Posted on 08/05/2021 3:47:02 PM PDT by absalom01
The writing style indicates possibly the writer’s day job is pulp romance books.
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LOL I would have said KA-BLAM but I guess that's just me. /s
Or 45-70, tell him he will hardly notice it when he pulls the trigger...
One year I needed a rifle for deer hunting and a friend offered to loan me his 30-06. I had shot a 30-30, shotgun with slugs etc. so I went out and bought a box of 20 to sight it in. We went out to shoot it and said something about shooting the whole box. After about 4-5 rounds, I was done. It kicked my ass but I did get a nice deer that year from quite a ways away.
If I read the story correctly, he was talking about firing an AR-15/.223 ammo.
The first time I shot an M-16, the only thing I noticed was the noise the spring made.
Anyone else hoping the author tries being close to an uncontrolled, dispersed explosion next?
Can only imagine the reaction at kissing a girl the first time.
Now you’re just baiting...
I emptied a magazine on full auto last year, and it was a little hard to control at the very beginning. The kick, such as it is, is cumulative. By the time I got used to it, I was empty. A very fun and very brief experience.
Reminds me of the show the range NCO put on in basic training when we were to learn how to fire the M-79 grenade launcher, aka “the blooper.”
He had a 3-4 inch wad of padding between his shoulder and the stock of the M-79 and fired it, with him seeming to barely able to remain standing from the recoil.
I got “selected” to be the first to fire. And discovered that it had equal or less recoil than firing the M-16 rifle. I had used a 12 gauge shotgun in civilian life, and prepared myself for a similar recoil...it didn’t happen.
***The first time I shot an M-16, the only thing I noticed was the noise the spring made.***
Same here. Basic Training in 1966. We were warned that the spring hitting the back of the stock might scare us if we had never fired an M-16 before.
A few rounds and no one noticed it anymore. Now they have added more weight to the spring making less of a thump.
Hand him a Remington 870 with 3” brenneke slugs. Let’s see how long it takes the bruise on his shoulder to heal.
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It was a dark and stormy night ...
My initial reaction was “What the heck? Is this thing made by Mattel?”.
They closed comments on the article. Guessing too many people were making fun of the writer.
Wow, from reading it, I was sure the writer was a woman.
However, he can suck start a leaf blower...
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