Seems legit......
Various versions of,
" I may not be able to hit a target but I only shoot deer with a light at night. I never miss them, no matter how far or fast. I just don't care for shooting in daylight because I never hunt until after dark. "
Just after failing to hit a 30" square paper target at 50 yards repeatedly. Not a sighting issue, as bullets were all over. Pitiful.
" I may not be able to hit a target but I only shoot deer with a light at night. I never miss them, no matter how far or fast. I just don't care for shooting in daylight because I never hunt until after dark. "
Just after failing to hit a 30" square paper target at 50 yards repeatedly. Not a sighting issue, as bullets were all over. Pitiful.
"The .22LR is the most deadly round because it doesn't have enough power to go through you. I heard of a guy that got shot in the head and the bullet was found in his foot!"
True story. lol!
True story. lol!
At the range this weekend the old timer next to me said that the trg-22 was too heavy to hunt with....but ...... His sks was a better choice because it was light....
That Mr. Rogers was a badass Marine Sniper/Navy Seal in Vietnam.
lol...
I remember a guy telling me that once. Surprising number of people actually believe it.
For real!! being that memorial day just past, I have seen the same article floating around Facebook all fucking day about Lee Marvin, Mr. Rodgers, and Captain Kangaroo all being some badass special force dudes. I pissed 2 people off when I commented that it was fake. lol Some people need to seriously do a simple google fact check before they post some of this shit.
From this thread:
Secret service agent told me "yeah we don't have super tacticool rifles like that thing(pointing at my bone stock AW), but we have to be able to shoot 3in groups at 1000yds everytime or we get bumped off the sniper detail."
I looked right at him and asked if they were using tactical rifles to make that happen everytime!?!
Secret service agent looked confused "No, Bone stock Remington's"
I said "sweet dude...."
I looked right at him and asked if they were using tactical rifles to make that happen everytime!?!
Secret service agent looked confused "No, Bone stock Remington's"
I said "sweet dude...."
Had a guy tell me he could hit prairie dogs at 1000 yards at with an open sighted AR15. I just wish my eyes were that good....
The current powder shortage is caused by a small group of grumpy old men who have their closets stacked full while everyone else suffers....it is most likely this same small group who pooled their 401K funds for the group buy of the decade with powder valley. After they bought everything available....they continued the abuse by placing astronomical back orders to further crash the fragile supply chain.
The current powder shortage is caused by a small group of grumpy old men who have their closets stacked full while everyone else suffers....it is most likely this same small group who pooled their 401K funds for the group buy of the decade with powder valley. After they bought everything available....they continued the abuse by placing astronomical back orders to further crash the fragile supply chain.
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my wife just got an email last week saying that shit. something about he wore the sweater to cover up all his ink and stuff. I told her google it. took about 5 seconds to see it was fake, but it was a fun fantasy...
I've heard about 5 versions of this
"We don't ship to alaska, we only ship to the United states"
After about a 2 hour raft trip. One of the ladies asks me in all seriousness, is this where we started?
"We don't ship to alaska, we only ship to the United states"
After about a 2 hour raft trip. One of the ladies asks me in all seriousness, is this where we started?
Got into and discussion with a liberal about gun control, it was funny, sad and extremely frustrating. Below would a be a direct quote from them
"Imposing taxes on gun owners, taxing ammo, national gun registration, banning guns/ hi cap mags, and restricting access to other guns and mags in not infringing on your right to own a gun"
"Imposing taxes on gun owners, taxing ammo, national gun registration, banning guns/ hi cap mags, and restricting access to other guns and mags in not infringing on your right to own a gun"
Most stupid thing I've ever been told (or heard):
So and so's has Varget in stock.
So and so's has Varget in stock.
Too bad you're in CA gstaylorg. I have a couple 8lb'ers I could help you out with.
Thanks for the thought, I appreciate it. Fortunately, I'm ok on Varget for the time being. It just makes me laugh every time someone posts (or I hear) so and so has Varget; by the time I get there, the Varget isn't. I'm starting to believe they may have quit making it (LOL).
I thought these guys were made up, but I met a guy at the range and he said is friend has the world record in long range shooting,
Ohh really??? I replied.....
Ya, he says, he can shoot an antelope in the head at a mile away...,
Wow! I said... That is amazing!!
He then returned to "breaking in" his new barrel. Which consisted of 30 min wait times between shots with solvent soaking in his barrel the whole 30 mins... In between his shots..... Come to think of it.... I never saw him shoot. Just scrubbing his damn barrel the the whole 2 hours I was there.
So, guys, the idiots do exist.
Ohh really??? I replied.....
Ya, he says, he can shoot an antelope in the head at a mile away...,
Wow! I said... That is amazing!!
He then returned to "breaking in" his new barrel. Which consisted of 30 min wait times between shots with solvent soaking in his barrel the whole 30 mins... In between his shots..... Come to think of it.... I never saw him shoot. Just scrubbing his damn barrel the the whole 2 hours I was there.
So, guys, the idiots do exist.
It seems snopes.com: Captain Kangaroo and Lee Marvin
Actor Lee Marvin fought in the Pacific theater during <nobr>World War II,</nobr> received a Purple Heart, and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
Read more at snopes.com: Captain Kangaroo and Lee Marvin
He must have been on the Presidential protection detail that gets the good scotch and hookers.
At little Indian creek conservation gun range. Had a guy tell me he has first dibs on the trash can. Me being the ass I can be, had a lip full of chew and spit in the trash and said ok and walked away
yeah that is true, but the article I was refering to said he was injuered on Mt Suribachi during Imo Jima. also said he recieved the navy cross. beither of which are true. Captain Kangaroo joined the USMC too late to see any action, but the article said he was a badass killer during WWII.
".22LR is the most deadly caliber because the bullets are so light, they enter the body and ricochet around off bones, causing massive damage. More powerful calibers just go straight through and don't cause hardly any damage."
".22LR is the best for self defense because more people are shot every year with a .22 than anything else."
".22LR is the best for self defense because more people are shot every year with a .22 than anything else."
Among the stupid things I hear:
.22 will not kill a deer
.223 will not kill a deer (been said here a few times)
Run in a zig-zag from a gunman and you can't be shot
A concealed handgun can be deployed faster than a knife
You NEED to break in an AR barrel
The gun shows I attend and sell at are a marvelous place for stupid crap.
At the last one, I had a guy argue with me in all seriousness that he only uses hollow point .223/5.56 because the design of the hp caused a disruption of the negative airpocket behind the round and made it spin side to side and end over end. When I said "you mean they make a round that keyholes on purpose out of the barrel?", he said "no, there is a difference between keyholing and tumbling in flight. Keyholing is an accident." He claimed that the unpredictable flight patterns were still highly accurate.
He tried using all sorts of "physics and science" to explain pure BS.
The guy at the table beside me was laughing the whole time. When the tumble guy left I had to sit down and regain what few brain cells I had left.
.22 will not kill a deer
.223 will not kill a deer (been said here a few times)
Run in a zig-zag from a gunman and you can't be shot
A concealed handgun can be deployed faster than a knife
You NEED to break in an AR barrel
The gun shows I attend and sell at are a marvelous place for stupid crap.
At the last one, I had a guy argue with me in all seriousness that he only uses hollow point .223/5.56 because the design of the hp caused a disruption of the negative airpocket behind the round and made it spin side to side and end over end. When I said "you mean they make a round that keyholes on purpose out of the barrel?", he said "no, there is a difference between keyholing and tumbling in flight. Keyholing is an accident." He claimed that the unpredictable flight patterns were still highly accurate.
He tried using all sorts of "physics and science" to explain pure BS.
The guy at the table beside me was laughing the whole time. When the tumble guy left I had to sit down and regain what few brain cells I had left.
I also have also noticed at shows that people feel compelled to ask me about or tell me about illegal activities with their weapons, or their plans to convert them.
I stopped a guy mid sale and told him I could not sell to him, and he got all pissed off and asked why. I replied to him that he had just TOLD me he was going to commit a felony with it and he was too stupid to own a firearm.
I stopped a guy mid sale and told him I could not sell to him, and he got all pissed off and asked why. I replied to him that he had just TOLD me he was going to commit a felony with it and he was too stupid to own a firearm.
"You need 1000 foot pounds of energy to humanely kill a whitetail deer." This nonsense is even printed in most major gun rags as the gospel truth. More deer (and elk, moose, caribou, and pronghorn) have fallen to the lowly 22 LR than any cartridge with the possible exception of the 30-30. And don't forget the old muskets and other weak-sauce muzzleloaders. Oh yeah, and arrows. Lots of fucking arrows.
"I can hit a milk jug with my muzzleloader at 900 yards, offhand." This from a dear old friend who shoots maxi balls out of a CVA Hawken fifty caliber with the buckhorn rear sight and bead front. While I'm sure a precision long range shooter with a Whitworth or Sharps could make that shot from prone with a good Soule-type sight, I doubt even the best in the world could do it with his setup, standing unsupported.
"My [insert caliber here] shoots perfectly flat/ doesn't drop. You just hold right on from point blank to 500 yards and that's where it hits." I believe we've ALL heard this one.
"I'm the only one in this room qualified to carry a gun", from a cop who proceeded to shoot himself in the foot in a classroom full of grade schoolers.
"Desert Eagles shoot lead bullets fine!" I was a range officer and mentioned to a fellow that had a brand-new DE (with a mag full of lead slugs sitting next to it) that it was recommended he not use "naked" bullets in it due to the gas system. He sneered at me, slapped the mag home, dropped the slide/bolt, and proceeded to turn his beautiful 44 magnum into a magazine-fed single shot. The word "chagrined" came to mind...
"I can hit a milk jug with my muzzleloader at 900 yards, offhand." This from a dear old friend who shoots maxi balls out of a CVA Hawken fifty caliber with the buckhorn rear sight and bead front. While I'm sure a precision long range shooter with a Whitworth or Sharps could make that shot from prone with a good Soule-type sight, I doubt even the best in the world could do it with his setup, standing unsupported.
"My [insert caliber here] shoots perfectly flat/ doesn't drop. You just hold right on from point blank to 500 yards and that's where it hits." I believe we've ALL heard this one.
"I'm the only one in this room qualified to carry a gun", from a cop who proceeded to shoot himself in the foot in a classroom full of grade schoolers.
"Desert Eagles shoot lead bullets fine!" I was a range officer and mentioned to a fellow that had a brand-new DE (with a mag full of lead slugs sitting next to it) that it was recommended he not use "naked" bullets in it due to the gas system. He sneered at me, slapped the mag home, dropped the slide/bolt, and proceeded to turn his beautiful 44 magnum into a magazine-fed single shot. The word "chagrined" came to mind...
A guy near me posted a rifle for sale on a local Facebook gun page. Browning A-Bolt I believe. Claimed it will shoot 2" groups at 700 yards. All the comments up to that point were "good shooting" and "someone needs to buy this" etc. I wanted to call him out but was afraid he might be a Hide member.
Some random dude, "You should bed the action on that"
Me, "It's all one piece"
Dude, "What idiot would make that a rifle like that!?"
Me, "this small company in England called accuracy international, they make okay stuff"
Dude, "hmmm...never heard of them"
Me, "It's all one piece"
Dude, "What idiot would make that a rifle like that!?"
Me, "this small company in England called accuracy international, they make okay stuff"
Dude, "hmmm...never heard of them"
Don't believe any thing ya hear Kid. We "pooled our 401Ks" and bought the whole Company!!! Now they ship direct to us! And keep your nose out of my closet, you nosey little puissant!!!!LLL
A gardner saw my 82nd ABN sticker on the truck and told me he was a Green Beret in 'Nam but really worked for the CIA. Then he asked me if I had ever zip lined between two C-130's at 15K feet. "No, that sounds dangerous and impractical." "Well, we would just do it for fun," he replies. Then he said I should drop LSD and go jump with some old buddies that are still in since I was out of the Army. My only questions were, how I am supposed to get LSD and secondly, how do I get manifested for a jump without being in the Army?
A corporate investigator for a major casino told me I could not CC at work only because I was never a police officer and the property can't have a bunch of unqualified civilians who can't shoot carrying guns. Then he actually showed up to a steel challenge one night and qual'd last place with a draw of over 2 seconds, just behind my wife who was brand new to shooting. We made fun of him every single chance we got, relentlessly.
A corporate investigator for a major casino told me I could not CC at work only because I was never a police officer and the property can't have a bunch of unqualified civilians who can't shoot carrying guns. Then he actually showed up to a steel challenge one night and qual'd last place with a draw of over 2 seconds, just behind my wife who was brand new to shooting. We made fun of him every single chance we got, relentlessly.
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When discussing the necessity of a genuinely accurate rifle to be competitive in tactical comps, someone inevitably mentions what gear is represented in the winner's circle of said matches, and then this...
"Those guys would still win with a (fill in the blank 1 MOA type) rifle."
"Those guys would still win with a (fill in the blank 1 MOA type) rifle."
This weekend at the range by a guy shooting an AR-15:
"If you push forward on the pistol grip and pull backward on the bipod, it's a bullseye every time."
He had a 9-13" bipod all the way up. The AR was on a shooting table, and he was squatting behind the rifle, not even sitting on the table. And the AR-15 was scoped. He was pulling on the left bipod leg with his left arm and pushing forward on the grip with his shooting hand. Just slapping the trigger when he fired.
He was also shooting at 50 yards and his groups were like 6-8" all over the place.
I wanted to laugh so bad.
"If you push forward on the pistol grip and pull backward on the bipod, it's a bullseye every time."
He had a 9-13" bipod all the way up. The AR was on a shooting table, and he was squatting behind the rifle, not even sitting on the table. And the AR-15 was scoped. He was pulling on the left bipod leg with his left arm and pushing forward on the grip with his shooting hand. Just slapping the trigger when he fired.
He was also shooting at 50 yards and his groups were like 6-8" all over the place.
I wanted to laugh so bad.
This thread... Jesus.
Went to the range with my cheap ass Stevens 200 rifle to zero with a new batch of ammo. When I got there, there's three guys standing around what appeared to be a Sendero. I didn't investigate much but it looked like a nice setup. I sat down and set up. Listening all the while. I'm hearing blips of "I don't understand", "it's shooting so high" in between shots. I zeroed at 100 and moved down the line to the table next to them to shoot the 300 yard gong for fun. I get set up, and I can't stand it any longer and ask, "you guys having problems?" The condescending looks I got were indescribable. "Ya it's shooting feet high at 100 and my scope is bottomed out..." I look and he has a one piece base with "20 MOA" scribed on the side, and a one piece AR style scope mount with "20 MOA" scribed on it. I said "it looks like you have too much elevation in your mounts." His reply, "What makes you the expert?" I sat back down and rang the gong 3 times in quick succession, packed up, tipped my hat to them and left.
Went to the range with my cheap ass Stevens 200 rifle to zero with a new batch of ammo. When I got there, there's three guys standing around what appeared to be a Sendero. I didn't investigate much but it looked like a nice setup. I sat down and set up. Listening all the while. I'm hearing blips of "I don't understand", "it's shooting so high" in between shots. I zeroed at 100 and moved down the line to the table next to them to shoot the 300 yard gong for fun. I get set up, and I can't stand it any longer and ask, "you guys having problems?" The condescending looks I got were indescribable. "Ya it's shooting feet high at 100 and my scope is bottomed out..." I look and he has a one piece base with "20 MOA" scribed on the side, and a one piece AR style scope mount with "20 MOA" scribed on it. I said "it looks like you have too much elevation in your mounts." His reply, "What makes you the expert?" I sat back down and rang the gong 3 times in quick succession, packed up, tipped my hat to them and left.
I walked into a gun store to pick up a .22 my wife wanted. Found the gun, and proceeded to purchase. The salesman and I were talking and he asked why I was getting it. I said that mrs. match-grade wants it to keep in her car.
"For self defense??" he asks.
I said "yes"
"oh hell, a .22 is just going to piss some one off. She needs a .40"
I said "A belly full of .22 is going to leave someone a little more than pissed off. Put the gun back in the counter." Took my paperwork, license and money and left the store."
I have even heard that bullshit spouted off about 9mm. Normally by some fool with a .40 or .45. Never by any other caliber carrier.
"For self defense??" he asks.
I said "yes"
"oh hell, a .22 is just going to piss some one off. She needs a .40"
I said "A belly full of .22 is going to leave someone a little more than pissed off. Put the gun back in the counter." Took my paperwork, license and money and left the store."
I have even heard that bullshit spouted off about 9mm. Normally by some fool with a .40 or .45. Never by any other caliber carrier.
One time being checked by the coot and carp police and being legal I might add....... I was asked the question by the fish cop, do you know what caliber is the all time deer killer.? yup, I replied. 22lr. he looked a little surprised but just nodded his head.
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Obviously the 45 acp is the greatest handgun caliber of all time because................of the ones I have had, I liked it best. So now that age old debate is settled:
The best self defense gun is the one you can use effectively.
While not my first choice, My 22lr is the only handgun I can rapid fire ONE handed and still maintain reasonable accuracy. 12 successive head shots would be bound to piss off anyone if they had not already died after the first one or two.
Using "whatever works" is the first rule of fighting.
The best self defense gun is the one you can use effectively.
While not my first choice, My 22lr is the only handgun I can rapid fire ONE handed and still maintain reasonable accuracy. 12 successive head shots would be bound to piss off anyone if they had not already died after the first one or two.
Using "whatever works" is the first rule of fighting.
Ummmm, okay...
"a 22lr is all you need for self defense and big game."
better than nothing does not make it good. but if i had to choose between a 22lr and a sling shot the 22lr will win 99 percent of the time
better than nothing does not make it good. but if i had to choose between a 22lr and a sling shot the 22lr will win 99 percent of the time
This was my conversation with a guy in VA last night;
Him-"I have a 50"
Me-"Oh yeah, which model?"
Him-"A barrel"
Me-"Hmm, never heard of that one."
Him-"The gas goes down the barrel, into the stock where there's a spring and then it goes back forward and is blown out the side. When you shoot it, it's like peww, peww."
Me-"sounds cool"
Idiot
Him-"I have a 50"
Me-"Oh yeah, which model?"
Him-"A barrel"
Me-"Hmm, never heard of that one."
Him-"The gas goes down the barrel, into the stock where there's a spring and then it goes back forward and is blown out the side. When you shoot it, it's like peww, peww."
Me-"sounds cool"
Idiot
My son who lives in Texas has/had not sure if he still knows the guy, but he shoots 1200 yard five shot groups and can cover them with a quarter. I asked my son if he seen this guy do it. My son got a little mad because I was skeptical. I told him if this guy was that good the Government would have him as the ultimate Sniper somewhere. My son and this guy were supposed to meet up the weekend of this conversation to prove how great shot he was, but I never heard back and that was three years ago.
A guy at work is an ex felon that got his rights back. He knew I was into long range shooting and wanted to know what he should get. I told him to start with a Rem 700p in 308 that it would be a good starter gun. He then wanted to know about scopes I told him Night Force. So what does he do he buys an AR with an Acog. This was two years ago.
Last Christmas he was he was wanting something different I found a Rem 700p for $700 and the Gun Store said they would deal on that price. He said he couldn't do it right now but wanted to get a different sight for his AR because he wanted to shoot long range with his AR. I told him Night Force again and then he can switch that later to a dedicated long range rifle. He said he couldn't afford the NF and wanted something cheaper I told him the minimum would be an SWFA in 3 to 15 power range. So he buys that in Feb this year. He has shot maybe 20 rounds with it and doesn't like it because it doesn't have enough Power in the optics.
Sometimes you can't win for losing.
A guy at work is an ex felon that got his rights back. He knew I was into long range shooting and wanted to know what he should get. I told him to start with a Rem 700p in 308 that it would be a good starter gun. He then wanted to know about scopes I told him Night Force. So what does he do he buys an AR with an Acog. This was two years ago.
Last Christmas he was he was wanting something different I found a Rem 700p for $700 and the Gun Store said they would deal on that price. He said he couldn't do it right now but wanted to get a different sight for his AR because he wanted to shoot long range with his AR. I told him Night Force again and then he can switch that later to a dedicated long range rifle. He said he couldn't afford the NF and wanted something cheaper I told him the minimum would be an SWFA in 3 to 15 power range. So he buys that in Feb this year. He has shot maybe 20 rounds with it and doesn't like it because it doesn't have enough Power in the optics.
Sometimes you can't win for losing.
Lady at academy told me that if she sold me more than two boxes of .22 they would lose their FFL.
Must have been those new ballistic .22 rounds. Potent.
Passing through a town I see a gun store and dip in. As I approach the counter I see a NF ATACR on the counter and stacks of optics boxes behind. So I ask, "Do you have any Night Force BEASTs?" He replies, "Huh?" I explain what the BEAST is and he responds, "Well I consider this their beast model, and it's on sale!"
I later told my buddy the story to which he replied, it's like you asked for a S Class Mercedes and he showed you a C Class and told you he considers it an S Class, and that's good enough.
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I later told my buddy the story to which he replied, it's like you asked for a S Class Mercedes and he showed you a C Class and told you he considers it an S Class, and that's good enough.
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That last one... I would have lost my cool. Not okay.
Everything in this thread
http://www.snipershide.com/shooting...st-bull-shizzle-someone-told-you-serious.html
http://www.snipershide.com/shooting...st-bull-shizzle-someone-told-you-serious.html
Piston AR's don't need buffers or springs.. 
Bought a new 9mm m&p shield and 300 rds. The gun counter guy said you'll never be able to shoot all those bullets in one session.
I said thanks for all your help and left thinking how bizarre someone wouldn't put 300 rds through a new pistol.
I said thanks for all your help and left thinking how bizarre someone wouldn't put 300 rds through a new pistol.
