I wasn't going to stoop to your level Mystic, but what the hell. Here goes..............
You won't believe this but the Tee shirt with the M16 was all that caught my eye. Muzzle velocity of 2750 feet per second, range up to about a mile and a half, two if you are lucky. Put that in your brain and smoke it.
7.62 grains of diplomacy. .223 caliber. God I wish a 70 member platoon of US Marines would waste DM in his compound. Bet his stash of AR15s would be useless. Want more bellicose info? Marine structure: Corps, Divison (MEU),
Regiment, Brigade, Company, Platoon, Squad, Fireteam.
Regiment: two or more brigades
Brigade: two or more companies
Company: two or more platoons
Squad: 12 marines
Fireteam: 4 marines
Platoon size: 40 to 80 or so marines.
Yeah, I've played with those hi-velocity M16, probably, if I remember correctly, an m15. I think the 16s were full auto and a baddie for us non-military folks. I like the high velocity, but I think I went a few steps better.
In the rifle category I had a FNLAR, Fabrique National. This baby had a chrome-lined barrel and fired a...well, I don't remember the caliber, but it sure beat a .223.
The most fav shooter I ever owned was a Smith & Wesson .44 mag. revolver. This baby had a 10.75-inch barrel and was very accurate. Big ol' 44 caliber hunk of lead traveling at 1,250 fps. Slow by comparison? Very, but that HUGE BANG!!! when it went off was a giggle.
One day a friend of mine and I were going up into the mtns. north of LA to do some shooting and my GF got all pissy as she wanted to go too. OK, let's go. So up into the mtns. we go on our GoldWings.
When we got to the shooting area I set her up with this 44 mag S&W. She was not a big lady: 25 years old, 105 lbs. soaking wet and 5' 1" tall. Very yummie size honey.
So I hand her this frig'n cannon and stepped back. My buddy was watching all this.
Well she brings up the revolver and sticks it out there in front of her. I noticed her feet were squared off with the target and I knew what was going to happen. She pulled the trigger. BIG BANG!
...and the recoil knocked her back into my arms. I smiled. So did my friend. So did she.