Hi BSeed,

As promised earlier I have not rejoined this debate but I will offer some information. There is a single shot .50 cal shoulder fired rifle currently employed by the military special ops people. Basically its a 30.06 round scaled up in all dimensions to meet the .50 cal. requirements. The flight dynamics of the bullet are such that it is excellent for extreme long range targeting. The velocity and stopping power of that round is such that a single bullet can penetrate the length of two cars, including engine blocks and still have effective target neutralization potential.

Basically with this round you would be dead foe several seconds before your neighbor heard the sound of the round beong fired. Now imagine if such incredible efficiency of design and purpose had been spent on educating a kid or training doctors?

Don