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David K
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He who runs out of bullets first, comes in last!
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vandy
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Gypsy's recent posts remind me of a funny story....HIJACK!....
In Durango, CO a few years back, an acquaintance of mine (Edward "special ed" Pretzer) had had a few too many and drove his car off a rural road.
The La Plata County Sheriff's Department (can't find their own butts with both hands and a flashlight) found him dirty, disheveled, stinking of booze
and with a broken arm.
He, of course, explained that he was on a secret flight from the CIA that had crashed in the mountains.
The LPSD is still trying to squeeze him for the $15,000 Search and Rescue costs.
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pacificobob
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i would think someone married to a "secret agent" would be a bit more accomplished in keeping ones mouth shut.
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Pappy Jon
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| Quote: | must not be a very accurate shooter to need that many rounds...
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For practice. So one can become an accurate shooter.
"The association of flowers and warm-blooded love is more than a romantic convention; it is based upon one of the great advances in the evolution
of life." Ed Abbey
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monoloco
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It may not be a good idea to be broadcasting on the internet that you have 1000 rounds of ammo in Mexico. Just sayin'.
"The future ain't what it used to be"
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Martyman
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Ateo
Oh lighten up everyone. |
Exactly!
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mtgoat666
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Pappy Jon
| Quote: | | must not be a very accurate shooter to need that many rounds...
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For practice. So one can become an accurate shooter. |
why do you need to be accurate for home defense? just point in general direction and shoot.
most guns kept in home are more likely used to "accidentally" kill friends and family, so perhaps it is better to be inaccurate, eh?
probably best to shoot blanks, scares the thieves, but doesn't kill the grandkids or dogs 
secret agent man? what's the secret? 
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dasubergeek
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| Quote: | Originally posted by mtgoat666
| Quote: | Originally posted by Pappy Jon
| Quote: | | must not be a very accurate shooter to need that many rounds...
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For practice. So one can become an accurate shooter. |
why do you need to be accurate for home defense? just point in general direction and shoot.
most guns kept in home are more likely used to "accidentally" kill friends and family, so perhaps it is better to be inaccurate, eh?
probably best to shoot blanks, scares the thieves, but doesn't kill the grandkids or dogs
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Spoken like someone who's never touched a gun.
Let me ask you a question. When you pick up your kitchen knife to cut an onion, do you cut in the general direction of the onion? No, you cut the
f***ing onion. The same goes for a gun. You don't shoot vaguely near the target, you shoot the target.
Shooting blanks is a great idea until you discover that the home invader is armed. Or until he discovers you're not.
As for the ammunition, 1000 rounds is not exactly hoarding. I can go through a hundred shells in four games—two hours, max—at a skeet range. (Though
in my experience, the shortage of .22LR ammunition at Walmart has more to do with people convinced the government is buying up the ammo than the
government actually buying up the ammo.)
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Pappy Jon
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| Quote: | | For practice. So one can become an accurate shooter. |
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* why do you need to be accurate for home defense? just point in general direction and shoot.
* most guns kept in home are more likely used to "accidentally" kill friends and family, so perhaps it is better to be inaccurate, eh? probably best
to shoot blanks, scares the thieves, but doesn't kill the grandkids or dogs |
Those two statements contradict each other. You practice so you hit the bad guy/gal, not the dog, grand-kids, friends, or other family members. Why
would you want to shoot recklessly? That makes no sense.
Owning a firearm comes with responsibility. Knowing how to use it is part of that responsibility.
[Edited on 2-26-2014 by Pappy Jon]
[Edited on 2-26-2014 by Pappy Jon]
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jimgrms
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Wiles
What is the shelf life of ammo? |
I was using 45 cal ammo in viet nam,and it went bang real good
[Edited on 2-26-2014 by jimgrms]
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durrelllrobert
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
He who runs out of bullets first, comes in last! |
Bob Durrell
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bajaguy
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Ammo Life
Depends on the storage conditions.
In my Army days, we would function test small arms (.22cal to .50cal) and fixed ammunition (gun & cannon) at the Hawthorne Army Ammunition Plant
with headstamps/mfg dates as early as 1917 - they all worked as advertised
| Quote: | Originally posted by Wiles
What is the shelf life of ammo? |
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Bajajorge
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If properly stored ammo will last a very long time. I entered the military some 13 years after WWII and was using ammo from WWII then.
Why do Liberals insist and demand that achievers pay the way for nonachievers who are to lazy to succeed, or are just failures by their own choice?
Criminals prefer unarmed victims, dictators prefer unarmed subjects.
Why do ignorant people continue their blabbering when it only proves to others how stupid they are.
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redhilltown
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
He who runs out of bullets first, comes in last! |
I would think it would depend on how you did with the rounds you had BEFORE you ran out.
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