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Speaking of dangerous old men....

Started by draken, July 19, 2013, 09:40:28 AM

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draken

July 19, 2013, 09:40:28 AM
"Those things which are precious are saved only by sacrifice."
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Engineer shooting

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July 24, 2013, 10:24:37 PM
DOM appreciate seeing this again.  O0 O0
If I knew the world would perish tomorrow, I would still plant my apple tree.        Martin Luther

malabar

#2
July 25, 2013, 10:02:56 AM
Neat video, any idea how old it is?  Val Forgett has been dead for 11 years and he looks kinda young in that video.

We had a fellow out at the range for a snowbird match a couple of years ago who was really impressive. It was an anysight match at 600 yards, and this 80-something-year-old snowbird cleaned the clock of all these young guys with custom bolt guns and high-end glass -- and he was shooting a Garand with iron sights.

does your heart good

tk
The Second Amendment is a doomsday provision, one designed for those exceptionally rare circumstances where all other rights have failed -- where the government refuses to stand for reelection and silences those who protest; where courts have lost the courage to oppose, or can find no one to enforce their decrees. However improbable these contingencies may seem today, facing them unprepared is a mistake a free people get to make only once.

-- Justice Alex Kozinski, US 9th Circuit Court, 2003

Engineer shooting

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July 25, 2013, 10:59:37 AM
Quote from: malabar on July 25, 2013, 10:02:56 AM
Neat video, any idea how old it is?  Val Forgett has been dead for 11 years and he looks kinda young in that video.

We had a fellow out at the range for a snowbird match a couple of years ago who was really impressive. It was an anysight match at 600 yards, and this 80-something-year-old snowbird cleaned the clock of all these young guys with custom bolt guns and high-end glass -- and he was shooting a Garand with iron sights.

does your heart good

tk

It was Val Forgett the 3rd making the presentation two years ago. One fact about the old sniper he left his right leg at the Battle of the Bulge.

If I knew the world would perish tomorrow, I would still plant my apple tree.        Martin Luther

malabar

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July 31, 2013, 10:59:31 PM
Quote from: Engineer shooting on July 25, 2013, 10:59:37 AM
Quote from: malabar on July 25, 2013, 10:02:56 AM
Neat video, any idea how old it is?  Val Forgett has been dead for 11 years and he looks kinda young in that video.

We had a fellow out at the range for a snowbird match a couple of years ago who was really impressive. It was an anysight match at 600 yards, and this 80-something-year-old snowbird cleaned the clock of all these young guys with custom bolt guns and high-end glass -- and he was shooting a Garand with iron sights.

does your heart good

tk

It was Val Forgett the 3rd making the presentation two years ago. One fact about the old sniper he left his right leg at the Battle of the Bulge.

And he was still hobbling around. Makes a man proud to be a man.

That was my parent's generation, and I think there was something special about them. A lot of them just didn't know how to give up.

Val Forgett the 3rd?   Guess I shoulda figured that out.  I met Val Forgett when I was a kid, maybe 35 years ago.  Navy Arms was a really cool place.

Thanks for setting me straight.

The Second Amendment is a doomsday provision, one designed for those exceptionally rare circumstances where all other rights have failed -- where the government refuses to stand for reelection and silences those who protest; where courts have lost the courage to oppose, or can find no one to enforce their decrees. However improbable these contingencies may seem today, facing them unprepared is a mistake a free people get to make only once.

-- Justice Alex Kozinski, US 9th Circuit Court, 2003

Engineer shooting

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August 01, 2013, 09:59:17 AM
Quote from: malabar on July 31, 2013, 10:59:31 PM
Quote from: Engineer shooting on July 25, 2013, 10:59:37 AM
Quote from: malabar on July 25, 2013, 10:02:56 AM
Neat video, any idea how old it is?  Val Forgett has been dead for 11 years and he looks kinda young in that video.

We had a fellow out at the range for a snowbird match a couple of years ago who was really impressive. It was an anysight match at 600 yards, and this 80-something-year-old snowbird cleaned the clock of all these young guys with custom bolt guns and high-end glass -- and he was shooting a Garand with iron sights.

does your heart good

tk

It was Val Forgett the 3rd making the presentation two years ago. One fact about the old sniper he left his right leg at the Battle of the Bulge.

And he was still hobbling around. Makes a man proud to be a man.

That was my parent's generation, and I think there was something special about them. A lot of them just didn't know how to give up.

Val Forgett the 3rd?   Guess I shoulda figured that out.  I met Val Forgett when I was a kid, maybe 35 years ago.  Navy Arms was a really cool place.

Thanks for setting me straight.

I have a neighbor, told me of his first combat patrol on Okinawa back in WW II, all the guys in his platoon talked of the things they wanted. Typical GI stuff, a stiff drink, a steak, etc. He never said a word about what he wanted until asked. He then replied to see his 18th birthday was all he wanted. I do all his yard work and my wife makes sure he gets properly fed. I call it adopt an old Veteran program.
If I knew the world would perish tomorrow, I would still plant my apple tree.        Martin Luther

TaosGlock

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August 01, 2013, 11:18:39 AM
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#7
August 01, 2013, 12:16:15 PM
A Five Inch group at 1000 Yards, Very Impressive
" The Constitution shall never be construed to prevent the people of the United States who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms. €�  - Alexander Hamilton
"The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government."    -- Thomas Jefferson

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Arms discourage and keep the invader and plunderer in awe, and preserve order in the world as well as property... Horrid mischief would ensue were the law-abiding deprived of the use of them.

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malabar

#8
August 01, 2013, 11:32:14 PM
Quote from: Engineer shooting on August 01, 2013, 09:59:17 AM
Quote from: malabar on July 31, 2013, 10:59:31 PM
Quote from: Engineer shooting on July 25, 2013, 10:59:37 AM
Quote from: malabar on July 25, 2013, 10:02:56 AM
Neat video, any idea how old it is?  Val Forgett has been dead for 11 years and he looks kinda young in that video.

We had a fellow out at the range for a snowbird match a couple of years ago who was really impressive. It was an anysight match at 600 yards, and this 80-something-year-old snowbird cleaned the clock of all these young guys with custom bolt guns and high-end glass -- and he was shooting a Garand with iron sights.

does your heart good

tk

It was Val Forgett the 3rd making the presentation two years ago. One fact about the old sniper he left his right leg at the Battle of the Bulge.

And he was still hobbling around. Makes a man proud to be a man.

That was my parent's generation, and I think there was something special about them. A lot of them just didn't know how to give up.

Val Forgett the 3rd?   Guess I shoulda figured that out.  I met Val Forgett when I was a kid, maybe 35 years ago.  Navy Arms was a really cool place.

Thanks for setting me straight.

I have a neighbor, told me of his first combat patrol on Okinawa back in WW II, all the guys in his platoon talked of the things they wanted. Typical GI stuff, a stiff drink, a steak, etc. He never said a word about what he wanted until asked. He then replied to see his 18th birthday was all he wanted. I do all his yard work and my wife makes sure he gets properly fed. I call it adopt an old Veteran program.

Good on you guys!

We've got a friend like that. Survived Pearl Harbor.   Most folks don't even know he was in the war. He don't talk about it.

Also have a friend who survived Hiroshima -- because he defied his uncle and went fishing offshore. It's some story.

tk

The Second Amendment is a doomsday provision, one designed for those exceptionally rare circumstances where all other rights have failed -- where the government refuses to stand for reelection and silences those who protest; where courts have lost the courage to oppose, or can find no one to enforce their decrees. However improbable these contingencies may seem today, facing them unprepared is a mistake a free people get to make only once.

-- Justice Alex Kozinski, US 9th Circuit Court, 2003
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