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Subject: Re: automatic .....22 magnums
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My apologies if this is off the topic.

Other than James Bond movies, does anyone have any real information
on suppressed .380 automatics?  Assuming subsonic loads, is reasonable
suppression possible within reasonable size?  Were/are there organizations
that used the .380 instead of the .22 as an assassination weapon?

I've seen Beretta .22 short autos at gun shows.  They are surprisingly
small and inexpensive.  Suppressors are available for reasonable prices.
It'd be an interesting (although completely useless) combination to own.


				Ron