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From: moore@tc.fluke.COM (Matt Moore)
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Subject: Re: Long gun for rural property advice request
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Date: 14 Jun 91 00:56:41 GMT
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In article <35505@mimsy.umd.edu> snitor!petert@uunet.UU.NET (Peter Toth) writes:

# << much excellent information deleted>>

#The lowly 22 is something to recon with well past 75 yards, and certainly
#fits.  It does ricochet though, so a 22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire is
#better, because it doesn't.

 Could you explain this statement? It seems strange to me that speeding up
a .22 bullet would reduce its ricochet hazard.

						Matt Moore
						John Fluke Mfg. Co.
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