Is a “rifleman” a lazy coward?

[rick benjamin]

A slow, warm, humid, lazy Saturday...

 

[Certaindeaf]

I know. And well said.

 

[40calruler]

I was responding down the list in a linear fashion but anyway. good luck

Well at least you came back. You stirred up some sh@# and then got drunk? Or was it got drunk and stirred up some SH&^?

 

[Certaindeaf]

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Well at least you came back. You stirred up some sh@# and then got drunk? Or was it got drunk and stirred up some SH&^?

Hey, whatcha gone do, judge? absolute wow

 

[40calruler]

No I do not judge. Just was sad to see you started it and left us hanging for so long. Just wanted and excuse that made sense....You know I get jealous!

 

[Heywood]

Whisky tango foxtrot???!!!

 

[Just Jim]

The lead man is holding a pistol what?

Yep and a huge shield....

 

[Stomper]

I like beer, it makes me feel mellow.

 

[Goosebrown]

All the special ops guys I knew that had to clear buildings for a living dropped their M4s and used their Barettas. Rifle outside, pistol inside. They had a freaky stance too with their pistols tucked in up by their face so they could shoot fast as the looked around corners. Not what I expected at all.

 

[Stomper]

... and they point-shoot w/o using the sights. The gun tracks with your head/body.... POW!

 

[Ironbar]

I didn't read all four pages. Did anyone figure out what the OP was saying or did Kafka drop puppies on tomato's in Czechoslovakia?

 

[salmonriverjohn]

Well Ironbar,, you know??

 

[Sgt Nambu]

As said I know that if you are able and comfortable to use a rifle then good for ya! I am first to admit I am not a rifle shooter. I train, practice, and shoot my pistols. So with that I trust myself with them.
My irritation comes from the mall ninja type who have a rifle they have shot a few times and likely do have a sandwich holder attachment on it.
@Just Jim yes a swat team is more effective as are military personnel. I know I am neither of these and in order to defend my family to the best of MY ability I use what I train with. As should everyone rather than just using what they think looks cool on TV.
I am much more at ease with a free hand and turning corners without a long gun trying to go around...Aside from the fact that I will not have 4 other guys in swat uniforms watching my back if someone grabs the end of my rifle.
I know there are pro rifle, pro pistol folks all over. I am just going to be pro pistol that fits nicely under my pillow no matter what ballistics or strategically makes more sense to anyone but me.

Maybe some day I will have a rifle I trust in like I do my pistols for close range. As of now if I am using two hands it is a M&P 40 pro in one hand and a CZ 75 9mm in the other....not two hands to hold a rifle....CZs also make awesome clubs btw.

M&P .40 in one hand and a CZ 9mm in the other is a bad idea! If you have high cap magazines that .40 cal hand will spin you like a top!

 

[40calruler]

M&P .40 in one hand and a CZ 9mm in the other is a bad idea! If you have high cap magazines that .40 cal hand will spin you like a top!

Yeah I cannot imagine trying to really do that. Would rather have one and be able to control it. Just sounded fun to say I would.

 

[rick benjamin]

My answers are ALWAYS RIGHT! See post 61

 

[orygun]

More like Quigley said,"I said I never had much use for one. Never said I didn't know how to use it."

 

[U8395279]

Perhaps not.
Gotta "fight your way to your rifle!". with your good looks.. not cowardly or lazy at all (that was a joke right there since..). Good luck. Of course lolz.
Guess what,.. yer dead.

I see no logic at all behind your assertion here. Growing up as a small boy watching THE RIFLEMAN TV series, I clearly recall that all of the guys in the shootouts that used handguns ended up like this:

 

[teflon6string]

When bad guys always wore black, pistols typically maxed out at 5-6 rounds. Capacity of the Winchester Model 1892 in .44-40 was twice that. Reloads were kinda' clunky, but better than plunging empties out of a pistol cylinder ala single action.

Even without the big D ring "rapid fire" lever, that carbine and its variants served as the hi-cap assault rifles of their time (once they were finally invented).

Given the way it was used in the TV show, even the gloves make sense to me. I've seen more than a couple noobs pinch and bloody their trigger fingers trying to go fast with lever guns. Nevermind who, just trust me on that...

 

[Stomper]

Betcha stopped pickin' yer nose, huh?

 

[teflon6string]

Betcha stopped pickin' yer nose, huh?

With the right hand anyway...