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The concept of individual citizens armed with small arms
holding off a huge invading army is an NRA wet dream.
Americans aren't as tough as Afghanis.

Based on what? Your left wing, elitist opinion that you
present as a "fact"?

History proves you wrong.

Eisboch
Based upon the fact that this isn't the 18th or 19th
century, and that any huge invading army is going to be
equipped and organized as a huge invading army. It's going
to be up to our military to protect the homeland.

Hell, as far as I can tell, there are only a couple of
"regulars" in this newsgroup who regularly practice with
firearms.
Maybe a lot of us don't brag about it.
And maybe you are full of schitt.

Doubtful. Many have been in the armed forces, it might
surprise you how many can just pick on up, load it and shot
straight. Last I checked basic training thought everyone even
the cook.


I doubt that many of those who haven't fired a firearm in years
can just pick one up, load it and shoot straight, unless the
firearm is a shotgun. I further doubt that many of those who
fired a firearm years ago even own a *serviceable* firearm.

Ask anyone who went through Army or Marine boot camp if they
could still field strip the weapon they were trained to field
strip and shoot 30, 40 or 50 years ago. Ask them if they could
still load and fire said weapon. And, ask them if they could
still hit targets at the 200 and 300 yard lines with said weapon.

Sight alignment, sight picture...


Drone on, drone. If you haven't practiced with firearms in many
years, it is unlikely you'll be able to shoot well. Shooting well
is not the same as loading and firing a weapon. Guys who haven't
shot an issue rifle since Vietnam aren't going to be able to hit
small targets at 200-300 yards, if they could even do it when they
were young and in practice.

Sure they are. I'd put up an former USMC expert marksman against
you with at 300 yards any day of the week.



Your previous statement "Ask anyone who went through boot
camp...still hit targets at 200 and 300 yard lines..."

"Anyone" is not an expert marksman, present or former.

All I did is revise and extend my remarks. Why do you have a problem
with that?

Further, I don't shoot at 200 or 300 yards. I shoot pistols and can
offhand a full magazine from my 9 mm SIG into a very very small
circle at 25 yards, the "standard" pistol distance. I shoot pretty
good groups with a rifle at 100 yards, but I don't shoot any further
than that. Remember, I shoot targets, not people or animals.

Try to be a bit consistent, eh?

What is a "very very small circle?"

A baker target might look like a "people" from the chest up but it is
just a target.

Why are you wasting your time shooting a rifle at 100 yards? If you
are shooting a an air rifle you would be shooting a much shorter
distances and if you are shooting anything larger than a .22 you
should be shooting at least 200 yards and if you are hunting in open
areas you should be practicing for 300 yards.



A small circle on a well-known target:

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...us/40-0004.jpg

25 yards offhand with a .40 S&W, a pistol I don't often shoot.
Good enough to pump a magazine into a perp's chest if I were so
inclined. At 25 yards. That's 75 feet for you.

Don't you have confidence in the police force to protect you?

I shoot rifles at 100 yards because that is the standard range distance.

"Standard range distance", what does that mean?

I don't hunt. A distance of 100 yards is a good test of rifle and
shooter.

Test of what? 100 yards doesn't give the the wind or the trajectory of
the projectile a chance affect the flight of the projectile. If you want
to watch someone do some plinking 100 yards is ok but, it isn't a test
of one's shooting ability.

Remember, I shoot offhand. You know what that means, right?

What does that have to do with anything?


Your ignorance of shooting skills is noted.