Who can give the most info in the least words?

January 22, 2007 05:13

Its funny how something takes over your thoughts....

Being around a lot of guns all of the time you would think I would be thinking of other things...but no...its guns pretty much all of the time these days. And how much VERIZON sucks...but I won't go there ringht now.

Anyway, who thinks they can get the history of guns with as many IMPORTANT details in the shortest amount of words. Accuracy is key here. I think I smell a giveaway!

Let me come up with a good "something" for this one. We all need to put on our thinking caps. I depend on everyone to look these over and tell me if there are any wrong facts that I may miss. Just because it may be longer than some entries isn't bad if you hit on major facts that shouldn't be skipped.

Who here REALLY knows how we got where we are today????

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33 comments

select-fire

January 22, 2007 05:17
Chinese gunpowder, Moses Browning.
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zipperzap

January 22, 2007 05:20
[:D] Me!
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William81

January 22, 2007 05:21
Man invented guns to protect himself from other men and beasts. Ever since the invention of firearms, Man has continued to improve and develope better weapons.

The United States government was supportive of this endeavor for most of the years this country has been around. The Government is now overly involved in a man's rights to protect himself from other men and beasts and it has been down hill ever since...

Did I miss anything ? [;)]
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jimbowby

January 22, 2007 05:28
[8D]
SAMURI SUPRESSION

--[:D][:D]--JIMBO
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p3skyking

January 22, 2007 05:36
Man has learned to convert chemical energy into mechanical energy in the form of firearms. These devices cause bits of metal to be hurled at great speeds toward a target.
The past 400 years has been directed at refining the componets (launcher, propellent, projectile) to become as small, as self-contained, as efficent, and as lethal as possible.

Brevity

Now where's my prize?[;)]
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Captplaid

January 22, 2007 05:38
quote:Originally posted by select-fire
Chinese gunpowder

I was going to give DuPont credit.
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gearheaddad

January 22, 2007 05:56
guns are good.
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Permanently deleted user

January 22, 2007 05:57
SAM COLT made all men equal.
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bpost

January 22, 2007 06:00
Non-corrosive primers.
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bull300wsm

January 22, 2007 06:10
Bang!....Useful...Fun!....Freedom (Ihope it lasts[:(])...Bull[8D]
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buschmaster

January 22, 2007 06:11
I think select-fire's got it.
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sarge_3ad

January 22, 2007 07:15
quote:Originally posted by Locust Fork
Its funny how something takes over your thoughts....

Being around a lot of guns all of the time you would think I would be thinking of other things...but no...its guns pretty much all of the time these days. And how much VERIZON sucks...but I won't go there ringht now.

Anyway, who thinks they can get the history of guns with as many IMPORTANT details in the shortest amount of words. Accuracy is key here. I think I smell a giveaway!

Let me come up with a good "something" for this one. We all need to put on our thinking caps. I depend on everyone to look these over and tell me if there are any wrong facts that I may miss. Just because it may be longer than some entries isn't bad if you hit on major facts that shouldn't be skipped.

Who here REALLY knows how we got where we are today????

Through breeding!
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kimi

January 22, 2007 07:24
Firearms, Life, and War.
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elkoholic

January 22, 2007 07:47
In God we trust.
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Pearyw

January 22, 2007 07:59
Bullets go farther than arrows.
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Warbirds

January 22, 2007 08:45
If you are serious, please let us know what size you are hoping for and what "important" details you would specifically like mentioned. Roughly 250 words will fit on a typed (size 12) single sheet of paper.
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Locust Fork

January 22, 2007 18:41
I'm serious....really. How about a real giveaway?

What about a gun....to be transferred to an FFL for the winner. I have handy a Ruger Mark II .22 lr 6 7/8" bull barrel. This I can do.

Real history that changed what was the "norm" has to be included. What started everything....how did it change when a war came along...what inventions in metals were so important everything went in a new direction.

I really don't mean for this to be...."sticks didn't kill the critters fast enough" report. I know we had black powder...damascus barrels....30-40 krag....03-A3...M1 garrands...etc. I just get the chain of events all screwed up in my head. Sometimes its funny how one track I can be.....but I have a short attention span (thank you television) so I know I can't pay attention through a LONG nasty report.

I will print out each entry and have the people I know help me look into this. I really would like a down to the "bare facts" idea of how we are where we are now.
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sweaver

January 22, 2007 18:44
Jesus wept.

Shortest verse in the Bible. Speaks volumes.
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Locust Fork

January 22, 2007 18:49
That tells me nothing of how we got from the 30-40 krag to the M1 garrand...that verse is a big ol flop in this giveaway....try harder.
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11BravoCrunchie

January 22, 2007 18:59
The late American Constitution.
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dcinffxva

January 22, 2007 19:10
quote:Originally posted by Locust Fork
That tells me nothing of how we got from the 30-40 krag to the M1 garrand...that verse is a big ol flop in this giveaway....try harder.

Via the Model 1903, and the Model 1917
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Locust Fork

January 22, 2007 19:17
why....and now we are "into" the AR-15s pretty hot-n-heavy how did we go from the M1 to that?????
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victorlvlb

January 22, 2007 19:34
Good brass, good primers,great powders,fantastic bullets,rock solid gun manufactures, great optic's.North American shooters, from the U.S.A.
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Locust Fork

January 22, 2007 19:38
You guys are letting me down here...big time! At least let me know if you are trying....or planning on trying later. These little "quips" are telling me nothing but "why did you try this???"
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Locust Fork

January 23, 2007 05:14
Yeah.....weenies....[:D]!
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IAMACLONE_2

January 23, 2007 05:56
NURSING HOME!!!!

Yep, just remember that alot of us guys are getting older.

What is the scarist word, yep "Nursing Home"

Whats it mean?
You lose your freedom.
Your caged like a rat.
Your at their mercy.
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Permanently deleted user

January 23, 2007 06:39
GIT-R-DONE!
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oldgunner

January 23, 2007 06:48
Chinese girl making mud pies..
Accidental explosion, blowing off fingers..
Big Bro, curious, experiments on control of mud pies..
Refinement of mud pies by war lords..
Instant nuclear explosion..
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oldgunner

January 23, 2007 06:53
sweaver..You've been to Vacation Bible School..I remember at abnout ten years old I attended one. All the kids had to memorize and recite a bible verse on the last day. The girls had super ones, but there were maybe fifteen or twenty boys who stood up and said, "Jesus wept."[:D]
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youngsparkey

January 23, 2007 15:42
Mom and Dad playing under the covers one night. [:D][:0][:D][:0]
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