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m24
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by m24 » Tue Jan 19, 2010 1:03 pm
hvj1 wrote:To all the fallen beauties, dead and gone
Who fell afore they could see another dawn
My friend, Tell me then?
When I walk the dim forest trails,
will I find them again?
With a heavy heart , I will trudge back then
to admire them in sepia, in my modern den.
Am I so noble,
to alone deserve
the morning sun, the crystal dew
the rosy sunsets, the mystery nights
Gone forever the silent tread
The creeping shadow, the molten eyes,
The chilling roar, the anguished screams.
Alone among the sighing teaks,
An owl flutters, beckons and sweeps,
a mice squirming in its beak.
for thats all the romance left,
Slowly I turn back then,
to make do with the sepia, in my den.
Great words. Whose??
Regards
Jeff Cooper advocated four basic rules of gun safety:
1) All guns are always loaded. Even if they are not, treat them as if they are.
2) Never let the muzzle cover anything you are not willing to destroy.
3) Keep your finger off the trigger till your sights are on the target.
4) Identify your target, and what is behind it.
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hvj1
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by hvj1 » Tue Jan 19, 2010 1:32 pm
Yours truly
hvj1
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m24
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by m24 » Tue Jan 19, 2010 1:40 pm
hvj1 wrote:Yours truly
hvj1
I bow my head in the presence of this Great One.
Regards
Jeff Cooper advocated four basic rules of gun safety:
1) All guns are always loaded. Even if they are not, treat them as if they are.
2) Never let the muzzle cover anything you are not willing to destroy.
3) Keep your finger off the trigger till your sights are on the target.
4) Identify your target, and what is behind it.
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nagarifle
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by nagarifle » Tue Jan 19, 2010 1:45 pm
m24 wrote:hvj1 wrote:Yours truly
hvj1
I bow my head in the presence of this Great One.
Regards
Nagarifle
if you say it can not be done, then you are right, for you, it can not be done.
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hvj1
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by hvj1 » Tue Jan 19, 2010 2:03 pm
To check whether my feet are pointed backwards?
Thanks Mate!
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m24
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by m24 » Tue Jan 19, 2010 2:08 pm
No, truly am in awe. You are a dangerous one. A shooter and a poet. You'll either kill with your bullets or with your verses.
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Jeff Cooper advocated four basic rules of gun safety:
1) All guns are always loaded. Even if they are not, treat them as if they are.
2) Never let the muzzle cover anything you are not willing to destroy.
3) Keep your finger off the trigger till your sights are on the target.
4) Identify your target, and what is behind it.
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nagarifle
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by nagarifle » Tue Jan 19, 2010 2:12 pm
hvj1 wrote:To check whether my feet are pointed backwards?
Thanks Mate!
why? are your feet backwards?
Nagarifle
if you say it can not be done, then you are right, for you, it can not be done.
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hvj1
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by hvj1 » Tue Jan 19, 2010 2:15 pm
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nagarifle
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by nagarifle » Tue Jan 19, 2010 2:18 pm
hvj1 wrote:
och och
if you need a aspirin try the local pharmacy
Nagarifle
if you say it can not be done, then you are right, for you, it can not be done.
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by hvj1 » Tue Jan 19, 2010 2:21 pm
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by prashantsingh » Tue Jan 19, 2010 9:40 pm
Fact: Jim Corbett was a hunter.
Fact:Later on in life . Even when he decided to only shoot maneaters , he still shot animals which were not maneaters.
How does a shikari identify a maneating tiger from a regular tiger. It's impossible. It is only after the (human) killings stop that one can assume he has got the right animal.
Reminds me of a story in which Corbett shot 3 tigers and a bear (mistaken identity) before he got the actual maneater.
Fact: Corbett lived in an era when there was enough wildlife and adequate jungles to support it.
Fact: Unfortunately we don't . Every tree , every animal in our jungles is precious.
Fact: At the turn of the 20th century there were an estimated 50000 tigers in India. Today there are hardly 2500 (many estimate it at half the number).
Fact: Corbett had immense knowledge of the jungles and called himself a jungle detective. In his old age he was a hardcore critic of deforestation and other hunters. Once a Police Officer shot a leopard close to his house. Corbett sent his servant to tell the Officer that he (the officer) had shot one of Corbett's leopards. The Officer smiled and told the servant jokingly that he would not have shot the animal had it got a collar around its neck.
Who could imagine in those days that we would actually have to put (radio) collars (today) around our tigers to save them from extinction.
