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Army Vet Saves an Eagle by Shooting at it
Am Shooting Journal ^ | 7/11/2018 | J Hines

Posted on 07/11/2018 5:02:37 AM PDT by w1n1

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1 posted on 07/11/2018 5:02:37 AM PDT by w1n1
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To: w1n1

Can’t save the eagle Libs say; guns are bad.


2 posted on 07/11/2018 5:05:44 AM PDT by CptnObvious (uestion her now.)
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To: w1n1

Great shooting, Bud.


3 posted on 07/11/2018 5:07:04 AM PDT by GoldenPup
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To: w1n1

Well a very miss leading head line he was not at the eagle.

Having shot off limbs and cut down a few trees in my youth.

It is definitely possible.

I would sure make sure there was miles of wilderness behind the eagle.

Slinging even 22 rounds up in the air is not a good idea.


4 posted on 07/11/2018 5:08:20 AM PDT by riverrunner
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To: w1n1

The story is over two years old.

https://www.ammoland.com/2016/07/vet-semi-auto-rifle-saves-eagle-entangled-tree-authorites-paralyzed/


5 posted on 07/11/2018 5:11:12 AM PDT by marktwain (President Trump and his supporters are the Resistance. His opponents are the Reactionaries.)
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Does that matter??? This is the first I’ve heard it....


6 posted on 07/11/2018 5:16:35 AM PDT by JBW1949 (I'm really PC....PATRIOTICALLY CORRECT!!!!)
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To: JBW1949

Doesn’t matter much.

Just find it a bit amusing.

Makes me think I should repost old stories more often.


7 posted on 07/11/2018 5:18:54 AM PDT by marktwain (President Trump and his supporters are the Resistance. His opponents are the Reactionaries.)
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To: GoldenPup

Great shooting?!? 150 shots with a scoped rifle?!? I don’t know about that...


8 posted on 07/11/2018 5:28:32 AM PDT by Dr. Pritchett
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To: w1n1; MeganC; Army Air Corps
Army Vet Saves an Eagle by Shooting at it

Isn't that the answer to most problems?

9 posted on 07/11/2018 5:29:50 AM PDT by KC_Lion (If you want on First Lady Melania's, Ivanka Trump's or Sarah Palin's Ping Lists, just let me know.)
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To: Dr. Pritchett

Depends on the size of the rope and how much movement the bird was doing....


10 posted on 07/11/2018 5:34:05 AM PDT by JBW1949 (I'm really PC....PATRIOTICALLY CORRECT!!!!)
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“Great shooting?!? 150 shots with a scoped rifle?!? I don’t know about that...”

He chainsawed thru a friggin’ tree limb (several really) with 22LR bullets from quite a distance, and you don’t know?

Looked like he was using a Ruger 10/22...maybe even the Wal-Mart version from back when they sold evil semiautomatic rifles. Maybe he should rename it to “Stihl 10/22”.


11 posted on 07/11/2018 5:38:12 AM PDT by moovova
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“The story is over two years old.”

That’s what I thought!


12 posted on 07/11/2018 5:45:55 AM PDT by READINABLUESTATE (But if thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought.- George Orwell)
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To: w1n1

150 shots?

not qualifying!


13 posted on 07/11/2018 5:55:20 AM PDT by Mr. K (No consequence of repealing Obamacare is worse than Obamacare itself.)
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To: marktwain

Contact American Shooting Journal.


14 posted on 07/11/2018 5:58:56 AM PDT by logi_cal869 (-cynicus-)
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To: Dr. Pritchett

You didn’t watch the video. Obviously.


15 posted on 07/11/2018 5:59:27 AM PDT by logi_cal869 (-cynicus-)
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Watch the video and listen to the shooter. He explained (I heard) that he first had to trim away some branches around it to expose the rope and major branch before he was able to start chipping away at either. Depending on how thick the major branch and the rope were, just “cutting” either could be quite a bit of work. If he shot at where the rope was over/at the branch, then even a “miss” of the rope would hit and do damage to the immediately-adjacent branch, so that it eventually would come down either way. A single .22LR bullet doesn’t do that much cutting/tearing by itself, it just has too low a mass compared to thick wood and rope, so I am not at all surprised at how much it took to do the job in the end. I think it all makes sense.


16 posted on 07/11/2018 6:25:53 AM PDT by Notthemomma
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To: w1n1

Thanks for the post. Hope you’re not discouraged by the many ignorant replies.


17 posted on 07/11/2018 6:31:15 AM PDT by bramps (It's the Islam, stupid!)
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To: w1n1

This is an old video?


18 posted on 07/11/2018 6:37:09 AM PDT by nikos1121
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To: w1n1; vette6387; NFHale; rodguy911; radu; hoosiermama; bitt; ransomnote; Texas Fossil

Thank you for posting such an awesome story and video!!

http://americanshootingjournal.com/saving-eagle/

I’m sending the link to my email friends.


19 posted on 07/11/2018 6:56:16 AM PDT by ExTexasRedhead
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Everyone seems a bit testy.
Must be the heat.


20 posted on 07/11/2018 7:42:27 AM PDT by hadaclueonce ( This time I am Deplorable)
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