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Man, grandson reel in 2 sniper rifles magnet fishing near Miami
AP ^ | Feb. 1, 2022

Posted on 02/02/2022 8:09:49 AM PST by PROCON

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To: SaxxonWoods

“Should have kept their mouths shut.”

Setting yourself up for trouble.


21 posted on 02/02/2022 8:22:09 AM PST by TexasGator (UF)
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To: SaxxonWoods

At least keep one of ‘em.


22 posted on 02/02/2022 8:22:41 AM PST by skeeter
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To: \/\/ayne
I can see one but two? Some kind of story going on with that.

One (scary) explanation from the story:

Smith said he isn’t convinced the guns were in the water very long. He says they were wrapped in plastic, and we wiped away most of the corrosion in 30 minutes.

“It looked like it was something that someone would want to come back for,” he said.

23 posted on 02/02/2022 8:23:40 AM PST by libertylover (Our BIGGEST problem, by far, is that most of the media is hate & agenda driven, not truth driven.)
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To: skeeter

“At least keep one of ‘em.”

One or two, still against the law.


24 posted on 02/02/2022 8:23:58 AM PST by TexasGator (UF)
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To: PROCON

The Grandson is going to crow about that discovery for years. With each telling of the story, the number and size of the guns will increase.


25 posted on 02/02/2022 8:24:59 AM PST by lee martell
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To: PROCON

Two Barretts. Big time score, if they’re functional.

Ammo isn’t cheap, though.


26 posted on 02/02/2022 8:25:42 AM PST by lurk (u)
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To: PROCON

I’ve caught fishing poles a few times fishing for bass with a Carolina rig. Be interesting dragging a magnet around a marina where people are loading and unloading.


27 posted on 02/02/2022 8:26:10 AM PST by IamConservative (I was nervous like the third chimp in line for the Ark after the rain started.)
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To: PROCON
I get a kick out of those magnet fishing videos. I watched one where two guys found a big Harley that had been pushed off a country bridge into the river below.

Cops came out with a tow truck operator and they hauled it out.

They thought it belonged to a guy who was currently in prison and his ex-wife probably got rid of it there.

28 posted on 02/02/2022 8:26:22 AM PST by Hot Tabasco
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To: Deaf Smith; Red Badger
Are you claiming two rifles with serial numbers removed?

LOL, yeah what's up with that, pal? 😎

29 posted on 02/02/2022 8:26:47 AM PST by PROCON (Sic Semper Tyrannis)
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To: PROCON

Happened in the tragic boating accident, of course. Hit the propeller..........................


30 posted on 02/02/2022 8:28:07 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: PROCON
"...they didn’t find any ammunition."

Need to use a brass and lead type magnet.

31 posted on 02/02/2022 8:29:35 AM PST by TangoLimaSierra (⭐⭐Public hangings will wake 'em up.⭐⭐)
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To: lurk

“Two Barretts. Big time score, if they’re functional.”

18 U.S.C. 922k


32 posted on 02/02/2022 8:32:16 AM PST by TexasGator (UF)
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To: PROCON

Why did they tell anybody? Lol.

Some years ago a friend of mine who was working at HillAFB was going through some old reconnaissance gear that had been in storage since the Vietnam War. He opened a light table and found an M60 machine gun. Probably wouldn’t have been smart to keep it.


33 posted on 02/02/2022 8:32:28 AM PST by Seruzawa ("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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To: TexasGator

They are not against the law here in Texas. Buy from a regular FFL, just like anything else. I came very close to buying one from Cabelas once, they had a used one for sale.


34 posted on 02/02/2022 8:32:29 AM PST by Quickgun (I got here kicking,screaming and covered in someone else's blood. I can go out that way if I have to)
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To: SaxxonWoods
Should have kept their mouths shut.

Yep, old Duane might be getting a "thank you" visit from some cartel members.

35 posted on 02/02/2022 8:32:51 AM PST by TangoLimaSierra (⭐⭐Public hangings will wake 'em up.⭐⭐)
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To: TexasGator
One or two, still against the law.

Florida has no laws regulating 50 caliber rifles......They're legal to own.

36 posted on 02/02/2022 8:33:09 AM PST by Hot Tabasco
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To: IamConservative

There are underwater drones available with robotic arms!

https://www.amazon.com/QYSEA-FIFISH-V6S-Underwater-Drone/dp/B08H5QZXD2


37 posted on 02/02/2022 8:33:42 AM PST by 31R1O
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To: lurk
"Ammo isn't cheap, though."

Those were the days.

Back in '95 the Sportsman Guide had 100 round belts of 50 BMG for $110 shipped.

The belts also had tracer rounds mixed in.

38 posted on 02/02/2022 8:34:17 AM PST by Deaf Smith (When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken tfahat's for sure.)
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To: TangoLimaSierra
"Need to use a brass and lead type magnet."


39 posted on 02/02/2022 8:35:03 AM PST by TexasGator (UF)
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To: PROCON

What kind of bait did they use?


40 posted on 02/02/2022 8:38:23 AM PST by nickcarraway
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