Random Thought Thread

[TRfromMT]

I hate them

I know a guy who made a raccoon / squirrel gun out of some 3/4" pvc pipe and a quarter turn ball valve. Ran on shop air and shot baby carrots. A carrot with enough velocity will take out a squirrel and even a raccoon. I'm sure you could come up with something.

 

[Winston_Smith]

One of my desert island movies, I was looking for that clip but couldn't find it. Was gonna grab the one where the kid asked if they should bury Abe and Les, "buzzards gotta eat same as worms kid" but it was almost 15 minutes.

WInston

ETA - found that one in a short version.

 

[Nathan the Machinist]

I know a guy who made a raccoon / squirrel gun out of some 3/4" pvc pipe and a quarter turn ball valve. Ran on shop air and shot baby carrots. A carrot with enough velocity will take out a squirrel and even a raccoon. I'm sure you could come up with something.

Yeah? That sounds pretty cool. I've just been using a gun.

 

[PolRoger]

Used mid 80s Automag in .45 Winchester Magnum I "won" today at auction. Absolutely stupid ridiculous firearm that I've had a strange fascination with for a long time.

Jo's gonna be pissed

I remember Automag pistols.

But not that particular version... So I had to do a web search. Is your sample pistol an AMT Automag IV?

 

[beeinak]

I remember Automag pistols.

But not that particular version... So I had to do a web search. Is your sample pistol an AMT Automag IV?

Not Nate- looks like a LAR Grizzly

 

[Winston_Smith]

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Used mid 80s Automag in .45 Winchester Magnum I "won" today at auction. Absolutely stupid ridiculous firearm that I've had a strange fascination with for a long time.

Jo's gonna be pissed

So did that fascination begin when you saw 'Ahnold' rocking the Longslide in the first Terminator movie? I know those Hardballers were stupid expensive and hard to come by for a long time after that, but guessing they've come down quite a bit. That was also pretty close to the time Dirty Harry started rocking his Automag, so it could be that as well, but that one wasn't an AMT. Either way some pretty good influences.

And as pissed as Jo gets, just remember one of the greatest mottos in life, it's better to ask for forgiveness than permission. Of course, that philosophy might have a lot to do with me being single...

Winston

 

[Synov]

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Used mid 80s Automag in .45 Winchester Magnum I "won" today at auction. Absolutely stupid ridiculous firearm that I've had a strange fascination with for a long time.

Jo's gonna be pissed

Did you read the instructions manual before handling?

 

[carnifex knifeworks]

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Used mid 80s Automag in .45 Winchester Magnum I "won" today at auction. Absolutely stupid ridiculous firearm that I've had a strange fascination with for a long time.

Jo's gonna be pissed

That's awesome! I was actually just looking at a 460 rowland. Basically a converted fn fnx45.

 

[PolRoger]

It is funny how time can affect your memory.
Nathans's post got me thinking about an old late eighties film starring James Caan that I thought might have featured an Automag pistol might but it turned out to be a different type of revolver...

 

[DocJekl]

Always gotta have an empty gatoraid bottle around!

In 2002 I coughed up enough blood to fill up a gatoraid bottle. Spent a week in the ICU.

Man I feel better now! My chiropractor can work miracles!

I got spinal decompression today at the chiropractor and grew 5 inches... No, not there!!

 

[beeinak]

In 2002 I coughed up enough blood to fill up a gatoraid bottle. Spent a week in the ICU.


I am glad you recovered.

 

[oldmanwilly]

I hate them

Are you using the wrong recipe or...? My Oma suggested I use Crisco, but I prefer lard or bacon grease. Go heavy on the onions and bone broth.

Not many Outlaw Josie Wales fans here, eh?

Every horntoad I ever met told me to go to Mexico. Crazy bastards, I'll bet the red ants they eat get them a lil' high.

 

[fnordmorph]

Hundred percent. I know of a whole family that the dad forced them all to have mullets...including the wife. This was in the 2000's. Pretty sad to think about that type of controlling people that are out there.....

The wife probably had a French perm mullet, what the boys call a moullét...

 

[GmpaJim]

Josey Wales fans need to go on YouTube and watch the story of, Samual “Champ” Ferguson.
Talk about payback…

 

[Fonedork]

 

[Nathan the Machinist]

I remember Automag pistols.

But not that particular version... So I had to do a web search. Is your sample pistol an AMT Automag IV?

Yes, sort of. The company has a complicated history. This particular pistol came in an AMT box but it is engraved IAI Automag IV. It's my understanding they changed their name from AMT to IAI and then back to AMT and this was made during the brief period they had changed the name. From what I read, it's not as valuable because the name isn't as recognizable but it's a better fit for someone who intends to shoot it because they were more reliable which is why this one got my bid.

I haven't shot it yet but I do expect less than perfect reliability, it's an Automag. The Ford truck of handguns. Big, powerful, and pretty cool when it works. But it's usually broken...

 

[Richard338]

 

[EMCEE]

I gots to pee. And I’m in a real bad area, I ain’t stopping because I’ll either get aids, or swarmed by hookers.

Now I know what to get you for Christmas buddy. (and it ain’t my Skinner)

 

[carnifex knifeworks]

We have normal restrooms in my office (a couple urinals and a couple stalls in a single large room) and then there are a couple small private bathrooms (single toilet, single sink in small room). All the bathrooms are cleaned daily.

Why the hell do the private bathrooms always smell like 40 truckers that haven't showered in a month rubbed their sweaty asses all over everything?!? Do people not practice basic hygiene?!?

 

[toker]

Did he take a break from helping someone file taxes to do a few polearm tests?