Phil Perry Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 New hand held weapons can kill at ever increasng distances. . . . http://www.dailymail.co.uk/... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yenn Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 A shooting friend of mine told me recently that his wife has a pistol with sights zeroed in for up to 1000m. Now I know that is less than 1.5 miles, but for a pistol it is rather impressive. I may be gullible but he is not the kind of bloke who makes up wierd stories to impress others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 A short barrelled rifle /gun is never as accurate as a longer heavier one. Setting up on a (steady) bipod improves things also. Air currents affect the projectile, and estimating the distance is a critical part of sighting. Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry_Atrick Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 I was working with some US colleagues and one of them suggested, after a particularly painful day, that everyone should be issued with a gun and one bullet and legally allowed to kill one person. We scoffed at it (and he wasn't even red-necked), but he said, and the words live with me to this day, "think about it.... if you knew the guy next to you could legally kill you, you would be a lot more polite, wouldn't you." Strangely, there is reason in that madness... All I can see though, is a vibrant secondary trading market in unused bullets... and guns.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgmwa Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 A shooting friend of mine told me recently that his wife has a pistol with sights zeroed in for up to 1000m. Probably to make sure she'll miss him. rgmwa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Koreelah Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 I was working with some US colleagues..."think about it.... if you knew the guy next to you could legally kill you, you would be a lot more polite, wouldn't you."... There could be something in that. I've often been impressed by how many super polite Americans I've met. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry_Atrick Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Yeah - once they are out of the US and they know no-one has a gun.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomadpete Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 You gotta be polite when you have to leave your guns behind! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 You are lucky if you have a wife who will miss you. Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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