why I won't buy a k3 (Warning: Satire Thread)

tim60 · 01-15-2018, 11:19 PM

Originally posted by Racer X 69

So, do only teenage boys fart?

It is the teenage boys that have an overly great fascination with that subject.

**RichardS** · 01-16-2018, 12:32 AM

Originally posted by bertwert

Just like the good ol' Lee-Enfield .303s were used on everything from rats to polar bears and elephants.

and cows. I don't know if this is true, but there was a story going around when I was in the cadet force at school that a boy at another school had loaded a piece of pencil in front of a blank and took a pot-shot at a cow, never thinking that anything untoward could happen.

I have a fondness for the SMLE. The school cadet force upgraded from the Mk III to the No. 4 Mk 1 in the early/mid 1960s. As a member of the school's shooting team, I was issued with a specially selected/accurised/whatever weapon fitted with a target sight that had horizontal as well as vertical adjustments. It was a lovely thing. The bolt action was incredibly smooth and left my finger right next to the trigger ready for the next shot. My left arm was locked in the sling, the rifle didn't move and I never lost the sight picture. Some things just feel right.

---------- Post added 16-01-18 at 18:40 ----------

Originally posted by robtcorl

Chicken livers are the only offal I'll eat.
Crispy fried, or cooked in garlic butter, either way always topped with a big dash of Tabasco.

Chicken livers are an essential ingredient in Bolognese pasta sauce. There may be some Italian cooks who don't agree, but they are wrong.

**RichardS** · 01-16-2018, 02:13 AM

Originally posted by Aslyfox

I am watching an old black and white classic film

" Rio Grande " directed by John Ford

Rio Grande (1950) - IMDb

just saw the scene where Tyree ( the recruit wanted for manslaughter ) steals the Colonel's horse to escape, you can see him grab a McClellan saddle to use on the horse

Wayne played the Colonel, Maureen O'Hara played his wife and Ben Johnson played Tyree

It may have been a black and white film, but it was easy to see that Maureen O'Hara had red hair.

---------- Post added 16-01-18 at 20:20 ----------

Originally posted by BigMackCam

They're not really anti-flatulence... you still pass wind; they just filter the gas.

For true anti-flatulence, you need one of these (use at own risk)...

you also need a mallet.

**BigMackCam** · 01-16-2018, 02:29 AM

Originally posted by RichardS

you also need a mallet.

I should have mentioned, that photo of the cork was reproduced larger than actual size...

**RichardS** · 01-16-2018, 02:37 AM

Originally posted by bertwert

Goat curry is good.

It's not goat curry, it's curried goat.

You Tube

Racer X 69 · 01-16-2018, 03:40 AM

Originally posted by tim60

Was that a normal commercial flight, or just a 'to show we can' flight?

If the plane can do that, why were the pilots at San Diego bothered by the too tall nearby building.

Or are they planning this for routes in the highlands of New Guinea?

That video was shot at Farnborough. Manufacturers perform stunts like that to demonstrate the performance capability of their aircraft.

So, a basic crew, and an otherwise empty airplane.

tim60 · 01-16-2018, 06:34 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Racer X 69

That video was shot at Farnborough. Manufacturers perform stunts like that to demonstrate the performance capability of their aircraft.

So, a basic crew, and an otherwise empty airplane.

Not that far down the road from where I live, now.
Except this is England and one travels on the Carpark4 followed by the Carpark 25, and a few minor roads to get there. Could take till tomorrow to go 50 miles.

bertwert · 01-16-2018, 07:20 AM

Originally posted by RichardS

I have a fondness for the SMLE. The school cadet force upgraded from the Mk III to the No. 4 Mk 1 in the early/mid 1960s. As a member of the school's shooting team, I was issued with a specially selected/accurised/whatever weapon fitted with a target sight that had horizontal as well as vertical adjustments. It was a lovely thing. The bolt action was incredibly smooth and left my finger right next to the trigger ready for the next shot. My left arm was locked in the sling, the rifle didn't move and I never lost the sight picture. Some things just feel right.

Would love to get one one day, think it would be fun to shoot.

**savoche** · 01-16-2018, 07:30 AM - **1 Like**

Almost home again. Just a bit delayed. At all stages of the journey. Which is probably why we didn't miss any of our flights. Just missed the airport shuttle we had aimed for - and the next was cancelled. So yeah, the one hour and a half delay seems to follow us all the way home. Not too bad, then, and all the luggage has arrived. Nice not having to wear sandals in the snow

**aslyfox** · 01-16-2018, 07:38 AM

Originally posted by savoche

Almost home again. Just a bit delayed. At all stages of the journey. Which is probably why we didn't miss any of our flights. Just missed the airport shuttle we had aimed for - and the next was cancelled. So yeah, the one hour and a half delay seems to follow us all the way home. Not too bad, then, and all the luggage has arrived. Nice not having to wear sandals in the snow

glad you made it back

but why the delay

we want photos posted

now

robtcorl · 01-16-2018, 07:43 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by savoche

Almost home again.

Welcome back to reality.

**savoche** · 01-16-2018, 08:45 AM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by Aslyfox

glad you made it back

but why the delay

we want photos posted

now

Thank you! But you really shouldn't mention photo related stuff in this thread. It's just for other stuff. Lots of stuff. Almost any stuff. But not photo stuff.

Originally posted by robtcorl

Welcome back to reality.

Thanks - I think...

The next shuttle bus was also cancelled, something about a semi that blocked the road. So we ended up taking a different one. Not as convenient, but it got us home.

In the mean time I picked up some bottles of shoe polish at the airport. Couldn't resist a South African one named "Rupert & Rotschild" - I really didn't know old Rupert was involved in the shoe polish business. I'll think of him when I drink it.

RoxnDox · 01-16-2018, 08:56 AM

Originally posted by bertwert

Would love to get one one day, think it would be fun to shoot.

Wayyyyy back when I were aboot young Bert's age, my dad found a .303 (Mk IV I believe) at a garage/estate sale, an elderly widow thinning out the late hubby's stuff. He paid the princely sum of $10 for it. Very nice rifle, my older brother kinda took possession of it and eventually pawned it (and never retrieved it, the idjit!). Would love to still have it around...

**savoche** · 01-16-2018, 09:11 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by bertwert

Just like the good ol' Lee-Enfield .303s were used on everything from rats to polar bears and elephants.

My brother's got one. Just for fun. He's also got a 7.92×57mm Mauser. Just for fun. So do I, come to think of it. Has somewhat more of a punch.

**savoche** · 01-16-2018, 09:19 AM

Originally posted by Aslyfox

On my one and only trip so far to Tanzania I mentioned that I thought the AKs being carried by the Rangers would not be effective against large game

I was told that other than noise that could be right but they were carried not for animals but because of poachers

One of the rangers on our walks was doing anti-poaching patrols for decades. Not sure what he used back then, but now it's a .458 or somesuch. Those guys handle them as if they weigh nothing - and can work that bolt very quickly. I wouldn't want to be a poacher with those guys around.

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01-15-2018, 11:19 PM	#43876
tim60 Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Photos: Albums Posts: 8,745	Originally posted by Racer X 69 So, do only teenage boys fart? It is the teenage boys that have an overly great fascination with that subject.

01-16-2018, 12:32 AM	#43877
RichardS Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Nelson Bay, NSW, Australia Posts: 2,418	Originally posted by bertwert Just like the good ol' Lee-Enfield .303s were used on everything from rats to polar bears and elephants. and cows. I don't know if this is true, but there was a story going around when I was in the cadet force at school that a boy at another school had loaded a piece of pencil in front of a blank and took a pot-shot at a cow, never thinking that anything untoward could happen. I have a fondness for the SMLE. The school cadet force upgraded from the Mk III to the No. 4 Mk 1 in the early/mid 1960s. As a member of the school's shooting team, I was issued with a specially selected/accurised/whatever weapon fitted with a target sight that had horizontal as well as vertical adjustments. It was a lovely thing. The bolt action was incredibly smooth and left my finger right next to the trigger ready for the next shot. My left arm was locked in the sling, the rifle didn't move and I never lost the sight picture. Some things just feel right. ---------- Post added 16-01-18 at 18:40 ---------- Originally posted by robtcorl Chicken livers are the only offal I'll eat. Crispy fried, or cooked in garlic butter, either way always topped with a big dash of Tabasco. Chicken livers are an essential ingredient in Bolognese pasta sauce. There may be some Italian cooks who don't agree, but they are wrong.

01-16-2018, 02:13 AM	#43878
RichardS Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Nelson Bay, NSW, Australia Posts: 2,418	Originally posted by Aslyfox I am watching an old black and white classic film " Rio Grande " directed by John Ford Rio Grande (1950) - IMDb just saw the scene where Tyree ( the recruit wanted for manslaughter ) steals the Colonel's horse to escape, you can see him grab a McClellan saddle to use on the horse Wayne played the Colonel, Maureen O'Hara played his wife and Ben Johnson played Tyree It may have been a black and white film, but it was easy to see that Maureen O'Hara had red hair. ---------- Post added 16-01-18 at 20:20 ---------- Originally posted by BigMackCam They're not really anti-flatulence... you still pass wind; they just filter the gas. For true anti-flatulence, you need one of these (use at own risk)... you also need a mallet.

01-16-2018, 02:29 AM	#43879
BigMackCam Digitiser of Film Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: North East of England Posts: 20,674	Originally posted by RichardS you also need a mallet. I should have mentioned, that photo of the cork was reproduced larger than actual size...

01-16-2018, 03:40 AM	#43881
Racer X 69 Moderator Man With A Camera Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: The Great Pacific Northwet, in the Land Between Canada and Mexico Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,068	Originally posted by tim60 Was that a normal commercial flight, or just a 'to show we can' flight? If the plane can do that, why were the pilots at San Diego bothered by the too tall nearby building. Or are they planning this for routes in the highlands of New Guinea? That video was shot at Farnborough. Manufacturers perform stunts like that to demonstrate the performance capability of their aircraft. So, a basic crew, and an otherwise empty airplane.

01-16-2018, 06:34 AM - 1 Like	#43882
tim60 Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Photos: Albums Posts: 8,745	Originally posted by Racer X 69 That video was shot at Farnborough. Manufacturers perform stunts like that to demonstrate the performance capability of their aircraft. So, a basic crew, and an otherwise empty airplane. Not that far down the road from where I live, now. Except this is England and one travels on the Carpark4 followed by the Carpark 25, and a few minor roads to get there. Could take till tomorrow to go 50 miles.

01-16-2018, 07:20 AM	#43883
bertwert Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Golden, BC Posts: 15,173	Originally posted by RichardS I have a fondness for the SMLE. The school cadet force upgraded from the Mk III to the No. 4 Mk 1 in the early/mid 1960s. As a member of the school's shooting team, I was issued with a specially selected/accurised/whatever weapon fitted with a target sight that had horizontal as well as vertical adjustments. It was a lovely thing. The bolt action was incredibly smooth and left my finger right next to the trigger ready for the next shot. My left arm was locked in the sling, the rifle didn't move and I never lost the sight picture. Some things just feel right. Would love to get one one day, think it would be fun to shoot.

01-16-2018, 07:30 AM - 1 Like	#43884
savoche Master of the obvious Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Lowlands of Norway Posts: 18,311	Almost home again. Just a bit delayed. At all stages of the journey. Which is probably why we didn't miss any of our flights. Just missed the airport shuttle we had aimed for - and the next was cancelled. So yeah, the one hour and a half delay seems to follow us all the way home. Not too bad, then, and all the luggage has arrived. Nice not having to wear sandals in the snow

01-16-2018, 07:38 AM	#43885
aslyfox Seeker of Knowledge Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Topeka, Kansas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 24,581	Originally posted by savoche Almost home again. Just a bit delayed. At all stages of the journey. Which is probably why we didn't miss any of our flights. Just missed the airport shuttle we had aimed for - and the next was cancelled. So yeah, the one hour and a half delay seems to follow us all the way home. Not too bad, then, and all the luggage has arrived. Nice not having to wear sandals in the snow glad you made it back but why the delay we want photos posted now

01-16-2018, 07:43 AM - 1 Like	#43886
robtcorl Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: St Louis, MO Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,606	Originally posted by savoche Almost home again. Welcome back to reality.

01-16-2018, 08:45 AM - 2 Likes	#43887
savoche Master of the obvious Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Lowlands of Norway Posts: 18,311	Originally posted by Aslyfox glad you made it back but why the delay we want photos posted now Thank you! But you really shouldn't mention photo related stuff in this thread. It's just for other stuff. Lots of stuff. Almost any stuff. But not photo stuff. Originally posted by robtcorl Welcome back to reality. Thanks - I think... The next shuttle bus was also cancelled, something about a semi that blocked the road. So we ended up taking a different one. Not as convenient, but it got us home. In the mean time I picked up some bottles of shoe polish at the airport. Couldn't resist a South African one named "Rupert & Rotschild" - I really didn't know old Rupert was involved in the shoe polish business. I'll think of him when I drink it.

01-16-2018, 08:56 AM	#43888
RoxnDox Pentaxian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Gig Harbor, Washington, USA, Terra Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,494	Originally posted by bertwert Would love to get one one day, think it would be fun to shoot. Wayyyyy back when I were aboot young Bert's age, my dad found a .303 (Mk IV I believe) at a garage/estate sale, an elderly widow thinning out the late hubby's stuff. He paid the princely sum of $10 for it. Very nice rifle, my older brother kinda took possession of it and eventually pawned it (and never retrieved it, the idjit!). Would love to still have it around...

01-16-2018, 09:11 AM - 1 Like	#43889
savoche Master of the obvious Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Lowlands of Norway Posts: 18,311	Originally posted by bertwert Just like the good ol' Lee-Enfield .303s were used on everything from rats to polar bears and elephants. My brother's got one. Just for fun. He's also got a 7.92×57mm Mauser. Just for fun. So do I, come to think of it. Has somewhat more of a punch.

01-16-2018, 09:19 AM	#43890
savoche Master of the obvious Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Lowlands of Norway Posts: 18,311	Originally posted by Aslyfox On my one and only trip so far to Tanzania I mentioned that I thought the AKs being carried by the Rangers would not be effective against large game I was told that other than noise that could be right but they were carried not for animals but because of poachers One of the rangers on our walks was doing anti-poaching patrols for decades. Not sure what he used back then, but now it's a .458 or somesuch. Those guys handle them as if they weigh nothing - and can work that bolt very quickly. I wouldn't want to be a poacher with those guys around.