3 and HK53

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PL>.TID: WILDMAIL!/WC v4.12  94-0376
PL>I am not an authority on SMG but I do question the wisdom of a 5,56 Nat
PL>SMG intended for urban use due to overpenetration.  ALso, from an
PL>accuracy standpoint, a M3 with its 45 ACP recoil is bound to be
PL>less accurate than a MP5 with its 9mm or a HK53 with its 5,56 Nato. But
PL>how mcuh accuracy do we need from a close range SMG? The M3 wa
PL>sconceived as a war time weapon: low cost, volume of fire, low
PL>maintenance.
I hear the 5.56 is not too bad if you use something frangible such as 40 
grain 
varmint ammo.  FMJ would not work well.
Dennis Jenkins
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