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Another 'journalist' writes about firing AR15 for 1st time - "...A deep shock wave coursed thru my body..."
August 07, 2021, 09:55 AM
BamaJeepsterAnother 'journalist' writes about firing AR15 for 1st time - "...A deep shock wave coursed thru my body..."
Just a tad dramatic there, big guy...My 10 year old daughter had no problem shooting my AR.
Full article:
https://www.sevendaysvt.com/ve...Content?oid=33532211
“Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.”
- John Adams August 07, 2021, 10:11 AM
John SteedAll that from a .223?
Good thing it wasn't a .30-06! Heaven forbid he should ever try a .45-70.
... stirred anti-clockwise. August 07, 2021, 10:14 AM
ZSMICHAELAside from the hyperbole, that guy cannot write. Another woke journalist.
August 07, 2021, 10:20 AM
bettysnephewI'd hate to see the effect of the concussion of a 338 Lapua on this milquetoasts psyche.
The “POLICE"
Their job Is To Save Your Ass,
Not Kiss It
The muzzle end of a .45 pretty much says "go away" in any language - Clint Smith
August 07, 2021, 10:24 AM
sigmonkeyWait until he pees standing up, for the first time...
"the meaning of life, is to give life meaning" ✡ Ani Yehudi אני יהודי Le'olam lo shuv לעולם לא שוב! August 07, 2021, 10:25 AM
LeemurWife’s nephew brought his fiancé over a few months ago to shoot some. She’s about 5’ tall and 90lbs soaking wet with rocks in her pockets. She had no problems with an AR.
August 07, 2021, 10:30 AM
Doosh KlitmanOh, my. I just love it!
If you'll excuse me, I- I have to get a drink of water.
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Doosh
August 07, 2021, 10:30 AM
smschulzIt just makes you appreciate a father that teaches you about guns as a child.
Shooting the first time at around 10 or so I never felt the way this idiot did.
It makes one shake their head and say WTF?
Yet we have politicians who have the same (gun) experience (zero) and make decisions against the 2nd Amendment.
August 07, 2021, 10:44 AM
Sig2340I had the interesting task of being asked to teach basic rifle shooting to an American woman who landed a job with a professional hunting firm in South Africa.
Her problem? She'd never fired a rifle before. Not even a BB gun.
And to complicate things, she had to be able to safely fire a rifle chambered in .375 H&H.
Well, I love a challenge, so I promptly referred her to a friend who also taught rifle shooting.
He started her with a .22LR, moved to an AR, then a 870 in 12 gauge, and finally to a Yugoslavian Mauser in 8mm Mauser.
She had zero problems shooting rifles and the one shotgun.
And didn't whinge about it like a little girl.
Nice is overrated
"It's every freedom-loving individual's duty to lie to the government."
Airsoftguy, June 29, 2018
August 07, 2021, 10:49 AM
egregorequote:
It felt like a meteor had struck the earth in front of me. A deep shock wave coursed through my body, the recoil rippling through my arms and right shoulder.
August 07, 2021, 11:30 AM
GraniteguyWow - he was accurate at 25 yards. Imagine that. More accurate than a handgun at 5 yards. Really?
August 07, 2021, 11:38 AM
IntrepidTravelerquote:
Originally posted by Sig2340:
Her problem? She'd never fired a rifle before. Not even a BB gun.
This actually probably made it easier for her to learn. In so many areas, it's difficult for us to un-learn bad habits before we can learn correct ones.
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) August 07, 2021, 11:46 AM
Lefty SigWhat utter horseshit.
Try firing the double barrel 12-gauge Biden so often insists is all you need and then tell me about recoil.
August 07, 2021, 11:56 AM
konata88Geez. Exaggerate much?
"Wrong does not cease to be wrong because the majority share in it." L.Tolstoy
"A government is just a body of people, usually, notably, ungoverned." Shepherd Book August 07, 2021, 11:59 AM
marksman41Interesting, but not surprising - no comments allowed about this article on the publisher's web page.
August 07, 2021, 12:04 PM
davetruongDamn! I wonder how he would describe eating a hard boiled egg?
God, Family, Country.
August 07, 2021, 12:23 PM
konata88Would love to see video of the journalist and a video of that girl (early teen?) competing in 3 gun - side by side for all to see.
"Wrong does not cease to be wrong because the majority share in it." L.Tolstoy
"A government is just a body of people, usually, notably, ungoverned." Shepherd Book August 07, 2021, 12:49 PM
Patrick-SP2022The description of his “feelz” when firing the rifle did come across like a cheap porno story.
Pretty sure I have read something like that in romance novels too.
August 07, 2021, 12:56 PM
corsairKevin McCallum, tells us how you really feel, seems like three paragraphs really doesn't explain your emotions during that moment.
August 07, 2021, 01:01 PM
CPD SIGI don't know what would possess someone to write about "how much of a little pussy I am", and put it out there for the world to see.
I have a 10yo that hits stuff at 100yds with a AR pistol that's loud as hell, and loves every minute of it, yet, this soy-boy... Hopefully he just settles into his macrame class and doesn't get ptsd from stabbing himself with the knitting needle.
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