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From:     rupert smith <radsmith.geo@?????.com>
Date:     Wed, 8 Dec 1999 10:46:02 +0000
Subject:  Re: Ecology of the Scro
> >the problem is that you can reverse engineer a gun.
> >a lever action rifle is actually a very simple device. cunning, sure,
> >but that's it.
>
> It actually requires several other developments in metallurgy, none of
> which are likely.

i bet dwarves could copy it, though, if they had one. maybe not the
barrel and rifling, but the realoading mechnism. after all, these are
/dwarves/, their metalworking skills are practically magical.
admittedly, massproduction wouldn't be on the cards :)

--
rad.

he's not the messiah,
he's a very naughty boy!


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Re: Ecology of the Scro    rupert smith    05 Dec 1999 21:28:14
Re: Ecology of the Scro    Tilaurin    06 Dec 1999 00:54:17
Re: Ecology of the Scro    Downer, Chris    06 Dec 1999 19:34:38
Re: Ecology of the Scro    Static    06 Dec 1999 20:08:47
Re: Ecology of the Scro    rupert smith    06 Dec 1999 20:31:11
Re: Ecology of the Scro    Optimus    06 Dec 1999 23:08:20
Re: Ecology of the Scro    Downer, Chris    06 Dec 1999 23:22:35
Re: Ecology of the Scro    Tim Gross    07 Dec 1999 00:58:06
Re: Ecology of the Scro    Paul Westermeyer    07 Dec 1999 05:11:53
Re: Ecology of the Scro    rupert smith    07 Dec 1999 11:15:03
Re: Ecology of the Scro    Downer, Chris    07 Dec 1999 18:51:34
Re: Ecology of the Scro    Downer, Chris    07 Dec 1999 19:02:28
Re: Ecology of the Scro    Adam Miller    07 Dec 1999 19:36:02
Re: Ecology of the Scro    Paul Westermeyer    08 Dec 1999 00:06:44
Re: Ecology of the Scro    Paul Westermeyer    08 Dec 1999 00:06:51
Re: Ecology of the Scro    Paul Westermeyer    08 Dec 1999 00:06:47
Re: Ecology of the Scro    JOHN MCCLOUD    08 Dec 1999 05:01:38
Re: Ecology of the Scro    rupert smith    08 Dec 1999 10:46:02
Re: Ecology of the Scro    Paul Westermeyer    09 Jan 2000 17:04:59
Re: Ecology of the Scro    Ben Buh    10 Jan 2000 04:04:06
Re: Ecology of the Scro    Paul Westermeyer    10 Jan 2000 05:33:29
Re: Ecology of the Scro    Ben Buh    13 Jan 2000 10:01:19
Re: Ecology of the Scro    Thatotherguy    13 Jan 2000 12:19:20

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