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C.R.Sam · August 2, 2001, 12:53 AM

5 inch 38 is rifled. The barrel is too short to fall into the rifle catagory. Were it shoulder fired it would be called a carbine.

The 5 inch 54 is an autoloader. It can sustain a rate of fire of around 30 rpm and burst fire at up to 60rpm. All precisely aimed. Awesome would be an understatement.

Sam

August 2, 2001, 12:53 AM	#9
C.R.Sam Senior Member Join Date: October 29, 1999 Location: Dewey, AZ Posts: 12,858	5 inch 38 is rifled. The barrel is too short to fall into the rifle catagory. Were it shoulder fired it would be called a carbine. The 5 inch 54 is an autoloader. It can sustain a rate of fire of around 30 rpm and burst fire at up to 60rpm. All precisely aimed. Awesome would be an understatement. Sam