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To: marktwain
What was the DC sniper using as a weapon?
24 posted on 08/01/2009 7:30:24 PM PDT by guitarplayer1953 (Warning: Some words may be misspelled/ You will get over it / Klingon is my 1st language)
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To: guitarplayer1953
What was the DC sniper using as a weapon?

They used a Busmaster XM-15 .223 caliber rifle. It is basicly a clone of the AR-15 semi-automatic. I have seen reports that it was converted to fire 3 round bursts, but I have not corraborated that, so I doubt it. It did have a reflex type red dot sight on it.

27 posted on 08/01/2009 7:44:47 PM PDT by marktwain
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To: guitarplayer1953
What was the DC sniper using as a weapon?

They used a Bushmaster XM-15 .223 caliber rifle. It is basically a clone of the AR-15 semi-automatic. I have seen reports that it was converted to fire 3 round bursts, but I have not corroborated that, so I doubt it. It did have a reflex type red dot sight on it.

28 posted on 08/01/2009 7:45:46 PM PDT by marktwain
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