- If the idea of "Flintlock 3 Gun" doesn't make you want to get your gun nerd on, you might not have a gun nerd to get on.
- A plea to NSA mathemeticians.
- Boomers living among the hipsters, but not doing it ironically.
- Runway graders don't work well above 16,000 feet.
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| Seen at a West Lafayette, IN sushi bar: "Ah wants me some unagi, some maguro, some toro, and a bottle of ripple!" |
They need to add a saber, bayonet, and tomahawk section to it :)
ReplyDeleteI'd actually *really* love a three gun division that was revolvers, bolt actions, and pumps. But without the dressing up of cowboy. Like cowboy action for the WW1 or flop top era.
Some musket or some kind of Pennsylvanian or Kentucky rifle? Then pistol and a blunderbuss.
ReplyDeleteSounds like fun although the spectators might not see much through the smoke.
Heisei? They have the best bento box of any Japanese restaurant I've been to.
ReplyDeletecomplaining "is a major characteristic of being a hipster
ReplyDeleteHeh
Ian Argent,
ReplyDeleteI was complaining before it was cool.
Yrro -- the discussions have been "Longarm, pistol, blade", rather than the strict "3-gun" format.
ReplyDeleteI'm thinking IDPA format targets, with a zero added to the time penalties, and some "bonus" targets like "In adition, hit the paper parrot on his shoulder". (The discussion started off as "Pirate Action Shooting")
Geodkyt,
ReplyDeleteDude, side-by-side fowling piece or go home! :)
When was the last time you (or anyone) actually had proper maguro (bluefin tuna) at a reasonable price, much less on a Ripple budget? Most of the "maguro" these days is some random fish dyed reddish post mortem.
ReplyDeleteSkid row drinks-pairing suggestion: Ripple is best served with "backdoor calimari*" while a nice robust MD20/20 pairs surprisingly well with the soy sauce generally used to accompany nigiri. Enough MD 20/20 and almost anything is palatable, of course.
*for those who don't know what that is, go ahead, look it up. Double dog dare you. (May have had some last week, come to think of it. Whatever it was, it was deep fried and quite tasty.)
Last night, as a matter of fact...(and a couple nights before that). I'm currently at an advantage, however. Now getting ready to depart for Mt. Fuji.
DeleteBack door calamari doesn't sound any stranger than regular calamari. It appears to be an urban legend, but it would probably be edible.
ReplyDeleteOf course it's edible. So are the fallopian tubes. They're a hoot to watch cooking.
DeleteFlintlock 3-gun has all kinds of fun variations.
ReplyDeleteFrench&Indian Colonial, Smooth Bore, Bayonet and Tomahawk.
Revolutionary Colonial Kentucky Long, Pistol, Tomahawk.
Pirate CANON, pistol, cutlass
You could make a weekend out of that type of competition.
Sounds like a perfect use for my flintlock Glock!
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JXzygY84u4
I like Nylarthotep's ideas, but I think you could simplify it down to 3-gun-plus:
ReplyDeleteLongarm
Pistol
Cannon Grapeshot (RO fires when loaded correctly, DQs if not)
Fix bayonet and 50 yard charge through the cannon smoke to stop the clock
Ms. Williams: "I find it endlessly fascinating and interesting. I wanted to be somewhere with energy and life."
ReplyDeleteAs if she could regain some youth by osmosis .....
I wanted "energy and life" in my home, so we had 5 kids ..... I'm unsure whether the house will survive this much energy and life .....
Hmmm.
ReplyDeleteIt needs a "Baron von Steuben" stage, where EVERYONE participates in some close order battle drill all together like.
And then the cannon fires at them.
Flintlock 3-gun rising in popularity could result in quality repros of Ferguson Rifles. Which I would applaud, since I want one, but haven't convinced myself to shell out the 5k to have one built or shell out the 3k to learn how to do it myself.
ReplyDeleteFerguson Rifle
Double Barrel cut down following piece
Double barrel pistol.
Yep...that's a winning combination.
-Rob
RevolverRob,
ReplyDeleteGamer. :p
The NSA article is outstanding.
ReplyDelete> a "Baron von Steuben" stage
ReplyDeleteI'd like to see a Baron von Munchausen stage where participants tell tall tales about the provenance and exploits of their antique weapons.
"Why, this very blunderbuss was used personally by Lord Cochrane to account for 121 of his 2746 confirmed kills during his tenure as Vice-Admiral of Chile ...."
Emily approves of the flintlock 3-gun provided one gets credit for bayonet (with musket) or sword/bowie knife (with pistol).
ReplyDeleteAs do I.
gvi
Dude, if we're doing Pirate 3-gun, A.) I'm in, and B.) I've always wanted a duck's foot.
ReplyDeleteIf it's really muzzle-stuffers all around, though, the stages will probably be best designed to have a fairly minimal number of shots, plus, indeed, thrown axe, swung cutlass, etc. Or it might get really boring really fast.
Perlhaqr:
ReplyDeleteI should think any self-respecting pirate would have at least a half dozen braces of pistols stuffed in multiple sashes and/or pockets.
Perhaps a mandatory "rope swing while firing at least one pistol" stage, and one with climbing net rigging to shoot.
Probably going to need some historical research to find out just how they actually carried those multiple guns IRL without littering the decks and ocean floors with them.
Will, that's easy. They were stowed in lockers, slathered in grease or fat until needed.
ReplyDeleteIn the Age of Sail, nothing happened in a hurry.
gvi
These Boomers are chasing the hipsters because they cannot stand the idea of getting older. I think it might be an epidemic in that generation, given all the viagra commercials I see. There is a certain note of flattery and self-congratulation in the commericals targetted to that age range. You're old enough to "get things done" or "know what you want", so buy our crap. It's like they never grew up. Instead of having energy or accepting the aging means slowing down, they seek to osmose it. Instead of being interesting or wise, they settle for being trendy, even if it means mortaging their souls. It is only fitting that over time, they price out the very trendsetters they chase.
ReplyDelete"In fact, such diversity is exactly what she was looking for when she bought a condo ..."
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure that middle aged white people living among younger white people actually counts as diversity, except maybe in a democrat administration.