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  1. -Gews-

    New Gun B95

    The version in the game is, apparently, the "Luxus" grade, specifically the BB95. It has an engraving of red deer on the sideplate. The difference between the B95 and the B97 lies in the interals. The B95 only has one lock; the B97 has two. You will notice there is a cocking slide on the wrist, this is used to cock and decock the rifle. In both the B95 and B97 you push this forward to cock the gun. The B95 only cocks one barrel, and the gun must be re-cocked before firing the second barrel. The B97 cocks both barrels and does not require re-cocking before firing the second shot. This is something apparently more popular in Europe; it allows hunters to carry a gun with a cartridge chambered but the action uncocked. Both barrels are free-floating. Blaser offers scope mounts for prism rail, ZEISS ZM/VM, Swarovski SR and Schmidt & Bender Convex rail systems. They also provide mounts with 1", 30mm and 34mm rings. We might see a Zeiss Terra that could fit on this rifle. Just a wild suspicion on my part. The stock is walnut and there are 11 grades available. The main problem with double rifles is the two barrels. Properly regulating them can be difficult and expensive, so there are few cheap double rifles. The two barrels must be adjusted until their projectiles converge at a specified distance. Some double rifles simply had two sets of sights, one for each barrel. However the Blaser has adjustable screws that allow the user to regulate the barrel themselves and unlike the old double-rifles is in an over/under configuration.The front trigger fires the lower barrel, the rear trigger, the upper barrel. The gun in-game uses 7.62x51mm; the gun is chambered for .308 Winchester. This is not an error as it could use either cartridge. It is fairly light, somewhere around 3.4 kg / 7.5 lbs. Details in-game: Currently it is less accurate than the Mosin and slightly more accurate than the SKS. In reality, this is a much more accurate rifle than your average Mosin - just as you'd expect, given its multi-thousand dollar price tag... I would not be pleased to pay big bucks for a rifle that shoots like than your average Mosin does. So it should be much more accurate. This is a €5,000 rifle ($7,000 USD), accordingly, I wouldn't expect it to be found everywhere, I would expect it to be very rare. The only kind of people who buy these rifles are people who can afford and appreciate a finely crafted $7,000 hunting rifle. The two barrels I expect are treated as one in-game and as such regulation and divergence is not an issue.
  2. But they are far slower... and far less common (if they were as fast or faster, they'd kill you...)
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    New ballistic parameters in upcoming patch!

    It's great to know that the team is taking an interest in these characteristics. External ballistics is one of my favorite things, along with cream colored ponies and crisp apple streudels. It is much appreciated!
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    Correcting SA ballistics

    Depends on the load, of which there are hundreds. Generally faster. Full-power 1oz slugs are generally advertised at around 1600 fps. 9-pellet 00 buckshot is in the 1300 fps range. Reduced recoil slugs are in the 1200-1300 fps range, reduced recoil 00 buckshot is in the 1100-1200 fps range.The numbers are usually for full-length barrels.
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    SkS Semi Automatic mode?

    I don't consider it a "battle rifle". As it says on Wiki: "A battle rifle is a select fire or semi-automatic military service rifle that fires a full-power rifle cartridge, such as 7.62x51mm NATO." The SKS uses an intermediate cartridge. As such it doesn't fit that definition of "battle rifle" any more than the AK-47 does.
  6. If it shoots to the left then it shoots to the left at every range... the bullet isn't going to change course mid-flight.
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    Correcting SA ballistics

    No, it's not really related, you can set the velocity the normal damage is done at.
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    Melee attacks; Grab and stab.

    Bit of déja-vu: http://forums.dayzgame.com/index.php?/topic/150014-knife-combat-grab-n-stab/
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    AK 47 or AK 74[POLL]

    AK-74M and AK-74 first AKM second AK-47, maybe not at all
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    List of Ideal Weapons for the SA

    This is how is was in ARMA, the CDF was still using AK-74s in 2009 - the guerilla and insurgent factions were the ones still using AKMs. This is what I'm thinking: -AK-47 is standardized by the Soviets in 1949, and is produced until 1959 (10 years) -this means there are many millions of AK-47s -the AKM is introduced in 1959 -from 1959 onwards it serves as the standard rifle until replaced in front-line service by the AK-74 (15-17 years) -what happened to all the AK-47s? They wouldn't have destroyed them. There are too many to be useful just sitting there -what did the superpowers like to do during the Cold War? Trying to draw countries into their spheres of influence -the Soviets sold or gave away huge amounts of surplus weapons to countries in the Middle East and Africa So I would assume - most AK-47s today are seen in the Middle East or Africa. No evidence, just conjecture...
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    List of Ideal Weapons for the SA

    What, most of the time when you see a person or a publication referring to "AK-47s" they are actually talking about AKMs, Type 56s, etc. I would definitely add the AKM before the AK-47, and I would lean towards not even adding an AK-47 at all... they certainly aren't rare but I'd have to do more research on the exact production numbers, where they all went to and where they are most prevalent... The AKM looks classic to me
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    The combat knife must be buffed,massively.

    Well, depends on the machete... most basic working machetes are "dull as" from the factory, it's expected that you sharpen them yourselves, brands like Tramontina, Imacasa, Martindale, Ontario, all dull. High-end ones like Condors can come razor sharp, also machetes that are more knife-like, or more weapon than tool.
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    KSK/Saiga 12

    Bigger in diameter but I was quite disappointed when I discovered the ammunition specs. "It's gotta be monstrously powerful, right? Well, short answer, no... I was disappointed to learn the "Shrapnel-10" has fourteen 0-size pellets... the Shrapnel-25 only has nine 00-size pellets. Nine pellets of 00 buck! The exact same as the standard 12-gauge... massive let-down." The larger diameter is an advantage when launching rubber balls and some other specialty ammunition. However the solid steel slug is sub-caliber, more around 12mm diameter.
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    The combat knife must be buffed,massively.

    Yep. The Combat Knife is based on the Glock Feldmesser FM 81. It would be most useful as a stabbing weapon. However I disagree that it should be good just because it's rare. A kitchen knife could be an equally effective stabbing weapon. A lot of people sometimes forget that, because they are seen as mundane objects... but they have guards for stabbing, very large, pointy and wide blades, etc. With knives of this size and weight, damage for slashing should depend mostly on how sharp the knife is, and that would help with stabbing too. I think ALL knives need a massive buff...
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    Acog Scope Wildly Inaccurate?

    I question the veracity of that statement... the broad sides of barns in this game present target areas ranging from 70 to over 600 m².
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    Sighting in guns

    Metres are made up too. Completely arbitrary. From 1889 until 1983 the metre was defined as the length of this bar: The length of some random bar. Seriously? And before that? They had another bar.
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    Mosin or M4?

    IMO: Mosin, M4 < scoped Mosin, SKS < scoped SKS < Magpul M4 Of course the M4 should be the best, hopefully it will be in the future... otherwise the US Army would dump it and adopt the Simonov.
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    Mosin Nagant Modification Suggestions

    Who says they bought them? Heheh. In any case, those type of people aren't punching paper with them. It's more useful if it can be concealed. Better than nothing I guess.
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    Mosin Nagant Modification Suggestions

    You can hide it in a jacket and use it to threaten gas station clerks.
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    Mosin Nagant Modification Suggestions

    If they ever add an "obrez" they need to add the same function for many other guns... wouldn't make sense for the hacksaw not to work other rifles like Mausers, CZ550s, and 10/22s. And yes, sawed-off 10/22s are "a thing". ^ran across that last one on GhettoMyspace... : /
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    Fix shoutgun ranges

    They'll actually "travel" well over 1,000 yards... The shotgun in-game wouldn't have a long effective range, not at all. It would be terrible with slugs. One, it's a side-by-side. Two, it has a bead. Both of these facts don't come into play in the game - it's treated as having one barrel and there's no need to correctly line up front and rear sights, that's automatic.
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    G 36 Please

    The G36 is not a "classic" gun, it was a relatively new addition.
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    Hand guard RiS or hand guard MP for m4?

    The answer starts with M
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    Actually make ACOG 4x?

    Uh.. it makes the scope zoom more. That's it.
  25. Tourette's syndrome after murdering people. Right...
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