Wednesday, January 5, 2011 12:59:20 AM
"As for your advice for me to "read a book", short of reading a gun manual I fail to see how that would educate me in gun technology."
Or you could read a book on the evolution of fire arms. Or read you could pick up the "G" or "F" section of the encyclopedia and flip around in it. You could ask someone who might be knowledgeable. You could watch one of the history channels many shows about firearms. Or since you are already on the internet you could do a little research on it. There's lots of options.
and your attitude that something is so simple and primitive that it is below you and your "modern" life is annoying.