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Thats the sad part .. it was the last leg of an action developed by husquarna, then refined by kongsberg smallarms, the lakelander was the last refinement and many competitionweapons have been built on the action withouth any modifications .. but the sauer is more popular cos of the detachable magasine though: P
Field & Stream 2009
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Thats the sad part .. it was the last leg of an action developed by husquarna, then refined by kongsberg smallarms, the lakelander was the last refinement and many competitionweapons have been built on the action withouth any modifications .. but the sauer is more popular cos of the detachable magasine though: P
Field & Stream 2009
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Put another way, how can you deny a government the right to acquire small arms without necessarily denying individuals the right to acquire smallarms?
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In the military, "gun" officially means artillery pieces, I think, not smallarms.
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It's simple: low-level attacks with treetop pullouts put aircraft within range not only of AAA but of smallarms as well.
On Yankee Station Nichols, Tillman 1988
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Although these tactics usually put us below effective SAM range, they exposed us to all manner of AAA and smallarms.
On Yankee Station Nichols, Tillman 1988
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In the course of each new war, carrier fleet squadrons found themselves rediscovering basic truths: you don't make multiple passes at a defended target; you don't fly low into a target area where your aircraft are easily hit by smallarms or automatic weapons; you don't rely on your training in fleet air defense to support you in fighter-versus-fighter combat.
On Yankee Station Nichols, Tillman 1988
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The Jolly Green was hovering within inches of the treetops when smallarms rounds began tearing into the fuselage.
On Yankee Station Nichols, Tillman 1988
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It got a pilot out of smallarms and light-caliber flak quickly and gave him room to maneuver against SAMs.
On Yankee Station Nichols, Tillman 1988
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The hard, descending turns that best defeated a SAM robbed pilots of height and energy, sucking them ever more deeply into the shooting gallery of AAA and smallarms that abounded in Route Pack VI.
On Yankee Station Nichols, Tillman 1988
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