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One of my Texas buddies...
....in fact, my only Texas buddy (we were buddies in NE Florida, and we
both moved), says to me, "So, why are you messing around with AR rifles? Are you expecting Ebola-contaminated Muslims to cross into Maryland from Mexico?" That's apparently the latest conspiracy the righties in Texas are spreading, according to my buddy...disease-carrying Muslims are walking into Texas from Mexico, dropping copies of the koran as they go. I hadn't thought of that. Ebola-contaminated Muslims, crossing from Mexico into Maryland. Actually, I'm "messing around" with AR rifles because, unlike most other firearms, they're relatively easy to customize and "improve." Just about any part can be swapped out for a part you like better, either for functional or cosmetic purposes. The only "machine work" (and I use that term loosely) I've had to do was shave down the front sight/gas block. -- “My heart goes out to the people of Ebola.” Sarah Palin |
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On Thu, 09 Oct 2014 12:06:36 -0400, F*O*A*D wrote: What's more rewarding that killing one and two liter sodapop bottles? Picking them up and putting them in the trash Picking up and putting in the recycling? |
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On 10/9/14 1:54 PM, Califbill wrote:
wrote: On Thu, 09 Oct 2014 12:06:36 -0400, F*O*A*D wrote: What's more rewarding that killing one and two liter sodapop bottles? Picking them up and putting them in the trash Picking up and putting in the recycling? That's precisely what we do at the "range." We gather up all the "dead" soda bottles and cans, put them in separate bags, and toss them in the appropriate recycle bins at the county "trash out," which is about five miles away and on the way home. -- “My heart goes out to the people of Ebola.” Sarah Palin |
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On 10/9/2014 11:23 AM, F*O*A*D wrote:
Actually, I'm "messing around" with AR rifles because, unlike most other firearms, they're relatively easy to customize and "improve." Just about any part can be swapped out for a part you like better, either for functional or cosmetic purposes. The only "machine work" (and I use that term loosely) I've had to do was shave down the front sight/gas block. -- “My heart goes out to the people of Ebola.” Sarah Palin The Kiss method of messing around with guns. You truly are a simpleton. |
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On Thu, 09 Oct 2014 12:54:59 -0500, Califbill wrote: wrote: On Thu, 09 Oct 2014 12:06:36 -0400, F*O*A*D wrote: What's more rewarding that killing one and two liter sodapop bottles? Picking them up and putting them in the trash Picking up and putting in the recycling? If you live more than about 500 miles from the place where they actually recycle the plastic, it is a wash environmentally. Most of the plastic is burned in the waste to energy incinerator here, whether it came from the trash stream or the recycle stream. The only recycling that actually makes economic sense this far from the recycler is metal. Recyclers don't really want "dirty" bottles anyway like the ones I find floating in the water. I do wonder how Harry is picking up all the bits of plastic from the bottles he explodes. I can see him getting the big pieces but it is the little ones that are a danger to wildlife. Our range does not allow exploding targets. Bottles count? |
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On 10/9/14 5:50 PM, Califbill wrote:
wrote: On Thu, 09 Oct 2014 12:54:59 -0500, Califbill wrote: wrote: On Thu, 09 Oct 2014 12:06:36 -0400, F*O*A*D wrote: What's more rewarding that killing one and two liter sodapop bottles? Picking them up and putting them in the trash Picking up and putting in the recycling? If you live more than about 500 miles from the place where they actually recycle the plastic, it is a wash environmentally. Most of the plastic is burned in the waste to energy incinerator here, whether it came from the trash stream or the recycle stream. The only recycling that actually makes economic sense this far from the recycler is metal. Recyclers don't really want "dirty" bottles anyway like the ones I find floating in the water. I do wonder how Harry is picking up all the bits of plastic from the bottles he explodes. I can see him getting the big pieces but it is the little ones that are a danger to wildlife. Our range does not allow exploding targets. Bottles count? Our range is private and allows whatever we want. We don't shoot glass, though. Too dangerous. -- “My heart goes out to the people of Ebola.” Sarah Palin |
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F*O*A*D wrote:
On 10/9/14 5:50 PM, Califbill wrote: wrote: On Thu, 09 Oct 2014 12:54:59 -0500, Califbill wrote: wrote: On Thu, 09 Oct 2014 12:06:36 -0400, F*O*A*D wrote: What's more rewarding that killing one and two liter sodapop bottles? Picking them up and putting them in the trash Picking up and putting in the recycling? If you live more than about 500 miles from the place where they actually recycle the plastic, it is a wash environmentally. Most of the plastic is burned in the waste to energy incinerator here, whether it came from the trash stream or the recycle stream. The only recycling that actually makes economic sense this far from the recycler is metal. Recyclers don't really want "dirty" bottles anyway like the ones I find floating in the water. I do wonder how Harry is picking up all the bits of plastic from the bottles he explodes. I can see him getting the big pieces but it is the little ones that are a danger to wildlife. Our range does not allow exploding targets. Bottles count? Our range is private and allows whatever we want. We don't shoot glass, though. Too dangerous. Must be a trashy range. |
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On 10/9/14 6:30 PM, Califbill wrote:
F*O*A*D wrote: On 10/9/14 5:50 PM, Califbill wrote: wrote: On Thu, 09 Oct 2014 12:54:59 -0500, Califbill wrote: wrote: On Thu, 09 Oct 2014 12:06:36 -0400, F*O*A*D wrote: What's more rewarding that killing one and two liter sodapop bottles? Picking them up and putting them in the trash Picking up and putting in the recycling? If you live more than about 500 miles from the place where they actually recycle the plastic, it is a wash environmentally. Most of the plastic is burned in the waste to energy incinerator here, whether it came from the trash stream or the recycle stream. The only recycling that actually makes economic sense this far from the recycler is metal. Recyclers don't really want "dirty" bottles anyway like the ones I find floating in the water. I do wonder how Harry is picking up all the bits of plastic from the bottles he explodes. I can see him getting the big pieces but it is the little ones that are a danger to wildlife. Our range does not allow exploding targets. Bottles count? Our range is private and allows whatever we want. We don't shoot glass, though. Too dangerous. Must be a trashy range. Oh, really? It's on a multi-acre lot that backs right up to the Shenandoah River, and probably 90% of it is heavily wooded. The property is lovely. The shooting range is on a tiny sliver. It would only be trashy if you showed up. -- “My heart goes out to the people of Ebola.” Sarah Palin |
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F*O*A*D wrote:
On 10/9/14 6:30 PM, Califbill wrote: F*O*A*D wrote: On 10/9/14 5:50 PM, Califbill wrote: wrote: On Thu, 09 Oct 2014 12:54:59 -0500, Califbill wrote: wrote: On Thu, 09 Oct 2014 12:06:36 -0400, F*O*A*D wrote: What's more rewarding that killing one and two liter sodapop bottles? Picking them up and putting them in the trash Picking up and putting in the recycling? If you live more than about 500 miles from the place where they actually recycle the plastic, it is a wash environmentally. Most of the plastic is burned in the waste to energy incinerator here, whether it came from the trash stream or the recycle stream. The only recycling that actually makes economic sense this far from the recycler is metal. Recyclers don't really want "dirty" bottles anyway like the ones I find floating in the water. I do wonder how Harry is picking up all the bits of plastic from the bottles he explodes. I can see him getting the big pieces but it is the little ones that are a danger to wildlife. Our range does not allow exploding targets. Bottles count? Our range is private and allows whatever we want. We don't shoot glass, though. Too dangerous. Must be a trashy range. Oh, really? It's on a multi-acre lot that backs right up to the Shenandoah River, and probably 90% of it is heavily wooded. The property is lovely. The shooting range is on a tiny sliver. It would only be trashy if you showed up. How many boats you hit on the river? So little bits of plastic are not trashy? |
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On 10/9/14 8:13 PM, Califbill wrote:
F*O*A*D wrote: On 10/9/14 6:30 PM, Califbill wrote: F*O*A*D wrote: On 10/9/14 5:50 PM, Califbill wrote: wrote: On Thu, 09 Oct 2014 12:54:59 -0500, Califbill wrote: wrote: On Thu, 09 Oct 2014 12:06:36 -0400, F*O*A*D wrote: What's more rewarding that killing one and two liter sodapop bottles? Picking them up and putting them in the trash Picking up and putting in the recycling? If you live more than about 500 miles from the place where they actually recycle the plastic, it is a wash environmentally. Most of the plastic is burned in the waste to energy incinerator here, whether it came from the trash stream or the recycle stream. The only recycling that actually makes economic sense this far from the recycler is metal. Recyclers don't really want "dirty" bottles anyway like the ones I find floating in the water. I do wonder how Harry is picking up all the bits of plastic from the bottles he explodes. I can see him getting the big pieces but it is the little ones that are a danger to wildlife. Our range does not allow exploding targets. Bottles count? Our range is private and allows whatever we want. We don't shoot glass, though. Too dangerous. Must be a trashy range. Oh, really? It's on a multi-acre lot that backs right up to the Shenandoah River, and probably 90% of it is heavily wooded. The property is lovely. The shooting range is on a tiny sliver. It would only be trashy if you showed up. How many boats you hit on the river? So little bits of plastic are not trashy? What makes you think we shoot towards the river? Is that something you would do? -- “My heart goes out to the people of Ebola.” Sarah Palin |
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F*O*A*D wrote:
On 10/9/14 8:13 PM, Califbill wrote: F*O*A*D wrote: On 10/9/14 6:30 PM, Califbill wrote: F*O*A*D wrote: On 10/9/14 5:50 PM, Califbill wrote: wrote: On Thu, 09 Oct 2014 12:54:59 -0500, Califbill wrote: wrote: On Thu, 09 Oct 2014 12:06:36 -0400, F*O*A*D wrote: What's more rewarding that killing one and two liter sodapop bottles? Picking them up and putting them in the trash Picking up and putting in the recycling? If you live more than about 500 miles from the place where they actually recycle the plastic, it is a wash environmentally. Most of the plastic is burned in the waste to energy incinerator here, whether it came from the trash stream or the recycle stream. The only recycling that actually makes economic sense this far from the recycler is metal. Recyclers don't really want "dirty" bottles anyway like the ones I find floating in the water. I do wonder how Harry is picking up all the bits of plastic from the bottles he explodes. I can see him getting the big pieces but it is the little ones that are a danger to wildlife. Our range does not allow exploding targets. Bottles count? Our range is private and allows whatever we want. We don't shoot glass, though. Too dangerous. Must be a trashy range. Oh, really? It's on a multi-acre lot that backs right up to the Shenandoah River, and probably 90% of it is heavily wooded. The property is lovely. The shooting range is on a tiny sliver. It would only be trashy if you showed up. How many boats you hit on the river? So little bits of plastic are not trashy? What makes you think we shoot towards the river? Is that something you would do? Would be what a non technical trained university educated person would do. |
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On 10/9/14 9:39 PM, Califbill wrote:
F*O*A*D wrote: On 10/9/14 8:13 PM, Califbill wrote: F*O*A*D wrote: On 10/9/14 6:30 PM, Califbill wrote: F*O*A*D wrote: On 10/9/14 5:50 PM, Califbill wrote: wrote: On Thu, 09 Oct 2014 12:54:59 -0500, Califbill wrote: wrote: On Thu, 09 Oct 2014 12:06:36 -0400, F*O*A*D wrote: What's more rewarding that killing one and two liter sodapop bottles? Picking them up and putting them in the trash Picking up and putting in the recycling? If you live more than about 500 miles from the place where they actually recycle the plastic, it is a wash environmentally. Most of the plastic is burned in the waste to energy incinerator here, whether it came from the trash stream or the recycle stream. The only recycling that actually makes economic sense this far from the recycler is metal. Recyclers don't really want "dirty" bottles anyway like the ones I find floating in the water. I do wonder how Harry is picking up all the bits of plastic from the bottles he explodes. I can see him getting the big pieces but it is the little ones that are a danger to wildlife. Our range does not allow exploding targets. Bottles count? Our range is private and allows whatever we want. We don't shoot glass, though. Too dangerous. Must be a trashy range. Oh, really? It's on a multi-acre lot that backs right up to the Shenandoah River, and probably 90% of it is heavily wooded. The property is lovely. The shooting range is on a tiny sliver. It would only be trashy if you showed up. How many boats you hit on the river? So little bits of plastic are not trashy? What makes you think we shoot towards the river? Is that something you would do? Would be what a non technical trained university educated person would do. You should present yourself for a mental exam. Really. Your brain has turned to mush. -- “My heart goes out to the people of Ebola.” Sarah Palin |
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F*O*A*D wrote:
On 10/9/14 9:39 PM, Califbill wrote: F*O*A*D wrote: On 10/9/14 8:13 PM, Califbill wrote: F*O*A*D wrote: On 10/9/14 6:30 PM, Califbill wrote: F*O*A*D wrote: On 10/9/14 5:50 PM, Califbill wrote: wrote: On Thu, 09 Oct 2014 12:54:59 -0500, Califbill wrote: wrote: On Thu, 09 Oct 2014 12:06:36 -0400, F*O*A*D wrote: What's more rewarding that killing one and two liter sodapop bottles? Picking them up and putting them in the trash Picking up and putting in the recycling? If you live more than about 500 miles from the place where they actually recycle the plastic, it is a wash environmentally. Most of the plastic is burned in the waste to energy incinerator here, whether it came from the trash stream or the recycle stream. The only recycling that actually makes economic sense this far from the recycler is metal. Recyclers don't really want "dirty" bottles anyway like the ones I find floating in the water. I do wonder how Harry is picking up all the bits of plastic from the bottles he explodes. I can see him getting the big pieces but it is the little ones that are a danger to wildlife. Our range does not allow exploding targets. Bottles count? Our range is private and allows whatever we want. We don't shoot glass, though. Too dangerous. Must be a trashy range. Oh, really? It's on a multi-acre lot that backs right up to the Shenandoah River, and probably 90% of it is heavily wooded. The property is lovely. The shooting range is on a tiny sliver. It would only be trashy if you showed up. How many boats you hit on the river? So little bits of plastic are not trashy? What makes you think we shoot towards the river? Is that something you would do? Would be what a non technical trained university educated person would do. You should present yourself for a mental exam. Really. Your brain has turned to mush. Truth hurt, eh? |
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On Thursday, October 9, 2014 11:18:30 PM UTC-4, Boating All Out wrote:
In article , says... On Thu, 09 Oct 2014 21:19:45 -0400, F*O*A*D wrote: Little bits of plastic are tough on birds. If they pick them up they get a gizzard full of plastic that will not help them digest food and never go away. snerk Mr. Nature. Yeah I am interested in the environment. Is that a bad thing? I would suggest shooting at biodegradable targets. Do they really need to explode? Maybe you should just buy a set of steel targets and shoot like the adults. That's pretty silly. Most gun nuts shoot plastic bottles. Youtube is full of videos of them doing it. And I doubt plugging a plastic leaves a lot of "little pieces" that birds gobble up. Plastic is a sea bird problem. That's really silly. Most gun enthusiast shoot at a range that doesn't allow anything but cardboard targets. You think youtube is reality? That's really nuts. You should go back to yacking about something you know something about. So far, you haven't shown us what that is here. |
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On 10/10/14 12:37 AM, wrote:
On Thu, 9 Oct 2014 21:04:41 -0700 (PDT), wrote: On Thursday, October 9, 2014 11:18:30 PM UTC-4, Boating All Out wrote: In article , says... On Thu, 09 Oct 2014 21:19:45 -0400, F*O*A*D wrote: Little bits of plastic are tough on birds. If they pick them up they get a gizzard full of plastic that will not help them digest food and never go away. snerk Mr. Nature. Yeah I am interested in the environment. Is that a bad thing? That's really silly. Most gun enthusiast shoot at a range that doesn't allow anything but cardboard targets. You think youtube is reality? That's really nuts. You should go back to yacking about something you know something about. So far, you haven't shown us what that is here. Harry has a spot out in the woods that he calls a range and he would rather shoot at trash than buy real targets. Maybe he should talk to the carpenter's union guys he must know and get a big bag of 2x4 cutoffs Those 3" pieces you get when you cut down 2x4s for studs would make great targets. They might not really explode but a solid hit would break them up. All that said, guys who shoot combat courses are shooting at steel targets. There are many different styles Actually, we only sometimes shoot at trash, such as empty beer cans. I'm more likely to shoot at full beer cans because they are smaller targets than the two liter sodapop bottles and...they are cheaper. I can usually buy a 24-can case of ****y Miller Lite or Bud Lite for a lot less than 24 plastic two liter bottles of sodapop, or even smaller bottles of sodapop There is a lot of "social satisfaction" in spilling those awful beers rather than allowing someone to drink them. We have some legitimate steel targets out at the range, and we've increased the size of the firewood backstop that sits out in front of the 20' high natural mound of Virginia dirt that serves as our true backstop. We now have shooting positions and movable tables at 25, 50, and 100 yards out from the backstops, but 100 yards is pretty much the limit because of the terrain. Naturally, we stop shooting when critters walk across the range. -- My heart goes out to the people of Ebola. Sarah Palin |
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On 10/10/14 3:27 AM, Boating All Out wrote:
In article , says... That's pretty silly. Most gun nuts shoot plastic bottles. Youtube is full of videos of them doing it. And I doubt plugging a plastic leaves a lot of "little pieces" that birds gobble up. Plastic is a sea bird problem. Think there are any sea birds on that river? Is the gun nut plastic in the water, or does it look like prey. It actually can affect many birds. Cite any birds - any - affected by gun nuts shooting plastic bottles. Gun nuts also shoot traffic signs. I am not sure that just because people do it makes it OK. I like plastic bottles but people doing dumb things with them will cause their demise. You only have to look at plastic bags to see that happening. Right. "Little pieces" of plastic from gun nuts plugging plastic bottles will end mankind. Get real. The lead is more harmful to the environment than any "pieces" that come off bottles. He's not blasting them apart wit a 12 ga. for Christ's sake. And gun nuts don't use plastic bags as targets. Why don't you just admit you'll use any lame excuse to trash Harry? Grow up. If it weren't for their really lame attempts to trash me, most of the righties wouldn't have anything to post here. I usually try to leave a little sand on the dance floor for them. Greg especially likes to "argue" to the point of absurdity, and sometimes, when I am really bored, I will do my best to accommodate him. -- My heart goes out to the people of Ebola. Sarah Palin |
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On 10/10/2014 3:27 AM, Boating All Out wrote:
In article , says... That's pretty silly. Most gun nuts shoot plastic bottles. Youtube is full of videos of them doing it. And I doubt plugging a plastic leaves a lot of "little pieces" that birds gobble up. Plastic is a sea bird problem. Think there are any sea birds on that river? Is the gun nut plastic in the water, or does it look like prey. It actually can affect many birds. Cite any birds - any - affected by gun nuts shooting plastic bottles. Gun nuts also shoot traffic signs. I am not sure that just because people do it makes it OK. I like plastic bottles but people doing dumb things with them will cause their demise. You only have to look at plastic bags to see that happening. Right. "Little pieces" of plastic from gun nuts plugging plastic bottles will end mankind. Get real. The lead is more harmful to the environment than any "pieces" that come off bottles. He's not blasting them apart wit a 12 ga. for Christ's sake. And gun nuts don't use plastic bags as targets. Why don't you just admit you'll use any lame excuse to trash Harry? Grow up. The truth can be used to trash Harry. No need for lame excuses. |
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On 10/10/14 12:02 PM, wrote:
On Fri, 10 Oct 2014 11:17:50 -0400, F*O*A*D wrote: On 10/10/14 11:01 AM, wrote: On Fri, 10 Oct 2014 02:27:56 -0500, Boating All Out wrote: Why don't you just admit you'll use any lame excuse to trash Harry? . Maybe a little A more deserving person does not exist. Harry trashes everyone and everything here. He only makes two kinds of posts. How wonderful the things are, that he does and how bad everything anyone else does sucks.. Have another cup of hyperbole. That would be the second kind of post You must drink a lot of it. -- My heart goes out to the people of Ebola. Sarah Palin |
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F*O*A*D wrote:
On 10/9/14 12:14 PM, wrote: On Thu, 09 Oct 2014 12:06:36 -0400, F*O*A*D wrote: What's more rewarding that killing one and two liter sodapop bottles? Picking them up and putting them in the trash Certainly, after they are dead. We don't litter. One of my buddies shoots empty 12 ounce beer and soda cans that he fills with red-colored water. Hitting one of those from 25 yards with a pistol fired freehand ain't easy. 75 feet? It is if you have the right weapon and some skill. |
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