I hate my staple gun

July 19, 2019, 04:36 PM

Use 10MM staples, not wimpy lesser caliber stuff.

Fewer shots to be effective, deeper penetration, better target-fall-off-stopping power.

July 19, 2019, 07:11 PM

SevenPlusOne

quote:
At times I wonder how I make it through the day. In my mind, I make fun of morons all the time. Then, I do things that remind me, I too am a moron.

It's embarrassing to admit how often I hold up a new target and:
-Ka'chunk-
"Goddammit!"
Because I stapled through the target, cardboard and into my finger.

July 19, 2019, 08:08 PM

Skins2881

quote:
Originally posted by kkina:
Why don't you just drill your own witness holes in the staple tray? If you F it up, you wanted to buy a new stapler anyway.

I was going to suggest that too, but I went the silly shooting analogies route. Really only need one torwads the end to show when you get down to 10 Staples or so.

July 19, 2019, 08:23 PM

sunburn

Some people mark the last 5 staples with a Sharpie to indicate low staples. Just sayin'

July 20, 2019, 07:30 AM

IntrepidTraveler

quote:
Originally posted by SevenPlusOne:
quote:
At times I wonder how I make it through the day. In my mind, I make fun of morons all the time. Then, I do things that remind me, I too am a moron.

It's embarrassing to admit how often I hold up a new target and:
-Ka'chunk-
"Goddammit!"
Because I stapled through the target, cardboard and into my finger.

I was going to say, "Could be worse", then cite this. I do this maybe once a year early in the season. By next year, the lesson wears off.

_{Thus the metric system did not really catch on in the States, unless you count the increasing popularity of the nine-millimeter bullet.
- Dave Barry

"Never go through life saying 'I should have'..." - quote from the 9/11 Boatlift Story (thanks, sdy for posting it)}

July 20, 2019, 08:08 AM

trapper189

You ever forget which gun is which when the range goes hot?

July 20, 2019, 08:20 AM

Oz_Shadow

quote:
Originally posted by sunburn:
Some people mark the last 5 staples with a Sharpie to indicate low staples. Just sayin'

Holy crap. You run with geniuses! Why don’t they go to work for the staple company and have them dye the staples on one end. I would buy them.

But then I would forget about seeing colored staples by the time I got back to the bench for boom time...

July 20, 2019, 08:24 AM

ChuckFinley

Better design

LINK

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July 20, 2019, 10:31 AM

kkina

How about making every 5th staple a tracer?

July 20, 2019, 11:05 PM

urbanwarrior238

42 years! that's how long I have had and have been using my stapler I inherited from my Grandfather. And yes, I carry extra staples between my teeth when putting up the Christmas lights.

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July 20, 2019, 11:24 PM

Rotndad

quote:
Originally posted by sunburn:
Some people mark the last 5 staples with a Sharpie to indicate low staples. Just sayin'

Damn it Jim! Sunburn stole my idea.
This is what I learned to do. I use a yellow or red sharpie instead of black so it's easier to see.

Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force, but through persistence.
-Ovid

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NRA Certified Basic Pistol Instructor

July 21, 2019, 11:12 AM

vthoky

quote:
Originally posted by ChuckFinley:
Better design

LINK

Yes!!

July 21, 2019, 01:20 PM

ffips

First trip down range, drop a strip of staples. Pick them up when needed or on last trip down range.

July 22, 2019, 08:49 AM

92fstech

quote:
Originally posted by sunburn:
Some people mark the last 5 staples with a Sharpie to indicate low staples. Just sayin'

Genius right there I tell ya...I'm gonna give that a try!