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RC

(25,592 posts) Mon Dec 17, 2012, 01:15 PM Dec 2012

Which is more intimidating?

A .223 Bushmaster. can be easily fitted with 100 round drum. Used to hunt humans.
A military knockoff.

A .223 hunting rifle, 5 rounds, use to hunt small game.
Designed for purpose.

Anyone else see the problem here?

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Which is more intimidating? (Original Post) RC Dec 2012 OP

So ban magazines SpartanDem Dec 2012 #1

What a failure of a comment, you should get your eyes tested. intaglio Dec 2012 #2

SpartanDem

(4,533 posts)

1. So ban magazines

Reply to RC (Original post)

Mon Dec 17, 2012, 01:25 PM

Dec 2012

more than ten rounds. Functionally if that is done these guns are the same.

intaglio

(8,170 posts)

2. What a failure of a comment, you should get your eyes tested.

Reply to SpartanDem (Reply #1)

Mon Dec 17, 2012, 02:55 PM

Dec 2012

The hunting rifle is bolt action, not semi auto.

The .303 SMLE had the fastest rate of fire for a bolt action weapon and that was barely 20 - 30 rounds per minute for a fully trained infantrymen using 5 round stripper clips for the 10 round magazine.

30 rounds from the Bushmaster, assuming no bump-fire mechanism, could be done in 10 - 15 seconds by an untrained lunatic.

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