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OT rifle caliber (was Why GA is Dying)
Jose wrote:
Ok, what do the numbers mean? I've heard of a "thirty ought six" referring to a gun, and think I know one of them (.30 inches?) refers to the gauge (width of the bullet). What's the other? The year, 1906. Interesting. Can you name any other bullets with this name format that are as well known as the thirty ought six? What's so special about this one? To be correct, it is a cartridge, not a bullet. No, I know of no others this famous with this name convention. The main thing that is special is that the government used it so widely for so long and it was a pretty versatile round for hunting as well. Large enough for all but the nastiest game on most continents, yet small enough to be shot comfortably by almost anyone. Matt |
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Why GA is Dying
Grumman-581 wrote:
On Fri, 28 Jul 2006 02:35:10 GMT, Matt Whiting wrote: I consider a 9mm to be marginal and I laugh at this whole "fire power" argument. Personally, I'd rather have 6 or 8 rounds that count, than 15 peas to lob I've got two 9mms... One was for compact carry, but it got relegated to the gun safe after I found the exact same model in .40SW and .45 with the same number of rounds and still basically the same size weapon... The other 9mm has 50 round magazines for it... It might be lobbing peas, but it's lobbing *a lot* of peas... One could consider it good for suppressive fire... I'd rather have a Thompson for suppressive fire. :-) Matt |
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Why GA is Dying
Grumman-581 wrote:
On Fri, 28 Jul 2006 10:46:12 -0500, "Jim Macklin" wrote: A Calico? Nawh, a TEC-9... I figure that if it was worth being mentioned on the Brady Bill, I needed to buy one... It's accurate enough at typical defensive ranges, but it's main advantage would be the ability to quickly put down a field of suppressive fire... It would make your typical home invasion thugs think twice... Of course, you're going to patching holes in your sheetrock for the next couple of weeks... grin With my .45 or .44 mag, the thugs won't be thinking at all... Matt |
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Why GA is Dying
Seen him do it. In his day they had gunfights on the
Mexican border , several times a night. He was a cool customer. Last time I talked to him he was living in Louisiana. "Matt Whiting" wrote in message ... | Jim Macklin wrote: | | Speed without accuracy, power without accuracy, too much | power may kill your neighbor... If you want to see speed, | have you seen | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6rEnEQkYaQ&search=bond | | Yes, I've seen that. Have you seen the video of Bill Jordan drawing and | hitting a target in something like .25 second? | | Matt |
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OT rifle caliber (was Why GA is Dying)
On Fri, 28 Jul 2006 21:30:35 GMT, Matt Whiting
wrote: Large enough for all but the nastiest game on most continents, yet small enough to be shot comfortably by almost anyone. My next door neighbor asked me today if I wanted some 30-06 shells since he doesn't own one anymore and doesn't hut... I thought for a second and realized that it was one caliber that for whatever reason, I don't own anymore... Come to think of it, I'm not sure if I ever owned one... Owned a .308 at one time, but I can't remember ever owning a 30-06... If I did, it was so many years ago that I've forgotten abou it... |
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Why GA is Dying
Jim Macklin wrote:
Seen him do it. In his day they had gunfights on the Mexican border , several times a night. He was a cool customer. Last time I talked to him he was living in Louisiana. I never got the chance to meet either Bill or Skeeter before him. It would have been very interesting in both cases. I think it has been several years now since Bill died and many more since Skeeter died. Matt |
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OT rifle caliber (was Why GA is Dying)
Grumman-581 wrote:
On Fri, 28 Jul 2006 21:30:35 GMT, Matt Whiting wrote: Large enough for all but the nastiest game on most continents, yet small enough to be shot comfortably by almost anyone. My next door neighbor asked me today if I wanted some 30-06 shells since he doesn't own one anymore and doesn't hut... I thought for a second and realized that it was one caliber that for whatever reason, I don't own anymore... Come to think of it, I'm not sure if I ever owned one... Owned a .308 at one time, but I can't remember ever owning a 30-06... If I did, it was so many years ago that I've forgotten abou it... I never owned one either. I bought a 7mm Magnum when I was 14 and never looked back. Nothing against the '06, I just liked the 7mm ... and still have that rifle 30 some years later and like it just as much now as then. It is a one-shot kill no matter what I shoot with it. I used it on woodchucks for years, but finally bought a .220 Swift a few years ago as the 7mm is a little heavy for chucks. Matt |
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Why GA is Dying
I meet Bill at the NRA convention in Chicago back about
1966, he was very much alive then. I talked to him on the phone, at his home in Louisiana at least 10-15 years ago. "Matt Whiting" wrote in message ... | Jim Macklin wrote: | Seen him do it. In his day they had gunfights on the | Mexican border , several times a night. He was a cool | customer. Last time I talked to him he was living in | Louisiana. | | I never got the chance to meet either Bill or Skeeter before him. It | would have been very interesting in both cases. I think it has been | several years now since Bill died and many more since Skeeter died. | | Matt |
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Why GA is Dying - POL quotes
"Jose" wrote in message m... Give an example of a freedom you had 10 years ago that you do not have now. The freedom to fly myself into an airport near DC to visit a friend who lives there. The freedom to carry a thin, large diameter steel disk onto an airliner as hand luggage. LOL! Coming back into the US from England, via BC, the security folks confiscated our red electric tape but let us keep our black electric tape (We were in England filming Robot Wars, and the tape was among the miscellanea that got shoved in the camera bag at the last minute.) I demand my freedom to carry multi-colored friggin' electric tape! -c |
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Why GA is Dying - POL quotes
"Jim Logajan" wrote in message .. . In Oregon, I am no longer free to buy cold medicines containing pseudoephedrine without a prescription SERIOUSLY! GOOD EXAMPLE! The indians called the Willamette Valley the "Valley of sickness" because of the pollen, which because of the grass seed farms is among the worst and most concentrated in the world. Along comes a medication with almost no side-effects, no drowsiness...something you could actually take and then fly a plane. Now you need a prescription to take a perfectly useful medication....remember when they pulled Primatene too? That means only folks with enough money to get to a physician and then get a prescription can afford it. Isn't a problem for me (I work right across the river, where it's legal over the counter.) Why? 'Cause it's used in meth. So friggin' WHAT?! Meth manufactures have been known to use crap like linoleum. You should need a prescription to install a kitchen floor! The druggies are just going to order the crap over the internet from Singapore or Canada anyway. -c (Portland) |
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