tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post8026038105590264825..comments2024-03-28T06:11:55.879-06:00Comments on The Michael Bane Blog: Meanwhile, Back Here in the Tundra...Michael Banehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16630187848984050478noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-53195933542803074992009-10-19T11:19:01.523-06:002009-10-19T11:19:01.523-06:00I was a human factors engineering major back in co...I was a human factors engineering major back in college...at Colorado Springs. As far as I can remember, something like flying a plane or driving a car is a (pursuit?) tracking task. So I am assuming then that shooting a gun and getting the bullets/gun combination to land from one target to the next is a tracking task.<br /><br />When/if I do ever get a new battery for the posercam, I will go Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-35501118865709545352009-10-17T06:35:46.936-06:002009-10-17T06:35:46.936-06:00So I guess I'll have to get rid of the 12 ARs ...So I guess I'll have to get rid of the 12 ARs and order the new tech! I suppose the fact that the AR has served for 50 years, longer than any other military rifle except the flintlock, doesn't give it a reprieve from extinction!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-23038995343610587202009-10-17T04:44:23.754-06:002009-10-17T04:44:23.754-06:00"The reason they do that is a hold over from ..."The reason they do that is a hold over from "Cap and Ball" When you had to shake out the split percussion cap."<br /><br />Must be where they got the lyrics, "Whole lotta shakin goin on," I reckon.Clark Kenthttp://esmeraldasden.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-70670179973030948242009-10-16T21:01:43.576-06:002009-10-16T21:01:43.576-06:00Ratcatcher posted
"The one thing, tho, that I...Ratcatcher posted<br />"The one thing, tho, that I had to unlearn as I started shooting real guns was not to shake the revolver at the bad guy as a fired, which is what they all used to do in the movies. It was as if they needed some wrist whip to propel the bullet out of the barrel. "<br /><br />The reason they do that is a hold over from "Cap and Ball" When you had to shake Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-66652262252696693012009-10-16T17:57:13.615-06:002009-10-16T17:57:13.615-06:00RW - Maybe it's because we become more concern...RW - Maybe it's because we become more concerned with groups than with simply putting down the bad guy.<br /><br />Then again, it might have something to do with range - the further the target the more I need a front sight. And the double-tap complex, of course. Gotta use the two-handed grip to keep down the bbl flip. <br /><br />But now that we have Crimson Trace - prolly the neatest Clark Kenthttp://esmeraldasden.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-56569353582150350402009-10-16T14:00:28.094-06:002009-10-16T14:00:28.094-06:00Every American kid that was allowed to play cowboy...Every American kid that was allowed to play cowboys and indians or cops and robbers or supersoakers or nerfguns or video games can pointshoot. It is a skill we unlearn as adults. Most of the time we overthink the problem.R_Wnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-70469566842525388692009-10-16T12:43:24.548-06:002009-10-16T12:43:24.548-06:00Ratcatcher posted
"I'm sure three groups ...Ratcatcher posted<br />"I'm sure three groups of enginneers and marketing folks simplified the process greatly!"<br /><br />To which I have to reply, I'm sure they did. And then they turned around and and repeated the process with what the liability lawyers left them.<br /><br />Tom BoganAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-87129126229953735352009-10-16T12:37:48.262-06:002009-10-16T12:37:48.262-06:00I don't actually disagree with any of the poin...I don't actually disagree with any of the points, especially the "threat focus" that a lot of people adopt. Yes, I train to look at the sights, but there's a reason my carry guns have Crimson Trace grips on them.Calebhttp://gunnuts.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-37391898379590970292009-10-16T11:40:35.120-06:002009-10-16T11:40:35.120-06:00I'm beginning to lay odds on a white Christmas...I'm beginning to lay odds on a white Christmas in the Dallas area (or at least seeing snow before then). It looks like it is going to be a cold winter.Tim Covingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01577035817767794314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-23082834702479585912009-10-16T10:54:19.273-06:002009-10-16T10:54:19.273-06:00"In short, it's innovative and badass.&qu..."In short, it's innovative and badass."<br /><br />...and years late to market.<br /><br />I'm sure three groups of enginneers and marketing folks simplified the process greatly!<br /><br />Right!<br /><br />My lust for the Masada has cooled.<br />If Remington rolls out Ozumbo for this intro I'll puke.<br /><br />Ratcather55Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-14072093393765043022009-10-16T10:32:19.645-06:002009-10-16T10:32:19.645-06:00Well, Joe, the dude's gotta live up to his Pea...Well, Joe, the dude's gotta live up to his Peace Surprize, now, don't he?Clark Kenthttp://esmeraldasden.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-63709142493894747082009-10-16T10:24:41.972-06:002009-10-16T10:24:41.972-06:00Tonight on "Nightline:"
The secret savi...Tonight on "Nightline:"<br /><br />The secret savior of the boy in the balloon. Investigators reveal that the boy really was in the balloon at liftoff and in mortal danger.<br /><br />Upon learning about the perilous situation, Boy King Barrack Obama ran to the phone booth installed in the Oval Office (for just this purpose) donned his cape and flew to Colorado where he whisked the boy Joe Merchant24https://www.blogger.com/profile/07339086169062396440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-5618078626533797012009-10-16T09:49:10.636-06:002009-10-16T09:49:10.636-06:00"Dumb and Dumber plus eight""Dumb and Dumber plus eight"ericire12noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-76310698564396986002009-10-16T09:48:25.965-06:002009-10-16T09:48:25.965-06:00I get innovative and badass. I've had this ful...I get innovative and badass. I've had this fully on the WANT LIST since it was the Masada.<br /><br />The question is... when can I attempt to order one? I'm a former journalist, so I get embargoes. <br /><br />But, here's a safe question to respond to via DRTV PM:<br /><br />"Am I safe spending my ACR funds on an XCR now because I have a few months to rebuild the fund?"<brJoe Merchant24https://www.blogger.com/profile/07339086169062396440noreply@blogger.com