Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770
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12 hours ago, Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770 said:
One of the Apollo missions left a laser reflector there. If you know where it is, and have a powerful enough laser, you can hit it and receive a signal back.
Lunar Laser Ranging (LLR) is the practice of measuring the distance between the surfaces of the Earth and the Moon using laser ranging
Three were placed by the United States' Apollo program (11, 14, and 15), two by the Soviet Lunokhod 1 and 2 missions,[1] and one by India's Chandrayaan-3 mission.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_Laser_Ranging_experiments
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8 hours ago, Alpo said:
Now if your friend had that 12 gauge barrel and he had some 45 Colt adapters - the things that have both a chamber and a rifled barrel attached to it - and they were permanently (as in welded) installed in that cut down shotgun then that might - MIGHT - be considered a pistol.
That's what he said he did. He isn't somebody I know, just a guy I met one time down in Tombstone.
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If my rememberer is right, (questionable at any time, but I've been wrong a couple times lately), the launch tube is part of the reload, the missle housed in it and the whole thing replaced on the launcher. Kind of like changing a magazine.
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6 minutes ago, Alpo said:
At movie's how come I have this.
I met a guy in Tombstone that had a similar rig. He had the chambers plugged to accept .45 Colt blanks. He said that way it considered to be a handgun, and not a short shotgun, so he didn't have to worry about problems with the BATFE.
And my .45 Colt gunbelt carries 25 shells, 12 on one side, 12 on the other, with a .45-70 in the middle.
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The silly little Bronco could be well armed, though its primary job was to mark targets for those same F-4 Phantoms A-4s, Hueys and LOCHes, and F-100s and 102s to shoot at. While not a glamorous job, it was essential for it to do so so that the Fast Movers knew where their targets were.
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1 minute ago, Alpo said:
And here I thought I was the only one that saw that.
Nope. "Eldorado" is my favorite Duke movie. Seen it MANY times.
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1 minute ago, Alpo said:
Han did not "shoot first".
That statement implies that they both shot. Han shot first and then the other guy - Guido? - returned fire.
Since Quido didn't get a chance to shoot back, Han did not "shoot first". He just shot.
In the original cut, Greedo did fire, hitting the wall. Probably a spasm of his hand while dying.
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9 minutes ago, Alpo said:
El Dorado. Duke has a spasm and his right side is paralyzed, and he hears somebody coming and he's trying to reach his strong side gun with his week hand.
He does it, but just barely.
Just think how much easier that would have been if he'd been carrying crossdraw.
If he carried crossdraw, he wouldn't have been as fast. Unless he started his draw the way Val Kilmer did, hand on the gun, he'd have to move his hand and arm a longer distance that someone carrying strong side.
And if you notice, they had to move his holster much further to the rear to accomplish the draw at all.
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4 minutes ago, Alpo said:
Were you as annoyed as I am at the changes they made?
Most of them added to the scenery, but not the story, but I saw it in the theaters, and HAN SHOT FIRST!
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1 hour ago, Pat Riot said:
What if they signal back?
One of the Apollo missions left a laser reflector there. If you know where it is, and have a powerful enough laser, you can hit it and receive a signal back.
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2 hours ago, Texas Lizard said:
Can you remember that far back???
Texas Lizard
How far back?
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5 hours ago, Trailrider #896 said:
Looks like the DC-3 will have nothing on the B-52 for longevity!
3 hours ago, Chantry said:The DC-3 is still flying in regular service and will for the foreseeable future.
The DC-3 is a fine airplane, but the B-52 is still in service with the Air Force.
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As long as they don't turn Boris the Animal loose.
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7 hours ago, Alpo said:
That was my point.
If you wear a hat it won't show.
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3 minutes ago, Cypress Sun said:
Naw, the Starbucks are on either side the Crater Barrel restaurant.
There's a Circle K across the street from them, with a Dollar General next to it. The Super Walmart is under construction.
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7 minutes ago, Bisley Joe said:
I wish they made a modern "lightning" reproduction. I'd carry that. Right now it's either a S&W Model 10 with the rounded butt, or a Colt Police Positive I believe it is, in 38 spl. I have faux ivory grips for both.
Well, Cimarron has their version of the Lightning. It's on, (I think) a .22 frame, .38Spl, but it IS Single Action. Good little gun though.
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7 hours ago, Forty Rod SASS 3935 said:
The OV-10 can be a vicious little bird.
I watched a couple of times when the Broncos or LOCHs would go in a start a fight and when Charlie shot back the little guys would leave and bigger gunships would come in and stir things up. It got to where Charlie wouldn't shoot back, but the little guys would call in bigger boys anyway.
The OV-10 had a Cargo Bay in the main fuselage, and the door could be removed if needed. They could rig it to carry stretchers, or they could carry 4 Paratroopers.
The Paratroopers would sit facing the rear of the Cargo Bay, the guy at the door would have a lap belt on for safety. When they were to deploy, would remove the belt, and the pilot would stand the aircraft on its tail so that the 'troopers would just FALL out of it. We called them "Bronco
ShPoop".Another trick they did was to strap a Marine in there with an M60 machine gun hanging from a bungee, so that when the Bronco pulled up from a gun run, Charlie got a surprise when he thought it was safe to start shooting back. THAT'S why they stopped doing that.
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2 minutes ago, Bisley Joe said:
Interesting.
It always blows my mind that such a blatant violation of basic rights can even exist. Sickening.You've got to remember that these laws were passed in the 1880s. MOST "Cowboy" towns had them. And Arizona didn't become a State until 1912. But we're good now. Constitutional Carry, no waiting period, Shall Issue CCW, and if you have a CCW, no NICS check.
I carry a Stainless NMV in .45 Colt in the same holster I shot Cowboy with, and am frequently complimented on it.
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25 minutes ago, DeaconKC said:
Although you have given me something to think about.
Don't say THAT! You'll give him a swelled up head and he'll start thinking that he's making SENSE!
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9 hours ago, Bisley Joe said:
Thanks for the warning.
From what I looked up: "Bisbee, Arizona, follows strict state-level, permitless carry laws, meaning the town cannot pass local regulations stricter than Arizona state law.
Thanks for the map as well. I thought of Benson but too far.
My main concern is keeping driving to and from work as close as possible. I lived in Show Low and worked in Holbrook for two years, and the 50 miles each way was not something I want to do again.Glad to hear that Bisbee has caught up with the rest of the State. I only traveled to Bisbee for work, and a guy I delivered to informed me that one couldn't carry there, but that was in the early 90s, and we never discussed it again. Carrying guns, even in Tombstone was illegal until 1994, and Bisbee was the same way. I think that they got away with it since the laws were passed before Arizona was a State.
Sierra Vista is about 18 miles from Tombstone, and coincidentally Charleston Rd. ends at Hwy. 90 AT Walmart. Most of the locals shop there.
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I don't know if it makes a difference to you or not, but last I heard, Bisbee does NOT allow the carrying of firearms. Tombstone, Benson, St. David, and Sierra Vista do. Tombstone's a nice place, but you're going to have to travel to Benson or Sierra Vista to get more in the way of supplies than you can get from a Circle K.
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For me, I'm too fat for a shoulder holster to do me any good. One's waist has to be smaller than one's chest to allow the covering garment to conceal it. But if I WERE still in shape, (round is a shape, right?) for such an arrangement I would carry the J Frame Weak Side.
If I were carrying such armament today, I'd carry the 1911 right of SOB, grip facing OUTBOARD, parallel with my belt. I find this carry much more comfortable and easier to get a decent grip on the pistol if/ when needed because I don't have to twist my wrist to access the gun. The .38 would be carried Weak Side the same way.
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I stand corrected. I was going off 40 year old memories.
Question - When a ship fires a tomahawk cruise missile
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Look at it this way, a conventional gun on a ship fires a number of shells to hit a specific target. A Tomahawk is a precision weapon. You only NEED to fire one to destroy your target.
They carry more than you might think too. According to Dr. Google, a US Navy Arleigh Burke-class destroyers (DDG) typically carry 90 to 96 Tomahawk cruise missiles. And Naval ships don't usually go into harm's way alone. So it's not like shooting a revolver dry without a reload.