"Habit, mostly, I suppose," Natalia said, now seriously considering the question as she stood from her squat. "I've never made my own weapon before, but performing my own maintenance is calming. And..."
"Let me put it this way. I could, theoretically, make all the parts for a Chukavina. But were I to do so, if we even had the exacting machining for those tolerances-- I could not chamber it in 7,62 [millimeter] ammunition. They do not make 7,62 here, nor does even the Empire have the right kind of gunpowder. I would have to chamber it for Imperial standard rifle rounds." She shrugged. "At that point..."
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Date: 2024-12-16 01:30 am (UTC)"Let me put it this way. I could, theoretically, make all the parts for a Chukavina. But were I to do so, if we even had the exacting machining for those tolerances-- I could not chamber it in 7,62 [millimeter] ammunition. They do not make 7,62 here, nor does even the Empire have the right kind of gunpowder. I would have to chamber it for Imperial standard rifle rounds." She shrugged. "At that point..."