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May 28, 2013, 11:38 PM | #101 | |
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May 29, 2013, 01:43 PM | #105 |
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9mm Parrabellum went out of favor when the Antebellum Period started in the Deep South.
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May 29, 2013, 01:55 PM | #106 |
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Just read Rbid's post and was really worried about #35, then realized I didn't have anything to worry about. I use a surge protector and DHS can' get through that. Whew!
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May 29, 2013, 03:05 PM | #107 |
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Re: Goofy Things Said At Gun Shops
I just went to Gander Mountain and the gentleman there told a young lady who was looking for .22 lr that all they have is .22 shorts and those are basically blanks. I just gave a snort of derision and walked out.
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May 29, 2013, 04:24 PM | #108 | |
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May 29, 2013, 04:46 PM | #109 |
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What Newton meant was, "Every action with a .45 ACP produces a mushroom cloud."
It does in E.E. "Doc" Smith's sci-fi classic "The Skylark of Space". It's worth a read - microminiaturised atomic warheads packed into the noses of .45 ACP ball rounds, ranging in explosive power from 20mm HE equivalent all the way up to... well, some of the middleweight rounds will raise a mushroom cloud 90,000ft high. |
May 29, 2013, 05:01 PM | #110 | |
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I've actually seen counter guys talking people out of more expensive autos because the pump has that sound.
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May 29, 2013, 05:12 PM | #111 | |
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May 29, 2013, 05:14 PM | #112 |
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world record military sniper confirmed kill....
Im honestly not sure if it was the military sniper from Canada who used a .50BMG in 2002 or the more recent world record shot with a .338 Lapua rifle in Afganistan(UK sniper) but one of them had a kill by a huge amount of luck.
The bullet curved in flight and bounced up into a terrorist holding a heavy machine gun. Even the military sniper said the confirmed kill was a 1 in a million chance because of the extreme range. If the sniper told the true documented account it would sound like a gun shop story or boast. But it was true. |
May 29, 2013, 05:43 PM | #113 | |
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Meh. Cops are diffrent people from diffrent walks of life. Some are jerks, some are cool dudes.
Dad drives for a living and, thus, gets pulled over more often then average. He always announces that he carries as a curtasy and hands over his CCL with his DL. Last time, he ended up having to tell the officer he was going to be running late if he didn't get moving, because the officer had turned into a chatty cathy and wanted Dads opinion on some pistol options for the wife.
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Let's stick with the goofy things we hear at gun shops, guys, LEOs, good, bad or indifferent are not the topic.
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You have got to be kidding! So do the kids in Lady Antebellum carry .40S&W?
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May 29, 2013, 07:52 PM | #119 |
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small town security.....
I saw a recent clip of AMCs new unscripted series: Small Town Security.
The gang went into a local gun shop(fake as all get out). The "Chief" told the sales clerk she wanted a small handgun with knockdown power. All the clerk said was; "yes ma'am". Im sure sales clerks & shop mgrs nationwide hear that knockdown chestnut. |
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That, or .45 GAP. Same thing.
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And of course if you fired a parabellum round and an antebellum round so that they collided they would mutually annihilate each other produing pure energy.
(much like pasta and antipasto at Italian restaurants-you combine the two only at your own risk.) |
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Worse comments I've seen have invariably been some range or counter dude giving women advice on pistols for CC. Inevitably they are told to either get a tiny .380 (for lower recoil) or a .45 1911 (because nothing else is strong enough). The wife and I were at a public range. I had wandered off and she was getting ready to shoot a FS92 when some range jock unilaterally piped up that the pistol was too much for her and she should use a .380. After she emptied the mag into the red she just smiled at him. Last edited by zincwarrior; May 31, 2013 at 06:40 AM. |
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May 30, 2013, 09:47 AM | #125 |
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Talking to a fellow about surplus guns at the last gun show I attended :
"I have an all original, numbers matching Mauser K98 from Mitchells Mausers." Oh dear... |
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