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The weapons issue generated some email. For those wondering about the last blog post, I am perfectly aware that the Ruger Mini 14 fires NATO 5.56. The Mini Thirty is the version that is chambered for Russian 7.62. My ignorance was that when I read 7.62, I didn’t realize it was also a Russian round different from NATO 7.62.
I did some checking. The Russian 7.62x39, which can be fired by the Ruger Mini Thirty, was developed after WW2 for the AK-47. It is, in effect, a cut-down version of the Russian 7.62x54 round created in 1891 for the Russian Moisin-Nagant rifle. The NATO 7.62 was developed in the 1950s and is a militarized version of the American.308 cartridge, which was developed from the American.30-06 Springfield cartridge.
Personally, the last firearm I used involved a rubber band and a paperclip.
When going through the editing process, I send a story to a group of individuals who have experience with the subject being written about. Occasionally the results are amusing. Case in point, the last chapter. Travis grabbed a rifle, a Springfield Arms M1A, the civilian version of the venerable M14. When originally written, I had him grabbing a Ruger Mini 14 chambered in NATO 7.62. Shows what I know! It turns out the Ruger model uses a Russian 7.62 round, which I didn’t even know existed! They promptly suggested different weaponry, which I gladly changed to. As always, any screwups are mine.
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Book 2 differs from Book 1 in that in almost all cases the story proceeds chronologically. With very few exceptions, there will be no bouncing back and forth in time. Some people liked it, some people didn’t, but it mostly ended with Book 1.
Chapter 10 is relatively short, but that’s the way it works out sometimes. Sorry about that. Chapters break as required by what is being covered, not by a minimum word count.
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Privatizing assassination? You just know this won’t work out well! This is the end of Book One, though don’t worry. There won’t be a break in the schedule for uploading.
Enjoy!
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