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Saturday, January 23, 2010
Liberals
13 comments:
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Anonymous said...
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I've got that rifle. It was my dad's first gun. Remington .22. It's so old it doesn't have a serial number which I believe predates 1934. Still drives tacks.
AWM -
1/23/10, 6:51 PM
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Anonymous said...
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Reminds me of high school in Eastern Kentucky in the early 70's. We had a shooting team that actually practiced with .22 match rifles in the gym after school. How things change!
Mike in KY. -
1/23/10, 7:29 PM
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Anonymous said...
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Mike in KY - We did the same thing in Baltimore in the 1950's. The team members stuck their rifles in their lockers until after school. If we tried that today in the Democratik People's Republik of Maryland, 5 million Libs would have a heart attack and ..... maybe that would be a Good Thing, hmmmm....
Lt. Col. Gen. Tailgunner dick -
1/23/10, 7:37 PM
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Anonymous said...
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Back in the 50's when my my best friend and I were newly minted teenagers we would bring our .22's and a box or two of .22 shorts (cheaper than longs or long rifles) to school and store them in our lockers. After school we would head across town with them on our shoulders, walking right down our short but crowded Main Street. We made our way to the open landfill on the river shore where we could shoot rats until our ammo ran out.
Boneshaker -
1/23/10, 7:54 PM
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cmblake6 said...
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We may NEVER rest! http://cmblake6.wordpress.com/2010/01/23/follow-along-now-ill-get-there-in-juuust-a-minute/
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1/23/10, 8:37 PM
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Anonymous said...
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When I teach my unit on WWII, among the historicial artifacts I bring to my high school students are a German Kar98 manufacured in 1937 and a U.S. rifle M1903A3.
The rifles with bayonets, German and U.S. uniform items and equipment help bring some realism to the lesson. My school Principal has approved this every year for the past 4 years.
When I taught 10th grade World History, I used replica helmets and swords from various historical eras. These were used to facilitate discussions of technology and how societies either advance or decline in development. We re-enacted the Battle of Lexington using tennis balls (tennis balls at 40 yards replicate the accuracy of 18th century smooth-bore muskets, and we practiced the Greek phalanyx (I teach History, not spelling) using PVC pipes.
Hands-on artifacts help to bring History to life. The kids are more interested in historical weapons and armor than they are in
coloring books and paper dolls.
Course, this is in Texas.
MAJ Mike (self-appointed Barn Army Beer Whisperer) -
1/23/10, 9:01 PM
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Jeremy said...
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AWM, that looks to be a Remington 411 Scoremaster circa 1951. Correct on the no sn. I believe it was the GCA of 1968 that mandated serial numbers on 22s. prior to that it was hit and miss. I have a Remington #6 that has a serial number manufactured in 1904.
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1/23/10, 9:22 PM
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Anonymous said...
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Mine is a 511. I'll have to track down the date codes to pin the year but I believe he got it after WWII. I need a new firing pin spring for it, after 60 years it's a bit weak.
AWM -
1/23/10, 11:04 PM
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Wabano said...
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My in-laws in their teens used to hunt moose with that thing, a single shot 22 short...
When the enraged beast was swiping around a tree trunk after their butt with its big rack,
they stuck the thing in its ear hole or eye, shot and knocked it out...for a few moments anyway...
Had to be pretty quick to cut the jugular...
It was the only way, the tiny bullet probably could not go through its thick skin! -
1/24/10, 12:12 PM
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David said...
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I was in 4th grade in 67. During a career day in class we had a cop, a fireman and a paramedic come talk to us. During the question and answer part of the presentation a kid in the class asked if we could see the cops service revolver.
He hemmed and hawed for a moment, then started teaching us about safe gun handling. Basically it was his version of the four rules. Then he removed his revolver, unloaded it, and told us to line up.
The first two people in line were the fireman and the paramedic. The teacher was 5th in line. Each one of us got to hold and dry fire the revolver. Every single kid in the class took part. For many of us it was not that big a deal since we hunted or shot with our Dads or Grandpas. But for many kids in that class it was their first exposure to firearms. -
1/24/10, 12:30 PM
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molonlabe28 said...
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I inherited a Remington Model 34 several years ago.
Every boy should grow up with one.
And a Ruger 10-22 for semi-auto plinking. -
1/24/10, 2:13 PM
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TimO said...
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Back in the late 60s, the local Optimist Club-associated gun club came into my Junior High School and put on a demonstration (no firing).
That's how I got interested in target shooting.
I took their NRA gun safety course and went on to get my Expert Marksman badges. I competed in indoor and outdoor events up to the State level.
....and I never went on one rampage.... -
1/24/10, 4:58 PM
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Anonymous said...
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My high school had a shooting team as well. All were very good shots. Especially the kids whose parents survived Germany's little experiment with the New World Order back in the 30s and 40s. They seemed highly motivated.
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1/25/10, 7:28 AM
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