-=> Quoting John Sandow to Steve Gunhouse on 14 May 96  21:28 <=-
 Re: Guns 
 SG>Next question: how well braced was he when he fired it? As near as I can
 SG>guesstimate, while it is firing at 2100 rpm it generates about 80
 SG>horsepower!
 JS> 2750 pounds accelerated to one fps, or about 5 hp, assuming 100 rounds
 JS> per second, 3500 fps for the ammo (the jungle was hot, remember), and
 JS> a  55gr bullet.
 JS> I like the idea of 29gr .22shorts better, for controllability.
For controllability, I like the idea of a semi-auto better! I can't 
imagine several hundred .22 shorts being that much more effective than a 
few well-placed .223s. :-O
Steve
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