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Tue May 8, 2012, 11:02 PM

73. Most of the firearms advances that have occurred since WW2

were related to manufacturing processes. Guns can be produced quicker and cheaper than they were 100 years ago, but the practical advantages are negligible. A Mauser-Oberndorf sporter from 1910 will still shoot the tits off a boar at 500 yards.

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144 replies	Author	Time	Post
Just looking for input. [View all]	discntnt_irny_srcsm	Jan 2012	OP
This message was self-deleted by its author	Tuesday Afternoon	Jan 2012	#1
two of the all time greats.	ileus	Jan 2012	#6
"reasonable gun control" usually means a total ban.	oneshooter	Jan 2012	#2
Variation: "Common sense gun control", which usually means the same thing.	Johnny Rico	Mar 2012	#43
I've been reading a while and I wonder why "gun nut" is fine but "gun grabber" is verboten.	Bill O-Rights	Jan 2012	#3
This message was self-deleted by its author	Tuesday Afternoon	Jan 2012	#4
thank you I'm treading very carefully I think	Bill O-Rights	Jan 2012	#5
I've yet to see a post hidden or deleted for simply saying "gun grabber"	ellisonz	Jan 2012	#12
Try on DU2..	X_Digger	Jan 2012	#13
Which just goes to show...	ellisonz	Jan 2012	#17
"Bullet hose." Water restrictions being what they are in Texas, I'll take anything. nt	SteveW	Jan 2012	#7
Now that one is slightly obscure.	discntnt_irny_srcsm	Jan 2012	#9
My (garden) hoses are full of dirt-dauber detritus anyway. nt	SteveW	Jan 2012	#23
"Spray firing from the hip"	MicaelS	Jan 2012	#8
"Responsible" toter.	Hoyt	Jan 2012	#10
CC	Rittermeister	May 2012	#70
Some do. Some are so irrational they carry everywhere.	Hoyt	May 2012	#71
Some do	Rittermeister	May 2012	#72
That intervening space between your safe origin and safe destination is so inconvenient, isn't it? n	krispos42	Jul 2012	#87
I even carry mine in the toilet	Meiko	Jul 2012	#89
You struggled in math classes, didn't you?	Lizzie Poppet	Jul 2012	#86
AKA: the overwhelming majority.	Lizzie Poppet	Mar 25	#132
Zimmerman is hardly an example of the majority of people who have a concealed carry permit ...	spin	Mar 25	#137
"packing a gun or two" n/t	EX500rider	Jan 2012	#11
Yep, that really is absurd in a modern society.	Hoyt	Jan 2012	#15
how is "modern society"	gejohnston	Jan 2012	#16
S/he says......	fightthegoodfightnow	Mar 2012	#42
for the most part	gejohnston	Mar 2012	#45
No I Got It	fightthegoodfightnow	Mar 2012	#50
not really	gejohnston	Mar 2012	#52
The 1911...	Clames	Mar 2012	#53
Of course.	Callisto32	Mar 2012	#55
Most of the firearms advances that have occurred since WW2	Rittermeister	May 2012	#73
Just look at any post from hoyt and it should be included in this list	rl6214	Jan 2012	#29
Esteemed couleage Xdigger once had a list...	virginia mountainman	Jan 2012	#14
Come now...	discntnt_irny_srcsm	Jan 2012	#18
That was from one person..	X_Digger	Jan 2012	#19
I just wanted to add...	discntnt_irny_srcsm	Jan 2012	#20
Glock, or AK47	JustABozoOnThisBus	Jan 2012	#21
Yeaaahhhh!	discntnt_irny_srcsm	Jan 2012	#22
make mine a G36 and G23	ileus	Jan 2012	#24
I personally...	discntnt_irny_srcsm	Jan 2012	#25
I personally dislike Glocks because most have a double stack magazine ...	spin	Mar 25	#138
Just today I saw...	discntnt_irny_srcsm	Jan 2012	#26
Not only "awash in guns" but...	discntnt_irny_srcsm	Jan 2012	#27
Bullet clips	Remmah2	Jan 2012	#28
I think I have/had one of those!	discntnt_irny_srcsm	Jan 2012	#30
Gun control works	PuffedMica	Jan 2012	#31
"Gun nuts" is back in vogue	Simo 1939_1940	Jan 2012	#32
They are about as good as real juries...	Callisto32	May 2012	#67
"...the gun culture thinks Randy Weaver was/is a saint."	discntnt_irny_srcsm	Feb 2012	#33
found today: "...all guns sales are subject to federal background checks."	discntnt_irny_srcsm	Feb 2012	#34
an oldie but a goodie...	TupperHappy	Feb 2012	#35
How about "...bad advice written to tailor to the gun nuttery of white suburbanites."	discntnt_irny_srcsm	Feb 2012	#36
"That shoulder thing...	Clames	Feb 2012	#37
Yeah, that's a scream!	discntnt_irny_srcsm	Feb 2012	#38
Here's the next one...	discntnt_irny_srcsm	Feb 2012	#39
It's been awhile but...	discntnt_irny_srcsm	Mar 2012	#40
How about .......	fightthegoodfightnow	Mar 2012	#41
Hmmm...	discntnt_irny_srcsm	Mar 2012	#48
Let's not forget "Saturday Night Special"!	Johnny Rico	Mar 2012	#44
I remember that song.	discntnt_irny_srcsm	Mar 2012	#47
"strap-on,	montanto	Mar 2012	#46
Well at least...	discntnt_irny_srcsm	Mar 2012	#49
You forgot	shadowrider	Mar 2012	#51
"Blood in the streets", "Return to the wild west"	Angleae	Mar 2012	#54
the most original one I have seen	gejohnston	Mar 2012	#56
This thread is not complete without...	beevul	Mar 2012	#57
You have to distrust lots of people to routinely strap on a gun before venturing out.	discntnt_irny_srcsm	Mar 2012	#58
OMG!!!!!	Oneka	Mar 2012	#59
...DEATH MERCHANTS...	discntnt_irny_srcsm	Mar 2012	#60
Can't believe no one has mentioned...	HALO141	Mar 2012	#61
On today's hit parade:	discntnt_irny_srcsm	Apr 2012	#62
For today I saw:	discntnt_irny_srcsm	Apr 2012	#63
A new favorite: "...typical a RW talking point..."	discntnt_irny_srcsm	Apr 2012	#64
"...nonsense from the gun religonists..."	discntnt_irny_srcsm	May 2012	#65
"Promenade"	Callisto32	May 2012	#66
That sounds...	discntnt_irny_srcsm	May 2012	#68
"High powered (assault) rifle" ... an oxymoron by definition.	OneTenthofOnePercent	May 2012	#69
Absolutely!	discntnt_irny_srcsm	May 2012	#74
"gun violence charities"	gejohnston	May 2012	#75
never heard that one n/t	discntnt_irny_srcsm	May 2012	#76
it is a new one	gejohnston	May 2012	#77
clever... I guess?	discntnt_irny_srcsm	May 2012	#78
rampant gun ownership	gejohnston	May 2012	#79
As if "rampant gun ownership"	discntnt_irny_srcsm	May 2012	#80
"high powered assault rifle" has to be my favorite.	Cronkite	Jun 2012	#81
Raufoss, Lapua, BMG...	discntnt_irny_srcsm	Jun 2012	#82
I would like to see the Other Side start a thread listing their nominations	Tuesday Afternoon	Jun 2012	#83
Seems fair...	discntnt_irny_srcsm	Jun 2012	#84
Here's a good one: "I think it's hilarious...	discntnt_irny_srcsm	Jul 2012	#85
"Emboldened by possession of a gun to commit this crime."	discntnt_irny_srcsm	Jul 2012	#88
"Sometimes things are clear without the need to study them"	4th law of robotics	Jul 2012	#90
The idea of a study aversion...	discntnt_irny_srcsm	Jul 2012	#91
Taking a new direction...	discntnt_irny_srcsm	Sep 2012	#92
Oh... I forgot...	discntnt_irny_srcsm	Sep 2012	#93
An often repeated line...	discntnt_irny_srcsm	Sep 2012	#94
this is just...	discntnt_irny_srcsm	Sep 2012	#95
One of the regular favorites:	discntnt_irny_srcsm	Sep 2012	#96
"indirect" effects of gun proliferation	discntnt_irny_srcsm	Sep 2012	#97
Making the list today is...	discntnt_irny_srcsm	Oct 2012	#98
Funny one	locks	Oct 2012	#99
funny	discntnt_irny_srcsm	Oct 2012	#100
I've been getting to exercise the "trash this thread button" a lot lately.	geckosfeet	Oct 2012	#101
I've adopted that as...	discntnt_irny_srcsm	Oct 2012	#102
From today...	discntnt_irny_srcsm	Oct 2012	#103
Never at a loss for words	discntnt_irny_srcsm	Oct 2012	#104
Has anyone suggest: "one strike you're out"?	discntnt_irny_srcsm	Oct 2012	#105
assault weapon.	Francis Marion	Oct 2012	#106
I am not a subject, I am a free man.	discntnt_irny_srcsm	Oct 2012	#107
"What I meant was, sometimes you have to die for something I believe in."	discntnt_irny_srcsm	Oct 2012	#108
Another pearl of wisdom	Berserker	Nov 2012	#109
Guns are destructive, they are lawless, they are a serious public health issue.	discntnt_irny_srcsm	Nov 2012	#110
and "guns are unpatriotic." Really. Bunch of dope-smoking commies in my safe. nt	Eleanors38	Nov 2012	#111
who'dathunkit ;) n/t	discntnt_irny_srcsm	Nov 2012	#112
"leave the gun at home"	discntnt_irny_srcsm	Nov 2012	#113
Here's one just posted	Berserker	Nov 2012	#114
Ummm...	discntnt_irny_srcsm	Nov 2012	#115
Here's a beauty	Berserker	Nov 2012	#116
So I guess...	discntnt_irny_srcsm	Nov 2012	#117
another pearl here: "Damaging to the sanity of the state"	discntnt_irny_srcsm	Dec 2012	#118
1000-yard scope	discntnt_irny_srcsm	Jan 2013	#119
"Toting...	Puha Ekapi	Jan 2013	#120
Good but...	discntnt_irny_srcsm	Jan 2013	#121
"Delicate flowers"	sylvi	Jan 2013	#122
ding. ding. ding.	Tuesday Afternoon	Jan 2013	#123
I concur	discntnt_irny_srcsm	Jan 2013	#124
Yep	Duckhunter935	Jan 2013	#128
Yep.	Lizzie Poppet	Mar 25	#133
"You don't care about dead kids"	holdencaufield	Jan 2013	#125
"You cant hunt with that	Duckhunter935	Jan 2013	#126
I've always been fond of ...	Straw Man	Jan 2013	#127
The same term came to me today...	discntnt_irny_srcsm	Mar 25	#129
"Weapons of war"	kudzu22	Mar 25	#130
Gun fuckers.	Clames	Mar 25	#131
"NRA Talking Points" is the favorite slur du jour.	Common Sense Party	Mar 25	#134
When they have nothing else...	discntnt_irny_srcsm	Mar 25	#135
It's an intellectually lazy ad hominem	sylvi	Mar 25	#136
I'd suggest that...	discntnt_irny_srcsm	Mar 27	#141
Some NRA talking points are simply facts. Others are propaganda. ...	spin	Mar 25	#139
propaganda is such a two-edged sword	discntnt_irny_srcsm	Mar 27	#140
"Extremists are still the face of the proliferationist side."	discntnt_irny_srcsm	Mar 29	#142
I thought "delicate flowers" was good. "Gun fuckers" was colorful also. nt	jmg257	Mar 29	#143
"The only way to stop a bad guy with a bomb is a good guy with a bomb."	discntnt_irny_srcsm	Apr 19	#144

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