One shot, one... [Open]

[shootingblancs]

Somewhere in the City, there is an impromptu target range set up at the edge of a park - targets draped over various types of available furniture and boxes. Otherwise, however? It looks completely deserted - there isn't a soul in sight.

If you're walking past, you may suddenly see an impact on one of the targets - a shot hits home just outside of the bulls-eye, kicking up fluff and dust as it pierces the target. Where's the gunman, though?

Michael exhaled as he released the trigger from his perch on the third floor of one of the abandoned buildings, checking his aim through the sight on his high-powered sniper rifle. He'd almost hit the bulls-eye. But almost wasn't good enough here. Especially not after Sheryl had been taken hostage by that lunatic - if something had happened to her, what would he have told Alto?

The next time anything like that happened again, he'd put a bullet between the guy's eyes before he could even finishing writing his threats on the comm system. He'd make sure of it.

He exhaled another breath as he returned back to his gun, putting his finger on the trigger, and taking careful aim...

...he fired. Hopefully, the eye-catching bullet-riddled targets would make it obvious enough for people not to run into his range.

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[novembersghost.livejournal.com]

Common misconception. The round's seen use in sniper rifles since the mid to late nineties back on Old Earth. With the advent of powered armour for individual military-men, more stopping power was needed in new weapons manufactured. .50 cal seemed the logical move. Most infantrymen prefer gauss weapons these days. When their leaders can afford them in any case. Never let it be said that the woman didn't know her guns. Would have been my choice for this range. Didn't feel much like switching out my barrel though.

That same mental laugh again. I did say I was sorry.

[shootingblancs]

Getting used to having a conversation without talking was surprisingly easy. It was used in "sniper rifles" that were modified MGs, where I'm from. Yours is built for it?

Don't worry about it. You'll just have to owe me.

[novembersghost.livejournal.com]

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It was, wasn't it? A lot of people couldn't seem to get the hang of it. A rose by any other name, right? Besides, there were rifles designed to fire the round as early as the 50's, and a few decades after that they were specially designed for precision shooting. The Barrett would be the most well known example I suppose. Yes mine,'s built for the cartridge. It's scaled down for un-armoured infantry use though, the usual models are a little too big for un-armoured shooters to use at all comfortably.

Owe you, huh? Well, I'm sure we can work it all out somehow.