Welcome to the range
I’ll admit that I’ve done this more than once. I like powered cans when shooting indoors, but in a non-enclosed, outdoor range, I much prefer plugs for pistols and light rifles. Plugs AND cans for shotguns and heavy calibers.
Old habits die hard. Even when we’re all wearing powered cans, even during a ceasefire to reset targets, I tend to shout at my fellow gunners.
Thus ends the first month of FTF. How ya like it? Don’t worry, there’s more coming. A lot more. Also, I’ve started using actual photos, artistically tweaked, as backgrounds. Because I am a lazy, horrible monster.
So… this is a thing in the UK, apparently. AR-15 bolt action. That’s just… interesting, but wrong on so many levels for me. This is not what this firearm was designed for. But I’d still like to shoot one, if only to see how it stacks up against a Mini-14.
Quick question: When are you planning a FB page for this comic? Also, why no Project Wonderful adspace yet?
I think there’s already a FB page. And as of this very day, we can finally apply for PW, as they now require 30 days of comics up before applying.
From what I understood, if you already have an account with them and adspace, if you add a new site, you can put ads up right away. *shrugs* oh well.
Seems you have to reapply with every new page.
I’ve had an evil thought occur to me… Why to I have this sneaky premonition that Heidi is going to try out one or more semi-auto pistols?
Why would that be sneaky?
I just meant that the evil thought just snuck into my head… Thinking “hot brass boobie dance”.
Hehe. I will neither confirm nor deny that this will be in a future comic.
The bolt-action AR15 is because the UK banned semi-auto centrefire rifles in 1989. Usual case of some crazy idiot had weapons he shouldn’t have had, so we have to ban the weapons. Instead of dealing with the crazy idiot problem. As is normal with British shooting incidents, had the laws in place at the time been applied, the perp wouldn’t have been able to own the guns.
Fun things to note: the UK doesn’t have magazine capacity restrictions like California, and apparently the AR15 still has some cycling issues as a straight-pull bolt action.
I’d note that I can cycle any bolt action at a rate of about 2 shots per second, with practice. Use a “sniper’s pull” (middle finger for trigger, forefinger and thumb on the bolt handle) and I could probably empty a 30 round mag on one of these in less than 20 seconds.
Thanks for explaining. I was confused when I watched the video, as my initial reaction was, “So, they took a fast gun, made it slow, then shot it as fast as they could…” But if it’s a work-around, I guess it makes sense.
As someone who is set in the old ways, and cheap, I find myself doing the same at the range. I wear a decent pair of muffs plus plugs when I’m shooting my .338 Lapua, most of the range guys have switched over to the internal mic cans… Always have to look for that so I make sure I’m not screaming.