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Dateline Sydney - No Knives Allowed
- Thread starter jrhines
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jrhines and SlackO, my apologies. My opinions of air guns have been altered.
I am a former & current air gunner. My boys were all trained in air guns. I am guilty of thinking of them as toys because I've only used low-cost air guns. I'm "re-calibrating my scale."
I also recall that when I was young, growing out of my model-building phase and into my gun phase, I disposed of all my models by shooting them with the air gun (first a Benjamin in .22, then a Czech model in .177). Pretended I was an anti-air or anti-tank gunner, as the case may be. I eventually progressed to the point where it was no longer a question of hitting the model, it was the challenge to shoot the tank barrel off inch by inch, or to shoot the tail clean off a 1/72 scale plane.
Probably made me the shooter I am today.
I am a former & current air gunner. My boys were all trained in air guns. I am guilty of thinking of them as toys because I've only used low-cost air guns. I'm "re-calibrating my scale."
I also recall that when I was young, growing out of my model-building phase and into my gun phase, I disposed of all my models by shooting them with the air gun (first a Benjamin in .22, then a Czech model in .177). Pretended I was an anti-air or anti-tank gunner, as the case may be. I eventually progressed to the point where it was no longer a question of hitting the model, it was the challenge to shoot the tank barrel off inch by inch, or to shoot the tail clean off a 1/72 scale plane.
Probably made me the shooter I am today.
Dave R -
As we have all found out in these late stages, "It's amazing how smart a fella' is when he agrees with you!!"
Just a note, maybe worth a new topic, why no airgun forum on TFL? Anybody know of any online places?? I havn't looked yet, guess I outta'do that!
Regards,
jr
As we have all found out in these late stages, "It's amazing how smart a fella' is when he agrees with you!!"
Just a note, maybe worth a new topic, why no airgun forum on TFL? Anybody know of any online places?? I havn't looked yet, guess I outta'do that!
Regards,
jr
JR, try http://www.shooterstalk.com/
They have an air rifle section under Sports & Competition(halfway down the page)...Dan in GA
They have an air rifle section under Sports & Competition(halfway down the page)...Dan in GA
Bruce in West Oz
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Sorry, mate, but it's true.
Gang warfare between people of -- well, let's just say "MIddle Eastern" and "Asian" descent in NSW has led to murders and even police stations being fired upon. The youth are described as being between 10 and 20 years old. Nationalities may change, but it's on for young and old.
Even here in sleepy ole Perth, we've had people murdered as a result of "gang wars" -- and an all-out Donnybrook in a school playground which was invaded by another gang with machetes, knives, nail-studded clubs etc.
The "global village" don't ya know.
B
Sorry, mate, but it's true.
Gang warfare between people of -- well, let's just say "MIddle Eastern" and "Asian" descent in NSW has led to murders and even police stations being fired upon. The youth are described as being between 10 and 20 years old. Nationalities may change, but it's on for young and old.
Even here in sleepy ole Perth, we've had people murdered as a result of "gang wars" -- and an all-out Donnybrook in a school playground which was invaded by another gang with machetes, knives, nail-studded clubs etc.
The "global village" don't ya know.
B