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echo: guns
to: DAVE APPEL
from: LYLE KNOX
date: 1996-07-09 11:05:00
subject: RE: NRA VOTE

 DA> Uh, Nolan, look up the verb to "vet."
 DA> This reminds me of the time I put someone down for claiming
 DA> that there was a .38 Special cartridge loaded with a 200
 DA> grain bullet. Since even .357 magnums only go to 180
 DA> grains, I thought it was ridiculous.  But then I looked in
 DA> a 1970-something Shooters Bible and saw that there really
 DA> was a 200 grain factory loaded .38 special cartridge at one
 DA> time.
 DA> It means "to examine or appraise expertly."
Wasn't in my dictionary, either, but I'd seen it in usage before.  You must
have either an old dictionary or an unabridged one.  :-)
        Lyle    --INTERNET:  lyle.knox@iotp.com OR lyle.knox@technoid.com
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