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Pastimes : DC Sniper - Theories?
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To: Rick Faurot who wrote (1338)10/20/2002 5:34:27 PM
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By Carol Morello and Allan Lengel
Washington Post Staff Writers
A shell casing found in a white box truck seized by investigators in Virginia is of a larger caliber than the ammunition used in 12 attacks by the Washington-area sniper, law enforcement sources said yesterday, meaning the shell could not have fit in the type of weapon authorities say the sniper has been firing.
The casing, found by a truck rental company and turned over to police on Friday, was for a 7.62 mm bullet, which is the equivalent of about .30 caliber, the sources said. In the 12 shooting incidents that have been linked officially to the sniper in which nine people have been slain and two wounded since Oct. 2, authorities have said .223-caliber bullets have been used. Those are significantly smaller than .30 caliber.
Each bullet size is used in a range of firearms. But .30- and .223-caliber bullets require different sized chambers and barrels and cannot be fired from the same weapon.

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