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Oklahoma man's home hit with stray artillery shell fired from cannon 3 miles away
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| 06/26/2014
| Jenna O'Donnell
Posted on 06/26/2014 12:33:22 PM PDT by aimhigh
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The gun range said they thought the cannon was aimed at the bottom of a valley. I'm curious if people go for walks in the bottom of that valley. Incredibly irresponsible.
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posted on
06/26/2014 12:33:22 PM PDT
by
aimhigh
To: aimhigh
Gene Kelley was dancing in the rain of artillery shells?................
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posted on
06/26/2014 12:35:52 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(I've posted a total of 2,743 threads and 84,837 replies.)
To: aimhigh
Gene Kelley was able to dance out of the way in the rain of fire.
(If you’re old enough you’ll understand)
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posted on
06/26/2014 12:36:25 PM PDT
by
G Larry
(Which of Obama's policies do you think I'd support if he were white?)
To: Red Badger
my post took longer to type!
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posted on
06/26/2014 12:37:14 PM PDT
by
G Larry
(Which of Obama's policies do you think I'd support if he were white?)
To: aimhigh
WATCH OUT!
To: aimhigh
Where can I get one?
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posted on
06/26/2014 12:37:27 PM PDT
by
E. Pluribus Unum
("The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the government." --Tacitus)
To: aimhigh
Sound like it should only have been tested deep in the Nevada desert, fired by Chumlee.
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posted on
06/26/2014 12:37:48 PM PDT
by
Hillarys Gate Cult
(Liberals make unrealistic demands on reality and reality doesn't oblige them.)
To: aimhigh
Yeah, if you have a howitzer its probably not a good idea just to be firing it off at random and assuming the shell will land somewhere safely...actually that’s good advice even if you only have a .22, always know whats in the direction your shooting....
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posted on
06/26/2014 12:40:32 PM PDT
by
apillar
To: Hillarys Gate Cult
Yep, sounds like a the Pawns Stars misfired! :)
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posted on
06/26/2014 12:41:00 PM PDT
by
poobear
(Socialism in the minds of the elites, is a con-game for the serfs, nothing more.)
To: aimhigh
Wow!! The SHELL went three miles! No telling how far the projectile went!
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posted on
06/26/2014 12:42:45 PM PDT
by
Aarchaeus
(V)
To: aimhigh
Well....let me tell you something.
I've actually been to that event. And the valley is a small creek bottom..and very secure...there's very good security and fire control.
Not sure exactly what happened here...but my radar is up and alert.
So...in short you have no idea what you are talking about.
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posted on
06/26/2014 12:44:06 PM PDT
by
Osage Orange
(I have strong feelings about gun control. If there's a gun around, I want to be controlling it.)
To: aimhigh
sorry but this is lawsuit time.
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posted on
06/26/2014 12:47:02 PM PDT
by
Secret Agent Man
(Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
To: Osage Orange
I’ll take your word for it on the security, but Gene Kelley would disagree about the fire control.
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posted on
06/26/2014 12:47:21 PM PDT
by
thackney
(life is fragile, handle with prayer)
To: apillar
.22s from a rifle can travel a good ways and still go through 3/4 plywood.
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posted on
06/26/2014 12:47:57 PM PDT
by
Secret Agent Man
(Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
To: Hillarys Gate Cult
When I was a kid in 1958, my nephew and I made a mortar of an old driveshaft and a propped up aluminim chair. We filled it with black powder (PROBABLY just a tad too much)and put a quarter pound ball bearing in it. We had aimed at an empty field about an eighth mile away, but it went of and kicked the aluminum chair away and went through three garages and hit my grandfathers ‘45 Packard in the fourth garage. Sheeeeeet! You wanna talk about child abuse!!!
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posted on
06/26/2014 12:48:41 PM PDT
by
Safetgiver
( Islam makes barbarism look genteel.)
To: Osage Orange
My dad was a battery commander in the Field Artillery. He mentioned encountering a similar issue. This could be caused worn trunnions on the field piece.
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posted on
06/26/2014 12:51:21 PM PDT
by
Little Ray
(How did I end up in this hand-basket, and why is it getting so hot?)
To: Aarchaeus
Can’t believe it took 10 posts to offer this point. Thanks.
To: aimhigh
Unrelated, but are there any military people here who can tell me what it means when a military aircraft is doing “powder work”?
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posted on
06/26/2014 12:52:54 PM PDT
by
butterdezillion
(Note to self : put this between arrow keys: img src=""/)
To: G Larry
You be slow.................
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posted on
06/26/2014 12:53:30 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(I've posted a total of 2,743 threads and 84,837 replies.)
To: Osage Orange; SgtBob; Chode; B4Ranch; nascarnation
YIKES!!! Good thing it was a dummy round!
I can just hear the call to the Insurance Agent- !? A WHAT CAME THROUGH YOUR ROOF ?!
Sounds to Me like major operator error...
SARGE!!! FRONT AND CENTER SIR. Calling in the Expert PING!
OO- I’m not saying that you don’t know what your are talking about.
INCOMING PING!
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posted on
06/26/2014 12:54:10 PM PDT
by
mabarker1
(Please, Somebody Impeach the kenyan!!!! Once again dingy hairball, STFU!!! You corrupt POS!!!)
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