Gratuitous full auto

[Chuck]

http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2014 ... Newsletter

Watch and weep.

[DW58]

Typical US-origin gun video, totally irresponsible with no safe backstop. It always amazes how they just don't care about what just might be out there beyond where they are shooting.

I saw photos on FaceySpaceyBook last week of a guy chronographing rifle loads from his front porch with bullets going into an adjacent wood, he clearly could have no idea of what might be beyond the treeline.

[Blackstuff]

I saw photos on FaceySpaceyBook last week of a guy chronographing rifle loads from his front porch with bullets going into an adjacent wood, he clearly could have no idea of what might be beyond the treeline.

A different mentality is what is beyond the treeline; thats his private property and no one has a right to be there. Unless they get hit by the first bullet its their own daft fault for not giving it big legs off his land once they hear shooting. If you trespass on someones land in the US then its likely you're stupid enough that its a good thing your genes be removed from the collective pool. This is a difficult concept for lots of people to understand in this country, as is the enormity of America and the amount of land a seemingly normal individual can own.

Typical US-origin gun video, totally irresponsible with no safe backstop. It always amazes how they just don't care about what just might be out there beyond where they are shooting.

These guys are a bit different though, there's open land between them and other buildings which while not within the 'effective' range of the gun being used, would appear to be within the total range of the cartridge if one of them fired the gun at an upward angle. But then thats probably why they're standing on top of a mound firing down toward the backstop/pond. If they own the land behind the back stop then the above applies

[DW58]

I saw photos on FaceySpaceyBook last week of a guy chronographing rifle loads from his front porch with bullets going into an adjacent wood, he clearly could have no idea of what might be beyond the treeline.

A different mentality is what is beyond the treeline; thats his private property and no one has a right to be there. Unless they get hit by the first bullet its their own daft fault for not giving it big legs off his land once they hear shooting. If you trespass on someones land in the US then its likely you're stupid enough that its a good thing your genes be removed from the collective pool. This is a difficult concept for lots of people to understand in this country, as is the enormity of America and the amount of land a seemingly normal individual can own.

Typical US-origin gun video, totally irresponsible with no safe backstop. It always amazes how they just don't care about what just might be out there beyond where they are shooting.

These guys are a bit different though, there's open land between them and other buildings which while not within the 'effective' range of the gun being used, would appear to be within the total range of the cartridge if one of them fired the gun at an upward angle. But then thats probably why they're standing on top of a mound firing down toward the backstop/pond. If they own the land behind the back stop then the above applies

That's all well and good IF they own the land, but there is no implication that they do own it, whereas you are making the assumption that they do.

To be honest, it's not really the point - in 90+% of US-origin gun-related photos/videos there is no safe backstop, not even on some formal ranges. Yes it's a big place, but that's no excuse for irresponsible firearms use.

[bigfathairybiker]

Ooooooooooo... I wish I lived in the US.
I'd probably live on lettuce just so I could spend all my money on ammo.

Mark


Nothing to see, move along...

[DW58]

Luxembourg is nearer and licensing even more liberal in terms of what you can own.




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The beer is way way better in Luxembourg :shakeshout:

[Chuck]

To be honest, it's not really the point - in 90+% of US-origin gun-related photos/videos there is no safe backstop, not even on some formal ranges. Yes it's a big place, but that's no excuse for irresponsible firearms use.

You have been there shooting in the desert, yes? Awesome amount of open space and areas designated for shooting are remarkably free from wandering idiots!

Have you been shooting in Switzerland: that would maybe freak you out. This is a Swiss Military range complex we were on. this is a 35M range for pistol and rifle, shotgun. I am 5'8" so you can work out the height of the back stop for yourself. Adequate for Swiss Military.

See that backstop, see that mountain face you can just make out behind the trees - there were blokes QUARRYING that as we shot. BEHIND our range on the other side of the path was the 500/600 metre rifle ranage that ran parallel to the path. No one stupid enough to walk over it. The rock face being dug out is to the RIGHT of the target zone on the rifle range. About 100 yards away is the public path where locals walk dogs, no mass hysteria about guns there.

Guns: Sig 550 series semi auto and Glock 17's. Police and military also in attendance, some using full auto and burst.

Here's a better view:

There's a range on the other side of the tree line, runs 90 degrees right to left of ours.

Compare to THIS monstrosity