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From: gwh%soda.Berkeley.EDU@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (George William Herbert)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: Rifles grunts love (ak-47, uzi) was 'using rifle..prev. war'
Summary: Uzi's not a rifle...
Keywords: Uzi SMG Assault Rifle
Message-ID: <1991Jan23.041659.6101@cbnews.att.com>
Date: 23 Jan 91 04:16:59 GMT
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From: gwh%soda.Berkeley.EDU@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (George William Herbert)

In article <1991Jan21.040658.4865@cbnews.att.com> hnkst2@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Hanhwe N. Kim) writes:
>It seems that the AK-47 and the UZI seems to be among the most popular
>rifles in the world. I would like to hear from anyone who has served in
>armies that actually use either the AK's or UZI's (Finland and
>Isreal?). What do infantryman find attractive about them and what are
>the gripes about those weopons? Email is also welcome.

The UZI is in no way a Rifle.  It's a submachinegun, firing the 9mm pistol
cartridge in selective-fire (semi or fully-automatic).

Did you mean the (Israeli manufactured) Galil?  It's a rifle.


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