Misinterpretation of name of a Civil War bullet (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Wilson Gray]

On Mon, Aug 1, 2011 at 3:58 PM, Mullins, Bill AMRDEC
<Bill.Mullins at us.army.mil> wrote:
> Because you can't aim it sufficiently well to guarantee a hit at
> distances of 500 yards.

Nevertheless, IMO, Brian's question is valid, unless _deadly_ doesn't
mean "deadly," in this context.

Youneverknow.

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