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We used to play war with every gun type imaginable; some of the littlest kids played with gun shaped sticks. I used to climb into trees and be a sniper. I learned to sit very still and after making a “kill”, sneak quickly to a new position and do it again. This was about age 10 or so. Even made sure I wasn’t wearing anything brightly colored. My favorite gun was a rifle with a hollow metal tube for a scope- I would sight other kids through it for some time before “firing”. When I wasn’t sniping, I used an M-16 lookalike that you would pull back a spring loaded charging handle to “load”. You could fire bursts, or dump the whole string on auto- it made a popping noise and had a red tip that reciprocated back and forth at the muzzle. Fun times. “Remember to get vaccinated or a vaccinated person might get sick from a virus they got vaccinated against because you’re not vaccinated.” - author unknown | |||
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I remember smacking a whole roll of caps on the side wall with a hammer. Do they still sell caps? ___________________________ "I Get It Now" Beth Greene | |||
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Yep, I climbed one particular tree that had good coverage from below, and I could slowly drop my gun hand down and pop them as they passed by. Thinking back, I have no idea why the kids didn't eventually start to catch on and alter their routes to go around, or sneak up on me and knock me off. Those memories pop up often from my youth, and make me wonder if that's the reason I'm so violent and in prison today. Oh, wait.... ________________________________________________ "You cannot legislate the poor into freedom by legislating the wealthy out of freedom. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving." -Dr. Adrian Rogers | |||
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Only kind that was affordable for us most days. My parents didn’t find it so fiscally sound after a doctor visit though. I took a rock from Nolan Ryan Jr. right in the middle of my forehead. Still got the scar. | |||
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My brother had, if I remember correctly, a 1911 type pistol that shot rolls of those paper caps. They were just thin little strips of paper with little bumps of powder in them. You could put the roll in the pistol and it would feed with trigger pulls. I had a snubby revolver. I think it was called a WASP. And, of course, we had the ones that we carved out of sticks and 1X4s. We'd also set up battle scenes with little army men in the garden and replicate a war with firecrackers and cherry bombs. Mom wasn't amused but we had a lot of fun. As we got older some friends and I graduated to blowing things up with black powder inside of various cylindrical containment items. How I made it to 53 with all of my fingers is pretty amazing. ________________________________________________________ "Great danger lies in the notion that we can reason with evil." Doug Patton. | |||
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A section of woods got knocked down for some new construction houses when I was about 10 y/o. Each side of the street had a roughly four foot deep trench dug for buried power lines. Everyday after the construction guys went home those ditches had every kid in the neighborhood reliving WWI fantasies and heaving every available rock and dirt clod from trench to trench. Some of the kids had Red Ryders and were blasting each other while wearing those huge Mister Wizard style safety glasses. The fun was put to a halt when some kid caught a softball sized rock to the dome and got knocked clean out. With the blood running down his forehead he calmly came to and went home. We scattered when his mother came back looking to murder the culprit. I recall all manner of cap gun, piddle gun, and slingshot being in those trenches. Basically anything that shot a projectile was utilized. | |||
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Notice the first burglar is Otis from Andy Griffith? I had that Tommy Gun, and a bazooka. Long gone. Back in the late 70s Mattel made a bazooka like toy that had a stethoscope attached to it. For hearing over distance. The Gov made them quit selling it. Didn’t want cigs to have that technology. | |||
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Sure do, but only in reruns on Saturday AM. | |||
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Absolutely remember this card and great show.  | |||
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Oh, no--I watched it first-run, prime time. flashguy Texan by choice, not accident of birth | |||
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It looked like Otis, the drunk from Andy of Mayberry. I would have loved to have had that when I was little. I bought my grandson a plastic AR 15 that shot full auto. It worked great till he let the neighbor boy try it and he broke it into two pieces. NRA Life Endowment member Tri-State Gun collectors Life Member | |||
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I did too until my grandkids finally finished them off. I do remember the first runs of that show. ———- Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for thou art crunchy and taste good with catsup. | |||
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How about we I rotted tomatoes? Hand grenades! ———- Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for thou art crunchy and taste good with catsup. | |||
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Hairspray and/or my Dads lighter fluid and a lighter. Those poor army men... ----------------------------------- USAF/ANG Retired | |||
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I had a revolver fired cap using a brass case and metal bullet. You pulled the bullet out of the case (loose fit) pushed a cap down in case followed by the bullet. Loaded pistol and fired. It was very realistic loading and unloading. You needed to make your shots count it took time to reload your ammunition. I hadn’t thought about it until now but that was my first experience reloading. Other toy guns. Battery powered burp gun. Lever action carbine that ejected shell cases. | |||
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When I was a kid I had all sorts of toy guns. I had a muzzle-loading musket (cork ammo), cap-fired. I had an assortment of six-shooters, and of course, the Mattel Derringer Belt Buckle.  You can't truly call yourself "peaceful" unless you are capable of great violence. If you're not capable of great violence, you're not peaceful, you're harmless. NRA Benefactor/Patriot Member | |||
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I still have two of these ,one with the belt and one without. | |||
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I remember watching it first run as a kid. But I thought his first name was "Wire." I had: Fanner 50 with holster, greenie stickum Winchester, the Thompson with the drum mag and no stock, and that was just my Mattel brand weaponry. | |||
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