tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post4436360441998241834..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: Do you know who designed that gun?Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-72785557488433805572011-07-13T21:24:19.483-04:002011-07-13T21:24:19.483-04:00Does anyone else here have a strange desire for a ...Does anyone else here have a strange desire for a "Barrow Special" as a ccw piece? And is it blasphemy to cut down a BAR into said Barrow special?<br /><br />WV: demonite- what sorcerers use for blasting.Joe in PNGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-74867132335835490952011-07-13T16:51:29.137-04:002011-07-13T16:51:29.137-04:00My memory of "Combat!" was the BAR was c...My memory of "Combat!" was the BAR was carried by the smallest guy in the squad.<br /><br />A buddy who carried a Thompson in Nam told me his instructor demonstrated it by placing the buttstock against his chin. He said to just let the fore end float on your hand, that it was there just to steer it to new targets. Figures I would not encounter any since hearing this advice. I was doing the "point at the left foot and let the muzzle arc bisect him to the right shoulder" routine (for a lefty, right-hander arc is reversed).<br />If he couldn't get a Thompson for patrols, he took a 12ga.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-79421228460585560382011-07-13T16:29:45.813-04:002011-07-13T16:29:45.813-04:00Color me Green.Color me Green.PA State Cophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09895072206073321100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-50478674118520927992011-07-13T13:17:12.292-04:002011-07-13T13:17:12.292-04:00Re: "Tamara and the Thompson" --
One of...Re: <b>"Tamara and the Thompson"</b> --<br />One of the "secrets" is probably that Tam <i>listened</i> to the short briefing before she shot it. She had it figured out before she finished the first magazine. Then she was doing it as well as Sgt. Saunders ever did - - Short, accurate bursts from the shoulder. I had to urge her to give it a nice long one from the hip. ;)<br /><br />One of the pleasures of having an unusual piece is watching your friends GRIN!<br />JPGJPGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224444263429720535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-49327752393600546732011-07-13T10:53:29.470-04:002011-07-13T10:53:29.470-04:00Bonnie Parker, Tam...
Girl gun.
Browning really ...Bonnie Parker, Tam...<br /><br />Girl gun.<br /><br />Browning really should have been tapping into this market in their advertising.Angus McThaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09295013525738248801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-20400346269808435032011-07-13T10:45:59.967-04:002011-07-13T10:45:59.967-04:00Glad to see I wasn't the only one who thought ...Glad to see I wasn't the only one who thought that was an ACOG-ed BAR. Talk about cognitive dissonance!Lewisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-58055966599154878802011-07-13T10:00:41.298-04:002011-07-13T10:00:41.298-04:00The BAR was Bonnie Parker's favorite gun.
A gu...The BAR was Bonnie Parker's favorite gun.<br />A guy I knew used to use the BAR to hunt sharks when he was in a small boat while in the navy; they would dump some garbage over the side and wait for chum, and then try to bag them when they came up.BobGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405172215849046373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-68050764335524264252011-07-13T09:39:08.381-04:002011-07-13T09:39:08.381-04:00+1 on Cajun and Combat!
I loved the BAR until I w...+1 on Cajun and Combat!<br /><br />I loved the BAR until I was sighting in my rifle for a hunting trip. A gentleman set up two bench away and still ended up bounce brass off my head in short controled bursts and pepperd my target at 300 yards.<br /><br />He was sorry about the screw up and offered me a chance to shoot the BAR but I was less then a happy camper.<br /><br />GerryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-72977383166163196422011-07-13T09:34:19.520-04:002011-07-13T09:34:19.520-04:00I've noted previously that one of the infamous...I've noted previously that one of the infamous "ammobunnies" - the physically smallest of them - sat down behind the BAR and proceeded to rip off a full magazine. Then she got up with a smile that wrapped all the way around her head.<br /><br />Yeah, it's that much fun to shoot.<br /><br />But I wouldn't want to have to <i>carry</i> it (and a bunch of magazines) very far.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10324035824298948422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-24889206384382133752011-07-13T07:50:26.048-04:002011-07-13T07:50:26.048-04:00I loved shooting the BAR. I was amazed by how eas...I loved shooting the BAR. I was amazed by how easily it managed auto fire both in muzzle climb and recoil.<br /><br />The only things I enjoyed more were the M1919 and M2, but that goes without saying.DaddyBearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07508543148426098384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-969025499044442482011-07-13T07:27:57.362-04:002011-07-13T07:27:57.362-04:00I'm pretty sure the MG in the foreground is a ...I'm pretty sure the MG in the foreground is a soviet RPD. But damn, a BAR! Brings back memories of watching Combat! when i was a little kid.Mattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-54549333965668966652011-07-13T05:59:56.176-04:002011-07-13T05:59:56.176-04:00What's the wheelie on your hip.
Also how craz...What's the wheelie on your hip.<br /><br />Also how crazy was the BAR Full-auto?Weer'd Beardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13528978001340070552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-77751294567570439582011-07-13T00:25:56.383-04:002011-07-13T00:25:56.383-04:00You're not the only one, Jay. I just glanced a...You're not the only one, Jay. I just glanced at it initially and thought "Huh. A BAR with a big honkin' ACOG on it...no..wait".<br /><br />BARs are wonderful until you have to hump one a long way. Knew a guy here who would bring his to the Sunday group days. It was pure bliss to shoot.Rabbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09924556230506190220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-4282455393784831852011-07-13T00:14:22.028-04:002011-07-13T00:14:22.028-04:00Holy crap. I glanced at the picture-link a little ...Holy crap. I glanced at the picture-link a little too quickly and mistook the box in the background for some sort of optic on the BAR.<br /><br />For a brief, shining moment, even I - the creator of the <a href="http://i696.photobucket.com/albums/vv330/stuckma09/TacticoolSnubbie033.jpg" rel="nofollow">Snub-a-rooney</a>, was offended...<br /><br />Glad to see it was just an optical delusion...Jay Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11085873775096542015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-71580239749301706452011-07-12T23:57:09.244-04:002011-07-12T23:57:09.244-04:00Is that a Soviet MG at the bottom of the pic? Not...Is that a Soviet MG at the bottom of the pic? Not that I could move my eyes off Tam and the BAR, of course....:)Josephnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-89840389499884766132011-07-12T23:16:01.355-04:002011-07-12T23:16:01.355-04:00The tommy I shot had no stock, we shot from the hi...The tommy I shot had no stock, we shot from the hip. A weekend and several thousasnd rounds of ammo, cutting down trees. Dang, I wish I had the BRASS from that weekend, now.oghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07551049745184408924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-80312129494856819502011-07-12T23:05:34.751-04:002011-07-12T23:05:34.751-04:00JMB did some of his best work with the BAR, other ...JMB did some of his best work with the BAR, other than being built like a tank and about as heavy it is a fine weapon. Oddly it seems to just push back into you w/o any discomfort. I agree on the bit about controlling the Thompson, nicest shooting SMG I've ever handled and shot. Made me sneer at MP5's later when I got to run them.Sport Pilothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04862280966739841769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-19085334980621054562011-07-12T22:58:23.178-04:002011-07-12T22:58:23.178-04:00Tam, that's what Dad told me about the Tommy g...Tam, that's what Dad told me about the Tommy gun; sadly, I've had no chance to try it out.<br /><br />And as to the deep, dark secret: Yes.Firehandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04562365951182027709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-60797339605798953472011-07-12T22:57:57.289-04:002011-07-12T22:57:57.289-04:00Oooh, a real BAR, not that sporterized thingy down...Oooh, a real BAR, not that sporterized thingy down at the gun shop that lacks iron sights...<br />Tasty. Ask to borrow it and do an "arms room" article on it. Yeah, that's the ticket!James family outpost, Iowa.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00062611090739281431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-34360753419192901432011-07-12T22:17:34.603-04:002011-07-12T22:17:34.603-04:00I wish I had a picture of myself shooting the BAR....I wish I had a picture of myself shooting the BAR. That was the best part of Saturday for me. Sadly, the only full auto I have photographic proof of shooting was the G3, and I hated that thing!Robert McDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01849168773343652368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-23068670121970808052011-07-12T22:07:45.642-04:002011-07-12T22:07:45.642-04:00Fun facts: The BAR is still with us today and sla...Fun facts: The BAR is still with us today and slaying bad guys in it's reintarnation (sorry, Southron here) as the M240. <br /><br />NJT, as you have defiled the 1911 by mounting XS sights ("excess" for a reason), you need to make amends by purchasing a Novack buckhorn rear sight to make that puppy work right. A shooting class wouldn't hurt either.<br /><br />45er - take a ticket and get in line with the rest of us. <br /><br />wv - extrine - Super Marine I ain't.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-78232260801800782492011-07-12T21:56:19.543-04:002011-07-12T21:56:19.543-04:00Og,
Via JPG I found out the secret to the Tommy G...Og,<br /><br />Via JPG I found out the secret to the Tommy Gun:<br /><br />The muzzle climb is offset by the weight of the gun. If you hold the forearm tightly and try to fight the climb, it just tugs your hand up between shots, whereas if you just let the forestock rest in your weak hand, the muzzle drops back down between shots.<br /><br />When I tried this in the range behind Art Eatman's place in Terlingua, it was like a light bulb coming on...Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-76850245175238297842011-07-12T21:50:31.869-04:002011-07-12T21:50:31.869-04:00Before I shot a BAR I had shot a thompson in full ...Before I shot a BAR I had shot a thompson in full auto. I grabbed the forend on that BAR like it was the last handhold on earth before being flung out into space, expecting the same sort of muzzle climb, and I was amazed at how smoothly it shot, and how little climb- comparatively- there was.oghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07551049745184408924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-2800528894919600222011-07-12T21:40:15.129-04:002011-07-12T21:40:15.129-04:00@Divemedic: Whichever he figures is less dangerou...@Divemedic: Whichever he figures is less dangerous.rickn8orhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16911803300343351338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-7371167530997615202011-07-12T21:23:08.077-04:002011-07-12T21:23:08.077-04:00@45er:
Which? The gun, or the shooter?@45er:<br />Which? The gun, or the shooter?Divemedichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14583007051962299381noreply@blogger.com