Aliens' M41A1 Pulse Rifle not a rifle

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Originally Posted by Excalibur

But that quote in the book could be inaccurate since a lot of writers might not know anything about guns in general.

I'm pretty this one was familiar with guns. I remember the book - I just figured out it was the one called "Earth Hive" - also made a reference to a character using an "antique" S&W 1076 as his sidearm.

The fact that he would even try to explain differences in ammo types means he's quite obviously a gun geek, as well as a sci-fi geek.