I was under the impression that the Kino was designed for the reliability of the carbine gas system in the 12.5 and the longer sight radius of the middy.
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"There are 550 million firearms on this planet. That's one firearm for every 12 people. The question is... How do we arm the other 11?" Lord of War.
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