Whoops! that is going to sting a bit...

[TTwiggy]

Ginetta G15 Girl said:

Then you should know fking better then, shouldn't you wee lad

They didn't trust us with rifles.

[Ginetta G15 Girl]

That doesn't surprise me!

Bloody Fishheads!

[TTwiggy]

If I wanted something shot I just looked for a bootneck.

[Ginetta G15 Girl]

That's a fair argument

[Dynamic Space Wizard]

eldar said:

Rovinghawk said:

I'm sure the policeman in question will get compensation for injury at work.

Nah, hasn't got a leg to stand on.

He'll be hopping mad about that. I bet he could kick himself.

[Ayahuasca]

Ginetta G15 Girl said:

Guns have wheels or are fitted to ships.

When I did a spot of infanteering I am sure my gun had a bipod.

[Ginetta G15 Girl]

I'm sure your Colour Sgt would disagree.

As you well know

[The Moose]

Ginetta G15 Girl said:

There is no such thing as an 'Accidental Discharge'.

You either decide to discharge a firearm or you don't. If your firearm discharges when you haven't decided for it so to do, then you are:

a. Negligent.

b. A bloody dangerous fool.

End Of.

Ever heard of the Remington 700??

[eccles]

Ginetta G15 Girl said:

Guns have wheels or are fitted to ships.

Bangstick?

[Mike_Mac]

Ayahuasca said:

Ginetta G15 Girl said:

Guns have wheels or are fitted to ships.

When I did a spot of infanteering I am sure my gun had a bipod.

Yup! You mean the General Purpose Machine-GUN? There are also plenty of smooth-bore shotGUNs in the UK. Didn't know you could only mount them on wheels or a ship, but that should make game season a LOT more interesting in the future...

G15 also forgot about tanks, but then again our ones still have rifled barrels too AFAIK, whereas the Danes used the smooth-bore GUNned Leopard 2 in Afghanistan, which allowed them to use Canister rounds...

Generally, Gun = smooth barrel. Rifle = Rifled barrel.

[HaplessBoyLard]

Ginetta G15 Girl said:

I am aware of your quote and couldn't give a sideways flying..

This is the UK, not feckin Hollywood.

I reiterate, 'guns' are fitted with wheels or are are fitted to ships.

Best you leave it to the professionals wee lad...

Are you as needlessly aggressive and patronising at work?

If you're still in the RAF (I can't be bothered to go back and work it out from your other posts), I feel sorry for the lads that work for you.

Given your "Made in Cranwell" air, I'm guessing you're not an ex-ranker?

[Vizsla]

Mike_Mac said:

Generally, Gun = smooth barrel. Rifle = Rifled barrel.

I used to do some target shooting (yes, I know, girly stuff). I seem to remember my S&W .357 Magnum handgun had a rifled barrel

[Pesty]

The Moose said:

Ginetta G15 Girl said:

There is no such thing as an 'Accidental Discharge'.

You either decide to discharge a firearm or you don't. If your firearm discharges when you haven't decided for it so to do, then you are:

a. Negligent.

b. A bloody dangerous fool.

End Of.

Ever heard of the Remington 700??

Or Sig p320

Just don't drop it

[deltaevo16]

Mike_Mac said:

Yup! You mean the General Purpose Machine-GUN? There are also plenty of smooth-bore shotGUNs in the UK. Didn't know you could only mount them on wheels or a ship, but that should make game season a LOT more interesting in the future...

G15 also forgot about tanks, but then again our ones still have rifled barrels too AFAIK, whereas the Danes used the smooth-bore GUNned Leopard 2 in Afghanistan, which allowed them to use Canister rounds...

Generally, Gun = smooth barrel. Rifle = Rifled barrel.

Also need to include the SMG although it was a bit meh, I much preferred the Gimpy

[RizzoTheRat]

Ginetta G15 Girl said:

TTwiggy said:

It's from Full Metal Jacket.

I am aware of your quote and couldn't give a sideways flying..

This is the UK, not feckin Hollywood.

I reiterate, 'guns' are fitted with wheels or are are fitted to ships.

Best you leave it to the professionals wee lad...

Which is a pity as if you knew what he was talking about you'd know the quote is making the point that the rifle is not a gun

[telecat]

Probably a Glock. No Safety as such and it's proving not that great an idea.

[Coolbanana]

Vizsla said:

I used to do some target shooting (yes, I know, girly stuff). I seem to remember my S&W .357 Magnum handgun had a rifled barrel

Indeed and my current Colt .45ACP and Glock 19 handgun's are rifled too. A 'gun' has a high muzzle velocity and a relatively flat trajectory. So I own 'guns' irrespective of what some Military-types want to call them.

I have known a chap who experienced an 'accidental' discharge of his firearm, the gun in question having a round in the chamber, safety off and custom hair trigger. No injury but he was a tool for 'throwing' the holstered weapon onto the table when he got home from work...

I know many folks in SA who carry their guns in such a way as to be able to get a shot off as fast as possible. I always keep the safety on until the last second personally. In my shooting incidents, I've had the 'luxury' of time to prepare my handgun in the moment before firing but I totally get that you want to be quick to shoot when your car window is smashed in and a gun appears.

[randlemarcus]

telecat said:

Probably a Glock. No Safety as such and it's proving not that great an idea.

To be perfectly fair, most of the Glock "misfires" are either down to someone messing about with the internals, or dodgy holsters pretending to be a finger.

[Rovinghawk]

Ginetta G15 Girl said:

Guns have wheels or are fitted to ships.

The guns I've used were held similarly to a rifle & pointed at clay pigeons or vermin. No wheels, no ships.

You're rather condescending & needlessly aggressive.

[superkartracer]

Ginetta G15 Girl said:

There is no such thing as an 'Accidental Discharge'.

You either decide to discharge a firearm or you don't. If your firearm discharges when you haven't decided for it so to do, then you are:

a. Negligent.

b. A bloody dangerous fool.

End Of.

Plenty of older firearms discharge from being dropped/overheating/worn parts etc .

c. It's old ( and bitter ) .