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2009-11-14 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

Israeli forces open fire on Palestinians in WB

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Posted by Fred 2009-11-14 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 Ruger making something I hadn't heard about?

Posted by tipover 2009-11-14 01:25|| 2009-11-14 01:25|| Front Page Top

#2 Good question, I wondered the same thing. How is a Ruger different from a Winchester, a Galil, or any other make of rifle? Ruger makes plenty of pistols too. And as far as I know, they all qualify as "live fire" weapons.

Posted by Scooter McGruder 2009-11-14 02:41|| 2009-11-14 02:41|| Front Page Top

#3 Pellet guns?

I have the same questions as SM & tipover.

Posted by AlanC">AlanC 2009-11-14 08:42|| 2009-11-14 08:42|| Front Page Top

#4 Presumably they're calling ammuntion "Ruger rifles". Some sort of rubber bullet probably.

Posted by gromky 2009-11-14 11:52|| 2009-11-14 11:52|| Front Page Top

#5 Ruger makes high end .177 and .22 cal BB/pellet air rifles. It will leave a good size welt over clothes and depending on ammo type and a head shot, can cause serious damage.

Posted by ed 2009-11-14 12:10|| 2009-11-14 12:10|| Front Page Top

#6 My Grandmother had a Benjamin .22 pellet rifle, Mainly for Squirrels eating her Pecans, didn't use a disposable CO2 Cylinder, you pumped it up with an under-barrel built in pump, ten pumps and it was almost as powerful as a 22 short, punched clear through tin cans (NOTE) real steel, not aluminum, and would punch through steel barn siding (Once, got a spanking)
Not a toy.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2009-11-14 12:32|| 2009-11-14 12:32|| Front Page Top

#7 A boy's not worth his salt if he doesn't do something to get himself spanked once in a while.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2009-11-14 13:09|| 2009-11-14 13:09|| Front Page Top

#8 My younger son pumps his bb gun up 50 times and shoots squirrels in the head. The damage is like a 22 short. the squirrels don't hang around much on our property any more.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2009-11-14 15:57|| 2009-11-14 15:57|| Front Page Top

#9 Hey Jim, I think my dad had that same model of Benjamin air rifle. That thing could be deadly! I was always afraid to give it more than 5 pumps. I kept rabbits out of our garden with it. Very effective.

Posted by Scooter McGruder 2009-11-14 16:34|| 2009-11-14 16:34|| Front Page Top

#10 I believe the Chinese make a copy of the Benjamin air rifle and use it in marksmanship training (or used to in the 80's). The ballistics compare favorably to a 22 short. my brother in law has one and it sure takes care of the squirrels that try to rob his bird feeders.

Posted by abu do you love ">abu do you love 2009-11-14 18:15|| 2009-11-14 18:15|| Front Page Top

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