Video - Shooting .44 caliber 1851 Navy Revolvers

Mykeal, Your request reminds me of a story that I always told my kids at dinner time when they disclosed that the meal didn't appeal to them:

Once there was pack of wolves that chased down and killed an elk. While they were feasting, one of the wolves said "Hey guys? I don't like elk. We need to catch something special for me!" The wolves paused and looked at their pack mate for a second, then at each other. They shrugged and went back to feasting.

I think duelist's advise to you is if you're running with the pack, expect to eat elk. Either that, or just enjoy watching us feast. No offence, and I mean no disrespect. ;)
 
I enjoy the vids very much. Very well done, professional camara et al, and no "creep factor" which is a big thing with me. Getting fired at doesn't bother me, but youtube videos made by creeps with guns, scares me badly.:eek:

However, I do not have PTSD. That's a real thing, it's a big thing, and I know and have helped several in the past with this terrible condition.

What IS-IS.
I commend mykeal for speaking up for himself. It took courage to do so. I never thought about it, never even occured to me that being fired at from Duelist's smoke wagons would be anything that would cause any difficulty. I am thankful to those who have served this country, whether in law enforcement or military.

I have experience with helping those in various stages of mental and emotional difficulties. We are such a great nation that we have the ability to help those who only a generation ago, would have been thrown out and left on their own. It is wonderful that we can even have this experience of seeing the world, although only a wee bit, through the eyes of someone who has experienced much mental anguise.

Thanks again Mykeal for speaking up for yourself, we would have never known. It's OK to be who you are. God bless, may you find a greater peace in your future years.
OJW
 
noelf2-
Your allegory doesn't apply, and here's why. I'm not requiring the pack change its diet; I'm asking that it simply let the members know what the prey is so they can make an informed decision whether to proceed or not.

Another reason it doesn't apply is that, while it correctly describes how animals operate, we're human, and we operate entirely differently. It's perfectly reasonable for a pack of animals to demand individuals subjugate their needs to those of the pack leader; that's how animals live. But humans have additional qualities setting them apart from pack animals, one of which is compassion for others.
 
Duelist - Was any modification required to get the ASM grip assembly to fit on the pietta? I have an ASM 1851 and like the grip better than the pietta's I've handled and would consider doing the same thing.

Mykeal - It's a fable, not an allegory. It doesn't
correctly describes how animals operate
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The animals are anthropomorphized to show more human emotional traits. In my fable, the wolves at least gave the request some thought, not possible naturally (neither was the request for that matter). The first few times I told the wolf story, the dissatisfied child still requested compassion (can I have pizza instead?), but after that, only starting to tell the wolf story would cause moaning and rolling eyes of the dissatisfied child. They understood that the story was just an amusing way for me to say "No". Eventually, they just asked to be excused. The fable applies. You are just reading too much into it.
 
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