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l a u r e n wrote: i was shocked what a hollow point 7.62 round did to a human like object Try 375 Holland-Holland :) If you don't fear anything you could always try 700 Nitro Express. Guaranteed pain! (after having been thrown like a mitten by the recoil). Personally I prefer 9mm pistols or .357 mag revolvers. .44 mag is fun too, but the monetary pain is greater than the pleasure near-orgasm you get when firing them. :(( -- Serial killers don't kill their boyfriends.
Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: but the monetary pain is greater than the pleasure near-orgasm you get when firing them Jörgen, you worry me when you say things like that.
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Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: but the monetary pain is greater than the pleasure near-orgasm you get when firing them Jörgen, you worry me when you say things like that.
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaCrikey! ain't life grand?
You've never fired a .44 mag revolver before huh? :rolleyes: It's so good you need to smoke afterwards. :-D Seriously though, handguns are fun. Firstly, it's a fun sport. Secondly, when you're done practicing there are always some cans and what-not you can shoot at. It really brings your inner child to life. The sound, the gun smoke, the element of danger, the sight (fire a gun when it's dark and you'll know what I mean), are exhilarating. -- Serial killers don't kill their boyfriends.
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You've never fired a .44 mag revolver before huh? :rolleyes: It's so good you need to smoke afterwards. :-D Seriously though, handguns are fun. Firstly, it's a fun sport. Secondly, when you're done practicing there are always some cans and what-not you can shoot at. It really brings your inner child to life. The sound, the gun smoke, the element of danger, the sight (fire a gun when it's dark and you'll know what I mean), are exhilarating. -- Serial killers don't kill their boyfriends.
Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: fire a gun when it's dark and you'll know what I mean Yeah, it's awesome... I used to have a .243 cal Browning rifle - great long distance shooter - that put out a flame about 6 feet long at night. Incredible sight. People who shoot for the first time are usually amazed at how very hard it is to actually hit something with a pistol. A rifle is easier, but it's still a tremendous challenge to hold an accurate pattern. My skills have certainly been diminished by going too long without serious practice; Lauren hit more targets than I did, even at relatively close range. Time for me to get out there and practice!
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l a u r e n wrote: was shocked what a hollow point 7.62 round did to a human like object What rifle were you using? I had many a black eye from the recoil on our FNC1. We used to use 7.62 in our rifles, then changed to NATO standard 5.56. I preferred the range (600m) and power of the 7.62, but we get more rounds/mag now and less range.
R Jones wrote: What rifle were you using? It's an AK-47, manufactured in Egypt by the Maadi Company. The same simple, reliable design, but slightly less polished in manufacturing. IIRC, FN makes a line of AKs too, though their quality is world renowned.
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Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: fire a gun when it's dark and you'll know what I mean Yeah, it's awesome... I used to have a .243 cal Browning rifle - great long distance shooter - that put out a flame about 6 feet long at night. Incredible sight. People who shoot for the first time are usually amazed at how very hard it is to actually hit something with a pistol. A rifle is easier, but it's still a tremendous challenge to hold an accurate pattern. My skills have certainly been diminished by going too long without serious practice; Lauren hit more targets than I did, even at relatively close range. Time for me to get out there and practice!
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- Proposed Sign at CA/AZ Border> that put out a flame about 6 feet long at night. Incredible sight. Sounds like quite the fireworks! :) Have you ever tried black powder guns and/or rifles? I have yet to try them out when it's dark, but I've seen pictures. My god! It looks like a friggin fire thrower! And then there's the very low pitch *boom* that you get with black powder firearms. You don't hear much, but you can feel it pound your body. Too bad it takes forever to lock and load.. But I guess that's part of the charm. :) > People who shoot for the first time are usually amazed at how very hard it is to actually hit something with a pistol. A rifle is easier The difference is like between day and night! I borrowed a .22lr semi automatic rifle (with a 50 round mag - quite the toy! :-D) from a guy at the local gun club. I shot at a plastic bottle at 50 meters (55 yards), and had it do the waltz for me. With a gun at that distance, I'm happy if I manage to hit the bottle! When I see people do 50 out of 50 points in the free pistol competitions (.22lr one shot guns) I'm an awe. > My skills have certainly been diminished by going too long without serious practice I haven't been shooting much this summer. :( Luckily there's a revolver duel competition and a magnum competition coming up soon, so I'll be spending less time behind the monitor real soon now. :) Oh btw, the duel is not an old school duel ;) You fire at a swinging/rotating target which is only visible for 2 (or was it 3?) seconds. > Lauren hit more targets than I did, even at relatively close range. Time for me to get out there and practice! Women are generally better shooters - at least in shorter competitions where you don't have to use the muscles for a longer period of time. From what I've seen they are much better at concentraging and aiming than men. So you better practice some extra! :) -- Serial killers don't kill their boyfriends.
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> that put out a flame about 6 feet long at night. Incredible sight. Sounds like quite the fireworks! :) Have you ever tried black powder guns and/or rifles? I have yet to try them out when it's dark, but I've seen pictures. My god! It looks like a friggin fire thrower! And then there's the very low pitch *boom* that you get with black powder firearms. You don't hear much, but you can feel it pound your body. Too bad it takes forever to lock and load.. But I guess that's part of the charm. :) > People who shoot for the first time are usually amazed at how very hard it is to actually hit something with a pistol. A rifle is easier The difference is like between day and night! I borrowed a .22lr semi automatic rifle (with a 50 round mag - quite the toy! :-D) from a guy at the local gun club. I shot at a plastic bottle at 50 meters (55 yards), and had it do the waltz for me. With a gun at that distance, I'm happy if I manage to hit the bottle! When I see people do 50 out of 50 points in the free pistol competitions (.22lr one shot guns) I'm an awe. > My skills have certainly been diminished by going too long without serious practice I haven't been shooting much this summer. :( Luckily there's a revolver duel competition and a magnum competition coming up soon, so I'll be spending less time behind the monitor real soon now. :) Oh btw, the duel is not an old school duel ;) You fire at a swinging/rotating target which is only visible for 2 (or was it 3?) seconds. > Lauren hit more targets than I did, even at relatively close range. Time for me to get out there and practice! Women are generally better shooters - at least in shorter competitions where you don't have to use the muscles for a longer period of time. From what I've seen they are much better at concentraging and aiming than men. So you better practice some extra! :) -- Serial killers don't kill their boyfriends.
Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: they are much better at concentraging Was that a typo, or a freudian slip?:laugh: Black powder is definitely fun; I built my own Hawken rifle years ago as part of my kit for Buckskinning. What a hoot! But, as you mention, it's a pain to have to reload every shot, and a bit risky if there's any hot ash left in the barrel when you add the next charge.:omg: At .50 cal backed by 50 - 70 gr of black powder, it kicks like a mule! It's amazing that people here won a war of independence shooting weapons even more primitive.
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Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: they are much better at concentraging Was that a typo, or a freudian slip?:laugh: Black powder is definitely fun; I built my own Hawken rifle years ago as part of my kit for Buckskinning. What a hoot! But, as you mention, it's a pain to have to reload every shot, and a bit risky if there's any hot ash left in the barrel when you add the next charge.:omg: At .50 cal backed by 50 - 70 gr of black powder, it kicks like a mule! It's amazing that people here won a war of independence shooting weapons even more primitive.
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- Proposed Sign at CA/AZ Border> Was that a typo, or a freudian slip? A bit of both perhaps :laugh: -- You know me. I sure know you.. Everyone of you!
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my platoon chief used to tell me that "pain is cowardness leaving your body". heat is just sweat leaving your body. the next time you face such heat it'll be a breeze. :) -- Serial killers don't kill their boyfriends.
Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: my platoon chief So you're a Viking sailor. ;P Vikram.
The use of COBOL cripples the mind; its teaching should, therefore, be regarded as a criminal offence.- Dijkstra KI klike KDE kand kuse kit, kbut KI kmust kadmit, kstarting kall knames kwith K kis ksilly. KI khope kthey kwill kgive kup kthis kwhole kscheme ksoon kand kcome kup kwith kreal knames. pI vThink aHungarian nNotation vIs iA aWonderful nThing cAnd pEveryone avShould vUse pIt aAll dThe nTime, adNo nMatter pWhat dThe nContext, adEven adWhen vSpeaking.
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Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: my platoon chief So you're a Viking sailor. ;P Vikram.
The use of COBOL cripples the mind; its teaching should, therefore, be regarded as a criminal offence.- Dijkstra KI klike KDE kand kuse kit, kbut KI kmust kadmit, kstarting kall knames kwith K kis ksilly. KI khope kthey kwill kgive kup kthis kwhole kscheme ksoon kand kcome kup kwith kreal knames. pI vThink aHungarian nNotation vIs iA aWonderful nThing cAnd pEveryone avShould vUse pIt aAll dThe nTime, adNo nMatter pWhat dThe nContext, adEven adWhen vSpeaking.
Far from it.. I was in the army. I never saw a boat once. :) -- You know me. I sure know you.. Everyone of you!
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l a u r e n wrote: am happy here :) That's great! Any idea when you're going home next? We booked our tickets for 23 Jan - 14 Feb yesterday. It feels sooooo good! :jig:
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Far from it.. I was in the army. I never saw a boat once. :) -- You know me. I sure know you.. Everyone of you!
:checks dictionary, then slaps forehead: Vikram.
The use of COBOL cripples the mind; its teaching should, therefore, be regarded as a criminal offence.- Dijkstra KI klike KDE kand kuse kit, kbut KI kmust kadmit, kstarting kall knames kwith K kis ksilly. KI khope kthey kwill kgive kup kthis kwhole kscheme ksoon kand kcome kup kwith kreal knames. pI vThink aHungarian nNotation vIs iA aWonderful nThing cAnd pEveryone avShould vUse pIt aAll dThe nTime, adNo nMatter pWhat dThe nContext, adEven adWhen vSpeaking.
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:checks dictionary, then slaps forehead: Vikram.
The use of COBOL cripples the mind; its teaching should, therefore, be regarded as a criminal offence.- Dijkstra KI klike KDE kand kuse kit, kbut KI kmust kadmit, kstarting kall knames kwith K kis ksilly. KI khope kthey kwill kgive kup kthis kwhole kscheme ksoon kand kcome kup kwith kreal knames. pI vThink aHungarian nNotation vIs iA aWonderful nThing cAnd pEveryone avShould vUse pIt aAll dThe nTime, adNo nMatter pWhat dThe nContext, adEven adWhen vSpeaking.
Don't worry about it. It's useless knowledge unless you'll join the army. :) -- You know me. I sure know you.. Everyone of you!