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...how many of us have done something like this?



I know I've shortened a plank that wouldn't fit in the car with a .243, and cleared mesquites (and even a standing dead oak) with a shotgun.

I've removed web-worm infested branches from old walnut trees with an antique double-barrel shotgun in my grandpa's back yard. Nothing holds a candle to that guy that shot himself trying to change a flat tire...

Occasionally I find a cockroach in the house big enough that my natural instinct is to reach for the .45

KD5NRH wrote:...how many of us have done something like this?

Uh...no.

Clearin' mesquites out in the hinterlands of your own property with a shotgun ain't the same as portraying a guy about to discharge a pistol in order to shoot the top off a pickle jar in his suburban home.

I think the Brady Bunch would love that cartoon.

Skiprr wrote:Uh...no.

Clearin' mesquites out in the hinterlands of your own property with a shotgun ain't the same as portraying a guy about to discharge a pistol in order to shoot the top off a pickle jar in his suburban home.

I think the Brady Bunch would love that cartoon.

They probably had a hand in making it[sarcasm]. I am sure they believe all gun owners are reckless, and this accurately portrays the mindset.

A few years ago, I was stripping a bathroom to remodel.
One of the vintage features of this room was wall-to-wall mirrors (in a bathroom??)
Glued to the wall, I needed to remove them. But I had to break them up to do so.
Did not want to use a hammer and have shrapnel flying back at me.
So I loaded a CB cap into a .22 pistol, got behind a doorframe and fired.
It bounced off!!
Then I went to regular .22LR rounds.
That did the trick, and I was able to pick off the pieces in manageable sizes.

My wife still embarrasses me with that story in front of strangers

FlynJay wrote:

Skiprr wrote:Uh...no.

Clearin' mesquites out in the hinterlands of your own property with a shotgun ain't the same as portraying a guy about to discharge a pistol in order to shoot the top off a pickle jar in his suburban home.

I think the Brady Bunch would love that cartoon.

They probably had a hand in making it[sarcasm]. I am sure they believe all gun owners are reckless, and this accurately portrays the mindset.

Actually, the Day by Day cartoons tend to have a pro-gun slant. They are a cross between Libertarian Manifesto, Scooby Doo, and Playboy.

Here are their gun related cartoons.

Well, he didn't use a gun, but Mr. Bean had a bright idea when he used explosives to paint his living room...

[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=J6UkUg2awhM[/youtube]

Rex B wrote:A few years ago, I was stripping a bathroom to remodel.
One of the vintage features of this room was wall-to-wall mirrors (in a bathroom??)
Glued to the wall, I needed to remove them. But I had to break them up to do so.
Did not want to use a hammer and have shrapnel flying back at me.
So I loaded a CB cap into a .22 pistol, got behind a doorframe and fired.
It bounced off!!
Then I went to regular .22LR rounds.
That did the trick, and I was able to pick off the pieces in manageable sizes.

My wife still embarrasses me with that story in front of strangers

Wow. I would think a hammer, long sleeves, and safety goggles would make a lot more sense in that situation.

If I absoltely had to use a firearm I would think target-load #8 birdshot from a cylinder bore would be a much better way, especially since wall penetration wouldn't be as much of an issue. If that .22LR had managed to hit a copper water line, PVC wastewater line, or electrical wiring, your simple mirror demolition could have suddenly been a much more expensive a project.

I use my guns to turn off my lights and television. Sadly, they never come back on.

#8 shot out of a 12 gauge, best wasp spray ever...

Not recommended for the nests under your eves...

great thread

an airsoft pistol may be just the ticket for those cockroaches.