Ignorance is usually sort of funny, but often it’s just sad.
I saw an episode of “Walker Texas Ranger” wherein they referred to the guns on a W.W. II Mustang fighter plane as “fifty millimeter”. One of them had a half-inch bullet in his hand as he called it a “fifty Mil”. They said it several times, including pronouncing the word “millimeter” in full.
Now, you don’t have to know much of anything about guns to know that the bullet in your hand is far from being 50 mm in diameter. You just need to know the difference between a millimeter and an inch, which is pretty substantial.
Naver mind that just about any gun using fixed ammunition over 50 cal is a DD and falls under the NFA. But I wouldn’t expect any journalist on the planet to know anything about that.
September 17th, 2008 at 12:55 pm
Does it have da switch or da nappy?
Rabbit.
September 17th, 2008 at 1:01 pm
So, where do I find the corporate offices of Rutgers Firearms Company?
I gotta get one of them too, but first I want to see the specs.
September 17th, 2008 at 1:17 pm
I can’t wait for a branded Rutgers University firearm!
September 17th, 2008 at 1:27 pm
I’m sure that merely picking up such a monstrous firearm would drive one into a Blind Fury.
September 17th, 2008 at 1:37 pm
It shoots through colleges.
September 17th, 2008 at 4:46 pm
Is that a reference to Bladerunner?
If so, what do you think Rick Deckard would carry to go get Roy Batty?
September 17th, 2008 at 4:55 pm
Ignorance is usually sort of funny, but often it’s just sad.
I saw an episode of “Walker Texas Ranger” wherein they referred to the guns on a W.W. II Mustang fighter plane as “fifty millimeter”. One of them had a half-inch bullet in his hand as he called it a “fifty Mil”. They said it several times, including pronouncing the word “millimeter” in full.
Now, you don’t have to know much of anything about guns to know that the bullet in your hand is far from being 50 mm in diameter. You just need to know the difference between a millimeter and an inch, which is pretty substantial.
Naver mind that just about any gun using fixed ammunition over 50 cal is a DD and falls under the NFA. But I wouldn’t expect any journalist on the planet to know anything about that.
September 18th, 2008 at 12:30 am
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