From: krw on
On Mon, 12 Jul 2010 08:22:27 -0700, John Larkin
<jjlarkin(a)highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote:

>On Sat, 10 Jul 2010 14:40:56 -0500, Vladimir Vassilevsky
><nospam(a)nowhere.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>John Larkin wrote:
>>
>>> On Sat, 10 Jul 2010 13:59:51 -0500, Vladimir Vassilevsky
>>> <nospam(a)nowhere.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>John Larkin wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>I'm an engineer. I design circuits. Philosophy is useless to me unless
>>>>>it allows me to quantify and measure things and predict what the
>>>>>numbers will mean.
>>>>
>>>>Yea, this is what good soldier Schweik used to say:
>>>>
>>>>"When a car runs out of gas, it stops. Even after been faced with this
>>>>obvious fact, they dare to talk about momentum".
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> If Schweik has emptied the clip of his machine gun into you, you
>>> mostly likely would have died, and his philosophy would have worked
>>> better than yours.
>>
>>The philosophy can't stop a bullet, however it helps staying away from
>>the places where the bullets are whistling.
>>
>>> As an engineer, I use the theories that involve measurable phenomena
>>> and subsequently make electronics work, and avoid the ones that don't.
>>
>>As an engineer, you should know that machine guns don't use clips.
>>
>>VLV
>
>Sorry, I've never owned anything bigger than a Ruger .357. Beautiful
>piece of metal, a stainless Police Service Six.

I have a stainless .357Mag, S&W 868 (and it's twin, chambered in .22, the
617). It's pretty but not as nice as my Beretta 92FS "Inox". ;-)

>If you actually fired magnums, the flash and noise and kick were so
>extreme that it might take a while to get organized for a second shot.

It does take a little practice but it's not *that* bad. The flash-bang is
impressive due to the leakage around the cylinder but the kick is quite
manageable.

>Clip, belt, magazine, doesn't matter: any name, or its German
>equivalent, would be equally effective.

(You forgot "cylinder" ;-)

Sure it matters, at least to anyone interested in how these things work.
From: krw on
On Mon, 12 Jul 2010 08:57:28 -0700, John Larkin
<jjlarkin(a)highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote:

>On Mon, 12 Jul 2010 09:36:07 -0600, m II <c(a)in.the.hat> wrote:
>
>>John Larkin wrote:
>>
>>> Clip, belt, magazine, doesn't matter: any name, or its German
>>> equivalent, would be equally effective.
>>
>>
>>Ah..the old 'nomenclature' defense! <g>
>>
>>
>>bismarck mike
>
>For people who like guns and electronics, read "The Deadly Fuse" by
>Baldwin.

About the WW-II artillery proximity fuse, I presume.
From: krw on
On Mon, 12 Jul 2010 13:17:45 -0700, John Larkin
<jjlarkin(a)highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote:

>On Mon, 12 Jul 2010 09:31:54 -0700, UltimatePatriot
><UltimatePatriot(a)thebestcountry.org> wrote:
>
>>On Mon, 12 Jul 2010 08:22:27 -0700, John Larkin
>><jjlarkin(a)highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote:
>>
>>>If you actually fired magnums, the flash and noise and kick were so
>>>extreme that it might take a while to get organized for a second shot.
>>
>>
>> Do you always make up "facts" as you go along in life?
>>
>> If I fired my .454 Casull, I would usually feel pretty confident that
>>what I fired at would only need one round.
>>
>> Even for a bear in a pig vest.
>
>I thought the "police special" rounds were about right. I guess the
>police did too, since they were called "police specials."

Many didn't believe they had enough "stopping power", so used .357s (same
caliber, more power). Same deal with the 9mm vs. .45. The 9mm is very
similar to the .38 special.

>Firing the magnums at the range, I'd have to stand sideways and use
>both hands. One shot, and guys would come running up saying "WHAT was
>that?"

Not much of a range. .357s, .45s, and .44Mags are all popular at the ranges
I've been to. I like the .357 because it'll take the *much* cheaper .38 ammo
for plinking, yet makes a big boom for fun. ;-)
From: krw on
On Sun, 11 Jul 2010 23:30:34 -0700, "JosephKK"<quiettechblue(a)yahoo.com> wrote:

>On Sun, 11 Jul 2010 01:51:14 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell"
><mike.terrell(a)earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>>
>>John Larkin wrote:
>>>
>>> On Sat, 10 Jul 2010 13:59:51 -0500, Vladimir Vassilevsky
>>> <nospam(a)nowhere.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >John Larkin wrote:
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >> I'm an engineer. I design circuits. Philosophy is useless to me unless
>>> >> it allows me to quantify and measure things and predict what the
>>> >> numbers will mean.
>>> >
>>> >Yea, this is what good soldier Schweik used to say:
>>> >
>>> >"When a car runs out of gas, it stops. Even after been faced with this
>>> >obvious fact, they dare to talk about momentum".
>>> >
>>> >
>>>
>>> If Schweik has emptied the clip of his machine gun into you, you
>>> mostly likely would have died, and his philosophy would have worked
>>> better than yours.
>>
>>
>> Machine guns use belted ammunition.
>
>Some do. Not all.

Define "machine gun". What true "machine gun" uses a magazine?
From: m II on
The InGrate Flatulence Provider wrote:

> Sorry, Roman, I THOUGHT she was 18....
> At least Ya got some free dope outta the deal....



Identity 129! Got it..

How's your reception in the Satanic newsgroups? Warm I bet.



mike