Just One Shot
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I don't know them personally but I may have seen them at some of the gun shows.
Everyone knows a guy like this!
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Ohio Gun Guy
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To the guy whos dad is 82.....
It propably hurts his shoulder to shoot things with recoil. my Grandfather is about that old and he shoots .22 & .22mag. He still buys other stuff occasionally because he really likes them or has always wanted one. It probably dissapoints him as much but doesnt want to own up to his declining physical abilities.
BTW: He was a WW2 Crewman on the USS New Jersey (Battle Wagen).
It propably hurts his shoulder to shoot things with recoil. my Grandfather is about that old and he shoots .22 & .22mag. He still buys other stuff occasionally because he really likes them or has always wanted one. It probably dissapoints him as much but doesnt want to own up to his declining physical abilities.
BTW: He was a WW2 Crewman on the USS New Jersey (Battle Wagen).
huntsman
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This is good, a thread about what someone knows or doesn't know on a medium where things may or may not be as they seem.
As for what I know, I quote Sergeant Schultz “I know nothing……”
As for what I know, I quote Sergeant Schultz “I know nothing……”
AKElroy
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"I did a guy in Laos from a thousand yrds out. Maybe 3 guys in the world could have made that shot..."
Riggs
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Had a friend from church about 10 years ago who had guns and liked to sit around and shoot the breeze about them and how accurate they were (and how well he could shoot them). When asked where he got his shooting experience he would just say, "I am ex-military." But I could never get him to come to the range with me! Finally, after about 2 years he agreed to come and do some pistol shooting. Much to my surprise he could do exactly what he said he could. Turns out he WAS a former SEAL. Officer, no less! Sometimes you just can't tell. 
mcdonl
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I just have friends. I don't scrutinize and judge them on what they say about guns. Who cares, if they are friends and I like them that they are friends and I like them... faults and all.
I have a saying. "You are only as good to me behind my back as you are about others behind their backs...."
I have a saying. "You are only as good to me behind my back as you are about others behind their backs...."
Dr.Mall Ninja
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i know alot of people like that!
Jonah71
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I was a great shot....from age 11 to about 25. When I lost the sight in my right eye, I gave up shooting any kind of rifle. Was OK with handguns after that but never was able to shoot even close to above average. Now, that I'm a bit older, I just try to hit what I aim at from 25 yards or less (usually less). I feel confident I can still defend myself fast enough and accurately enough from the short distance of 25-30 feet with any of my handguns, but will never win any marksmanship awards. I know what it's like to feel real pain simply from too much adreniline pumping and how it feels to have pissed your pants without even realizing it until after the adreniline slows down and the shaking begins. Real fear can produce some very unexpected and unpredictable reactions. That's what I like about paper. It doesn't scare me a bit. I fire every handgun I own (with one exception) on a regular basis.
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Jonah71
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And btw, I don't know that much about handguns. Very little actually. I just try to learn everything I can about the ones I do own.
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Good God, this is why I quit using Myspace with any regularity awhile ago. Too many attention wh*res, posers, people trying to be more popular online than they are in real life, etc.
One of the things I've noticed in THR vs Myspace is that the gun related pics you see on Myspace are, for the most part, dudes trying to make themselves look badass by posing with a gat. On THR, I have not yet seen that, thank God! 90% plus of the pics I've seen on here are of just the gun, often in an artful pose.
After using Myspace for a short time before getting fed up and being off and on with Facebook and other sites, I now spend the vast majority of my time online on THR, my other forum, wikipedia, and The Wall Street Journal.
Good God, this is why I quit using Myspace with any regularity awhile ago. Too many attention wh*res, posers, people trying to be more popular online than they are in real life, etc.
One of the things I've noticed in THR vs Myspace is that the gun related pics you see on Myspace are, for the most part, dudes trying to make themselves look badass by posing with a gat. On THR, I have not yet seen that, thank God! 90% plus of the pics I've seen on here are of just the gun, often in an artful pose.
After using Myspace for a short time before getting fed up and being off and on with Facebook and other sites, I now spend the vast majority of my time online on THR, my other forum, wikipedia, and The Wall Street Journal.
No, I usually don't talk about guns unless it's here. My friends aren't in to them. I have been all my life and at 61, I would rather keep it to myself rather than get some anti, bent out of shape explaining why I have a gun or like guns or any of the usual time consuming questions.. Unless someone displays an interest, and asks me I don't bring it up. We have spoken many times about concealed carry, and not to get off track of this gentlman's post, to me concealed means hidden. And if you really want to hide something, you refrain from discussing it in public. It's like a secret, once revealed it's no longer a secret.
CoRoMo
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I know a guy who once told me he has an, "Atlantic Arms AR15. The same type that the Army is issued. Have you seen it? It is mounted on an arm that is attached to a metal body harness that they wear and when it recoils, it juts out to the side".
Hesitantly, I asked, what the brand name of the gun? "Atlantic Arms", he says.
And you own one? I ask. Yep! he replied.
The next time I was at his house, I asked to see that AR15 he told me about. Oops! He sold it not long ago.
Yeah right. I hate BS artists.
Hesitantly, I asked, what the brand name of the gun? "Atlantic Arms", he says.
And you own one? I ask. Yep! he replied.
The next time I was at his house, I asked to see that AR15 he told me about. Oops! He sold it not long ago.
Yeah right. I hate BS artists.
U.S.SFC_RET
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There are those who "try to fit in" and not to get in any deeper about it they are insecure. Some of see em a mile away long beforehand.
As a rule of thumb you are the company you keep.
As a rule of thumb you are the company you keep.
KevininPa
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Yeah. I know this Feeling
" It's been so long since I've got to the range I'm beginning to feel like this guy ......"
Got plenty of time. No work for awhile so my range time has been cut back SEVERELY! Used to be out every two to three weeks, now it's every-now-and-then. I reload but even my reloading is being rationed due to supplies being scarce or me not having funds at the time.
However, I was out just two weeks ago and found that my "cutting-men-in-half" skills haven't slipped too much. Though I have noticed a slip in accuracy. Of course that could be aging too! Just not ready to admit to getting close to the 1/2 century mark yet!
" It's been so long since I've got to the range I'm beginning to feel like this guy ......"
Got plenty of time. No work for awhile so my range time has been cut back SEVERELY! Used to be out every two to three weeks, now it's every-now-and-then. I reload but even my reloading is being rationed due to supplies being scarce or me not having funds at the time.
However, I was out just two weeks ago and found that my "cutting-men-in-half" skills
haven't slipped too much. Though I have noticed a slip in accuracy. Of course that could be aging too! Just not ready to admit to getting close to the 1/2 century mark yet!BADSBSNF81
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Don't know anyone like that. On any given day, with any given weapon, a friend I've had for over 30 years can beat me or lose to me. In our younger days I would shade him with a rifle and he was the same with a handgun. We would swap out weapons and never needed to adjust sights or scopes. These days with bi-focals, we can't quite do that. On a day when we're both "on", folks at a range can hardly believe some of the shots we make. Comes eaiser to some than others.
WardenWolf
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I've known people like this. They have all the cool toys, but they never use them. I personally don't get to the range as often as I would like, but I make up for it with nonfiring practice and intimate familiarity with every gun I own. I plan and practice the techniques for employing my firearms for self-defense. If something about the gun's handling just doesn't "work" for my purposes, I modify it until it does. Should I ever need to employ any of my firearms for self-defense, I know I am prepared. "Tactical" is a mindset, not an equipment set. Your equipment isn't going to save your life in an emergency. That gun won't aim itself or shoot by itself. That body armor won't put itself on. That jam won't clear itself and that mag won't change itself. It's up to YOU. I don't care what you have, if you don't use it properly it's of no use to you at all.
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Typical City Folk Can't Shoot!!!!
Typical City Folk Can't Shoot!!!!
Deckard
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I know a guy like this. He's always reading gun blogs and telling me about the latest stuff, his opinions on rifles and rounds, and talking about the next purchase he wants to make, but a few months ago I took him on a trip to the range with one of my shooting buddies and found out he's terrible. Just awful. Started him out on a .22 pistol and took him nearly two mags just to get on the paper. Its obvious he doesn't shoot much.
That said, I don't mind. I still enjoy talking with him and even though he's not at the range every weekend trying out his newest hand load he's still knowledgeable and makes some good points. You don't have to be an expert to be right sometimes. It's refreshing to meet someone with a genuine interest in firearms and maybe someday that will translate into interest at the range.
That said, I don't mind. I still enjoy talking with him and even though he's not at the range every weekend trying out his newest hand load he's still knowledgeable and makes some good points. You don't have to be an expert to be right sometimes. It's refreshing to meet someone with a genuine interest in firearms and maybe someday that will translate into interest at the range.
FROGO207
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I knew a guy like that once. I helped build his sailboat. It still sits in NY harbor 20 years later where it was delivered. Equipped with all the fancy stuff for that around the world trip. We did however put in a weapon locker for his 3 AR 15s and ammo "for pirates".
C-grunt
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Im known as the "gun guy" in my circle of friends. Most of my friends are shooters as well but they dont research like I do, ie... here and magazines. So I get asked my opinion a lot on guns and rounds.
I dont get to shoot very often, outside of work, as I live pretty far from the range and have a baby at home. The wife and I work opposite schedules so my days off are babysitting.
That being said I am a pretty decent shot. Back when I practiced routinely I would say I was good.
My buddy at work owns 3 guns. His duty Glock 22, his work 870 and a Colt 6940. That boy can shoot though. We always compete at our depts monthly competition. My boss is a collector. Owns over 100 guns, many of which he's never fired. But he still crushes us at the competitions, usually coming in the top 10.
I dont get to shoot very often, outside of work, as I live pretty far from the range and have a baby at home. The wife and I work opposite schedules so my days off are babysitting.
That being said I am a pretty decent shot. Back when I practiced routinely I would say I was good.
My buddy at work owns 3 guns. His duty Glock 22, his work 870 and a Colt 6940. That boy can shoot though. We always compete at our depts monthly competition. My boss is a collector. Owns over 100 guns, many of which he's never fired. But he still crushes us at the competitions, usually coming in the top 10.
I know several people exactly like the one described. One owns probably every Lou Horton gun-of-the-week ever made but does not shoot--rarely hunts. He will buy a new rifle and explain the virtues of it for months and then trade it off for something newer.
He owns reloading equipment but does not reload(most of it is Lee) and will extoll the virtues of various firearms at length. To hear him talk he is skilled in the extreme but numerous invites to local matches (for years) have produced no results.
Before I retired I met many armchair commandos at work who claimed to be champion shooter and hunters but none would ever go to matches with me or even to the range.
Talk/no do is common in the gun community.
He owns reloading equipment but does not reload(most of it is Lee) and will extoll the virtues of various firearms at length. To hear him talk he is skilled in the extreme but numerous invites to local matches (for years) have produced no results.
Before I retired I met many armchair commandos at work who claimed to be champion shooter and hunters but none would ever go to matches with me or even to the range.
Talk/no do is common in the gun community.
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