Expensive noise makers

Moorvogi · Jul 14, 2019

Today... I realized that my kids (17, 13, 9) have the fundamentals of shooting more than some people at the range.

Best/worst example...? Here goes my example for today.

Three guys all AROUND the gongs they put up at 100 yards. Guessing 40-60 rounds each with Tacticool magazine change. Seamed like they were going as fast as they could or perhaps a binary trigger... idk. Lol. All three shooters at the same time, missing more than 80%. DIRT was flying everywhere. And ever once in a while there’s no dirt but the gong wiggles!

IMHO, that’s what gives the firearm community a bad rep.

All rounds were impacting berm so, as far as I know no rules were broken but... damn. Learning to aim is secondary to making a pound noise maker..

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TinCuda · Jul 14, 2019

Moorvogi said:
Today... I realized that my kids (17, 13, 9) have the fundamentals of shooting more than some people at the range.

Best/worst example...? Here goes my example for today.

Three guys all AROUND the gongs they put up at 100 yards. Guessing 40-60 rounds each with Tacticool magazine change. Seamed like they were going as fast as they could or perhaps a binary trigger... idk. Lol. All three shooters at the same time, missing more than 80%. DIRT was flying everywhere. And ever once in a while there’s no dirt but the gong wiggles!

IMHO, that’s what gives the firearm community a bad rep.

All rounds were impacting berm so, as far as I know no rules were broken but... damn. Learning to aim is secondary to making a pound noise maker..

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They were just having a little fun. I have done that I time or two with friends and never at a public range.

Probably best done on your own were someone would not get the wrong idea. LOL

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Occam · Jul 14, 2019

I may or may not have done that once or twice decades ago on some private property with a Mini 14. That was before I could do math, and realized how expensive it is!

basscat · Jul 14, 2019

As long as they were safe who cares. Everyone has fun differently.

teratos · Jul 14, 2019

You don’t want to judge too quickly, because sometimes doing stupid sh!t is fun. That said, the term “retard” should be more acceptable.

Qbeam · Jul 14, 2019

How big were the gongs?

Q

Moorvogi · Jul 14, 2019

teratos said:
You don’t want to judge too quickly, because sometimes doing stupid sh!t is fun. That said, the term “retard” should be more acceptable.

Laph out loud. I’m on phone so not replying to all posts but ya. I don’t really mind. It was safe, no butt hurt. Just wish it was somewhere private but, not everyone has private spot to shoot. I get that.

I’m more amused that there is less effort to get on target.

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Moorvogi · Jul 14, 2019

Qbeam said:
How big were the gongs?

Q

10 inches.. and a torso.. completely doable. Even with iron sites but they had scopes (maybe red dots..).

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Qbeam · Jul 14, 2019

Wow.

Q

Blacksmith101 · Jul 14, 2019

I'll bet if you asked them like at work the next day they would be telling you how great they shot "One shot one kill" and they are ready to be seal team snipers.

TinCuda · Jul 14, 2019

I remember a time, a few decades ago, when 5 friends and I bought 200 rounds of assorted ammo and 4 cases of beer all at the same time, from the same teller at Wally World. In retrospect, maybe not the safest way to spend a Saturday night. At the time I was 20 something years old and 'Merica! LOL

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Ammo Jon · Jul 14, 2019

More ammo they use the better

pbharvey · Jul 14, 2019

A 100 yard freehand pistol shot isn’t easy.

Alan3413 · Jul 14, 2019

Sometimes doing a mag dump can be fun.

Ryan 5275 · Jul 14, 2019

Mag dumps are a great stress reliever

rob · Jul 14, 2019

Not quite the same as what those guys were doing, but....

Two years ago I bought an ar10 on consignment. Got a great deal on an Adam's arms dpms II pattern ar10. Had a week to try it out to make sure there were no problems. Hit Walmart and picked up 3 asst boxes of 308 rounds. Next day at the machinegun nest, 10 mostly aimed shots and then a 10 rnd mag dump for each box. No ftf or fte. I have no doubt, people thought I was a (really loud) idiot, but i did what i intended on that trip.

Rob.

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Reptile · Jul 14, 2019

rob said:
Not quite the same as what those guys were doing, but....

Two years ago I bought an ar10 on consignment. Got a great deal on an Adam's arms dpms II pattern ar10. Had a week to try it out to make sure there were no problems. Hit Walmart and picked up 3 asst boxes of 308 rounds. Next day at the machinegun nest, 10 mostly aimed shots and then a 10 rnd mag dump for each box. No ftf or fte. I have no doubt, people thought I was a (really loud) idiot, but i did what i intended on that trip.

Rob.

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Just yesterday I did a similar thing with a new-to-me 1911 to see what it likes to eat. Mission accomplished in a little under 20 minutes. I have to admit I felt great the rest of the day.

Doctor_M · Jul 15, 2019

I've been known to dump a mag or two in my day... doesn't necessarily mean that I'm not capable of aiming. That's what the class 3s are for

noahhh · Jul 15, 2019

Sounds like they had the skill level of a ragtag bunch of jihadi's armed with Cold War surplus AK's.

Pinecone · Jul 15, 2019

Alan3413 said:
Sometimes doing a mag dump can be fun.

Ryan 5275 said:
Mag dumps are a great stress reliever

ABSOLUTELY.

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