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Am Shooting Journal ^ | 5/7/20 | J Dickson

Posted on 05/07/2020 11:17:47 AM PDT by w1n1

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To: yarddog

An 870? Wonder if he had diddled the disconnector and could fire just holking the trigger back and cycling the slide? We had some ancient shotguns in the service that could do that.


41 posted on 05/07/2020 4:23:41 PM PDT by doorgunner69 (Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading - T Jefferson)
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To: doorgunner69

I don’t know. It was at an annual all comers match for our gun club. He was running the match because he had won it the previous year.

He was not competing but for some reason did the final event. It was supposed to be a trap shoot but the wind was blowing so hard that he had a backup event.

Five 2 liter bottles were set up in a “W” pattern. You were to shoot in that pattern in 5 seconds. It turned out to be easy and almost everyone did it. I and everyone else had to pause after the 3rd shot because of some tendency to go straight from 3 to 5. Probably because that is the way we read.

Still 5 seconds was more than enough. This guy obviously did not have that problem as he shot all 5 in less than a second.


42 posted on 05/07/2020 4:36:06 PM PDT by yarddog ( For I am persuaded.)
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To: antidemoncrat
Here you go. (Remember, for the .45ACP, .380ACP, .32ACP and .25ACP, the "ACP" stands for "Automatic Colt Pistol". Before the language became corrupted, "automatic" came in "semi-automatic" and "fully automatic".)
43 posted on 05/07/2020 10:44:28 PM PDT by KrisKrinkle (Blessed be those who know the depth and breadth of ignorance. Cursed be those who don't.)
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To: KrisKrinkle

Great Post,
Thanks.


44 posted on 05/08/2020 4:15:15 PM PDT by Big Red Badger (He Hath Not Given Us A Spirit Of Fear)
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To: yarddog

That 8.75 27 didn’t happen to be a -2, wooden presentation box, bought out of Texas, by chance?

I danced with one for a couple of seasons, I look back and wonder what I was thinking trading it off, for what was supposed to be the better love of my life.

Now it’s one of my greatest regrets. Dodd have never let her go......


45 posted on 05/09/2020 1:06:22 AM PDT by Oil Object Insp
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To: Oil Object Insp

No, I bought it used from an old guy from Wichita. It was still in new condition. S&W really turned out some beauties.


46 posted on 05/09/2020 5:28:09 AM PDT by yarddog ( For I am persuaded.)
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