no matter what, it depends on proficiency.
I could kill someone from a little over 900 meters with a gun with very reliable accuracy, having trained as such.
I could also kill someone with my open hand from 2 feet away, having also trained as such.
Anyone who happens to have a hand or a rifle can't just go out and do that, so the argument becomes one of skill, not hardware.
btw, according to the O'Sensei story, this was a time when airguns were in common usage, because the did not project smoke and block visibility, yet still caused fatalities to those that were shot, and those have barrel speeds of anywhere from 400 - 1200 fps, depending on the rifle, with speeds exceeding that only with recent technology using compressed air cartridges.
Last edited by numist_net; 09-23-2003 at 11:00 PM..
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