Posted on 07/25/2018 8:23:55 AM PDT by Simon Green
Send him to Africa with that gun to go for Lions.
I would assumed all that which is a shame because I prefer that the Seals gave the gentleman a personal demonstration of their skills.
There are pellet guns capable of killing Buffalo.
Even the moderate power ones whether pump up or spring piston, can kill. Even the lower powered ones, say 500 fps can kill small game.
Way too many kids have been killed by other kids with pellet guns. Parents should give them the same training as with powder burners.
Sherlock Holmes said the only thing he feared was pellet guns. Lewis and Clark carried an air rifle which they used to kill deer.
If I see a group of divers in military gear making a beach landing, I’ll just assume it’s SEALs and move on./s
The 47 yo guy may have been responding to the worst-case scenario, and thought he’d handle it himself. In THIS case he should have backed off and dialed 9-1-1.
In 1976, the infantry company that I was assigned to was participating in REFORGER exercises, and my platoon was designated to patrol a stretch of the Rhine within Heidelberg. At the time, I was the M60 machinegunner in my squad, and we nine were given our stretch to patrol. The exercise postulated that "enemy" (in this case meaning West German) special forces were going to try to cross the river during the night.
At about 0130, we heard a noise on the river and could see faint splashes from what we assumed were oars in the water. My squad leader positioned me and my assistant gunner behind a concrete divider and I was instructed to open up (we had been provided with an ample amount of blank ammuntion) when told to.
After the squad leader had positioned the rest of the squad, we waited for a little while until the squad leader popped a white starshell and yelled "Fire 'em up!"
I immediately centered my "fire" on the movement that I saw on the river and let it rip. I worked through two 100-round belts before I took a pause to observe. The starshell was still burning, slowly falling, and I was able to see the "enemy" clearly ...
Have you ever watched those cartoons where Wile E. Coyote is rowing a boat so fast that it's hovering over the water while he works the oars?
I assume that it was some old fisherman on a night-time outing, but he was rowing madly back across the Rhine, his fishing pole flailing every which way, as he tried to get away from our mad minute. I still chuckle about that when I recount it ...
... we never did see any German "saboteurs" ...
Beat me to it. What was he thinking?
Mr. Weaver would be well advised to avoid local bars for the next few months.
Oh man! Pucker moment!
Can’t imagine why they didn’t simply kick the crap outta this suicidal Bonehead.
Weird deal...
That bridge is very busy
in between Point Loma and
San Diego International Airport.
Weird.
Best way to train in being sneaky is to train where it’s densely populated, busy 24 hrs a day, and well-lit.
True That...
Deadly weapon? Must be one hell of a pellet gun!
He’s lucky the SEALs didn’t make him EAT his pellet gun!
Someone has a death wish to use a pellet gun to piss off a bunch of Navy Seal trainees.
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