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[Mo1]

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[Lady Jag]

rifles and handguns are two different shooters altogether. I give pistol shooting lessons for the NRA and wonder if she shouldn't ask someone to give her some more tips. It's a ton harder to hit a target with a pistol and men are usually better at it if their arms are stronger. Women, on the other hand are often better with rifles than men because they have more support lying down.

[glock rocks]

greasy side down, shiny side up bro.

[Lady Jag]

I don't think I have pics of the Hellicats. Those are awesome fighter aircraft, aren't they?

Got some mini field choppers on file.

[uncleshag]

Tunes
for the
2005 Q1 Freepathon
Spinning for the FReepers

Americana
Moe Bandy

[uncleshag]

You are just like my wife now, wife.

Support? ... lol!

[RottiBiz]

   Q1 2005 Scoreboard -- ranked by total receipts   

Rank	Location	Receipts	Donors/Avg		Freepers/Avg		Monthlies
1	Texas	$2,340.00	49	$47.76	1,952	$1.20	$1,147.00	68
2	California	2,055.00	50	41.10	2,287	0.90	1,609.56	110
3	Florida	1,640.00	29	56.55	1,081	1.52	743.00	47
4	New York	1,142.00	22	51.91	855	1.34	370.50	26
5	Pennsylvania	1,080.00	27	40.00	659	1.64	340.00	24
6	Washington	1,025.00	17	60.29	556	1.84	360.00	21
7	Illinois	930.00	21	44.29	582	1.60	447.00	24
8	Virginia	850.00	19	44.74	735	1.16	590.50	32
9	Tennessee	720.00	15	48.00	386	1.87	93.00	10
10	New Hampshire	720.00	5	144.00	131	5.50
11	New Jersey	710.00	15	47.33	438	1.62	239.00	13
12	Maryland	680.00	17	40.00	417	1.63	293.00	16
13	Missouri	595.00	13	45.77	418	1.42	131.00	12
14	Michigan	545.00	12	45.42	475	1.15	110.00	11
15	Ohio	517.00	11	47.00	587	0.88	612.25	20
16	Kuwait	500.00	1	500.00	7	71.43
17	Louisiana	422.00	4	105.50	230	1.83	77.00	8
18	Arizona	410.00	10	41.00	471	0.87	160.50	12
19	Mississippi	410.00	3	136.67	135	3.04	57.00	5
20	Massachusetts	330.00	13	25.38	356	0.93	215.00	14
21	Oregon	330.00	8	41.25	273	1.21	85.00	6
22	Minnesota	300.00	10	30.00	320	0.94	140.00	11
23	Wisconsin	280.00	8	35.00	308	0.91	183.00	12
24	Idaho	250.00	4	62.50	118	2.12	35.00	1
25	North Carolina	245.00	10	24.50	576	0.43	465.00	29
26	Georgia	230.00	6	38.33	587	0.39	345.00	20
27	Canada	220.00	3	73.33	242	0.91
28	Connecticut	215.00	6	35.83	218	0.99	45.00	4
29	Alabama	198.00	7	28.29	280	0.71	388.00	21
30	South Carolina	180.00	6	30.00	245	0.73	91.00	8
31	Arkansas	180.00	4	45.00	173	1.04	40.00	4
32	Indiana	155.00	7	22.14	346	0.45	70.00	8
33	Colorado	145.00	4	36.25	379	0.38	130.00	9
34	Kentucky	140.00	4	35.00	223	0.63	20.00	2
35	Maine	135.00	4	33.75	107	1.26	10.00	1
36	New Mexico	135.00	3	45.00	110	1.23	50.00	3
37	Nevada	120.00	3	40.00	138	0.87	120.00	6
38	South Korea	100.00	1	100.00	7	14.29	10.00	1
39	Sweden	100.00	1	100.00	18	5.56
40	Costa Rica	100.00	1	100.00	11	9.09
41	Utah	95.00	6	15.83	113	0.84	90.00	4
42	Hawaii	95.00	4	23.75	66	1.44	15.00	2
43	Kansas	85.00	2	42.50	209	0.41	60.00	4
44	Montana	80.00	3	26.67	53	1.51	333.33	1
45	Rhode Island	70.00	2	35.00	44	1.59	10.00	1
46	Germany	70.00	2	35.00	53	1.32
47	South Dakota	65.00	2	32.50	47	1.38	35.00	3
48	Iowa	60.00	2	30.00	163	0.37	35.00	2
49	North Dakota	50.00	1	50.00	35	1.43
50	Wyoming	40.00	2	20.00	34	1.18	30.00	1
51	Oklahoma	35.00	3	11.67	242	0.14	117.00	9
52	United Kingdom	30.00	2	15.00	178	0.17	5.00	1
53	Nebraska	25.00	1	25.00	92	0.27	48.00	4
54	Panama	25.00	1	25.00	7	3.57
55	Delaware	25.00	1	25.00	34	0.74
56	Ireland	20.00	1	20.00	31	0.65
57	Vermont	20.00	2	10.00	39	0.51	76.00	5
58	West Virginia	20.00	1	20.00	90	0.22	35.00	2
59	Netherlands	20.00	1	20.00	13	1.54
60	Israel	10.00	1	10.00	41	0.24
61	El Salvador	10.00	1	10.00
	District of Columbia						10.00	1
	Kenya						20.00	1
	Armed Forces - Europe						10.00	1
	Armed Forces - Pacific						10.00	1
	Alaska						55.00	2
	Indonesia						20.00	1
Never Never Land		1,477.00	53	27.87			411.00	31
62 locations total		$23,806	547	$43.52	22,590	$1.05	$11,247.64	696

[glock rocks]

Here's my quarterly rant. When was the last time you went to the movies? You paid at least $7 for the tickets, $5 for the popcorn and $3 for the coke. Right there, that's $15. Double it if you took your significant other. That's $30. I GUARANTEE you walked out of that movie not very satisfied. Now, compare that to how often you come to Free Republic and all the enjoyment and satisfaction you get from this Forum. Skip one movie a month and donate that $25 to FR.

If you don't do movies, how about your daily newspaper? You probably hate that newspaper. How much do you pay for that? Let you subscription go and donate whatever you pay to FR.

Well, that's it until next time. I just don't understand why people don't get it.

1,454 posted on 01/04/2005 10:40:21 AM MST by Hildy

[Indy Pendance]

I don't know 'nuthing 'bout shooting guns Scarlet.... In my previous life, we had a 357 magnum rugar and I beat my ex all the time. I can aim a bow and hit a target. My problem is, I don't practice. I have a good eye and a natural ability, or so I'm told. I think a lot of it is instinctive, and I believe my daughter inherited that ability. One soldier I met last week was sent to special training. He's on the list for sniper school, and has the mind set of a sniper, really calm, really cool, ya know what I mean? Kind of like the black belt guy who won't fight. They are a different type of mindset. He was trained on 500 m targets. And get this, there was an 86 year old WWII vet teaching him. He told me this old guy could still tick off a feather on a chicken. What an amazing man that guy is. The soldier, not the old guy, thinks my kid would be able to hit those kind of targets, so, they're going to check out some weapons and give it a go. Their best buddy is in charge of weapons. She's excited.

[uncleshag]

Way to hustle, trussell!

Everyone benefits and students gain civic pride.


Sorely lacking today!

Blessings,
unc.

[uncleshag]

Hildy's head is on straight.


Next!

[Doomonyou]

I'm in! But I want this donation is to pay for the damage done by Darksheare to this tank in the name of UNNNGH!

[glock rocks]

[Doomonyou]

I'm in! But I want this donation is to pay for the damage done by Darksheare to this tank in the name of UNNNGH!

OK, Just so you understand I'm not a complete idiot, let me rephrase:

I'm in! But I want this donation to pay for the damage done by Darksheare to this tank in the name of UNNNGH!

Prevoius sentance sans "is".

[Doomonyou]

I gotta get me one of those!

[Soaring Feather]

bump!!!

[cherry]

I was beginning to be afraid the slow way this freepathon was going, but I see now that we are finally closing in.....

thx to everybody, and please, if you haven't given , give now.....I know most people are like me and depend on this site for news and commentary as well as Thanksgiving recipes and laughter.....not to mention the music, sports, car racing and in general the state of our culture.....

[glock rocks]

Cool. You can have that one.

[Gabz]

You're all loons!!!!!!!!!

And on that note - I'm calling it a night.....I really need to get some sleep, too many really late nights this week.

See you all tomorrow!!!!

[Doomonyou]

Sent it, but it's gotta have CA plates.

[glock rocks]

Yah, I gotta get up at o'dark thirty too.

Sleep well Gabz.

I'm outa here for the night myself. See ya tomorrow.