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RE: Ask a firearms enthusiast
June 7, 2023 at 4:40 pm
(This post was last modified: June 7, 2023 at 4:45 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
Whites of their eyes stuff right? I hear you...but then, you actually try it..and you're like "howsabout I do this from as far away as possible?" If he cant see me and I can barely see him, that;s just about perfect for me. It's even better if someone walks me in on an over the horizon shot with a tripod mounted gun. Hell, get a good 50 guys shooting at the same black dot rising over a berm. I guess it robs you of the personal satisfaction of knowing it was you that killed that douche...but....sacrifices....
Still, if you've got enough hate in your heart to press steel to another mans body and pull the trigger..let it out. Everything else is just business.
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RE: Ask a firearms enthusiast
June 7, 2023 at 5:08 pm
(June 7, 2023 at 4:40 pm)The Grand Nudger Wrote: Whites of their eyes stuff right? I hear you...but then, you actually try it..and you're like "howsabout I do this from as far away as possible?" If he cant see me and I can barely see him, that;s just about perfect for me. It's even better if someone walks me in on an over the horizon shot with a tripod mounted gun. Hell, get a good 50 guys shooting at the same black dot rising over a berm. I guess it robs you of the personal satisfaction of knowing it was you that killed that douche...but....sacrifices....
Still, if you've got enough hate in your heart to press steel to another mans body and pull the trigger..let it out. Everything else is just business.
*shrug* I've no objection to the professional killing of strangers, I just can't imagine doing it myself. I don't think I could kill someone who hadn't done me great personal harm. That's best left to you soldier-types.
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RE: Ask a firearms enthusiast
June 7, 2023 at 5:15 pm
When living on an Army base, some of us military wives were discussing the concept of who we would feel safer about following in the event of some sort of attack. There were a few who didn't seem capable of fighting their way from a wet paper bag and others we felt would get things done. I would put Nudger on the list of those I want to be behind.
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RE: Ask a firearms enthusiast
June 7, 2023 at 5:20 pm
(June 7, 2023 at 5:15 pm)arewethereyet Wrote: When living on an Army base, some of us military wives were discussing the concept of who we would feel safer about following in the event of some sort of attack. There were a few who didn't seem capable of fighting their way from a wet paper bag and others we felt would get things done. I would put Nudger on the list of those I want to be behind.
Just to be clear, I wasn’t making a dig at professional soldiery - if it came off that way, I am truly, TRULY sorry. I was just making the point that it’s a profession I’m not suited for.
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RE: Ask a firearms enthusiast
June 7, 2023 at 5:24 pm
I personally want an M7 105mm howitzer for a daily driver. Vintage cache and able to knock the fuck outta you at the same time. I've heard a Chaffee gets better mileage, though. 75mm should still cut through traffic on I-35.
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RE: Ask a firearms enthusiast
June 7, 2023 at 5:24 pm
(June 7, 2023 at 5:20 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: (June 7, 2023 at 5:15 pm)arewethereyet Wrote: When living on an Army base, some of us military wives were discussing the concept of who we would feel safer about following in the event of some sort of attack. There were a few who didn't seem capable of fighting their way from a wet paper bag and others we felt would get things done. I would put Nudger on the list of those I want to be behind.
Just to be clear, I wasn’t making a dig at professional soldiery - if it came off that way, I am truly, TRULY sorry. I was just making the point that it’s a profession I’m not suited for.
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I didn't take it that way at all! I just have learned over the last few years that Nudger is a guy who can get shit done. My husband, at that time, didn't make my 'I'd follow him' list. I earned rank for him with classes and test through the mail...no Internet yet. He didn't have the ambition and we needed more $$$. I learned a lot about weapons and such, just didn't keep that info filed away for future use.
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RE: Ask a firearms enthusiast
June 7, 2023 at 5:46 pm
I used to pound the jungle behind the pinnipeds, keeping the fraternal socialist brothers in the black pajamas off their butts. They always seemed happy to see/hear me.
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RE: Ask a firearms enthusiast
June 7, 2023 at 6:17 pm
(June 7, 2023 at 1:43 pm)zebo-the-fat Wrote: Never felt the need or want to be able kill someone at a distance, but then I don't live in the USA where there seems to be several mass shootings every month... you guys must like them!
People still won't sell me nukes...
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RE: Ask a firearms enthusiast
June 7, 2023 at 8:32 pm
(June 7, 2023 at 6:17 pm)The Valkyrie Wrote: People still won't sell me nukes...
Okay, so there IS a god. 
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RE: Ask a firearms enthusiast
June 7, 2023 at 8:39 pm
(June 7, 2023 at 4:22 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Yeah, the flamethrower thing was a joke. To be clear, I’m not anti-gun (not exactly pro-gun, either). I’m fortunate to live in a country that manages to combine a high rate of gun ownership with fairly extensive gun regulation and a low rate of violent crimes.
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