The End of Summer Random Discussion for TPBM (29)

You were a step away from getting banned....living life on the edge....hehehe

Woolburr wrote in post #8674426
You were a step away from getting banned....living life on the edge....hehehe

I should go to sleep now before I fall into the abyss. Imagine how quite and peaceful this place would be without me.

Night all. Enjoy your night owledness.

Night Ick

hahahahaha!

Permagrin wrote in post #8673302
you know, I wonder if I'll ever get to a place where I'll feel comfortable posting a new wedding thread in the wedding forum. It's not like they have been bad (definitely not like before) but I've only posted one thread over there and had Mo take it down. I just don't feel comfortable.

We can do it together, I have been persuaded, and it did take some persuasion, to photograph my first wedding in 10 years (yes the last one I did was 10 years ago) So in two weeks time I am going to be having so much fun ............... NOT.

P.S. I wanted to be a pirate, but I sank

neil_r wrote in post #8674563
P.S. I wanted to be a pirate, but I sank

And now you can expect to rust!

I do a lot of field shooting, but have not shot at targets since I left the army. These guys look to be using huge rifles but they are in fact very low powered air rifles which they shoot with incredible accuracy.

I really should have asked one of them yesterday, but I didn't, so if any of you guys know please tell me. What is that big ring attached to the sight for? Between shots they occasionally turned it by what looked like the smallest of degrees.

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Permagrin wrote in post #8673802
on a weird note, I need an opinion....I was thinking about (for little Christmas gifts) roasting coffee (various kinds) for my family etc. that drink coffee. Do you guys think that's a dumb gift? I'm finding I have to be "creative" this year. Stupid idea?

Fantistic gift if I am on your list

cfpackerfan wrote in post #8673812
Marian and Colton just brought me warm buttery theater popcorn with a box of milkduds to go along with.

That was nice of them to think of you,I guess they were too busy to eat it.

CrazieCricket wrote in post #8673979
Not sure I should say anything or not. As I will be the odd one out here. My parents and several of my friends parents were very strict. Just made us want to do what we weren't suppose to that much more. So, with my kids, I did lay out some ground rules, but for the most part was fairly lenient. They couldn't just go do whatever they wanted. They did have to ask me and we would discuss it. Sometimes I would say no, but most often it was yes. They never ended up in trouble and I felt comfortable that if they got drunk or in trouble that they would feel okay about calling me for help. With my parents, I wouldn't of called them had I been in trouble, for any amount of money if you kwim? I may have been wrong in how I raised my kids, but, I know how I reacted to strict parents . If the kids really want to do something they shouldn't, they will, and wouldn't you rather know about it and be able to talk to them about it rather than have them hide it? I dunno just my 2 cents.

There are many schools of thought and i believe many ways work.I agree with what you did and you sound like a good parent. You got them to 18 alive, you pass. Strict is not bad, strict without understanding or guidance makes wild childs.

CrazieCricket wrote in post #8674246
Does anyone know if you can set a password on just one file?

Watchya tryin' to hide? I wanna see

neil_r wrote in post #8674641
I do a lot of field shooting, but have not shot at targets since I left the army. These guys look to be using huge rifles but they are in fact very low powered air rifles which they shoot with incredible accuracy.

I really should have asked one of them yesterday, but I didn't, so if any of you guys know please tell me. What is that big ring attached to the sight for? Between shots they occasionally turned it by what looked like the smallest of degrees.

It has to be a giant adjustment knob for the elevation rectal in the scope. If they indeed are very low power there will be substantial arch in the pellets travel which requires moving the rectal up or down. The giant knob would make the very easy and accurate though it seems odd. Are they very low power, or are they high power air guns, just low power compared to fire arms? The high power air guns are relatively flat shooting with drop off at the end of the pellets range.

Neil that is what it is. The description for this scope explains a bit.
http://www.uttings.com …tBender/field_t​arget.html

short5 wrote in post #8674677
Neil that is what it is. The description for this scope explains a bit.
http://www.uttings.com …tBender/field_t​arget.html

Thanks Zane, that must be some microscopic parallax adjustment they are going for, did you notice you small sail hanging off the front of the muzzle to help him assess windage.

neil_r wrote in post #8674692
Thanks Zane, that must be some microscopic parallax adjustment they are going for, did you notice you small sail hanging off the front of the muzzle to help him assess windage.

I was still trying to figure out what that was, cute. What is with the string lines? I enjoy precision shooting but the air gunners take it to a whole new level.

short5 wrote in post #8674702
I was still trying to figure out what that was, cute. What is with the string lines? I enjoy precision shooting but the air gunners take it to a whole new level.

A few years ago I was interviewing a guy for a job, he looked a bit like a bank manager (sorry Nigel) and on his CV is said that he enjoyed shooting. After the formal interview was over I said I shoot quite a bit what do you shoot, he replied I shoot 10 meter Air Rifle. !0 Meters, said I, I can spit further than that. He said possibly but not with the same degree of accuracy.

Do you shoot in competitions I asked, Yes he said. How good are you? I asked, to which he replied. I have a Gold from the Barcelona Olympics, Two world championship Gold Medals and I have won the last three Commonwealth Games.

Oops,

Great story.