Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/10/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]forum@leica-users.org Op 20-okt-06, om 23:44 heeft Walt Johnson het volgende geschreven: > Frank > > To anyone not familiar with the terminology it could be just about > any thing that goes bang. Just because a group of people get > together and poke holes in paper does not mean their weapons are > sport shooters. M14's, M16's, AK47's and at one time M-1's were > appropriately called assault rifles. ( although I can't remember if > the Marine Corps called them that in the 60's) The government calls > them assault rifles, the military calls them assault rifles and I > seriously doubt me calling them assault rifles makes me wrong. I'll > bet the fellow Princess Di was killed with called them assault > rifles as well. > > As far as versatility and accuracy are concerned, who knows. I'd > gladly pick up a .308 bolt-action sporter if the "bad guy" was > three or four hundred yards away getting ready to act like Rambo. > All the flat shooting, small bore and high velocity weapons are > good up close. My preference would be to stay as far away as > possible from folks who didn't like me. Let them get too close and > 12 ga. Winchester pump works quite well. Additionally. I don't > think I insulted competitive shooters. I competed in the Marines > about 100 years ago with rifles and pistols. One thing though, > These folks Kyle is working on seem a bit round the bend to me. > Posing with their "sporters" while kids run around and play with > the dogs? There is momma with her Glock while dad gets ready to > protect the family with his AK47? > As far as your statement defining an assault weapon? Who knows? > Maybe it's sport when the victim is paper or tin and assault when > the victim bleeds. I for one don/t find the idea of blowing holes > in animals sport but many will argue that. I do think bullfighting > is a sport though and that might put me in the minority. > > Walt > > Frank F. Farmer wrote: > >> Walt, >> >> I usually don't get into these discussions. But you are >> really . . . wrong. True, there are a whole lot of gun nuts out >> there. But, I defy to you define an "assault" weapon. To me, it >> would be a weapon used while conducting an assault. That is the >> only reliable definition. As to a "sport shooter" I think the >> same standard might apply. >> >> On Oct 19, 2006, at 5:50 PM, Walt Johnson wrote: >> >>> Anyone who owns an assault rifle and claims to be a sport shooter >>> has no real idea of sport. >> >> >> Many members of the United States Practical Shooting Association >> or USPSA (the US branch of the International Practical Shooting >> Confederation or IPSC) would disagree with you. There are >> shooting sport matches ALL OVER THE WORLD that use a variety of >> pistols, shotguns and rifles. Further, the single most commonly >> used rifle for USPSA/IPSC events is some variant of the AR-15/M-16 >> "assault rifle." The competitors use them for the same reasons >> the army or police do. They are accurate and are very versatile >> weapons. One is able to almost instantaneously switch from iron >> sights to short range optics to long range optics. They are >> light, compact and they use the inexpensive and accurate .223 >> (5.56mm) cartridge. They are also easy to work on, easy to attach >> a bi-pod to and easy to interchange parts, should one break. They >> are very easily customized and there are virtually unlimited >> options one could add to get some sort of competitive advantage >> available from countless manufacturers. >> >> Having competed in a number of these matches, I can say >> wholeheartedly that I see far more sportsmanship in these >> competitions than I see in the headlines coming out of football or >> baseball or even the world cup last year. Your statement that an >> "assault rifle" cannot be a "sport shooter" is just plain wrong. >> So, for future reference, I'd read up a bit more before throwing >> insults to folks who compete in these events. >> >> Finally, are there people out there who use these weapons >> inappropriately? Absolutely. Should they be punished to the full >> extent of the law. Again, absolutely. However, legitimate >> sporting events often use these guns for just that - sport. >> >> Take care, >> >> Frank Farmer >> Jackson, Miss. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >