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slimjim Super Member
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Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 8:57 am Post subject: Re: Something for a rainy day |
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44marty wrote: |
Still have to find an avatar builder to reduce files to allowable size so that I can change it. |
I've found older versions of Photoshop can do it but not the newer versions.
BTW, I don't think you need to change your avatar! I like it! Its unique!
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Aloysius Super Member
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Dimitri Super Member
Joined: Nov 25, 2005 Posts: 5944
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Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 2:19 pm Post subject: Re: Something for a rainy day |
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They sell fully automatic electric airsoft guns shaped in many popular rifle profiles (they are physically on the outside clones of real firearms) that you might want to check out.
Although its not a real gun, if you have a decently sized hallway you can practice trigger control with it when stuck indoors, which atleast carries over to a real firearm seeing as the recoil happens after the bullet has exited the barrel of a firearm if you pace yourself.
If you want more excitement, a GBB (Gas Blow Back) offers recoil, and is still safe to shoot indoors, generally in various pistol configurations or even rifles such as the AR-15 or AK-47.
Dimitri
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Vince Site Admin
Joined: May 25, 2005 Posts: 15704 Location: Brisbane AUSTRALIA
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Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 9:17 pm Post subject: Re: Something for a rainy day |
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44marty wrote: |
slimjim wrote: |
Better figure out what your going to do. Looks like you have another storm ready to dump on you! You could change your hair color instead. |
That orange hair was for a few weeks in 2005. It's mostly gray now.
Still have to find an avatar builder to reduce files to allowable size so that I can change it. |
Here ya go Marty...this will do the job fer ya mate.
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Cheers, Vince
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44marty Super Member
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Vince Site Admin
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Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2011 10:28 pm Post subject: Re: Something for a rainy day |
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Have a look at these Marty...either one should be good.
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_________________ Cheers, Vince
Illegitimi non carborundum
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Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God.
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44marty Super Member
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Posted: Sat Feb 05, 2011 2:51 pm Post subject: Re: Something for a rainy day |
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Thanks again Vince.
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slots918 Member
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Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2011 9:21 pm Post subject: Re: Something for a rainy day |
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Thanks Vince, it worked for me too
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Vince Site Admin
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slimjim Super Member
Joined: May 16, 2009 Posts: 8314 Location: Fort Worth TX
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Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2011 10:39 pm Post subject: Re: Something for a rainy day |
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Definitely a good avatar application! Thanks, Vince.
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bracer Member
Joined: Dec 24, 2009 Posts: 46 Location: Prairie Dog Country
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Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2011 6:19 am Post subject: Re: Something for a rainy day |
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I wound drive a two inch pipe part way into the ground ; Drop a M 80 firecraker into the pipe ,then put a empty tin can over the pipe which would get air born-- I emptyed the powder from two of dads shot shells into the pipe before putting in the M80 but the fuse must have caused the power to burn before the M 80 went off. Darn that was over 65 years ago.
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radar Super Member
Joined: Oct 01, 2008 Posts: 1109 Location: North Island New Zealand
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Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2011 2:43 am Post subject: Re: Something for a rainy day |
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I regularly confiscate "flyspray" guns the like that Vince has elaborated on. Technically they are a firearm but some of the fishos here use them to fire their baited rigs out to sea, saw one throw a 10 gm sinker and hook and bait about 200 meters out which is well over the normal range of rod casts.
We shot one off one nightshift from the 3rd floor of the station and there was an almighty muzzle flash about a meter long and the ball of paper we used as ammo was a soaring fireball for about 30 meters, we fair shat ourselves and ran out to find it before it caught something else alight. So? it was a boring nightshift but not for a few minutes. I thought about it afterwards and thought about the "what ifs".
I can however get a real good plan should anyone be interested, actually theres a heap on the net if you look..
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Dimitri Super Member
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Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2011 8:30 pm Post subject: Re: Something for a rainy day |
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If you connect a inline flash suppressor, the kind on welding equipment, a pizo fuse off a BBQ and use mechanical tubing (tubing meant for use as a structural component over say copper piping or electrical piping) you can weld yourself a pretty nice propane spud gun. That out ranges the typical PVC tube and hair spray contraption teens build.
Dimitri
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