In a vain hope of finding The Lovely Harvey's stolen gun, Willard and I canvassed the local gun and pawn shops.
What I have discovered is the used market is awash in M&P40's. So many that you save about $100 if you're willing to go .40 S&W instead of 9mm.
It seems about even whether they will have the external safety or lock or not.
The local market is not awash in used Glock.
I noticed the shift back to 9mm a bit ago (just after everyone else started talking about it!) and understand why there's lots of used .40's out there.
I wonder if we're seeing more M&P than Glock locally is the much larger number of optional features on the S&W. Manual safety or not; internal lock or not; magazine disconnect or not... and people discovering they didn't like said feature as much in real life as they thought they would.
With Glock your only options are generational.
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08 December 2014
Things That Don't Work
Attempting to hold up my end of the conversation with Willard after just an hour of sleep and half a pot of coffee.
Also, the thin skim of a nation's history you need to make to have a gaming world hold up to players who've never bothered to go that far does not make one even remotely knowledgable.
Even if I feel rested and alert, the back of my head knows the front is on mush.
Also, the thin skim of a nation's history you need to make to have a gaming world hold up to players who've never bothered to go that far does not make one even remotely knowledgable.
Even if I feel rested and alert, the back of my head knows the front is on mush.
05 December 2014
Routine
Tam notices that these launches were supposed to be as routine as backing out the family car...
They sure could have been.
Just in case anyone doesn't know.
The space program was in direct competition with LBJ's Great Society for funding. There was a constant hue and cry that continues to this very day about how much money we're wasting on space and how it could be better spent right here on Earth.
It's one of the first examples of me noticing the media can manipulate things.
We plopped two dudes on the moon in 1969. Ten months later not one of the three (yes just three) national television networks bothered to air the launch of the THIRD mission to the moon or cut into normal programming for a live broadcast from space. Ironically that mission was Apollo 13; which got lots and lots of coverage.
Two successful all up flights and the media of the day decided it wasn't worth covering anymore!
There was nothing routine about a Saturn V launch. First, they were damn near hand built with a bewildering array of variations and revisions. Some were official changes, some were from the people building them figuring out a better way to assemble something and just implementing it. Read this about the F-1 engine and pay attention to what they say about how the engine they have doesn't match the blueprints. Every launch was different, yet eerily similar. I wonder how many small mistakes were made because CSM-103 was different from CSM-108.
It also bears mentioning just how marginal the entire Apollo stack was. It could do the job with almost no room to spare. Those changes I mentioned to the vehicle? Apollo 11 couldn't have carried the lunar rover and made it back.
On our evolution to becoming Pierson's Puppeteers we're going to insist on wider margins for our manned craft. Challenger and Columbia underscoring the demand. It's an awkward place to be. Aviation is a dangerous place to learn on the job, but sometimes there's no other classroom.
I notice the freak-outs associated with V-22A crashes and compare them to the numbers who died learning helicopter. Or how many who died just learning winged flight? Every venture into the unknown is literally filled with unknowns. Sometimes you find them the hard way.
Apollo 1 did. Soyuz 1 did. 56-6672 did. Soyuz 11 did. Challenger did. Columbia did. Spaceship Two did.
There. Will. Be. More.
We. Should. Keep. Going.
They sure could have been.
Just in case anyone doesn't know.
The space program was in direct competition with LBJ's Great Society for funding. There was a constant hue and cry that continues to this very day about how much money we're wasting on space and how it could be better spent right here on Earth.
It's one of the first examples of me noticing the media can manipulate things.
We plopped two dudes on the moon in 1969. Ten months later not one of the three (yes just three) national television networks bothered to air the launch of the THIRD mission to the moon or cut into normal programming for a live broadcast from space. Ironically that mission was Apollo 13; which got lots and lots of coverage.
Two successful all up flights and the media of the day decided it wasn't worth covering anymore!
There was nothing routine about a Saturn V launch. First, they were damn near hand built with a bewildering array of variations and revisions. Some were official changes, some were from the people building them figuring out a better way to assemble something and just implementing it. Read this about the F-1 engine and pay attention to what they say about how the engine they have doesn't match the blueprints. Every launch was different, yet eerily similar. I wonder how many small mistakes were made because CSM-103 was different from CSM-108.
It also bears mentioning just how marginal the entire Apollo stack was. It could do the job with almost no room to spare. Those changes I mentioned to the vehicle? Apollo 11 couldn't have carried the lunar rover and made it back.
On our evolution to becoming Pierson's Puppeteers we're going to insist on wider margins for our manned craft. Challenger and Columbia underscoring the demand. It's an awkward place to be. Aviation is a dangerous place to learn on the job, but sometimes there's no other classroom.
I notice the freak-outs associated with V-22A crashes and compare them to the numbers who died learning helicopter. Or how many who died just learning winged flight? Every venture into the unknown is literally filled with unknowns. Sometimes you find them the hard way.
Apollo 1 did. Soyuz 1 did. 56-6672 did. Soyuz 11 did. Challenger did. Columbia did. Spaceship Two did.
There. Will. Be. More.
We. Should. Keep. Going.
.40 Anomaly
Should you find yourself playing in one of my worlds in GURPS want to use a .40 S&W pistol...
Take the published Damage, reduce it by 2 and increase the Rcl by 1.
Thus 2d+2 pi+ becomes 2d pi+ and 2d+1 pi+ becomes 2d-1 pi+... and so on.
For SMGs and pistol caliber carbines, only reduce the damage.
I think this accurately portrays the real world damage relative to 9x19mm and .45 ACP.
To the contingent that thinks that because .40 is a more modern round than those and deserves to do more damage, the modernity is reflected in the weight and number of shots. Glock is a good place to see it. A Glock 21 gets 13+1 shots of .45 and weighs 2.4 lb. loaded magazines are 0.8 lb. A Glock 22 gets 15+1 shots of .40, weighs 2.1 lb. with magazines which are 0.7 lb.
I am tempted to say where the stats are derived from a 9mm gun, increase ST by one as well. The only gun in High Tech 4e that's .40 S&W as the main table entry is a Kahr K40 and it's ST is 8, same as a Glock 17. All of the other pistols stats are based on the stats from the 9mm parent gun.
Armee Universal Gewher
I kind of have a soft spot for bullpup rifles, even if I don't think they're all that great.
The Steyr AUG was swoopy and cool when I was playing Twilight 2000. I've several character sheets with an L85A1 on them too.
But the AUG marks a bit of funny for me.
There's a bit in the film Jackie Brown where Samuel L Jackson's character is going on about this gun or that on a video and he mentions the Steyr; along the lines that if someone would put it in a movie, they'd sell like gangbusters!
This makes me giggle because: Look at how many times it's been in a movie! The AUG is no stranger to film! The earliest appearance I can remember is the Arnie action movie Commando. I've seen it off and on in lots of other movies too.
Perhaps the reason that it wasn't selling like gangbusters has a lot more to do with the legal climate?
The Steyr AUG was swoopy and cool when I was playing Twilight 2000. I've several character sheets with an L85A1 on them too.
But the AUG marks a bit of funny for me.
There's a bit in the film Jackie Brown where Samuel L Jackson's character is going on about this gun or that on a video and he mentions the Steyr; along the lines that if someone would put it in a movie, they'd sell like gangbusters!
This makes me giggle because: Look at how many times it's been in a movie! The AUG is no stranger to film! The earliest appearance I can remember is the Arnie action movie Commando. I've seen it off and on in lots of other movies too.
Perhaps the reason that it wasn't selling like gangbusters has a lot more to do with the legal climate?
.50 Cal Bottle Opener
The Lovely Harvey bought me a bottle opener made out of a .50 BMG round.
Marv expressed enough interest in it that she bought him one too.
Except... The vendor she bought mine from was out. So I found her a link to a different vendor.
It arrived today. It's a bottle opener made from a .50 round alright. 12.7x108mm instead of 12.7x99mm...
Russian brass!
Kind of neat, actually.
04 December 2014
Been Said Before
The most popular rifle in the US is the AR or some variation thereof.
But it's not new that military style rifles being popular among the general populace is a new thing.
Bolt action rifles weren't developed for snuffing hoof-rats then later applied to snuffing ourselves.
They started life as a way to raise the rate of fire of an infantry platoon. As was adding a magazine to them.
That scoped Remington, Ruger, Savage or Winchester shares a lot of DNA with guns that fought in both world wars and lots of others between and after.
But it's not new that military style rifles being popular among the general populace is a new thing.
Bolt action rifles weren't developed for snuffing hoof-rats then later applied to snuffing ourselves.
They started life as a way to raise the rate of fire of an infantry platoon. As was adding a magazine to them.
That scoped Remington, Ruger, Savage or Winchester shares a lot of DNA with guns that fought in both world wars and lots of others between and after.
Quest For The Holy Grail
Willard is now in possession of BOTH boxes of .300 Savage.
He as also stated he is not honoring the tradition of firing one round and passing the box on to the next .300 Savage owner.
He as also stated he is not honoring the tradition of firing one round and passing the box on to the next .300 Savage owner.
03 December 2014
Expanding On It A Bit
Adding in some other rounds for comparison, like .357 Magnum from a full length barrel...
SUMMARY
Round - Dmg - Ball, min - avg - max; HP, min - avg - max.
.25 ACP - 1d pi-; 0, 1, 3 -- 0, 2, 5.
.32 ACP 2d-1 pi-; 0, 3, 5 -- 0, 5, 10
.380 ACP 2d-1 pi; 1, 6, 11 -- 0, 9, 15
.380 ACP 2d pi; 2, 7, 12 -- 1, 9, 16
.38 Spcl 2d-1 pi; 1, 6, 11 -- 0, 9, 15
.38 Spcl 2d pi; 2, 7, 12 -- 1, 9, 16
9x19mm 2d+1 pi; 3, 8, 13 -- 3, 10, 18
9x19mm 2d+2 pi; 4, 9, 14 -- 4, 12, 19
SUMMARY
Round - Dmg - Ball, min - avg - max; HP, min - avg - max.
.25 ACP - 1d pi-; 0, 1, 3 -- 0, 2, 5.
.32 ACP 2d-1 pi-; 0, 3, 5 -- 0, 5, 10
.380 ACP 2d-1 pi; 1, 6, 11 -- 0, 9, 15
.380 ACP 2d pi; 2, 7, 12 -- 1, 9, 16
.38 Spcl 2d-1 pi; 1, 6, 11 -- 0, 9, 15
.38 Spcl 2d pi; 2, 7, 12 -- 1, 9, 16
9x19mm 2d+1 pi; 3, 8, 13 -- 3, 10, 18
9x19mm 2d+2 pi; 4, 9, 14 -- 4, 12, 19
.357 Mag 2d+2 pi; 4, 9, 14 -- 4, 12, 19
.357 Mag 3d pi; 3, 10, 18 -- 3, 13, 25
.357 SIG 3d-1 pi; 2, 9, 17 -- 1, 12, 24
.38 Super 3d-1 pi; 2, 9, 17 -- 1, 12, 24
.40 S&W 2d+2 pi+; 6, 13, 21 -- 6, 16, 26
10mm ACP 3d-1 pi+; 3, 13, 25 -- 2, 18, 34
.44 Magnum 3d+2 pi+; 7, 18, 30 -- 8, 22, 38
.45 GAP 2d pi+; 3, 10, 18 -- 2, 12, 22
.357 Mag 3d pi; 3, 10, 18 -- 3, 13, 25
.357 SIG 3d-1 pi; 2, 9, 17 -- 1, 12, 24
.38 Super 3d-1 pi; 2, 9, 17 -- 1, 12, 24
.40 S&W 2d+2 pi+; 6, 13, 21 -- 6, 16, 26
10mm ACP 3d-1 pi+; 3, 13, 25 -- 2, 18, 34
.44 Magnum 3d+2 pi+; 7, 18, 30 -- 8, 22, 38
.45 GAP 2d pi+; 3, 10, 18 -- 2, 12, 22
.45 ACP 2d pi+; 3, 10, 18 -- 2, 12, 22
Oh, and why is a pistol something you use to get to your rifle?
5.45x39mm 4d+2 pi; 6, 16, 26 -- 7, 22, 37 (AK-74)
5.56x45mm 4d pi; 4, 14, 24 -- 4, 19, 34 (11.5")
5.56x45mm 4d+2 pi; 6, 16, 26 -- 7, 22, 37 (14.5" or 16")
5.56x45mm 5d pi; 5, 17, 30 -- 6, 24, 43 (20")
.30 Carbine 4d+1 pi; 5, 22, 25 -- 6, 21, 36
7.62x39mm 5d+1 pi; 6, 18, 31 -- 7, 25, 45 (AKM)
.30-30 6d pi; 6, 21, 36 -- 7, 30, 52
7.62x54mmR 7d pi; 7, 24, 42 -- 9, 34, 61 (Mosin 91/30)
7.62x51mm 7d pi; 7, 24, 42 -- 9, 34, 61
.30-06 7d+1 pi; 8, 25, 43 -- 10, 36, 63
Notice how the average damage for even a short barreled 5.56 gun is almost the same as the maximum damage for most any pistol?
Oh, and why is a pistol something you use to get to your rifle?
5.45x39mm 4d+2 pi; 6, 16, 26 -- 7, 22, 37 (AK-74)
5.56x45mm 4d pi; 4, 14, 24 -- 4, 19, 34 (11.5")
5.56x45mm 4d+2 pi; 6, 16, 26 -- 7, 22, 37 (14.5" or 16")
5.56x45mm 5d pi; 5, 17, 30 -- 6, 24, 43 (20")
.30 Carbine 4d+1 pi; 5, 22, 25 -- 6, 21, 36
7.62x39mm 5d+1 pi; 6, 18, 31 -- 7, 25, 45 (AKM)
.30-30 6d pi; 6, 21, 36 -- 7, 30, 52
7.62x54mmR 7d pi; 7, 24, 42 -- 9, 34, 61 (Mosin 91/30)
7.62x51mm 7d pi; 7, 24, 42 -- 9, 34, 61
.30-06 7d+1 pi; 8, 25, 43 -- 10, 36, 63
Notice how the average damage for even a short barreled 5.56 gun is almost the same as the maximum damage for most any pistol?
02 December 2014
Time Delay
Because of the time delays involved, space traffic control (STC) for Starport types A and B cannot give direct commands most of the time; but there needs to be a means to get everyone on the same page to lessen the chances of collisions.
This is complicated by the fact that jump drives will insert traffic that literally wasn't there a second ago.
For initial guidance from the jump in points there are beacons transmitting generic instructions to get the ships on the proper vectors to get them into predictable lanes. Ships that aren't doing this in a timely manner will attract the attention of STC and other authorities, deviate too much and you might get shot!
Essential to STC is all traffic make noise! Ships are equipped with transponders that make it a lot simpler for the controllers to identify and locate them. Serious fines are levied for a non-functional transponder, regardless of the reason.
The pattern of traffic is kind of a double helix so that outgoing and incoming ships don't conflict. One spirals out one spirals in slightly off plane from each other.
As ships get closer to the destination world, more direct control is asserted to the incoming ship via direct communication.
No matter what, though, the individual ships are responsible for avoiding collisions and following instructions from STC.
Starport type C will only have very local control due to the much smaller volume of traffic they experience and will focus mainly on keeping the orbits around the destination world deconflicted.
Types D, E and X typically don't have any space control with type D having what we'd recognize as AIR traffic control over the down-port itself.
A note on transponders: They can be disabled with the flick of a switch from the bridge. There are many legitimate reasons for shutting one off, like not providing a source of radiation for a seeker head to track in on. The heavy fines are to ensure that captains have a good reason for shutting them off.
A ship not squawking its transponder should be as communicative and cooperative as it can be with the Navy and local patrol ships. You're a valuable training tool now, and you get to pick the training scenario! Intercept to render aid or a shoot-x; your choice!
This is complicated by the fact that jump drives will insert traffic that literally wasn't there a second ago.
For initial guidance from the jump in points there are beacons transmitting generic instructions to get the ships on the proper vectors to get them into predictable lanes. Ships that aren't doing this in a timely manner will attract the attention of STC and other authorities, deviate too much and you might get shot!
Essential to STC is all traffic make noise! Ships are equipped with transponders that make it a lot simpler for the controllers to identify and locate them. Serious fines are levied for a non-functional transponder, regardless of the reason.
The pattern of traffic is kind of a double helix so that outgoing and incoming ships don't conflict. One spirals out one spirals in slightly off plane from each other.
As ships get closer to the destination world, more direct control is asserted to the incoming ship via direct communication.
No matter what, though, the individual ships are responsible for avoiding collisions and following instructions from STC.
Starport type C will only have very local control due to the much smaller volume of traffic they experience and will focus mainly on keeping the orbits around the destination world deconflicted.
Types D, E and X typically don't have any space control with type D having what we'd recognize as AIR traffic control over the down-port itself.
A note on transponders: They can be disabled with the flick of a switch from the bridge. There are many legitimate reasons for shutting one off, like not providing a source of radiation for a seeker head to track in on. The heavy fines are to ensure that captains have a good reason for shutting them off.
A ship not squawking its transponder should be as communicative and cooperative as it can be with the Navy and local patrol ships. You're a valuable training tool now, and you get to pick the training scenario! Intercept to render aid or a shoot-x; your choice!
You Weren't There Man
Reading this post...
I am reminded of a day at the Union where Mikhail and I were playing GURPS and getting a little too much into character. It was a mercenary campaign and we were playing out the hiring process waiting for FuzzyGeff to finish with Bear's World.
We were confronted by a well meaning gentleman who told us, "Bullshit, you were never in Vietnam!"
Mike and I looked at each other, blinked twice, looked back at him and Mike (master of comebacks) brandishes his character sheet and says, "I was so in Vietnam, see that?" pointing at his quirks, "-1 Vietnam Vet! I'll bet YOU don't even have a character sheet!"
I am reminded of a day at the Union where Mikhail and I were playing GURPS and getting a little too much into character. It was a mercenary campaign and we were playing out the hiring process waiting for FuzzyGeff to finish with Bear's World.
We were confronted by a well meaning gentleman who told us, "Bullshit, you were never in Vietnam!"
Mike and I looked at each other, blinked twice, looked back at him and Mike (master of comebacks) brandishes his character sheet and says, "I was so in Vietnam, see that?" pointing at his quirks, "-1 Vietnam Vet! I'll bet YOU don't even have a character sheet!"
01 December 2014
One Shot Stops
...And GURPS.
Common self defense ammo... Let's go from small to big.
.25 ACP. The smallest unless we count .22 LR, but there's not near so many actual concealable guns for the rimfire as .25.
.25 ACP pulls 1d pi-. Center mass hits are body hits, so that's 1-6 raw damage, so 1-6 damage to penetrate then divide damage by 2 (round down min 1), so 1-3 points of damage vs the average of 10 HP. Not even a major wound!
Changing to hollowpoints bumps the pi- to pi; but adds a 0.5 armor divisor. That also makes normal clothing be DR 1. That gives us 0-5 for reals now! Now we have a chance to get a major wound.
On average vs the body: .25 ACP ball does 1 point and hollow point does 2.
.32 ACP is next. 2d-1 pi-. 1-11 raw damage. 1-11 penetrate then is divided in two for 0-5. HP negates the pi- for pi and there's the DR 1 for normal clothes: 0-10 penetrate.
On average vs the body: .32 ACP ball does 3 points and hollow point does 5.
.380 will depend on the barrel length. Short barrels like a SIG P238 get 2d-1 pi and longer barrels like a Colt 1908 Pocket Hammerless get 2d pi.
Short barrels get 1-11 that penetrate and stay 1-11! While HP gets bumped from pi to pi+, the 0.5 armor divisor still lurks in the shadows (0-15 can penetrate).
On average a short barrel .380 ACP gets 6 points and HP gets 7. An aside here, the similarity in damage between ball and HP was actually noted in a recent ballistics gel test of .380 rounds! Go GURPS!
Long barrel .380's get 2-12 with ball (1-16 with HP). pi+ with HP and the divisor.
On average that gets us 7 for ball and 9 for HP.
.38 Special from a snubby is 2d-1 pi and gets the exact same effects as a short barreled .380.
.357 Magnum from that snubber or 9x19mm from a full sized automatic is 2d+2 pi. Ball 4-14 and HP 4-19!
Averages 9 for ball and 12 for HP.
Smaller 9mm's only get 2d+1 pi. 3-13 damage that averages to 8 for ball and 2-18 that averages 10 for hollow point.
Unorthodox rounds like .357 SIG and .38 Super get 3d-1 pi. 2-17 damage; averaging 9 for ball and 1-24 averaging. 12 for HP.
.40 S&W is an anomaly in GURPS. 2d+2 pi+. Like all pi+ rounds damage that penetrates does 1.5x as much damage. So it's 4-14 raw damage for ball that becomes 6-21 in tissue. The hollow point bumps the damage to pi++ though, still with that damned armor divisor for 6-26.
Average damages will be 13 for ball and 16 for hollow points.
The beloved .45 ACP is a "mere" 2d pi+ for ball. 2-12 that becomes 3-18. Averaged out, it's 10 for ball and 2-22 averages to 12 for HP.
Now that we've done all that math!
5 points of damage is a major wound on a typical ST 10 10 hit point person. That means they're likely stunned and knocked down because they only have about a 50% chance of avoiding it with such a non-PC HT score. Plus, any bullet that manages to do more than 10 means another HT roll to avoid being knocked unconscious.
While the benefit of the hollow points seem marginal on average, they can make the difference in whether the target keeps fighting next turn.
SUMMARY
Round - Dmg - Ball, min - avg - max; HP, min - avg - max.
.25 ACP - 1d pi-; 0, 1, 3 -- 0, 2, 5.
.32 ACP 2d-1 pi-; 0, 3, 5 -- 0, 5, 10
.380 ACP 2d-1 pi; 1, 6, 11 -- 0, 9, 15
.380 ACP 2d pi; 2, 7, 12 -- 1, 9, 16
.38 Spcl 2d-1 pi; 1, 6, 11 -- 0, 9, 15
9x19mm 2d+1 pi; 3, 8, 13 -- 3, 10, 18
9x19mm 2d+2 pi; 4, 9, 14 -- 4, 12, 19
Common self defense ammo... Let's go from small to big.
.25 ACP. The smallest unless we count .22 LR, but there's not near so many actual concealable guns for the rimfire as .25.
.25 ACP pulls 1d pi-. Center mass hits are body hits, so that's 1-6 raw damage, so 1-6 damage to penetrate then divide damage by 2 (round down min 1), so 1-3 points of damage vs the average of 10 HP. Not even a major wound!
Changing to hollowpoints bumps the pi- to pi; but adds a 0.5 armor divisor. That also makes normal clothing be DR 1. That gives us 0-5 for reals now! Now we have a chance to get a major wound.
On average vs the body: .25 ACP ball does 1 point and hollow point does 2.
.32 ACP is next. 2d-1 pi-. 1-11 raw damage. 1-11 penetrate then is divided in two for 0-5. HP negates the pi- for pi and there's the DR 1 for normal clothes: 0-10 penetrate.
On average vs the body: .32 ACP ball does 3 points and hollow point does 5.
.380 will depend on the barrel length. Short barrels like a SIG P238 get 2d-1 pi and longer barrels like a Colt 1908 Pocket Hammerless get 2d pi.
Short barrels get 1-11 that penetrate and stay 1-11! While HP gets bumped from pi to pi+, the 0.5 armor divisor still lurks in the shadows (0-15 can penetrate).
On average a short barrel .380 ACP gets 6 points and HP gets 7. An aside here, the similarity in damage between ball and HP was actually noted in a recent ballistics gel test of .380 rounds! Go GURPS!
Long barrel .380's get 2-12 with ball (1-16 with HP). pi+ with HP and the divisor.
On average that gets us 7 for ball and 9 for HP.
.38 Special from a snubby is 2d-1 pi and gets the exact same effects as a short barreled .380.
.357 Magnum from that snubber or 9x19mm from a full sized automatic is 2d+2 pi. Ball 4-14 and HP 4-19!
Averages 9 for ball and 12 for HP.
Smaller 9mm's only get 2d+1 pi. 3-13 damage that averages to 8 for ball and 2-18 that averages 10 for hollow point.
Unorthodox rounds like .357 SIG and .38 Super get 3d-1 pi. 2-17 damage; averaging 9 for ball and 1-24 averaging. 12 for HP.
.40 S&W is an anomaly in GURPS. 2d+2 pi+. Like all pi+ rounds damage that penetrates does 1.5x as much damage. So it's 4-14 raw damage for ball that becomes 6-21 in tissue. The hollow point bumps the damage to pi++ though, still with that damned armor divisor for 6-26.
Average damages will be 13 for ball and 16 for hollow points.
The beloved .45 ACP is a "mere" 2d pi+ for ball. 2-12 that becomes 3-18. Averaged out, it's 10 for ball and 2-22 averages to 12 for HP.
Now that we've done all that math!
5 points of damage is a major wound on a typical ST 10 10 hit point person. That means they're likely stunned and knocked down because they only have about a 50% chance of avoiding it with such a non-PC HT score. Plus, any bullet that manages to do more than 10 means another HT roll to avoid being knocked unconscious.
While the benefit of the hollow points seem marginal on average, they can make the difference in whether the target keeps fighting next turn.
SUMMARY
Round - Dmg - Ball, min - avg - max; HP, min - avg - max.
.25 ACP - 1d pi-; 0, 1, 3 -- 0, 2, 5.
.32 ACP 2d-1 pi-; 0, 3, 5 -- 0, 5, 10
.380 ACP 2d-1 pi; 1, 6, 11 -- 0, 9, 15
.380 ACP 2d pi; 2, 7, 12 -- 1, 9, 16
.38 Spcl 2d-1 pi; 1, 6, 11 -- 0, 9, 15
9x19mm 2d+1 pi; 3, 8, 13 -- 3, 10, 18
9x19mm 2d+2 pi; 4, 9, 14 -- 4, 12, 19
.357 Mag 2d+2 pi; 4, 9, 14 -- 4, 12, 19
.357 SIG 3d-1 pi; 2, 9, 17 -- 1, 12, 24
.38 Super 3d-1 pi; 2, 9, 17 -- 1, 12, 24
.40 S&W 2d+2 pi+; 6, 13, 21 -- 6, 16, 26
.357 SIG 3d-1 pi; 2, 9, 17 -- 1, 12, 24
.38 Super 3d-1 pi; 2, 9, 17 -- 1, 12, 24
.40 S&W 2d+2 pi+; 6, 13, 21 -- 6, 16, 26
.45 ACP 2d pi+; 3, 10, 18 -- 2, 12, 22
30 November 2014
This Is Why We Get Terms Like Rape-Rape
Shia LeBeouf's rape...
I know what murder is.
I know what robbery is.
I am losing what rape means.
I am rapidly coming to the conclusion that unless there's express written consent, sex is rape. Andrea Dworkin wins on a technicality?
All my life rape has included rendering the victim, through threats, intimidation, and or physical or chemical restraints; unable to resist the assault.
But sitting there and letting someone assault you is so alien and inhuman to me that I can't conjure understanding.
It probably is rape. If she'd announced, "I am going to shoot you in the forehead," and he sat passively until she'd shot him there, it'd still be murder. Taking his wallet would still have been theft.
What I can't comprehend is letting someone rape, steal from or murder me. I'm going to resist in some manner. So would everyone I've talked to. That I might fail doesn't matter; you just don't let someone violate you.
Maybe the process of becoming a dancing monkey so breaks you that you're no longer truly human anymore.
I know what murder is.
I know what robbery is.
I am losing what rape means.
I am rapidly coming to the conclusion that unless there's express written consent, sex is rape. Andrea Dworkin wins on a technicality?
All my life rape has included rendering the victim, through threats, intimidation, and or physical or chemical restraints; unable to resist the assault.
But sitting there and letting someone assault you is so alien and inhuman to me that I can't conjure understanding.
It probably is rape. If she'd announced, "I am going to shoot you in the forehead," and he sat passively until she'd shot him there, it'd still be murder. Taking his wallet would still have been theft.
What I can't comprehend is letting someone rape, steal from or murder me. I'm going to resist in some manner. So would everyone I've talked to. That I might fail doesn't matter; you just don't let someone violate you.
Maybe the process of becoming a dancing monkey so breaks you that you're no longer truly human anymore.
I Finally Get It
Most Youtube product reviews are for people who for one reason or another cannot or will not go to the manufacturer's web page and READ about the product.
Plus 90% of them would be better served just running an audio recording over a fixed image. A still life they reach into to pat the product lovingly from time to time while they drone on and on and on and on and on and on... doesn't justify making a video. What they're making is a podcast that takes up a lot of space on their hard drive.
Plus 90% of them would be better served just running an audio recording over a fixed image. A still life they reach into to pat the product lovingly from time to time while they drone on and on and on and on and on and on... doesn't justify making a video. What they're making is a podcast that takes up a lot of space on their hard drive.
29 November 2014
Go Go Black Friday
I have procured a replacement for the stolen M&P 357.
An M&P 9!
It's a 2008 made full size. No internal lock, no external safety, forgot to check for the magazine disconnect.
We were going to look for ammo and the price was too good to pass up.
$425 on the tag, but 20% off all used guns Friday only... $340 plus tax and background check!
It gets better. It appears to be nearly unfired, nothing missing from inside the factory hard-case.
The only snag is that we can't pick it up until the stupid 30 day hold on used guns expires.
Stupid policy, if you ask me, but... Actually I am not sure if it's store policy or some foolish county ordnance.
That's a dent in the finances, but we expect some return from the car insurance for the stolen gun as soon as we get a police report to send in to make a claim.
An M&P 9!
It's a 2008 made full size. No internal lock, no external safety, forgot to check for the magazine disconnect.
We were going to look for ammo and the price was too good to pass up.
$425 on the tag, but 20% off all used guns Friday only... $340 plus tax and background check!
It gets better. It appears to be nearly unfired, nothing missing from inside the factory hard-case.
The only snag is that we can't pick it up until the stupid 30 day hold on used guns expires.
Stupid policy, if you ask me, but... Actually I am not sure if it's store policy or some foolish county ordnance.
That's a dent in the finances, but we expect some return from the car insurance for the stolen gun as soon as we get a police report to send in to make a claim.
25 November 2014
The Federal Budget Issue
Well worth the 20 minutes of your time.
I think he's missed something though, IIRC insurance companies are specifically exempted from the anti-trust laws.
I think he's missed something though, IIRC insurance companies are specifically exempted from the anti-trust laws.
Pity Party
It just hit me that I have never, once, changed anyone's mind on anything.
I've shared my opinion, sometimes people have found that convincing, but only if they didn't already have an opinion on that topic, no matter what it was.
It bothers me that I lack any credibility at all.
Especially so since I've tried several times to be more credible only to discover that the effort always contains some fatal flaw that nullifies it completely in support of the argument I'm attempting at the time.
I quite often feel baited into venturing an opinion because I honestly think some of the people I talk to share the conversation with others as a sort of, "look at this idiot!" thing. I am sure the response is along the lines of, "wow, he thinks he's smart and he's too stupid to see you're playing him like this? Bravo!"
It's depressing because I really don't talk about things I don't give a shit about. To suspect that the things that matter to me are being used as a punchline really does kind of hurt.
I've shared my opinion, sometimes people have found that convincing, but only if they didn't already have an opinion on that topic, no matter what it was.
It bothers me that I lack any credibility at all.
Especially so since I've tried several times to be more credible only to discover that the effort always contains some fatal flaw that nullifies it completely in support of the argument I'm attempting at the time.
I quite often feel baited into venturing an opinion because I honestly think some of the people I talk to share the conversation with others as a sort of, "look at this idiot!" thing. I am sure the response is along the lines of, "wow, he thinks he's smart and he's too stupid to see you're playing him like this? Bravo!"
It's depressing because I really don't talk about things I don't give a shit about. To suspect that the things that matter to me are being used as a punchline really does kind of hurt.
Blaming The Victim
Part of the problem that come from "blaming the victim" is not so much the definition of blame, but whether there was a victim in the first place.
"You're blaming the victim," is intended to stop the conversation just like accusations of racism.
What I am seeing is too many SJW cases, there isn't really a victim.
That's what many of these debates are actually about, whether something that was previously victimless has become something that has a victim. I notice that victim status is something that's sought very eagerly by some and it never leads to anything good when they do.
"You're blaming the victim," is intended to stop the conversation just like accusations of racism.
What I am seeing is too many SJW cases, there isn't really a victim.
That's what many of these debates are actually about, whether something that was previously victimless has become something that has a victim. I notice that victim status is something that's sought very eagerly by some and it never leads to anything good when they do.
Responsible
A thing about date rape sex that would be consensual except one or both parties was drunk and then is later reported as rape that's bugging me. Edited to strike and add underlined portion.
I am responsible for everything I do while I'm drunk, including driving my car into a tree.
Why thenisn't a woman aren't people still responsible enough to say yes or no to sex while drunk?
That driving my car while drunk is a bad decision is why it's illegal; but being drunk doesn't let me blame the tree.
Whyare does it seem that woman exempt from the responsibility for saying yes to sex while drunk. Why just women? I really have never seen a story where a man has felt he was raped once he'd sobered up. Is this because such isn't reported because it doesn't fit the narrative? I really don't know.
There's lots of analogies that kind of illustrate something is amiss.
Except for awoman someone getting plastered and having sex she they regrets, we blame the person who got drunk for what happens later.
I get drunk, run over a pedestrian, I'm blamed.
I get drunk, wander into traffic and get run over, I'm blamed.
I get drunk, bet my mortgage payment on black. The casino is not blamed for the marble landing on red.
It's bugging me.
I am responsible for everything I do while I'm drunk, including driving my car into a tree.
Why then
That driving my car while drunk is a bad decision is why it's illegal; but being drunk doesn't let me blame the tree.
Why
There's lots of analogies that kind of illustrate something is amiss.
Except for a
I get drunk, run over a pedestrian, I'm blamed.
I get drunk, wander into traffic and get run over, I'm blamed.
I get drunk, bet my mortgage payment on black. The casino is not blamed for the marble landing on red.
It's bugging me.
Offensive
I have two posts battering around in my skull that really aren't meant to be offensive.
But every time I try to write out what I am trying to say...
Three edits later and I have it toned down to racist misogynism.
That's not at all what I am meaning, but it sure is how it's reading.
I'll keep trying. There's got to be a way to phrase this thought that doesn't come out wrong.
But every time I try to write out what I am trying to say...
Three edits later and I have it toned down to racist misogynism.
That's not at all what I am meaning, but it sure is how it's reading.
I'll keep trying. There's got to be a way to phrase this thought that doesn't come out wrong.
24 November 2014
Have You Seen This Gun
Smith and Wesson M&P357 serial DXW5180.
Stolen from The Lovely Harvey's glovebox between 0130 and 0630 this morning.
Because she works on a college campus, she can't carry at work, so it gets transferred from purse to glovebox and back a lot. With the hectic short work week and end-of-month crap she had about six times as much stuff to shuffle when she got home from work Friday and it was overlooked in the glovebox.
They took her iPod as well.
The car was locked, but it appears that The Boy may not have gotten his door latched all the way when they got home from running around Saturday. No damage to the car and not one print to be lifted.
Fucking thieves, may they burn in hell.
Not Dangerous
Geese are not dangerous.
They are aggressive and mean, but they aren't dangerous.
Their stupid bird necks break readily should they decide to get within opposable thumb range because not only are we smarter, we're faster and more coordinated.
What they can do might hurt, might even draw blood, but you're not likely to die from it.
The goose, very likely to die from what most any human can do to it.
They are aggressive and mean, but they aren't dangerous.
Their stupid bird necks break readily should they decide to get within opposable thumb range because not only are we smarter, we're faster and more coordinated.
What they can do might hurt, might even draw blood, but you're not likely to die from it.
The goose, very likely to die from what most any human can do to it.
Everyone Laughs
Everyone laughs at you for owning a broadsword.
But black friday rolls around and you've got the door-buster 75" flat-screen when you just drove to the store at opening time without camping out all night.
Who's laughing now?
But black friday rolls around and you've got the door-buster 75" flat-screen when you just drove to the store at opening time without camping out all night.
Who's laughing now?
Airsoft
G&P makes a Stoner Mk23 Mod 0 in two configurations.
This tickles my giggler so much!
$400 for a battery powered plastic bb launcher...
More than I got for such frippery, but it's amusing none the less.
This tickles my giggler so much!
$400 for a battery powered plastic bb launcher...
More than I got for such frippery, but it's amusing none the less.
Oh Gods Dammit!
See that line behind you Thag?
Yes I do...
Went over the line again!
Like the edge of a cliff in the dark, it's only clear once you're past it.
Yes I do...
Went over the line again!
Like the edge of a cliff in the dark, it's only clear once you're past it.
23 November 2014
Turn Of Phrase
I'm reading a Small Arms Review interview with Reed Knight.
He refers to the system in the AR as, "gas impingement," not "direct impingement."
That's veddy interestink.
Almost as if he considers them separate and distinct.
He refers to the system in the AR as, "gas impingement," not "direct impingement."
That's veddy interestink.
Almost as if he considers them separate and distinct.
Lawful Orders
It occurs...
That since the executive order on immigration exceeds his authority, that means that nobody is bound to follow it and those that do are culpable.
I was just following orders is not a positive defense.
It's high time we started enforcing on the enforcers.
I am at a complete loss as to what that would mean, but it feels good.
It seems that we have dereliction of duty at a minimum on many DHS officials, they live someplace and those places have law enforcement, someone should arrest them.
Not that it would happen since they tend to live places where the local law agrees with them.
That since the executive order on immigration exceeds his authority, that means that nobody is bound to follow it and those that do are culpable.
I was just following orders is not a positive defense.
It's high time we started enforcing on the enforcers.
I am at a complete loss as to what that would mean, but it feels good.
It seems that we have dereliction of duty at a minimum on many DHS officials, they live someplace and those places have law enforcement, someone should arrest them.
Not that it would happen since they tend to live places where the local law agrees with them.
22 November 2014
Important Disassembly Tip!
If you ever decide to take the stocks off your Baby Browning...
If the small pin at the heel starts moving with the stock, stop pulling!
That pin holds the magazine catch, magazine safety and the associated spring.
Getting everything lined back up for reassembly is a super fiddly job.
But should it happen to you...
The spring goes in first with the open part of the hook facing the magazine well and the main coil going into the recess in the butt.
The magazine catch has to go over the end of the gun first, if you line up the pivot hole first you can't get it all the way in. So hook it over the end of the butt, then push the pivot hole to line up with the pin hole.
This is harder than it sounds.
I used a 1/16" punch to line things up roughly.
Now that the catch is lined up with your punch, slide the pin in so it engages JUST one side of the magazine catch.
The magazine safety has a notch on the top that hooks the sear pin. Hook it then pivot it down between the legs of the magazine catch. The half circle's open side should be towards the magazine well.
Fiddle with it until you can drive the pin through all the parts.
See also this handy picture at Numrich.
If the small pin at the heel starts moving with the stock, stop pulling!
That pin holds the magazine catch, magazine safety and the associated spring.
Getting everything lined back up for reassembly is a super fiddly job.
But should it happen to you...
The spring goes in first with the open part of the hook facing the magazine well and the main coil going into the recess in the butt.
The magazine catch has to go over the end of the gun first, if you line up the pivot hole first you can't get it all the way in. So hook it over the end of the butt, then push the pivot hole to line up with the pin hole.
This is harder than it sounds.
I used a 1/16" punch to line things up roughly.
Now that the catch is lined up with your punch, slide the pin in so it engages JUST one side of the magazine catch.
The magazine safety has a notch on the top that hooks the sear pin. Hook it then pivot it down between the legs of the magazine catch. The half circle's open side should be towards the magazine well.
Fiddle with it until you can drive the pin through all the parts.
See also this handy picture at Numrich.
More On Stoner 63 Weights
What I cannot find is a complete break-down of what things weigh.
As I said before, I extrapolated the weights of some parts.
What would be nice is to have how much the common parts weigh so the intrepid player can have the parts for a different configuration in their pack.
Having the conversion parts at the ready is kind of a fool's errand.
There are three sight sets: rifle/carbine, belt feed and top feed. There are two handguards: rifle/carbine and belt/top feed.
The folding stock fits on the belt/top configurations, but will block the ejection port on the top feed and can't be locked folded on the belt feed because it hits the box/drum.
There are five barrels. Rifle, carbine, top feed (automatic rifle), short belt (commando) and long belt (LMG). Carrying a spare barrel makes some player character sense because it changes the bulk but the commando MG barrel has an increased chance for malf.
The real advantage that the design seems to have is the common core of the gun is the same, thus cheaper for the Army and simpler for the armorer.
I also discovered that M numbers were assigned thanks to wikipedia.
XM22 is the rifle, XM23 is the carbine, XM207 is the LMG. E1 is added for 63A and E2 for 1:9 twist barrels...
That last is interesting. We didn't start thinking in terms of 1:9 until the NATO ammunition trials in the late '70s; long after the Army had rejected the gun for service.
This has me thinking of another alt to add to T2K. While not simpler than the M16 to make, the Stoner is at least possible with more primitive tooling because it skips aluminum forgings. Instead of the M16EZ we have the M22...
As I said before, I extrapolated the weights of some parts.
What would be nice is to have how much the common parts weigh so the intrepid player can have the parts for a different configuration in their pack.
Having the conversion parts at the ready is kind of a fool's errand.
There are three sight sets: rifle/carbine, belt feed and top feed. There are two handguards: rifle/carbine and belt/top feed.
The folding stock fits on the belt/top configurations, but will block the ejection port on the top feed and can't be locked folded on the belt feed because it hits the box/drum.
There are five barrels. Rifle, carbine, top feed (automatic rifle), short belt (commando) and long belt (LMG). Carrying a spare barrel makes some player character sense because it changes the bulk but the commando MG barrel has an increased chance for malf.
The real advantage that the design seems to have is the common core of the gun is the same, thus cheaper for the Army and simpler for the armorer.
I also discovered that M numbers were assigned thanks to wikipedia.
XM22 is the rifle, XM23 is the carbine, XM207 is the LMG. E1 is added for 63A and E2 for 1:9 twist barrels...
That last is interesting. We didn't start thinking in terms of 1:9 until the NATO ammunition trials in the late '70s; long after the Army had rejected the gun for service.
This has me thinking of another alt to add to T2K. While not simpler than the M16 to make, the Stoner is at least possible with more primitive tooling because it skips aluminum forgings. Instead of the M16EZ we have the M22...
21 November 2014
Practice What I Carry
I pocket carry a J-frame.
It's a .357 S&W 640-3.
With pink grips!
That'n in fact.
I admit I was loathe to practice with it at all before I put in the Apex trigger kit (On the recommendation of the lovely Jennifer's Head.)
That made the trigger pleasant enough that shooting it wasn't a chore. The pink Hogue grips also made it so that shooting it wasn't painful. Deflagging it made it so that I wasn't worried about it locking up when I needed it.
It's just never occurred to me to not use the same loads in practice as carry. I'm still a hot mess reloading quickly, mostly because very few ranges around here allow for it during "free range".
I am getting a lot better. If I "aim" as fast as I can at the head I am making a nice group (5") right around the sternum at about 7 yards. Which is a lot better than it was, where if two bullets hit the silhouette I was good... Every time I run through 50 rounds the holes are getting closer to where I think I aimed.
Taking my time I can almost get all five to touch. Time I almost certainly won't have in a real situation, maybe. Opinion varies. I do notice that every 50 rounds of practice slow and sure has a noticeable positive effect on the speed round too.
It's like my old shotokan and kenjutsu classes are still applicable... Master the form, once you have form, speed follows, once you have speed, power follows; but it starts with form.
I practice with my .38 Super 1911 too, but that thing is so familiar and sweet that I have to sabotage something to get bad groups and even then they're not very large or off.
It's a .357 S&W 640-3.
With pink grips!
That'n in fact.
I admit I was loathe to practice with it at all before I put in the Apex trigger kit (On the recommendation of the lovely Jennifer's Head.)
That made the trigger pleasant enough that shooting it wasn't a chore. The pink Hogue grips also made it so that shooting it wasn't painful. Deflagging it made it so that I wasn't worried about it locking up when I needed it.
It's just never occurred to me to not use the same loads in practice as carry. I'm still a hot mess reloading quickly, mostly because very few ranges around here allow for it during "free range".
I am getting a lot better. If I "aim" as fast as I can at the head I am making a nice group (5") right around the sternum at about 7 yards. Which is a lot better than it was, where if two bullets hit the silhouette I was good... Every time I run through 50 rounds the holes are getting closer to where I think I aimed.
Taking my time I can almost get all five to touch. Time I almost certainly won't have in a real situation, maybe. Opinion varies. I do notice that every 50 rounds of practice slow and sure has a noticeable positive effect on the speed round too.
It's like my old shotokan and kenjutsu classes are still applicable... Master the form, once you have form, speed follows, once you have speed, power follows; but it starts with form.
I practice with my .38 Super 1911 too, but that thing is so familiar and sweet that I have to sabotage something to get bad groups and even then they're not very large or off.
Lemonade
I'm not a fan of the Real ID Act. If any of my more liberal friends had stopped the Bush=Hitler shit long enough I would have mentioned it to them. I've occasionally muttered to myself that it was a reason for the Democrat retaking of the Senate.
I think I've found a way to make lemonade out of this lemon.
There's a segment of illegal immigrants who don't cause any real problems and one could even make a solid case that their presence is a real benefit.
The huge problem is there's a larger segment that's merely devouring entitlement benefits without making any contribution.
My solution? You need some form of Real ID to obtain bennies and couple it with requiring such ID to vote. With the savings obtained from such a filter on services we could make the ID free to any citizen who has the accompanying paperwork to obtain such.
I think I've found a way to make lemonade out of this lemon.
There's a segment of illegal immigrants who don't cause any real problems and one could even make a solid case that their presence is a real benefit.
The huge problem is there's a larger segment that's merely devouring entitlement benefits without making any contribution.
My solution? You need some form of Real ID to obtain bennies and couple it with requiring such ID to vote. With the savings obtained from such a filter on services we could make the ID free to any citizen who has the accompanying paperwork to obtain such.
I Noticed Something
Last night I watched Big Bang Theory.
What I noticed was that I wasn't watching the president of Mexico, Barack Obama, stammer his way through an announcement he was taking greater steps to support his core constituency.
I can't think of another time when the networks blew off the president like this, can you?
What I noticed was that I wasn't watching the president of Mexico, Barack Obama, stammer his way through an announcement he was taking greater steps to support his core constituency.
I can't think of another time when the networks blew off the president like this, can you?
18 November 2014
Stoner 63A GURPS And Too Much Idle Time
The stoner system is modular, but nobody really breaks out the components.
Here we go!
Loaded aluminum 30-round magazine is 1.08 lb. 0.25 lb. empty.
Loaded steel 30-round magazine is 1.28 lb. 0.50 lb. empty.
Loaded plastic 100-round box is 3.31 lb. 0.21 lb. empty.
Loaded aluminum 150-round drum is 5.6 lb. 0.9 lb empty. This is what makes the malf 16.
Sling is 0.31 lb.
Bipod is 0.88 lb. (SEALs in Vietnam says they are 0.5 lb.)
Tripod adaptor is 1.875 lb.
Cleaning kit is 0.25 lb.
Fixed stock is 0.7 lb.
Folding stock is 0.75 lb.
Receiver with bottom magazine feed is 5.05 lb.
Receiver with top magazine feed is 5.92 lb.
Receiver with belt feed and box holder is 6.98 lb.
20" rifle barrel is 2 lb.
15.7" carbine barrel is 1.75 lb.
20" automatic rifle barrel is 4 lb.
20" MG barrel is 4 lb.
15.7" Commando MG barrel is 3.4 lb.
I extrapolated the feed/receiver weights from the manuals; same with the folding stock. I am not sure if that's the solid or wire version. Other weights are as taken from several manuals.
This gives the actually issued guns... No slings or cleaning kits.
XM207 LMG: 18.11 lb. loaded with bipod. SEALs in Vietnam says it should be 17.2 lb.
XM23 Carbine: 8.83 lb. with a steel magazine, 8.58 lb. with aluminum. SiV says 9.1 lb.
Mk 23 Mod 0: 14.39 lb. without bipod. SiV says 14.1 lb.
20" barrels will give 5d pi damage and 500/2,300 ranges.
15.7" barrels will give 4d+2 pi damage and 460/2,900 ranges.
Here we go!
Loaded aluminum 30-round magazine is 1.08 lb. 0.25 lb. empty.
Loaded steel 30-round magazine is 1.28 lb. 0.50 lb. empty.
Loaded plastic 100-round box is 3.31 lb. 0.21 lb. empty.
Loaded aluminum 150-round drum is 5.6 lb. 0.9 lb empty. This is what makes the malf 16.
Sling is 0.31 lb.
Bipod is 0.88 lb. (SEALs in Vietnam says they are 0.5 lb.)
Tripod adaptor is 1.875 lb.
Cleaning kit is 0.25 lb.
Fixed stock is 0.7 lb.
Folding stock is 0.75 lb.
Receiver with bottom magazine feed is 5.05 lb.
Receiver with top magazine feed is 5.92 lb.
Receiver with belt feed and box holder is 6.98 lb.
20" rifle barrel is 2 lb.
15.7" carbine barrel is 1.75 lb.
20" automatic rifle barrel is 4 lb.
20" MG barrel is 4 lb.
15.7" Commando MG barrel is 3.4 lb.
I extrapolated the feed/receiver weights from the manuals; same with the folding stock. I am not sure if that's the solid or wire version. Other weights are as taken from several manuals.
This gives the actually issued guns... No slings or cleaning kits.
XM207 LMG: 18.11 lb. loaded with bipod. SEALs in Vietnam says it should be 17.2 lb.
XM23 Carbine: 8.83 lb. with a steel magazine, 8.58 lb. with aluminum. SiV says 9.1 lb.
Mk 23 Mod 0: 14.39 lb. without bipod. SiV says 14.1 lb.
20" barrels will give 5d pi damage and 500/2,300 ranges.
15.7" barrels will give 4d+2 pi damage and 460/2,900 ranges.
Browning To Saive
FN Vest Pocket (.25 ACP), FN Hi Power (9mm Parabellum), and Browning Baby Browning (.25 ACP).
Hierarchy Of Customer Service
This is the abstract, not the paper...
Dear retailer... You help the customer in this order (barring emergencies).
Customer with product at the register, payment at the ready... before
Customer in the store looking for something... before
Customer on the phone asking questions... before
Stocking the shelves... before
Accepting deliveries... before
Doing your daily paperwork... before
Cleaning the store (unless its the aforementioned emergency).
Even in an emergency, the customers in the store are the priority; get them to safety first.
For the customers who are lower in the hierarchy, "I'll be with you in a minute..." goes a long way. You have to acknowledge that you've seen them and will help them. Try to remember that they can almost always go someplace else. Even someone set on buying a new Ford F-150 can go to a different dealer, so don't get to thinking that since only Ford sells them you're safe as a Ford salesman!
On reason you do things in this order is the level of commitment from the customer. Blowing off the customer at the register to dust the end-caps means that if they give up on the purchase they are giving up on more than someone price comparing on the phone. This makes them more likely to remember the experience and to let that color their next purchase.
Dear retailer... You help the customer in this order (barring emergencies).
Customer with product at the register, payment at the ready... before
Customer in the store looking for something... before
Customer on the phone asking questions... before
Stocking the shelves... before
Accepting deliveries... before
Doing your daily paperwork... before
Cleaning the store (unless its the aforementioned emergency).
Even in an emergency, the customers in the store are the priority; get them to safety first.
For the customers who are lower in the hierarchy, "I'll be with you in a minute..." goes a long way. You have to acknowledge that you've seen them and will help them. Try to remember that they can almost always go someplace else. Even someone set on buying a new Ford F-150 can go to a different dealer, so don't get to thinking that since only Ford sells them you're safe as a Ford salesman!
On reason you do things in this order is the level of commitment from the customer. Blowing off the customer at the register to dust the end-caps means that if they give up on the purchase they are giving up on more than someone price comparing on the phone. This makes them more likely to remember the experience and to let that color their next purchase.
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