1882 Winchester rifle found in Great Basin National Park
Jan 17, 2015 10:48:38 #
...we have so many guns in this country...they just "pop up" out of nowhere...
http://www.ksl.com/?sid=33093460&nid=
No bigotry or r****m suggested here Alex, ok?
http://www.ksl.com/?sid=33093460&nid=
No bigotry or r****m suggested here Alex, ok?
Jan 17, 2015 11:34:55 #
Dummy Boy wrote:
...we have so many guns in this country...they just "pop up" out of nowhere...
http://www.ksl.com/?sid=33093460&nid=
No bigotry or r****m suggested here Alex, ok?
http://www.ksl.com/?sid=33093460&nid=
No bigotry or r****m suggested here Alex, ok?
I find it ironic that a state that can produce something as tacky as Las Vegas, and as tawdry as Dirty Hairy Reid, can be home to a place as pretty and downright majestic as Great Basin.
I have a problem with people's overuse of the word "awesome" to describe commonplace things and occurences. It would not be out of place as an adjective for Great Basin.
Ah, s**t, we were talking about an old rifle someone abandoned, weren't we?
Jan 17, 2015 11:48:44 #
Dummy Boy wrote:
...we have so many guns in this country...they just "pop up" out of nowhere...
http://www.ksl.com/?sid=33093460&nid=
No bigotry or r****m suggested here Alex, ok?
http://www.ksl.com/?sid=33093460&nid=
No bigotry or r****m suggested here Alex, ok?
I wonder how long the rifle has been there and what happened to whoever left it.
Jan 17, 2015 11:54:34 #
Loki wrote:
I find it ironic that a state that can produce something as tacky as Las Vegas, and as tawdry as Dirty Hairy Reid, can be home to a place as pretty and downright majestic as Great Basin.
I have a problem with people's overuse of the word "awesome" to describe commonplace things and occurences. It would not be out of place as an adjective for Great Basin.
Ah, s**t, we were talking about an old rifle someone abandoned, weren't we?
I have a problem with people's overuse of the word "awesome" to describe commonplace things and occurences. It would not be out of place as an adjective for Great Basin.
Ah, s**t, we were talking about an old rifle someone abandoned, weren't we?
Probably fell off someone's saddle holster.
Jan 17, 2015 12:03:27 #
Dummy Boy wrote:
I believe the article said it was found leaning against a tree.Probably fell off someone's saddle holster.
Jan 17, 2015 12:13:18 #
Loki wrote:
I believe the article said it was found leaning against a tree.
...yes it fell and leaned up a against a tree...it didn't report any corpse near it, so it must of been forgotten or lost. Obviously I don't know.
Jan 17, 2015 13:29:01 #
alex
Loc: michigan now imperial beach californa
PoppaGringo wrote:
I wonder how long the rifle has been there and what happened to whoever left it.
I don't remember exactly when I left it there, I was busy when that bear appeared and I didn't have time for anything but running
Jan 17, 2015 14:28:24 #
alex wrote:
I don't remember exactly when I left it there, I was busy when that bear appeared and I didn't have time for anything but running
That is to be expected from a swabbie. They aren't trained in the use of firearms. A Marine would have used the rifle to stop the bear, not run away. :roll:
Jan 17, 2015 17:49:19 #
Dummy Boy wrote:
...yes it fell and leaned up a against a tree...it didn't report any corpse near it, so it must of been forgotten or lost. Obviously I don't know.
Gotta be a story. That was an expensive rifle in 1880s dollars. You probably wouldn't just walk off and leave it by accident.
Jan 17, 2015 21:51:51 #
Loki wrote:
Gotta be a story. That was an expensive rifle in 1880s dollars. You probably wouldn't just walk off and leave it by accident.
Maybe it was stolen?
Jan 17, 2015 22:47:05 #
Dummy Boy wrote:
Maybe it was stolen?
Maybe. But why would a thief leave an expensive rifle, unless maybe he was about to get caught with it?
Jan 17, 2015 22:57:18 #
Loki wrote:
Maybe. But why would a thief leave an expensive rifle, unless maybe he was about to get caught with it?
:thumbup:
Jan 18, 2015 00:30:03 #
alex
Loc: michigan now imperial beach californa
PoppaGringo wrote:
That is to be expected from a swabbie. They aren't trained in the use of firearms. A Marine would have used the rifle to stop the bear, not run away. :roll:
you ever try to run with your pants around your ankles
Jan 18, 2015 12:05:51 #
alex wrote:
you ever try to run with your pants around your ankles
No. Why would anyone try doing that, and under what circumstances? Are you inferring someone was doing what bears do in the woods and was surprised by a bear? Marines know to pull their trousers up when walking or running. I don't know about other branches such as those that travel by water.
Jan 18, 2015 12:29:44 #
PoppaGringo wrote:
No. Why would anyone try doing that, and under what circumstances? Are you inferring someone was doing what bears do in the woods and was surprised by a bear? Marines know to pull their trousers up when walking or running. I don't know about other branches such as those that travel by water.
:D
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