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Living near Gary, IN where it's "rumored" gangs fire into the air New Years Eve....and who knows when else, the bullets have to land somewhere. In fact, I've found several during walks on the upper level of the parking garage at work. Glad it didn't land on my car! SIGforum: For all your needs! Imagine our influence if every gun owner in America was an NRA member! Click the box>>>  | ||
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Gary that says it all. Michael Jackson's home town. My Dad used to drive through there years ago cause he did not want to pay the dues on the Indiana Toll Road. He told us to roll up the windows and look straight ahead. | |||
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Was it a Winchester Ranger 230gr .45? ______________________________________________________________________ "When its time to shoot, shoot. Dont talk!" “What the government is good at is collecting taxes, taking away your freedoms and killing people. It’s not good at much else.” —Author Tom Clancy | |||
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Pretty specific there. CPD SIG!  I didn't measure it, but it looks like a 40S&W. It is a hollow point.SIGforum: For all your needs! Imagine our influence if every gun owner in America was an NRA member! Click the box>>> | |||
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Ok. Wasn't mine... I don't own a .40 Let me ask some of my friends.  ______________________________________________________________________ "When its time to shoot, shoot. Dont talk!" “What the government is good at is collecting taxes, taking away your freedoms and killing people. It’s not good at much else.” —Author Tom Clancy | |||
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Was in the Air National Guard here in Louisville. Ramp walk for FOD after New Years Day would frequently turn up spent rounds on the tarmac. Sometimes there was a ding or two in aircraft that was hard to explain.  --------------------- DJT-45/47 MAGA !!!!! "Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on, or by imbeciles who really mean it." — Mark Twain “Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.” — H. L. Mencken | |||
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At what angle was it embedded? ------------------------------------- Always the pall bearer, never the corpse. | |||
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And the compass direction. Unhappy ammo seeker | |||
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Both good questions. I should have taken a photo before removing it. I could probably place it back how I took it out and tell. I know the impact was somewhat angular. There was no deformation of the bullet itself. Because of the angle of the roof, I think it had to come from a westerly direction or it probably would have bounced off the roof. SIGforum: For all your needs! Imagine our influence if every gun owner in America was an NRA member! Click the box>>> | |||
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It determines if the round was fired straight up or at an angle. Just things you wonder about. Straight up can do little damage as it falls at constant velocity. Angled it can kill far away. ------------------------------------- Always the pall bearer, never the corpse. | |||
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This reminds me of a story one of the guys in the lab told a few years back. He was riding the city bus to work because his car was in the shop. A couple of his fellow passengers were having a fairly loud discussion about firearms. It was close to New years Eve, and one of them said, "Man, I wish I had me da Glock to fire up in da air!!!" It's enough to make you weep. Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be men of courage; be strong. Do everything in love. - 1 Corinthians 16:13-14 | |||
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I found a bullet embedded in the trim on the right side of my garage door. Looks like it hit at about a 70° angle (i.e., mostly overhead), enough to clear the roof eve. It was embedded far enough so that it was flush with the trim panel. This was about 3-4 years ago in Carlsbad NM. Not a holiday to the best of my recollection. 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) | |||
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We all fire our AK-47's up in the air on major religious holidays. Don't we? ____________________ | |||
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Sure thing. Then we go inside and beat our wives. ______________________________________________________ Often times a very small man can cast a very large shadow | |||
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It's not Christmas without grandma bustin' rounds off the back deck with her chopper. Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be men of courage; be strong. Do everything in love. - 1 Corinthians 16:13-14 | |||
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30 cal, 180 gr. Found before a tear off and re-roof with TPO  SIGnature NRA Benefactor CMP Pistol Distinguished | |||
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Just as well it wasn't a 10mm.  . | |||
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Found a .45 ACP bullet in asphalt parking lot... glad I was not there when it landed | |||
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