as well as a lot of other gear, tactics, etc, in 1978. He'd used the sneak and peek mobile tactics in Nam, Laos, and Central America, for years. He'd used silenced pcs to brain people, too.
We were discussing my doing merc work in Rhodesia. I asked him if 120 rds of (noisy) 223's would be enough for me to carry while on such "missions". . He said:", yeah, for YOU. You can SHOOT.