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From: swatcop@tampabay.rr.nospam
"Dave C." wrote in message
news:551e82596a7cc83bd1002d125459a000@news.teranews.com...
>
> "Atrocities R U.S." wrote in message
> news:tspo0u0f1f6o4mb4li35m121a6ttmgjhu6@4ax.com...
> > Police Officer Leaves Assault Rifle On Roadside
> >
> >
> > POSTED: 6:02 p.m. EST December 2, 2003
> > UPDATED: 7:05 a.m. EST December 3, 2003
> >
> >
> > Story by wftv.com
> >
> > ORLANDO, Fla. -- Another Orlando Police Department officer is in
> > trouble for leaving a weapon in a public place. This time, it was a
> > high-powered assault rifle forgotten on busy Curry Ford Road, near
> > Primrose.
> >
> > The officer had a flat. So, to get to the spare, he had to pull out
> > everything from his trunk, including the bag that contained his AR-15
> > assault rifle and ammunition. It was dark, so when he pulled away, he
> > just didn't see the bag.
> >
> > The weapon is powerful and accurate, and big enough to grab your
> > attention. Last week, it gave staff at the Daybreak Diner a wake-up
>
> (snip)
>
> It's funny to see it called powerful and accurate. It is pretty wimpy, as
> far as rifles go. I wouldn't trust it much beyond 300 meters for
accuracy,
> either.
Trust me, it's dead accurate at over 500 yards with the factory sights. It's
not the weapon's accuracy that should come under scrutiny, but the
shooter's.
Still, within reasonable firing range, it will take down a person
> with one shot . . . permanently. But to call it powerful is ridiculous.
It's basically a supercharged .22 caliber round.
> That's like calling a Toyota Corolla powerful. Might get the job done,
but
> it's hardly powerful.
Kinda' like a Turbo Toyota Supra, huh?
-Dave
>
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