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    Below is an article on the Virginia Beach mass murder and about use of the shooter’s suppressor. Earlier reports I read quoted people in the building saying they “heard the shooting” and barricaded themselves in their offices. The killer was reported to have had two weapons, so it is possible one had a suppressor and the other not such that the non-suppressed weapon was being heard. We will have to wait for further info on what happened and the big “why” this guy went bezerk.

    https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/did-...nage-1.7314182

    As Mike says, the action of the gun and the shell casings dropping are a give away to knowledgable folks.
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    A little known author once wrote this in one of his unread books:
    I recall a particular rifle, built on a Sako action in .300 Win Mag, equipped with a noise suppressor which ran the full length of the barrel...It was topped with a fourth-generation nightvision scope, and coated with a material which did not reflect infrared light...

    This rifle was being evaluated by the above-mentioned and unnamed man for an undisclosed government agency, together with a ghillie suit also invisible to infrared...He, this author and a local unnamed police chief will always disavow any knowledge that this rifle was tested on a local golf course after midnight, and that the only sound heard from the rifle as it was fired was that of the firing pin striking the primer...I also claim no knowledge of verifying the quarter minute-of-angle groups of which the rifle was capable at 1,000 meters...
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    Some guys even use suppressors for hunting I don't see where I would ever use one unless maybe i was target shooting indoors. I looks like a pita to clean but i guess I thought it would cost more than $400.

    Unless of course this is a gateway accessory to a full blown class 3 machine gun. Then I think you should do it
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    "I recall a particular rifle, built on a Sako action in .300 Win Mag, equipped with a noise suppressor which ran the full length of the barrel...It was topped with a fourth-generation nightvision scope, and coated with a material which did not reflect infrared light...

    This rifle was being evaluated by the above-mentioned and unnamed man for an undisclosed government agency, together with a ghillie suit also invisible to infrared...He, this author and a local unnamed police chief will always disavow any knowledge that this rifle was tested on a local golf course after midnight, and that the only sound heard from the rifle as it was fired was that of the firing pin striking the primer...I also claim no knowledge of verifying the quarter minute-of-angle groups of which the rifle was capable at 1,000 meters..."

    Inquiring minds want to know more. How much does this weigh? What kind of scope? What hole?
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    Quote Originally Posted by CactusCurt View Post
    Inquiring minds want to know more. How much does this weigh? What kind of scope? What hole?
    Imparting such information, especially on a public forum, would imply that the disavowed intel may or may not exist, and that the shooter(s) and/or witnesses may or may not have been present at the alleged yet unconfirmed event...Such disclosure could trigger a late night visit from representatives of the undisclosed government agency resulting in an uncomfortable question-and-answer session ending with the subject's never-ending sorrow at having broached the inquiry...

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    Ok, hypothetically if such a rifle were to exist, are we saying the bbl would be somehow perforated along its entire lenght?
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    Quote Originally Posted by CactusCurt View Post
    Ok, hypothetically if such a rifle were to exist, are we saying the bbl would be somehow perforated along its entire lenght?
    In my non-professional, strictly layman opinion which I got from monitoring a succession of interviews on Oliver North's CNN program with hooded, unnamed, gender neutral sources, such an engineering feature would be desirable if not essential......Ben
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    I'm curious why you would need one?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Phillbo View Post
    I'm curious why you would need one?
    What does "need" have to do with it?...We don't "need" second cars, Rolex watches or backyard trampolines either......Ben
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    Quote Originally Posted by Truckman View Post
    What does "need" have to do with it?...We don't "need" second cars, Rolex watches or backyard trampolines either......Ben
    Exactly!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Truckman View Post
    In my non-professional, strictly layman opinion which I got from monitoring a succession of interviews on Oliver North's CNN program with hooded, unnamed, gender neutral sources, such an engineering feature would be desirable if not essential......Ben
    Sorry, but I cant let this go. Wouldn't the hypothetical bbl have to be a mile long because of that?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Truckman View Post
    What does "need" have to do with it?...We don't "need" second cars, Rolex watches or backyard trampolines either......Ben
    Under that rational that spiffy Claymore Mine I have had my eye on to rid the yard of those pesky raccoons would be hunky-dory.
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    I've been wondering lately why explosives get lumped with guns for the gun control argument. You have to admit the discussion deteriorates when it gets there. I dont know which side of the argument needs explosives more.
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    Quote Originally Posted by CactusCurt View Post
    I've been wondering lately why explosives get lumped with guns for the gun control argument.
    Our alphabet-oriented government can take at least part of the blame by letting the BATF become the BATFE with the broadening of their umbrella to cover explosives...Its roots lie in the Bureau of Prohibition, leading to Eliot Ness and his "untouchable" Alcohol Tax Unit, which eventually assumed authority for collecting tobacco taxes...Adding firearms to the mix inevitably led to the bright idea of including explosives...

    Next up is the addition of Internet Addicted Diesel Truck Fans since they're trying to control all the traditionally fun things for guys...I fully expect the man-hating Hillary Clinton to be named Director of the new BATFEIADTF......Ben
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    Quote Originally Posted by CactusCurt View Post
    Wouldn't the hypothetical bbl have to be a mile long because of that?
    The previously mentioned unknown author of the unread book I quoted would probably rather have you buy your own copy so he can make an ill-gotten buck and spread his fame...Rumor has it that the barrel length was optimized for stealth as well as accuracy, but you didn't hear me say that......Ben
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