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>On Wednesday 06 December 2000 11:11, David Honig wrote:
>> At 11:44 PM 12/5/00 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>> >( Though I would expect some coarse grit emery run down the
>> >barrel and some random prick punch action on the bolt might do wonders
>> >for ballistic analysis ).
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>> Extra barrels are not so expensive or hard to obtain that the pro can't
>> afford to treat them as disposable.
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>Maybe not, but the tools used to remove the barrel/s can be traced by teeth
>marks and other metal to metal contact.
Most pistol barrels are removable without tools.
Besides, two or three hundred rounds down the barrel should
be enough to change it's forensics.
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