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Posted: 4/5/2006 1:46:07 PM EDT

[#1]

re-enactors and cowboy shooters

Posted: 4/5/2006 1:51:19 PM EDT

[#2]

Quoted:
Benchrest guys for sure.......5 whole shots in one hour...wow you're really burning up the ammo!

Let's not be hasty. At that rate I could shoot my SA .308 around the clock for 56.667 years. I sort of like the sound of that. I might not be so concerned the supply will dry up.

Craparoo. I just redid the math. Only 56.667 days.

Posted: 4/5/2006 1:54:19 PM EDT

[#3]

Quoted:
The true Nerds are the bolt action/obscure handgun milsurp collectors.

If you are familiar with all 117 variations of the Mosin-Nagant, you are a Gun Nerd.

If you can spot the outline of Carcani, Enfields, Mausers, Arisakas, MAS, and Steyr straight pulls through the pawn shop window while driving past, you are a Gun Nerd.

If you go to a gun show just so see the lastest shipments of 125-year-old weapons' technology and end up talking about barrel band variations of the Yugoslavian Mausers, you are a Gun Nerd.

Nerds are smart but to most people, terminally uncool.

I am guilty of all the above charges.

GO TO HELL!!!

oh wait you're one too.

The Nerds to me?

Definately the Tapco Mafia.

They get a perfectly good Yugo SKS, put a sidefolding tapco stock, put a 20 dollar laser that grips onto the barrel, and put on a leapers scope over the sight base and call their gun a sniper rifle when you ask them about it at the range.

Now can I sympathize with them? Of course, I myself at my current financial situation cannot afford a tricked out ACOG killing machine complete with free float railed handguard and every extra add on that can fit. Not dogging those that "can" but i'm not one and I'm guessing these dorky guys that do this to their SKS or WASRs can't either. So my problem with them is keep it simple it looks a hell of a lot better, and under real fighting conditions all that tapco crap would break off in a heartbeat.

But I do for the same reason, think guys that do the above mentioned to ARs for no reason other than to feel authentic are "nerds" as well

Posted: 4/5/2006 2:37:25 PM EDT

[#4]

Quoted:
The true Nerds are the bolt action/obscure handgun milsurp collectors.

If you are familiar with all 117 variations of the Mosin-Nagant, you are a Gun Nerd.

If you can spot the outline of Carcani, Enfields, Mausers, Arisakas, MAS, and Steyr straight pulls through the pawn shop window while driving past, you are a Gun Nerd.

If you go to a gun show just so see the lastest shipments of 125-year-old weapons' technology and end up talking about barrel band variations of the Yugoslavian Mausers, you are a Gun Nerd.

Nerds are smart but to most people, terminally uncool.

I am guilty of all the above charges.

Damn, I'm a nerd.

Hey, I need a type 1 front barrel band, recessed head, for a 1916 Peter the Great. Must be Tula marked, and no protruding head. Can you hook a brother up?
I'm short a couple 91 handgaurds, Russian, and the brass shims would be a plus...

Larry

Posted: 4/5/2006 3:11:02 PM EDT

[#5]

The high power shooters are definately the "athletes" of the shooting world. Camp Perry is like the world series, the super bowl, and the final four all rolled up into one

IMHO

Posted: 4/5/2006 3:12:02 PM EDT

[#6]

5 poll options don't work!!!!!!!!

Benchrest would prob. be the nerds....cowboy is just teh ghey!

Posted: 4/5/2006 3:13:43 PM EDT

[#7]

Cowboy shooters.

Edit the Cowboy shooters can be classified as dorks. I am sorry

Benchrest would be the nerds as in "being the smart ones"

Posted: 4/5/2006 3:15:34 PM EDT

[#8]

Members of firearm-related forums, especially those that wonder about who the nerds of the shooting community are.

Posted: 4/5/2006 3:20:33 PM EDT

[#9]

Benchresters will figure out how to get the last bit of accuracy out of anything.

Much like the ghey guy on revenge of the nerds with the javelin.

They come up with some neat gadgets and keep meticulous records.

Posted: 4/5/2006 4:13:24 PM EDT

[#10]

Definately the ultra nerdy benchrest shooters.

Posted: 4/5/2006 4:46:13 PM EDT

[#11]

Quoted:
5 poll options don't work!!!!!!!!

Yeah, I noticed it doesn't add up. WTF???

Posted: 4/5/2006 4:51:11 PM EDT

[#12]

Fudds/BR

Posted: 4/5/2006 4:51:48 PM EDT

[#13]

Quoted:
cowboy shooters practicing "quick draw" like they think they are "Josey Wales" or something?

Hell I do this, and I dont even shoot cowboy action.

I would have to say Benchrest probably, but the ones I know shoot everything else to, ar's, ak's you name it.

Posted: 4/5/2006 4:54:26 PM EDT

[#14]

After thinking about it for ten or fifteen seconds, yes, it's the benchresters. It's all scientific with them.

Posted: 4/5/2006 5:00:13 PM EDT

[#15]

The Asian software engineers who only shoot and own H&K weapons.

Posted: 4/5/2006 6:50:31 PM EDT

[#16]

Quoted:
After thinking about it for ten or fifteen seconds, yes, it's the benchresters. It's all scientific with them.

Yeah, sometimes they don't even hold the weapon. They pull the trigger with the tip of their finger and let it "free recoil". That's a real practical shooting position there.

Posted: 4/5/2006 7:09:56 PM EDT

[#17]

Most definately the rail gun guys followed closely by the bench shooters.

Posted: 4/5/2006 7:14:50 PM EDT

[#18]

Most of the civil war reeactors i have met have been very very odd people but hey whatever floats your boat

hardcore cowboy shooters a distant second

I personally Im not into dress up

Posted: 4/5/2006 7:16:41 PM EDT

[#19]

i voted clays, and am suprised at such a low total. the clay guys who hang out at my range seem to care about little else. they have their $10k beretta O/U, and that's all they own or do.

Posted: 4/5/2006 7:19:16 PM EDT

[#20]

I'd have to compare Cowboy Action to opening night at a Star Wars showing.

Posted: 4/5/2006 7:24:37 PM EDT

[#21]

Small bore position shooters hold that position firmly and are unlikely to ever give it up, although the cowboy action folks and the flintlock-only-in-1780's-garb are strong contenders.

Most shooters mentioned are just shooters, and many participate in several aspects, including hunting, plinking with their kids, and shooting EBR's.

And there is a i r s o f t for the truly tactical.

Posted: 4/5/2006 7:30:48 PM EDT

[#22]

Quoted:
Small bore position shooters hold that position firmly and are unlikely to ever give it up, although the cowboy action folks and the flintlock-only-in-1780's-garb are strong contenders.

Most shooters mentioned are just shooters, and many participate in several aspects, including hunting, plinking with their kids, and shooting EBR's.

And there is a i r s o f t for the truly tactical.

+1
+100 about the Smallbore shooters....
ISSF
A spotters guide....

Posted: 4/5/2006 7:49:10 PM EDT

[#23]

Benchrest are the most anal, low sense of humor, and pushy mutherfuckers I have ever met... Clays get the award for worst "safety" pratice of anyone... HOLY SHIT they break pretty much every rule.

Posted: 4/5/2006 7:52:02 PM EDT

[#24]

Quoted:
If the shooting world were a high school:

the "Fudds" would be the jocks: big, dumb, not good for much, but popular.

the "Clays" would be the yuppie, preppy, tennis and summers in the Hamptons rich kids.

the "Period Military" would be the theatre/thespian/school musical types.

the "Cowboys" would be like the farm kids.

and the "Benchresters" are definitely the nerds.

Posted: 4/5/2006 7:54:51 PM EDT

[#25]

Definitely benchrest.

Posted: 4/5/2006 7:58:50 PM EDT

[#26]

Quoted:
The true Nerds are the bolt action/obscure handgun milsurp collectors.

If you are familiar with all 117 variations of the Mosin-Nagant, you are a Gun Nerd.

If you can spot the outline of Carcani, Enfields, Mausers, Arisakas, MAS, and Steyr straight pulls through the pawn shop window while driving past, you are a Gun Nerd.

If you go to a gun show just so see the lastest shipments of 125-year-old weapons' technology and end up talking about barrel band variations of the Yugoslavian Mausers, you are a Gun Nerd.

Nerds are smart but to most people, terminally uncool.

I am guilty of all the above charges.

I'm guilty! [cry]

Posted: 4/5/2006 7:59:04 PM EDT

[#27]

Quoted:
The true Nerds are the bolt action/obscure handgun milsurp collectors.

If you are familiar with all 117 variations of the Mosin-Nagant, you are a Gun Nerd.

If you can spot the outline of Carcani, Enfields, Mausers, Arisakas, MAS, and Steyr straight pulls through the pawn shop window while driving past, you are a Gun Nerd.

If you go to a gun show just so see the lastest shipments of 125-year-old weapons' technology and end up talking about barrel band variations of the Yugoslavian Mausers, you are a Gun Nerd.

Nerds are smart but to most people, terminally uncool.

I am guilty of all the above charges.

Great point!

Posted: 4/5/2006 8:01:29 PM EDT

[#28]

Benchrest are the nerds... precision and detail that screams pocket protector

Fudds are dorks.

Posted: 4/5/2006 8:16:05 PM EDT

[#29]

Quoted:
Quoted:
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Benchrest.

+1 - Pocket protector types, worrying about millimeters

Yep. Pissing and moaning when their group size has massively increased by .003".

When you realize those 0.003" not only cost you a win, they bump you out of the top 3 winning slots, you might understand the issue.

.....and those pocket-protector types don't worry about millimeters; its much closer to micrometers.

Posted: 4/6/2006 1:29:06 PM EDT

[#30]

People with $10k space-gun single shot 22s and take a week to shoot 10 rounds of ammo.

Posted: 4/6/2006 1:34:39 PM EDT

[#31]

Brenchrest shooters.

They have to check the target after everyshot, they are reloaders so they are there to test out a new load....which is always as good as afactory load.

They take up two benches at the range. One for the rifle, the other bench has a spoting scope, glasses, cleaning kit, shells, sunscreen, log book, targets, range bag, gun case..........etc.

Worst of all they are in their own little zone and they do not talk to anyone else, and they want to check the targets when others are still shooting.

Posted: 4/6/2006 1:47:50 PM EDT

[#32]

EBR guys are the kids who smoke behind the school between every class and shoot pool at the bar during their lunch break.

OH wait a minute... I just described my high school career...

Posted: 4/6/2006 3:11:08 PM EDT

[#33]

Quoted:
Quoted:
those voting for the benchresters I can understand.

HOWEVER,
the geeks that play dress-up and take on different personas complete with names, etc. are in a league by themselves. (cowboy action shooters to be specific)

Having met some of them, I can safely say that not a bigger group of mega-dorks exists.

edited for dork specification

Yep, they are the LARP nerds of the shooting world.

Cowboy Action Shooting falls somewhere between cosplay and furries, as far as nerddom goes.

Benchrest is just kind of geeky?

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