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backwoodsbob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-27-09 11:33 AM Original message |
any other pellet gun shooters? |
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leveymg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-27-09 11:42 AM Response to Original message |
1. No. and you can get labeled as a "terrorist" for playing around with paintballs and pellet guns |
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backwoodsbob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-27-09 11:44 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. they will label me as a terrorist |
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leveymg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-27-09 11:50 AM Response to Reply #3 |
7. Remember the paintballers in Virginia, and the laser pointer dude near JFK Airport? |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-27-09 11:43 AM Response to Original message |
2. I have a couple. Use them to teach basic marksmanship before moving up to something with some kick |
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backwoodsbob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-27-09 11:49 AM Response to Reply #2 |
5. they are the greatest teaching tool ever made |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-27-09 12:02 PM Response to Reply #5 |
10. Try chukar hunting with one |
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backwoodsbob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-27-09 12:05 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. chukar? |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-27-09 01:23 PM Response to Reply #11 |
35. Yes, Chukar, its a kind of Partridge |
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backwoodsbob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-27-09 04:53 PM Response to Reply #35 |
52. we dont have them here |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-27-09 11:47 AM Response to Original message |
4. No, but I think this country would be better off if more gun people used pellet guns |
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backwoodsbob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-27-09 11:54 AM Response to Reply #4 |
8. I can promise you |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-27-09 12:10 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. You're proving my point that you can get satisfaction from using a pellet gun |
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backwoodsbob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-27-09 12:19 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. but I cant use a pellet gun for everything |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-27-09 12:24 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. As long as you're not carrying those guns in public I'd classify you as a hunter.. |
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backwoodsbob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-27-09 12:39 PM Response to Reply #17 |
21. thank you |
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GreenStormCloud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-27-09 03:54 PM Response to Reply #12 |
51. Lack of plinking? Not even. |
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Euromutt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-27-09 06:05 PM Response to Reply #12 |
53. You show me a pellet gun that'll stop a dog that's threatening my kid and we'll talk |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-27-09 12:27 PM Response to Reply #4 |
19. I have an idea! |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-27-09 01:36 PM Response to Reply #19 |
40. There's a thought. |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-27-09 01:55 PM Response to Reply #40 |
42. I hope those are lead-free pellets you're melting. n/t |
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GreenStormCloud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-27-09 12:52 PM Response to Reply #4 |
23. Pellets don't work well on criminals. |
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tularetom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-27-09 01:21 PM Original message |
I'm probably the only DU'er that has actually fired a pellet gun at a human being |
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GreenStormCloud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-27-09 03:46 PM Response to Original message |
50. LOL. Loved your story. Most crooks are cowards. However... |
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tularetom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-27-09 11:50 AM Response to Original message |
6. My favorite pastime is to sit in my lawn chair in the summer |
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backwoodsbob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-27-09 11:59 AM Response to Reply #6 |
9. nice |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-27-09 12:11 PM Response to Reply #6 |
13. Those gophers can be killers. |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-27-09 12:33 PM Response to Reply #13 |
20. What do you do about your gophers? |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-27-09 12:42 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. I let them live their lives. |
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GreenStormCloud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-27-09 12:55 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. Are you a vegetarian? N/T |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-27-09 12:59 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. No, I eat animals specifically bred for food. |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-27-09 01:21 PM Response to Reply #28 |
34. I have eaten a gopher. It wasn't bad at all. I've eaten a sparrow, too. |
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GreenStormCloud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-27-09 02:35 PM Response to Reply #28 |
45. We don't have gophers around here. |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-27-09 12:58 PM Response to Reply #22 |
27. And rats? You like them, too? Around your house? |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-27-09 01:07 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. Well, I used to have a rat as a pet. |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-27-09 01:19 PM Response to Reply #29 |
33. Are you sure about that? I don't remember him saying why he shot |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-27-09 01:24 PM Response to Reply #29 |
36. I had a pet rat, too. It was a different story than the rats I used to |
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Euromutt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-28-09 03:40 AM Response to Reply #27 |
56. Re: rats and the plague |
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tularetom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-27-09 01:09 PM Response to Reply #13 |
30. Not a matter of pride but it's not cool if our horses step in a gopher hole. |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-27-09 01:11 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. Have you considered trapping them for relocation? |
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Pavulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-27-09 01:25 PM Response to Reply #31 |
37. I relocate them with a 22-250 |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-27-09 01:29 PM Response to Reply #37 |
39. Send 'em to Jebus, do you? |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-27-09 01:28 PM Response to Reply #31 |
38. Relocation where? The neighbor's place. The park? Where do |
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tularetom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-27-09 01:37 PM Response to Reply #31 |
41. I guess it's possible but where the hell am I gonna relocate 'em? |
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era veteran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-27-09 06:43 PM Response to Reply #41 |
54. Relocate |
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appal_jack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-27-09 03:24 PM Response to Reply #31 |
49. relocated mammals rarely survive |
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Euromutt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-27-09 03:07 PM Response to Reply #13 |
47. If you're a horse, you bet |
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appal_jack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-27-09 03:16 PM Response to Reply #13 |
48. your ignorance is showing |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-27-09 12:13 PM Response to Original message |
14. I have a 10 Meter air rifle range in my basement. |
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Davis_X_Machina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-27-09 12:58 PM Response to Reply #14 |
26. Sounds like my set-up... |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-27-09 01:18 PM Response to Reply #26 |
32. Yah, our winters are less than pleasant outdoors, too. |
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Hangingon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-27-09 12:24 PM Response to Original message |
16. On my son-in-law's first tour after Desert Storm... |
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morningglory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-27-09 02:39 PM Response to Reply #16 |
46. We had an old house with sort of a belfry up on top of the house. |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-27-09 12:25 PM Response to Original message |
18. Am I correct in thinking the barrel folds down into the stock for storage? n/t |
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backwoodsbob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-27-09 12:52 PM Response to Reply #18 |
24. no |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-27-09 01:55 PM Response to Reply #24 |
43. Hmm. That's an interesting idea. Cool! n/t |
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backwoodsbob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-29-09 05:35 PM Response to Reply #43 |
58. yeah they are fun |
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morningglory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-27-09 02:33 PM Response to Original message |
44. Here in rural South, NRA country, we never had a gun in the house, but |
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S_B_Jackson (564 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-28-09 01:19 AM Response to Original message |
55. The first firearm I ever received was |
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dashrif (353 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-28-09 11:19 AM Response to Original message |
57. Yup |
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