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From: boyd@mailer.cc.fsu.edu (Mickey Boyd)
Newsgroups: rec.guns
Subject: Re: a simple question
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Date: 21 Jun 91 20:12:22 GMT
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In article <35793@mimsy.umd.edu>, hwoo@unix386.Convergent.COM (Hsien-Chun Woo) writes:
#
#Just a simple question, what is the difference between a
#carbine and a rifle ??
#

Rifles are generally shorter :-).  One often sees a "regular" model and a 
shorter "carbine" model for many different rifles.  In terms of just how 
short it should be, a good measure is the width of a door (so you can 
run around in a building and not pull a Three Stooges).
 
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