Just WHAT is the Callahan Full-Bore Auto-Lock?

POSTED BY: FanGun
UPDATED: Thursday, August 18, 2005 13:24
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Thanks for the info, Fremdfirma.

Sucks to hear something like that happening at a forum that I usually hold in high regard.

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Originally posted by DrOcculari:
Auto-lock would certainly explain Jayne's mighty fine shooting in Our Mrs. Reynolds, since he couldn't sight down the barrel. While you're thinking on the subject, do you have any idea why Vera needed air around her to fire?

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Since nobody else wanted to jump on this I think I will.

Two possibilities:
1) Is it's a technology that we don't use/have and it requires air - presumably for combustion.
2) It may be do to the common, but erroneous belief that combustion "fire" arms require air (oxygen) to shoot. Makes since on the serface. I mean fire minus air equals no fire. Doesn't work out that way though. A rifle/pistol/shotgun cartridge has everthing it needs inside it. You could have a fine war on the moon with M16s & AKs. You don't need lasers to be effective weapons in space. They just look "cooler".

I always thought it would be interesting to work out single man space ships that would use WW2 armament. While there are more effective modern arms, I think the juxtaposition would be interesting... And think of the range you could get out of those things!

When I die I want to go peacefully in my sleep like my grandpa. Not screaming and yelling like everyone else in the car he was driving.

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