Part VI
Post Fiend
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From: Wallingford, CT
Or you could freeze the paintballs and have rabbit soup.
Frozen paintballs are not cool to shoot people with.
Frozen paintballs are not cool to shoot people with.
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From: horicon Wi
Umm, never thought about it actually. When it comes to guns I sort of have a bigger is better mentality...when we are anywhere that sells guns I usually go leave forehead marks on the glass wherever they keep the 500 S&W's.
I almost bough a pink cricket once, but I had my little niece in mind. She's only two though, I'll wait until she's older...
I almost bough a pink cricket once, but I had my little niece in mind. She's only two though, I'll wait until she's older...
Smokin
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Anyone ever made a potato gun? Always had a good time with those..
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From: VA
Sounds good in theory, but I can pretty much guarantee I'd get the cops called on me. lol. I do have neighbors on all sides.
And those deer are sneaky. I've never seen one on the property, but I see their tracks and droppings everywhere. Heck the rabbits, I could kill one with a slingshot. They just kinda sit there and stare at ya, they don't care.
I also need to add....were I to shoot (and kill) a whitetail while naked from my 2nd story bedroom window....I would totally be a rockstar...
And those deer are sneaky. I've never seen one on the property, but I see their tracks and droppings everywhere. Heck the rabbits, I could kill one with a slingshot. They just kinda sit there and stare at ya, they don't care.
I also need to add....were I to shoot (and kill) a whitetail while naked from my 2nd story bedroom window....I would totally be a rockstar...
Hotshot
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From: Rochdale MA
That is to funny! I wish that I had tough of that one.
Smokin
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...Hey John, is that legal? In all seriousness Jake, indoor ranges are dangerous if they aren't properly ventilated. Gun powder is leaded, and breathin that stuff in isn't a good idea.
Just realized u were talkin about a pellet gun not a .22. Still, I'd shoot my eye out...or it would ricochet and hit Randy in the butt.
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From: SW Virginia
So far, ours have been real accurate.
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From: horicon Wi
In all seriousness Jake, indoor ranges are dangerous if they aren't properly ventilated. Gun powder is leaded, and breathin that stuff in isn't a good idea.
Just realized u were talkin about a pellet gun not a .22. Still, I'd shoot my eye out...or it would ricochet and hit Randy in the butt.
Just realized u were talkin about a pellet gun not a .22. Still, I'd shoot my eye out...or it would ricochet and hit Randy in the butt.
Smokin
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Had a conversation with the boyfriend's dad about this the last time I went out to see the family in Nebraska. He's a gunsmith, very interesting guy. His claim was that most silencers impact accuracy negatively...but he did say the quality of the suppressor makes a big difference. I bet you guys use some top quality stuff.
The urban myth is that silencers increase accuracy, and I found what he had to say pretty interesting.
The urban myth is that silencers increase accuracy, and I found what he had to say pretty interesting.
Lead Driver
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Well in general a longer barrel increases accuracy.
but the way a silencer is designed could effect accuracy in a negative way. Obviously the higher quality of product the less negative effect it is going to have.
but the way a silencer is designed could effect accuracy in a negative way. Obviously the higher quality of product the less negative effect it is going to have.
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From: SW Virginia
Well, we are using Rock River Arms .223s with silencers at night for deer eradication. Special permit from Game and Inland Fisheries to thin the herd due to town-wide complaints about crop damage, wrecks involving deer, and so on. Most of our shots have been in the 75 to 100 yard range and haven't had any misses so far. But as was noted, quality of equipment does play a role in the accruacy or lack thereof.