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"William Claspy" wrote in message
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One of the news reports I read/heard said that the rifle used was a
type
used commonly for deer hunting. Is this true? I know next to
nothing about
hunting- check that, I know nothing about hunting.

I don't know anything about that particular rifle, but auto-loaders in
general are quite common. Beyond that, it's just a matter of
capacity. Anything that's designed to use an external magazine is
limited only by the size of the magazine itself.


The rifle in question was a Chinese SKS, you can see one he
http://world.guns.ru/rifle/rfl01-e.htm
It is a common military rifle made in numerous communist bloc
countries. It shoots a 7.62x39 mm cartridge, which is roughly
similar to the American .308 military cartridge (which is also
a very popular cartridge for hunting and competitive target
shooting.) The SKS is popular mostly because it's cheap -- if you
search around a little at gun shows or pawn shops, you can usually
get one for under $100. I shot somebody else's SKS at a range once,
and my impression was that it was a cheesy POS.

Kevin

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