Chick and guns

[007XX]

I wish you guys would stop complaining about the heat, it is cold, dark, rainy and crap here!! Do you a swap!!

I spent year dancing and doing athletics so having two legs that work independently is an asset when hurdling. Might be a wee bit painful otherwise!! And my legs r never pissed off at each other, me yes each other no.

Most skiiers I know are not overly find of snowboarding, not sure if it is to do with what you learn first or not? I just finding sticking with what I can do better works for me, especially when still drunk!!

What is the skiing like over there, have heard mixed reviews?

Hehehe...was just yanking your chain about the weather And a swap? Don't be silly, why on earth would I do that?

Did the whole dancing thing too and have for years, hence the fact that it took me ages to find my "leading foot" and for quite some time was riding in a "duck stance" favouring goofy style...was very confusing as I could go leading either left or right, but was really struggling to carve.
After forcing myself to pick a leading foot and just sticking with it, I got the whole carving thing pretty quick.

The snow is not always the best in the North Island unless you get a really good season.
The best is really in the South Island, but that can get a bit expensive. Although I am told that 5 days at the Pinnacles is just the best

[sAsLEX]

So you were not actually firing live full-power ammunition? Was it some kind of laser tagging setup?

Cool, so we still get to take your 30-calibre virginity when you get back!



Don't even get me started on pistol shooting...

The sets "we" use, use blanks and BFAs (Blank Firing Attachments), with a "laser" pointer attached to barrel and a little vest thing you wear..... though they aren't that accurate over decent range. So you get the bang and the recoil, its only a .223 anyways, and you start beeping if you get hit.....

I tried skiing once.

I went really well until I realised that I didn't know how to stop.

I had a spectacular off on Ruapehu under the ski lift that got a huge round of applause as the approaching cliff and incredibly high speed meant my decision to just throw my rear foot sideways to stop on the SB meant a fair few cartwheels!

[Bikernereid]

No vest things at all and noone firing at you.

You loon, falling on ur arse is always prefereable over cartwheeling. But at least you made people laugh and that is the main thing!!

The sets "we" use, use blanks and BFAs (Blank Firing Attachments), with a "laser" pointer attached to barrel and a little vest thing you wear..... though they aren't that accurate over decent range. So you get the bang and the recoil, its only a .223 anyways, and you start beeping if you get hit.....






I had a spectacular off on Ruapehu under the ski lift that got a huge round of applause as the approaching cliff and incredibly high speed meant my decision to just throw my rear foot sideways to stop on the SB meant a fair few cartwheels!

[jrandom]

The sets "we" use, use blanks and BFAs (Blank Firing Attachments), with a "laser" pointer attached to barrel and a little vest thing you wear...

Oscmar gear?

They wanted to interview me for a job, once, but I've heard a few horror stories about what it's like working there so I never took it any further.

[Swoop]

it is a special indoor target shooting set up that the Army use.

That wouldn't be the two ranges interlinked with cameras by any chance?

What is the skiing like over there, have heard mixed reviews?

Bloody great! A lot of northern hemisphere teams come down here in their off-season for training. South Island snow is better.

Oscmar gear?
They wanted to interview me for a job, once, but I've heard a few horror stories about what it's like working there so I never took it any further.

Interesting. I know of three folks working for them and they are quite happy.

[Disco Dan]

I cannot see any reason for guns being used outside of the army or police.

They have no place in general society. At all.

But I am bias - I have had family members killed by guns in England... part of the reason why I am here.

[jrandom]

I cannot see any reason for guns being used outside of the army or police.

They have no place in general society. At all.

Baaaaaaaaaaaaa!



What a good little sheeple it is.

I have had family members killed by guns in England... part of the reason why I am here.

I have had family members killed by guns in Germany in the 1930s.

Part of the reason why I am here.

And part of the reason why any Government can take my guns from my cold, dead hands.

[Pixie]

Most skiiers I know are not overly find of snowboarding, not sure if it is to do with what you learn first or not? I just finding sticking with what I can do better works for me, especially when still drunk!!

What is the skiing like over there, have heard mixed reviews?

My observationn of 'boarders is that 70% of them spend most of the time sitting on their arses in the snow.
- you go down the mountain,up the lift and the same ones are still sitting there.
What's the point?

[howdamnhard]

It shouldn't matter with a scope.Matters more with handguns(pistols) and open sights.I presume you have done the little test to see which is your leading eye?i.e. hold up your finger over a distant object and then close one eye.If the object is no longer covered by your finger,then the eye you closed is your leading eye.

All I was told by the army instructor was that the rifle I was using was for right-eyed people and that was that. I am right handed but can use my left so may see about learning to shoot left-handed. Who knows might be easier for me, wont know til I try. All advice very welcome.

[Bikernereid]

Was using open sight so had to be right eyed. Yes I have had the test done and was informed that I was left-eyed, learn something new all the time.

It shouldn't matter with a scope.Matters more with handguns(pistols) and open sights.I presume you have done the little test to see which is your leading eye?i.e. hold up your finger over a distant object and then close one eye.If the object is no longer covered by your finger,then the eye you closed is your leading eye.

[Bikernereid]

Hear hear!! But the serious ones who are toatlly insane and do extreme snowboarding are amazing. snowboarding is just wrong and I don't want a cold arse all the time!!

My observationn of 'boarders is that 70% of them spend most of the time sitting on their arses in the snow.
- you go down the mountain,up the lift and the same ones are still sitting there.
What's the point?

[howdamnhard]

Simple solution is just to close the left eye then,forces brain to use the right eye as it no longer has a choice.

Was using open sight so had to be right eyed. Yes I have had the test done and was informed that I was left-eyed, learn something new all the time.

[Bikernereid]

Everyone is entitled to their opinion.

You family being killed in Germany in the 1930s and some of Dan's family beign killed by guns in the 1980/90s ish are very different. If he against guns outside of the police and military I can understand and he is well within his rights to hold this view point and for very valid reasons!

Baaaaaaaaaaaaa!



What a good little sheeple it is.



I have had family members killed by guns in Germany in the 1930s.

Part of the reason why I am here.

And part of the reason why any Government can take my guns from my cold, dead hands.

[Bikernereid]

I tried but the bloody stubborn bugger kept opening. It felt so unnatural and I think it will require being tapes, glasses with lfet eye covered or such like.

Simple solution is just to close the left eye then,forces brain to use the right eye as it no longer has a choice.

[howdamnhard]

HMMM must take after its owner(being stubborn and all)..Get one of those black eyepatches ,then you can look like a pirate.

I tried but the bloody stubborn bugger kept opening. It felt so unnatural and I think it will require being tapes, glasses with lfet eye covered or such like.