Posted on 02/11/2014 11:16:39 AM PST by 1rudeboy
What do you think the cost differential would be between a military rifle's cartridge and a .22 considering the tens of thousands of rounds they likely go thru in a year of practice?
It ain't a cheap sport to begin with.......
No, he shoots at his own team.
-PJ
“10mm Thompson” - I like the sound of that!!!
There was an episode of “Sons of Guns” a while back, where a Sheriff brought in a semi-auto Thompson (complete with violin case and all) that he’d received as a gift.
He wanted it turned into something useful, so he had Will Hayden and Co. upgrade it to full auto and modernized it with polymer stock, grips, and Picatinny HELL “all over da place”.
Let me tell you something: It looked positively BADASS when they got done with it. It looked like something just off the assembly at FN or Armalite, and after they worked the bugs out of it, it ran flawlessly.
Love that show. Miss it.
Barretts in the Snow... Dude... You just became one of my FAVORITE Freepers!!! HAHA!!
Can you imagine those kids cross-country skiing with a frigging Barrett on their backs...
Be one Hell of a shooting contest though, wouldn’t it...?
I like it!
“...It ain’t a cheap sport to begin with.......”
Tabasco, consider that it wasn’t always this expensive, and considering that we didn’t have an asswipe administration intentionally driving up the ammo prices.
I remember days at the range where I’d go through 200 rounds of surplus .30-06 on the Garand, another hundred or so on the M14, and another hundred of 9mm and .45 in the handguns. Scads of Russian 7.62x39 and 7.62x54R as well.
Right now, yeah, it’s not feasible to blow through your stash when there’s a distinct probability of needing it.
.22 is definitely cheaper to practice with. But again, you’re probably a shooter, so you know it wasn’t always this bad.
And even .22 is up there now as well.
I'm fully aware of that so you're preaching to the choir.........
Didn’t mean to come off that way.
>>Simho Haya, using an M39 Mosin variant.
Here’s a nice summary of his work against the Soviets in the Winter War. No wonder the Soviets are nervous about Winter bi-athletes being armed.
http://www.badassoftheweek.com/hayha.html
“...Here’s a nice summary of his work against the Soviets...”
Haha... sounds like a resume and he’s applying for a job!!! Excellent.
He really cleaned house on the commie POSs.
I watched the women’s biathlon, Sunday afternoon. They covered quite a bit of it and they showed the American, Dunklee. It was pretty exciting for a bunch of people just skiing around and shooting at tiny targets. But the discipline of them controlling their breathing to hit those tiny targets was really impressive.
I know and neither did I......sorry
03’s On Skis...
It has a nice ring to it, though...
Lug a Barrett around with 50 rounds or so of 50 BMG. Now that would be an endurance sport! I you finish that you really have a right to brag.
Or how about the old Boys’ Antitank Rifle?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlJD0pZp4eQ
Disney helps the war effort...
Hey Dawg Pound;
Check out this amazing WWII training video from Disney when you get a chance:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlJD0pZp4eQ
Disney Stop That Tank
Demonstrating the PROPER use of the Boys Antitank Rifle (precursor to the Barrett .50 BMG) in cartoon format.
For reference, track back through the thread for the genesis of this excellent discussion... It all started with .22 caliber rifles...
Enjoy!
Woof, woof!
Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!
Yeah, they got infiltrated and sucked in like almost everything else.
One battle in a longer war, brother. You don’t get VJ Day on the USS Missouri without Pearl Harbor first... nor VE Day without the Ardennes...
Hell with ‘em all.
Woof woof indeed!
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