Holmes Posted June 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2005 I did a report last month about weapons used in the civil war. They were called benchrest rifles. There was a scoped gun, but the tube scope was extremely and barely magnified, only about 2x I think. Snipers were allowed to go anywhere on the field to get a better position that would benefit their side the most. Link to post Share on other sites
DarkLite Posted June 11, 2005 Report Share Posted June 11, 2005 Aw look, a cute little kitten... Link to post Share on other sites
Jules Posted June 11, 2005 Report Share Posted June 11, 2005 "Look, just trust me, I know this thing can use Green Gas." Link to post Share on other sites
Connery Posted June 11, 2005 Report Share Posted June 11, 2005 "Look, just trust me, I know this thing can use Green Gas." <{POST_SNAPBACK}> +1! Link to post Share on other sites
Holmes Posted June 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2005 Well, that can't be good. Do you think that they can hear us? Hey, does that sound like a tank to you? What's the search button? Link to post Share on other sites
DarkLite Posted June 11, 2005 Report Share Posted June 11, 2005 OMFG HOW DO I PAINT A BIKE THAT ISN'T MINE?!?!?! Link to post Share on other sites
John Romero's Head Posted June 11, 2005 Report Share Posted June 11, 2005 Don't worry, the safety's on... Link to post Share on other sites
Prism Direct Posted June 11, 2005 Report Share Posted June 11, 2005 'of course ive done this before' 'use the what, whats that' 'of course i can jump that' 'pfft a little water never hurt anyone' 'yes, the ice is thich enough to stand on, look i'll show you' 'OH DEAR GOD NO, TAKE THE WRAPPER OFF DAMN IT TAKE THE WRAPPER OFF' 'look i got the plans off the net, whats the worst that could happen' That last one was said by me 2 weeks ago, just before helf term from school. What id done was built a combustion powered potato cannon (8ft long) and fitted it with a gas ignitor switch. I had also fitted 2ft of wire so i could get a distance back in case it blew up. I said the last quote, pressed the switch and nothing happened. so i goes over to it and press it again, then it decides to shoot out a ten foot spout of flame and fall over in my direction. Good times. Link to post Share on other sites
Cinder Posted June 11, 2005 Report Share Posted June 11, 2005 "That's it, I'm making a citizen's arrest!" "I think I'll drink a pepsi" Link to post Share on other sites
Ghost_Rider Posted June 11, 2005 Report Share Posted June 11, 2005 "You fired six shots, you idiot!" Link to post Share on other sites
DarkLite Posted June 11, 2005 Report Share Posted June 11, 2005 Famous "Last" words... Hmm... "Last" "Laster" "Lastest" Link to post Share on other sites
mtdarkwolf Posted June 11, 2005 Report Share Posted June 11, 2005 theres always: "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" or "You think i should cut the blue wire? Okay..." Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Krell Posted June 11, 2005 Report Share Posted June 11, 2005 This way lads, they won't see us comming Link to post Share on other sites
DrewLawson Posted June 11, 2005 Report Share Posted June 11, 2005 There arent bears in this part of the woods. Link to post Share on other sites
Cinder Posted June 12, 2005 Report Share Posted June 12, 2005 "lools like he's got one a' them airsoft replicas" "Don't be silly, a sushi bar wouldn't serve a fish if it was deadly to consume." "It won't catch fire, it says inflamable " Link to post Share on other sites
DarkLite Posted June 12, 2005 Report Share Posted June 12, 2005 "It won't catch fire, it says inflamable " <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Tis would be funny, but I have actually met someone who said this. Link to post Share on other sites
Kitch Posted June 12, 2005 Report Share Posted June 12, 2005 bit obscure some of these, but my favourites: (bonus cookies to anyone else obscure like me who gets them, I'll post explanations if requested.) Hey, can you smell al....... What the hell does that do? Pull up G13... You'll have someone's eye out with that. The effective lethal range of a 7.62 round is just under one m.... Hmm, trolley jack SWL 1000kg... cool... Dude, I found my dad's gun! C4 is harmless unless properly armed. I wonder what's through here. Yo Yo Yo! Wassup ma home boyz. Chopper, sick balls... I'm not giving you my wallet. Link to post Share on other sites
DrewLawson Posted June 12, 2005 Report Share Posted June 12, 2005 The sad thing is I got all of them Dude, I found my dad's gun! It would be funny if it didnt happen Link to post Share on other sites
snake_goth Posted June 13, 2005 Report Share Posted June 13, 2005 <heres a few> I'll get a world record for this. Let me reach in and get your watch out of the printing press. Hey there's no handles inside these car doors! Gee, that's a cute tattoo. Here's my Kent State student ID. So, you're a cannibal. It's probably just a rash. Why am I standing on a plastic sheet? Are you sure the power is off? Yeah, I made the deciding vote on the jury, so what of it? No, my shoes aren't untied. The odds of that happening have to be a million to one! What do you mean, "I'll be back"? Why is the rest of the Star Trek landing party wearing a different color? Pull the pin and count to what? Which wire was I supposed to cut? I wonder where the mother bear is. I'll hold it and you light the fuse. What's that priest doing here? You look just like Charles Manson. Let it down slowly. Rat poison only kills rats. OK, I'll go ahead and make your day. It can't possibly rain for forty days and nights. I'll get your toast out. Give me liberty or give me death. Just take whatever you want, this is a ghost town. It's strong enough for both of us. This doesn't taste right. I can make this light before it changes. Nice doggie. I can do that with my eyes closed. I've done this before. Well we've made it this far. That's odd. Hey that's not a violin. I'll just slip into the commuter lane for a second. I don't think we're in Kansas anymore. You wouldn't hit a guy with glasses on, would you? OK this is the last time. Don't be so superstitious. Now watch this. This planet has an atmosphere just like on earth. That birthmark on your head looks like 999. What duck? Link to post Share on other sites
The Waco Kid Posted June 13, 2005 Report Share Posted June 13, 2005 ermmm....do you mean confederates from the Civil War? if so, i dont think they had snipers back then lol. The use of a telescopic scope on rifles was first used in WWI, if anyone has heard different, then feel free to correct me. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Snipers don't need scopes old man. The word sniper originally came from British Officers who went hunting in India. They hunted the Snipe, a small bird with a fast, low dipping flight. They were extremely hard to hit, especially as the weapons used at that time where smoothbore single (not shot) projectile firing flintlocks. A talented shot became known as a Sniper. Billy Singh was an Australian kangaroo hunter, one of the most celebrated snipers of the first world war and fought at the Galipoli landings. He never used an optical sight. Sorry to lecture old chap, my job to educate. Tally ho. Link to post Share on other sites
FireFox Posted June 13, 2005 Report Share Posted June 13, 2005 "Whats my keychain doing attached to this ball?" You have to watch this video if you dont understand it. Link to post Share on other sites
M1911A2 guy Posted June 13, 2005 Report Share Posted June 13, 2005 "Whats my keychain doing attached to this ball?" You have to watch this video if you dont understand it. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I ROFL when Kerry said "Chalk me up another village boys." Link to post Share on other sites
FireFox Posted June 13, 2005 Report Share Posted June 13, 2005 Yea thats the funniest part of it. Link to post Share on other sites
solution_zero Posted June 13, 2005 Report Share Posted June 13, 2005 Civil War snipers used Kentucky Longrifles. Sported between 42"-46" barrels. "I have many times asked the American backwoodsman what was the most their best marksmen could do; they have constantly told me that an expert marksman, provided he can draw good & true sight, can hit the head of a man at 200 yards." -Col George Hanger Thats without the aid of any optics. Link to post Share on other sites
thegunnut Posted June 13, 2005 Report Share Posted June 13, 2005 "I think I saw something..." Link to post Share on other sites
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