tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post1001321748614192398..comments2024-03-28T20:53:49.167-04:00Comments on The Adventures of Roberta X: Am I The Only One?Roberta Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-72459468039685113762011-03-09T09:24:23.510-05:002011-03-09T09:24:23.510-05:00Roberta, thanks for the inspiration. I started to ...Roberta, thanks for the inspiration. I started to respond (with wookie suit and everything) but it's really a post of its own.<br /><br />I'll give a preview: We *should* be able to build MG skills - as per the 2A - and it's one of the most unconstitutional things the .gov has done WRT 2A issues denying us the ability to equip on the level of the fedgov...Jay Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11085873775096542015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-54843690880012513342011-03-09T08:03:30.741-05:002011-03-09T08:03:30.741-05:00I don't have any interest in full-auto either....I don't have any interest in full-auto either.<br /><br />Cap and ball revolvers are where it's at!NMM1AFanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04368724974744404781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-31067107659473949372011-03-09T01:48:39.868-05:002011-03-09T01:48:39.868-05:00You're not the only one, but I would dearly lo...You're not the only one, but I would dearly love to own suppressors in this state. Shooting with my kids and being able to converse easily over the sounds of bullets hitting targets and slides smacking back and forth spoiled me.Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15824445546892392815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-15293680383386248472011-03-09T01:05:16.982-05:002011-03-09T01:05:16.982-05:00Given the litigous nature of our society and the i...Given the litigous nature of our society and the idiot nature of some gun owners (you know who they are), anything beyond "There's a well-lit, non-moving, non-reacting, non-frangible target at a fixed distance directly in front of the small booth where you are standing, with a very solid backstop beyond that" is asking for trouble.<br /><br />But I agree: a shooting gallery, Hogan's Alley, etc. would be (pardon the pun) a total blast.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-74228639632438893522011-03-08T23:43:16.855-05:002011-03-08T23:43:16.855-05:00They're kinda like sex - try the kinky once or...They're kinda like sex - try the kinky once or twice, then get over it. In most cases. Sort of.<br /><br />damn WV is trying to auto-fill! Help!JChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02448124833598565813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-91840538227647297262011-03-08T23:32:58.205-05:002011-03-08T23:32:58.205-05:00Speaking as one who has wasted more than his own f...Speaking as one who has wasted more than his own fair share of ammo&money on and with full-auto toys, my biggest complaint with 'em is they are both the ultimate luxury items (you really can't do anything practical with them. you can't hunt or even defend your abode) and the examples in the NFA 'pool' available for civilian ownership are all old and obsolete.<br /><br />The 1986 law guaranteed the latter and while old stuff can be fun and interesting for awhile, I like to play with 'new' things upon occasion and that's why I got totally out of 'em and moved into thermal imagining and night vision equipment. <br /><br />It's stuff I can DO SOMETHING WITH and IT'S NEW...<br /><br />All The Best,<br />Frank W. JamesFrank W. Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07589579734134153159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-57034688246519247632011-03-08T21:06:58.817-05:002011-03-08T21:06:58.817-05:00Oh, I wouldn't sneeze at it, and a machine gun...Oh, I wouldn't sneeze at it, and a machine gun on some kind of mount would probably be fun.... But for me, in the end, it's just turning money into noise instead of building a skill. There's nothing wrong with it but I might as well be lighting firecrackers.Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-40664369762294081142011-03-08T18:26:21.831-05:002011-03-08T18:26:21.831-05:00I wouldn't sneeze at the chance to feed 100 bu...I wouldn't sneeze at the chance to feed 100 bucks worth through an M134 if I had it...<br /><br />So pretty much flick-burp-whine-jingle-jingle-jingle-that was fun!<br /><br />That said on a two-way firing range I think I'd worry the most about the guy taking aimed shots at me.<br /><br />JimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-36815768234879908072011-03-08T17:14:47.278-05:002011-03-08T17:14:47.278-05:00But but but...
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The braaaa...But but but...<br /><br />The budda budda budda.<br /><br />The braaaap braaaaap.<br /><br />MOTHER DUECE LOVES YOU! LOVE HER BACK!Angus McThaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09295013525738248801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-89699429621291919512011-03-08T15:19:26.550-05:002011-03-08T15:19:26.550-05:00I agree with your comments and wish to subscribe t...I agree with your comments and wish to subscribe to your newsletter.LabRathttp://www.atomicnerds.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-57548272925397343492011-03-08T14:00:39.133-05:002011-03-08T14:00:39.133-05:00I understand your point, but trust me when I tell ...I understand your point, but trust me when I tell you that running a full belt through a Ma Deuce on a range will put a smile on your face for a week. There is indeed nothing like it.The Freeholderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09989697995675652792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-80804347936794350952011-03-08T12:31:31.164-05:002011-03-08T12:31:31.164-05:00@RobertaX
No. You are not the only one. I sometim...@RobertaX<br /><br />No. You are not the only one. I sometimes shoot very fast but it is important that all bullets hit the target.<br /><br />I've often wanted to test a machine gun versus bolt gun at <a href="http://www.boomershoot.org/" rel="nofollow">Boomershoot</a>. Who could get the most boomers at 700 yards in five minutes? The machine gunner or an expert marksman with good equipment and spotter?<br /><br />@Earl<br /><br />I prefer:<br /><br /><em>"A golf course is the willful and deliberate misuse of a perfectly good rifle range."</em><br /><br />Bill O'Connor<br />From Jeff Cooper's Commentaries<br />Vol. 3, No. 6<br />25 April 1995Joe Huffmanhttp://blog.joehuffman.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-20975396470510084942011-03-08T12:16:36.370-05:002011-03-08T12:16:36.370-05:00Yanno you CAN shoot one round at a time from a ful...Yanno you CAN shoot one round at a time from a full auto weapon.<br /><br />Hint: Release the trigger.USCitizenhttp://tractioncontrol.well-regulatedmilitia.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-62423498135500198052011-03-08T11:34:12.986-05:002011-03-08T11:34:12.986-05:00Dunno why the link didn't take.
Let's tr...Dunno why the link didn't take. <br /><br />Let's try again:<br /><a href="http://www.broadripplehistory.com/br_pics_stores.htm" rel="nofollow">Little America</a><br /><br /><br />TW: "snetlys"<br /><em>S-N-E-T-L-Y-S<br /> Snetlys puts hair on your chest!</em>Old Grouchhttp://oldgrouch.mee.nunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-45059868279549197492011-03-08T11:22:49.558-05:002011-03-08T11:22:49.558-05:00"...a cross between an old-time carnival gall...<em>"...a cross between an old-time carnival gallery and miniature golf.</em><br /><br />If you build it, I would come.<br /><br /><a rel="nofollow">Little America</a> (scroll down) at 62nd/Keystone had miniature golf AND a shooting gallery.Old Grouchhttp://oldgrouch.mee.nunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-89501608503147988012011-03-08T11:17:44.788-05:002011-03-08T11:17:44.788-05:00I was at a private range once where they had spotl...I was at a private range once where they had spotlights that illuminated targets randomly, and you had a number of seconds to hit the target and make the light go out. I thought it was the coolest thing in the world.oghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07551049745184408924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-38555383869913748992011-03-08T10:01:27.729-05:002011-03-08T10:01:27.729-05:00Most of us would be far better off with the "...Most of us would be far better off with the "one-shot-at-at-time" mode anyway. <br /><br />Make each one count!Tango Juliethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07593296126387219845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-32990260463916451942011-03-08T09:27:18.082-05:002011-03-08T09:27:18.082-05:00Having worked at a shooting gallery during Summer ...Having worked at a shooting gallery during Summer break before college, and enjoyed minature golf much more than ever trying the adult size waste of good jogging country - that would be a great idea, put it right there along side the REAL KD ranges and shoot houses. I would invest in such healthy joy, yeah!Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794620086508373660noreply@blogger.com