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To: Janice Shell who wrote (568)	10/14/2002 5:28:36 PM
From: Shoot1st	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2746

Jancie.....ummmmmmmmm....nope. The range of the pistol is restricted due to the velocity of the bullet and its stopping power.....in other words even a superb marksman would not try a kill at 400 yards with a .223 pistol unless they were hunting rabbits.... A pistol of this configuration would make more noise than a rifle of the same caliber....usually the shorter the barrel, the more unburned powder escapes along with a huge sound blast....meaning that firing this pistol after dark would be more revealing than would a rifle of the same caliber. One could, with practice, learn to reload a single shot pistol or rifle in less than 3 seconds so getting off 2 shots at the same target would be a matter of choice. The rifle is always the better choice unless concealment is required. Shootie