Phantom, SASS #54973
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35 minutes ago, Captain Bill Burt said:
If a shooter tells me they have a foot problem their word is good enough for me. If they're willing to lie to gain an advantage then they have to live with that.
It may be good enough for you...but what about everyone else?
Here's a simple fact: Cowboy shooters can be liars and cheats...period!
Phantom
1 hour ago, Three Foot Johnson said:If a shooter says they have "bad feet" and have to wear their Danners, what do you do? Make them bring a doctor's note?
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There's zero excuses for wearing their shotgun belt above the allowed area.
My friend Taggart (RIP), was as big as about anyone I knew when I first started. He had no problem following the rules on SG belt placement.
Phantom
PS: Taggart was a Top Shooter...incredible talent and all around nice guy.
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37 minutes ago, Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 said:
The general rule is: Ammunition belts must be worn so all ammo is positioned at or below the belly button.
A lot of guys, and it is mostly guys, like to put their shotgun belt up in the middle of the chest. So, they are wearing it like a bra.
You forgot to mention that it looks stoopid.
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12 minutes ago, Cottonmouth Mark said:
Sorry I clicked into this thread for a pissing match.
Uhhh...the likelihood that any thread will devolve into a pissing match on the Wire is high...just something ya gotta use to.
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Remember, if it works in practice, theoretical is meaningless.
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13 minutes ago, Idaho Gunslinger said:
They pay you?!
Oh hell yeah! Get a check every month along with my checks for winning EOT's.
Big money!
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19 minutes ago, Eyesa Horg said:
Phantom, you never cease to make me chuckle.
It's what I'm paid to do...
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29 minutes ago, Abilene, SASS # 27489 said:
I think you forgot the smiley face, but to continue that thought:
Hitting the target kicks up MORE dust as the multiple fragments hit the grassless bare ground below. If you miss it kicks up less and it is further away.
(note smiley)
So...one atom bomb kicks up less dust then a cluster bomb...?
Hmmmm...
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2 minutes ago, El Chapo said:
Grease is soap and oil mixed, and yes it does chemically adhere to where you put it. Try it; you might like it.
As to whether you're doing it "wrong," there's no need to moralize everything these days. As long as you're okay with there not being much lubrication on a surface that slides like that, use the oil. The only thing I've found oil good for is preventing corrosion where there's a surface that'll hold oil, like a parkerized surface. Just as I wouldn't lube a tie rod end with oil, I wouldn't do the same for the pins in my '73 either. Maybe try a thicker oil if grease is just not an idea you can stand; maybe it'll stay there longer. It doesn't take a huge film of oil to provide some lubrication.
Your concerns are why I use a very soft grease, though. SGLI 00 grease is really soft, almost the consistency of butter if you leave it out at room temperature all day.
Sorry...I just don't take much seriously here on the Wire when it comes to suggestions on issues directly related to the game.
I'll just keep doing what I've been doing...taking the word of those that I actually know and have a direct friendship with...nothing personal.
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36 minutes ago, PaleWolf Brunelle, #2495L said:
When asked what "Don't be a hardass" means, I tell them it means "Enforce the rules...but don't take joy in assessing earned penalties".
I tell "them" basically the same thing. Assess penalty but don't be a damn Drill Sargent about it.
If you only know who the RO Instructor that I referenced was...you'd probably laugh.
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12 minutes ago, Dapper Dave said:
That really isn't the plan - my regular hearing protection is a very nice set of Walkers XCEL 500s, but with a hat in the way, they just don't work. When these arrive this weekend, I will try them out. If they don't work right, I'll try something else.
It was meant to be a flippant remark.
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1 minute ago, PaleWolf Brunelle, #2495L said:
A lot of that is a result of lax enforcement at monthly matches (speaking from years of experience)...or no one other than a photo/videographer being in a position to observe a violation.
I was at a Texas State match...had guys wearing their Shotgun Bra's waaaaaay over the legal position. Went to the MD to let him handle it. Was like pulling teeth to get him to act on it. Geeze...it's a fricken SASS State Championship!!!!
Had a Black Pin state during an ROII class that I was observing, that sometimes you gotta let things slide cuz "you're not there to be a hardass". Someone needs to tell him that enforcing the rules can be done without being a hardass...again...oy!
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41 minutes ago, Colorado Coffinmaker said:
In keeping with the OP "SAFETY"
There is a specific direction in the handbooks for "Gunfighters."
"revolvers must never be held in an unsafe manner (e.g. One revolver behind the other). Unfortunately most clubs don't pay any attention to this "rule." In fact, the last time this issue was brought up on the wire, a self proclaimed "Pumping Fool" seemed to kill all further discussion.
The rule has migrated around. First in the Handbook. Then it moved to RO 1 or RO 2. May now be back in the Handbook. Be nice if Gunfighters would pay attention to it. And if penalties would be assessed when they do not.
I agree with everything you say.
But...
Believe it or not, one can call infractions and the majority of the population at the match will give a stoopid response like "don't be a Hardass". So...then you keep on making these calls...as you should...and then nobody at the club really wants to shoot with you.
Try calling out the Shotgun Bra violation...they're everywhere! Want to see bad reactions...oy!
It kinda comes down to an I Dont Give A Sh** anymore. So long as there isn't a Safety issue...let them learn their lesson at a big match (assuming anyone says anything there!).
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Actually...first rule of reasonable prudence: Don't tell or show the internet what you own.
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21 minutes ago, Eyesa Horg said:
Never seen a firing line in line with the loading table. Usually the LT & ULT are back a bit.
So that would mean that the shooters on the line are in front of the loaded guns on the loading table...
If the LT is not perpendicular to the firing line, then all tables should be even with each other.
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4 minutes ago, John Kloehr said:
They are marketed as "safes" and thought of as "safes," but the proper term is "residential security cabinet." I have got into these "safes" (with owner's permission and at owner's request) in less than 20 minutes using a tire iron out of the truck. Once I had it open, I saw how I could have done in in less than 3.
What they do provide is reasonable security against casual intrusion, and signs of forcible entry for police and insurance purposes. They also have some fire rating and look cool.
You've totally...completely...didn't catch what I was referring too in my post.
But...what the heck...
First, good luck with that tire iron on a good GUN SAFE. So now I've responded to your post that had nothing to do with my post.
Making a "safe room"...Vault...Walk In Safe...isn't hard to do. It'll be plenty safe against a common criminal (or some genius with a Crow Bar). It will not be adequate for a group that would compete against the fictitious Ocean's Eleven.
Capisce?
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34 minutes ago, Eyesa Horg said:
That's my theory as well. For what it took to get mine in the basement and raised up on PT 6x6s and bolted. A theif will need many hours to get it back out of they find it behind my false wall. However, it wouldn't take long with an angle grinder to cut the front around the door and get the contents. Maybe!! As a couple of locking rods are long and ya can't get to the edge without removing a bunch of blind screwed lumber!
Making things "safe" is pretty easy...so long as one recognizes that they don't need to make their things safe against an "Ocean's Eleven" group.
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2 minutes ago, Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 said:
Because you are a self-confessed non-greaser.
I do have a black leather jacket...
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7 minutes ago, Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 said:
That is because you are not using magnetic grease.
How do you know...
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4 minutes ago, El Chapo said:
If it slides, it needs grease. That pivoting joints need lubrication is not a problem.
The pin in question freely slides back and forth in its hole and is supposed to "rub" on the side plates. Which is why a small amount of grease at the wear points can make all the difference.
I think a lot of people are resistant to using grease on guns because they're used to using a little bit of oil on surfaces that don't need much lubrication, but oil doesn't stay where you put it. Oil works great when there's a pan to hold it and the means to pump or splash it where it needs to be. I have been using grease on guns for decades and it seems to have solved me a lot of problems.The grease I use is this one:
https://www.lubriplate.com/Products/Grease/Multi-Purpose-Greases/FGL-00,-4-6-LB-TUBS/FGL-00
If you can get it in a little 1 pound container, it'll last a lifetime. Use an acid brush to apply.
Well...I've been doing the wrong way all these years...and a gazillion rounds through my rifle...what do I know.
And grease really stays where you put it????
Oooookay...
Phantom
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...perhaps...because folks will laugh at you behind your back...You WON'T be invited to the cool kids party either.
Phantom