TIK: thanks for the honest evaluation. The story was originally written for a Preparedness/Survival forum (Frugal Squirrels) and cross-posted over here by request.
The audience at Frugal's is VERY Gun savvy, and would know the difference; and would call you on it if you made a firearms mistake.
If your tastes run to well-developed characters, you might want to surf on over to the Frugal Squirrels forum, and check out the Patriot Fiction Forums. My handle is the same over there. , and I'd reccomend North To Alaska, Escape From the Rat Race, and Allakaket Airlines - A trilogy by me. North to Alaska is the story of a middle-aged hunter stranded in Alaska by a bush plane accident, and his long-term survival.
I don't know if Dennis appreciates anyone posting links to other forums, so if you're interested in reading it, and not already a member at Frugal Squirrel's, please e-mail or PM me, and I'll e-mail you the link to the story.
Fleataxi