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Posted: 1/30/2011 11:23:10 PM EDT
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We make this the place it is... If we don't like it or think there's an issue maybe we can do someting about it... I am all ears
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Posted: 1/30/2011 11:55:56 PM EDT
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Quoted: Yes! Yes we can!We make this the place it is... If we don't like it or think there's an issue maybe we can do someting about it... I am all ears  |
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Posted: 1/31/2011 5:19:17 AM EDT
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When I post any place but the tech forums I expect a hijack. This is the truth, at the most basic level. Can't stand the heat, just leave the kitchen. |
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Posted: 1/31/2011 5:31:32 AM EDT
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Quoted: [span style='font-weight: bold;']Quoted: When I post any place but the tech forums I expect a hijack. This is the truth, at the most basic level. Can't stand the heat, just leave the kitchen. yep I can't wait for February, so we can have this discussion again. |
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Posted: 1/31/2011 6:10:01 AM EDT
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I can't wait for February, so we can have this discussion again. Won't be long, buttercup. 
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Posted: 1/31/2011 8:25:26 AM EDT
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Christ, I can't leave you idiots alone for 3 days....
It used to be that a new guy would come along and ask a question that was asked 1000 times. Then R32, JS, myself, and a few others would come in and ask the newbie the same questions: "Are you a fed?" "Where is the beer?" "Ever seen a grown man naked" "Do you know any good places to shoot" And a few others. People started to jump in on the game and would each ask some sort of innocuous question of the newbie. It was all in good fun. Then, one day, Doberdude I think, posted the original questionarre. It was loaded with all of the typical questions asked in the WAHTF by newbies and old timers alike. It also poked some fun at issues that had been drama around the HTF. Whether touching on how someone got banned or referencing posts by trolls that had been booted, etc. It was honestly, hilarious in my opinion and... It was all in good fun. It wasn't long until this had become the gold standard. When a newbie showed up, someone would go dig up the questions and post it in the newbie's first thread. Most of the time it would get answered. It would get answered because ... It was all in good fun. THEN, people, would start adding new questions that referenced the new issues or events in the HTF. Eventually the list had to be kept in the stickie at the top as an "official list". It wasn't official because it was required reading, but moreso to make sure everyone was on the same page as to what got posted as questions. It also made sure that when someone's question got added to the list, it wasn't forgotten. It was all in good fun. Somewhere, it went sideways and everyone decided that teasing needed to look more like gladiator school. not fun Somewhere, it went from waiting for the newbie to say something stupid and jumping on him/her to being an outright dick from the get go. not fun Somewhere it went from being a little rough on the newbies to acting as if we had no use for new members. not fun Somewhere in the middle of all this bullshit that I just posted is the middle ground of what is fun about the WA HTF. It was only when folks started crossing that line that they started getting locked/banned/timeoutted/shunned. I don't want to hug and cuddle each and every new member here. When a new member comes in and asks a question that has clearly been asked 1000 times before and is answered in the stickied info at the top, I'll be one of the first to point out the new user's lack of reading comprehension. What I won't do is tell them out right to fuck off. I will, however, be keeping my eye on newbies that come in, spaz about the forum with random, unrelated, or easilly answered with a couple of clicks questions. I love the WA HTF. And I want it to remain fun. I don't want that fun to be spoiled by newibes or old timers. People DID give me shit when I first showed up and I will continue to give newbies shit when they first show up... I'm not going to assume that every newbie that shows up is a Neo or FriskeyFerret but I'm not making them my best friend either. This is the Washington Hometown Forum. This is not a technical forum This is not GD where a bunch of strangers can bash eachother indiscriminately like it's a Youtube comment thread This is not the EE. This is an extension of our HOMETOWN. This means that it's likely that out of any group of us 90% actually know eachother and are likely friends. This means that friends will act like FRIENDS. It also means, just like a newbie at LCR, I'm keeping an eye on you to make sure you aren't going to fuck up and get everyone in trouble or ruin their weekend. Same goes for here. "Welcome aboard, don't fuck it up" Or something along the lines of all of this, it's early and I haven't had enough coffee. |
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Posted: 1/31/2011 8:35:08 AM EDT
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Ok, who has the arguement list? I think we have a new one. "Save a newbie" vs. "Bash a newbie" . I think it's to deep of a conversation to put on the same day as AK vs. AR or 9mm vs. .45acp.
I was thinking Thursday, but that might be beans vs no beans day. Thoughts? |
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Posted: 1/31/2011 8:40:19 AM EDT
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<snip> Well said. I haven't been posing much here because I feel like it's lost the fun for pure hostility. I know it's winter and all, but it just seems worse than usual to me I guess. Anyway, you put into words what I've been thinking. Hopefully everyone will take it to heart. 
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Posted: 1/31/2011 8:41:24 AM EDT
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I'll have a coke then...
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Posted: 1/31/2011 8:52:52 AM EDT
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Quoted: In the words of John Lennon, "Let the fuckers work that one out." (him discussing the lyrics of 'I am the walrus') |
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Posted: 1/31/2011 9:04:09 AM EDT
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I think part of my perspective is that since it's been so long between GTGs, I'm seeing the WAHTF as an outsider again.
For years, the WAHTF was my favorite place to post. It's a good balance between Internet LULZ, and real life friendships. I'd like to make it out to an LCR sometime, but between two new kids, job issues, recession, and absurd ammo prices, I just can't. Maybe sometime soon. |
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Posted: 1/31/2011 9:10:35 AM EDT
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Quoted: I think part of my perspective is that since it's been so long between GTGs, I'm seeing the WAHTF as an outsider again. That's a very fair statement. : Case in point Quoted: Where are the best shooting spots? Quoted: I prefer southcenter Perspective is everything. |
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Posted: 1/31/2011 9:15:43 AM EDT
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I think part of my perspective is that since it's been so long between GTGs, I'm seeing the WAHTF as an outsider again. That's a very fair statement. : Case in point Quoted:
Where are the best shooting spots? Quoted:
I prefer southcenter Perspective is everything.
 . I'm gonna get a knock on my door someday...
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Posted: 1/31/2011 9:32:46 AM EDT
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PCR... The archive guru
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Posted: 1/31/2011 9:38:53 AM EDT
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Christ, I can't leave you idiots alone for 3 days.... This means that friends will act like FRIENDS. Are these Friends with benefits friends? |
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Posted: 1/31/2011 9:54:59 AM EDT
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Quoted: In the words of John Lennon, "Let the fuckers work that one out." (him discussing the lyrics of 'I am the walrus') Originally Posted By PCR-00: Christ, I can't leave you idiots alone for 3 days.... It used to be that a new guy would come along and ask a question that was asked 1000 times. Then R32, JS, myself, and a few others would come in and ask the newbie the same questions: "Paul is dead" creepy |
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Posted: 1/31/2011 10:01:37 AM EDT
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In the words of John Lennon, "Let the fuckers work that one out." (him discussing the lyrics of 'I am the walrus') Originally Posted By PCR-00:
Christ, I can't leave you idiots alone for 3 days.... It used to be that a new guy would come along and ask a question that was asked 1000 times. Then R32, JS, myself, and a few others would come in and ask the newbie the same questions: "Paul is dead" creepy They aren't going to get it, remember, THESE PEOPLE don't like the Doors, Beatles, Stones, Pink Floyd, etc... Fucking Britney Spears lovers... 
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Posted: 1/31/2011 10:07:23 AM EDT
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Quoted: "Paul is dead" creepy What would it say if you played it backwards???  :snoitseuq emas eht eibwen eht ksa dna ni emoc dluow srehto wef a dna ,flesym ,SJ ,23R nehT .semit 0001 deksa saw taht noitseuq a ksa dna gnola emoc dluow yug wen a taht eb ot desu tI ....syad 3 rof enola stoidi uoy evael t'nac I ,tsirhC |
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Posted: 1/31/2011 10:11:40 AM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: "Paul is dead" creepy What would it say if you played it backwards??? :snoitseuq emas eht eibwen eht ksa dna ni emoc dluow srehto wef a dna ,flesym ,SJ ,23R nehT .semit 0001 deksa saw taht noitseuq a ksa dna gnola emoc dluow yug wen a taht eb ot desu tI ....syad 3 rof enola stoidi uoy evael t'nac I ,tsirhC "fu odt" Creepier |
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Posted: 1/31/2011 10:48:24 AM EDT
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"Paul is dead" creepy What would it say if you played it backwards???
:snoitseuq emas eht eibwen eht ksa dna ni emoc dluow srehto wef a dna ,flesym ,SJ ,23R nehT .semit 0001 deksa saw taht noitseuq a ksa dna gnola emoc dluow yug wen a taht eb ot desu tI
....syad 3 rof enola stoidi uoy evael t'nac I ,tsirhC "fu odt" Creepier slow day at work? |
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Posted: 1/31/2011 10:49:34 AM EDT
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Well said. I haven't been posing much here because I feel like it's lost the fun for pure hostility. Come on down and let me pour you a nice big glass of vegetarian STFU. |
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Posted: 1/31/2011 10:54:57 AM EDT
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Quoted:
Christ, I can't leave you idiots alone for 3 days.... It used to be that a new guy would come along and ask a question that was asked 1000 times. Then R32, JS, myself, and a few others would come in and ask the newbie the same questions: "Are you a fed?" "Where is the beer?" "Ever seen a grown man naked" "Do you know any good places to shoot" And a few others. People started to jump in on the game and would each ask some sort of innocuous question of the newbie. It was all in good fun. Then, one day, Doberdude I think, posted the original questionarre. It was loaded with all of the typical questions asked in the WAHTF by newbies and old timers alike. It also poked some fun at issues that had been drama around the HTF. Whether touching on how someone got banned or referencing posts by trolls that had been booted, etc. It was honestly, hilarious in my opinion and... It was all in good fun. It wasn't long until this had become the gold standard. When a newbie showed up, someone would go dig up the questions and post it in the newbie's first thread. Most of the time it would get answered. It would get answered because ... It was all in good fun. THEN, people, would start adding new questions that referenced the new issues or events in the HTF. Eventually the list had to be kept in the stickie at the top as an "official list". It wasn't official because it was required reading, but moreso to make sure everyone was on the same page as to what got posted as questions. It also made sure that when someone's question got added to the list, it wasn't forgotten. It was all in good fun. Somewhere, it went sideways and everyone decided that teasing needed to look more like gladiator school. not fun Somewhere, it went from waiting for the newbie to say something stupid and jumping on him/her to being an outright dick from the get go. not fun Somewhere it went from being a little rough on the newbies to acting as if we had no use for new members. not fun Somewhere in the middle of all this bullshit that I just posted is the middle ground of what is fun about the WA HTF. It was only when folks started crossing that line that they started getting locked/banned/timeoutted/shunned. I don't want to hug and cuddle each and every new member here. When a new member comes in and asks a question that has clearly been asked 1000 times before and is answered in the stickied info at the top, I'll be one of the first to point out the new user's lack of reading comprehension. What I won't do is tell them out right to fuck off. I will, however, be keeping my eye on newbies that come in, spaz about the forum with random, unrelated, or easilly answered with a couple of clicks questions. I love the WA HTF. And I want it to remain fun. I don't want that fun to be spoiled by newibes or old timers. People DID give me shit when I first showed up and I will continue to give newbies shit when they first show up... I'm not going to assume that every newbie that shows up is a Neo or FriskeyFerret but I'm not making them my best friend either. This is the Washington Hometown Forum. This is not a technical forum This is not GD where a bunch of strangers can bash eachother indiscriminately like it's a Youtube comment thread This is not the EE. This is an extension of our HOMETOWN. This means that it's likely that out of any group of us 90% actually know eachother and are likely friends. This means that friends will act like FRIENDS. It also means, just like a newbie at LCR, I'm keeping an eye on you to make sure you aren't going to fuck up and get everyone in trouble or ruin their weekend. Same goes for here. "Welcome aboard, don't fuck it up" Or something along the lines of all of this, it's early and I haven't had enough coffee. STFU n00b. TRG |
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Posted: 1/31/2011 11:04:15 AM EDT
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Quoted: STFU n00b. TRG I will not dignify this comment with a response. ....shit, I just did, didn't I? |
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Posted: 1/31/2011 11:24:56 AM EDT
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Must be a slow day in Texas.
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Posted: 1/31/2011 11:27:06 AM EDT
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Must be a slow day in Texas. Nah, TRG occasionally gets lost on his way to the Gay & Proud forum. |
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Posted: 1/31/2011 11:34:49 AM EDT
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Must be a slow day in Texas. Nah, TRG occasionally gets lost on his way to the Gay & Proud forum. and you know this because... |
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Posted: 1/31/2011 11:37:19 AM EDT
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Must be a slow day in Texas. Nah, TRG occasionally gets lost on his way to the Gay & Proud forum. 
TRG |
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Posted: 1/31/2011 1:40:57 PM EDT
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It's allways puzzled me how an open bolt SMG with a fixed firing pin can reliably set the extractor and not fire OOB. They do have fixed firing pins, right? I've never actually handled one.
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Posted: 1/31/2011 3:55:52 PM EDT
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Quoted: Will a squib load cycle an AR? No! |
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Posted: 1/31/2011 4:49:41 PM EDT
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Quoted: how |
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Posted: 1/31/2011 5:51:38 PM EDT
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Well said. I haven't been posting much here because I feel like it's lost the fun for pure hostility. Come on down and let me pour you a nice big glass of vegetarian STFU. Can I get a side of Colorabi and Salt with that?
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Posted: 1/31/2011 10:33:42 PM EDT
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Quoted: Can I get a side of Colorabi and Salt with that? You want salt? Imagine that... |
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Posted: 1/31/2011 11:16:01 PM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: Will a squib load cycle an AR? No! Neither will a laser bore sight. |
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Posted: 1/31/2011 11:54:39 PM EDT
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What does one mean by "squib"?
Primer, but no powder? As Molon noted, and I verified myself, a casing with a primer with no powder won't even make a sound! Your bullet will stay firmly seated in the case, with its based singed, but won't budge a fraction of an inch. |
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Posted: 2/1/2011 6:10:30 AM EDT
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Can I get a side of Colorabi and Salt with that?
You want salt? Imagine that... I bought 7 pounds of seasoning salt on Sunday! 
I am ashamed to mention the brand though.
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Posted: 2/1/2011 7:14:10 AM EDT
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Quoted: Neither will a laser bore sight. Precisely why we kept firearms out of the hands of knuckle-dragging Airedales. |
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Posted: 2/1/2011 2:32:05 PM EDT
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I will be the sacrificial goat. BRING BACK TEH MATT45. BRING BACK TEH MATT45. BRING BACK TEH MATT45. BRING BACK TEH MATT45.
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Posted: 2/1/2011 2:45:08 PM EDT
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I will be the sacrificial goat. BRING BACK TEH MATT45. BRING BACK TEH MATT45. BRING BACK TEH MATT45. BRING BACK TEH MATT45. If you want to be sacrificial just start a tread about it... |
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Posted: 2/1/2011 2:57:47 PM EDT
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Life is funny sometimes.....
1/2 the 4 people I have on ignore keep getting locked......blatantly flagrantly breaking rules they know exist Meanwhile Egypt goes up in flames, at the cost of our National security.... And an Arfcommer wants to die..... My give a fuck has other expenditures. |
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Posted: 2/1/2011 3:14:16 PM EDT
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Shutup spankymy bear. I am sacrifizing fo matt45 yo. Tried to speal it soe you could read better.
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Posted: 2/1/2011 4:59:35 PM EDT
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Quoted: My give a fuck has other expenditures. |
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Posted: 2/1/2011 8:59:06 PM EDT
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Matt45 answered his question, even though there was a bit of sarcasm in the beginning, which didn't appear to actually be serious (notice the smilies????), and the OP replies with a smart ass comment.
And um... yeah, a person with 1200 posts isn't exactly a newbie so that whole line of thought seems to be pointless. At least about this thread. |
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Posted: 2/1/2011 9:27:05 PM EDT
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Love this thread!
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Posted: 2/1/2011 11:10:09 PM EDT
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Quoted: 1/2 the 4 people I have on ignore keep getting locked...... That would be 2. Math is so hard for some of you people. |
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Posted: 2/1/2011 11:15:35 PM EDT
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What does one mean by "squib"? Primer, but no powder? As Molon noted, and I verified myself, a casing with a primer with no powder won't even make a sound! Your bullet will stay firmly seated in the case, with its based singed, but won't budge a fraction of an inch. Also a primer only without bullet in a BHP (9mm) will cook a spider. Want to know how I know ??  
ETA: But it to, won't cycle the slide. |
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Posted: 2/1/2011 11:53:32 PM EDT
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What does one mean by "squib"? Primer, but no powder? As Molon noted, and I verified myself, a casing with a primer with no powder won't even make a sound! Your bullet will stay firmly seated in the case, with its based singed, but won't budge a fraction of an inch. Also a primer only without bullet in a BHP (9mm) will cook a spider. Want to know how I know ??
ETA: But it to, won't cycle the slide. I'm reporting you to PETA!!! 
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Posted: 2/2/2011 12:00:21 AM EDT
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What does one mean by "squib"? Primer, but no powder? As Molon noted, and I verified myself, a casing with a primer with no powder won't even make a sound! Your bullet will stay firmly seated in the case, with its based singed, but won't budge a fraction of an inch. Also a primer only without bullet in a BHP (9mm) will cook a spider. Want to know how I know ??
ETA: But it to, won't cycle the slide. I'm reporting you to PETA!!! Will Pam be topless ?? 
The bigger they are, the more noise they make thrashing around dying.
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Posted: 2/2/2011 5:46:20 AM EDT
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What does one mean by "squib"? Primer, but no powder? As Molon noted, and I verified myself, a casing with a primer with no powder won't even make a sound! Your bullet will stay firmly seated in the case, with its based singed, but won't budge a fraction of an inch. Also a primer only without bullet in a BHP (9mm) will cook a spider. Want to know how I know ??
ETA: But it to, won't cycle the slide. primed .45 Colt case+ kitchen wax= spider plinker.
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Posted: 2/2/2011 8:13:37 AM EDT
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primed .45 Colt case+ kitchen wax= spider plinker. [/div]
sure, ...........if you want to shoot them. Primer only is more a pyro tech method. |
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Posted: 2/2/2011 8:15:28 AM EDT
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Quoted: BHP ETA: But it to, won't cycle the slide. That's the odd thing about recoil operated weapons. |
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