These guns are used for Avalanche control at various ski resorts in the US.
Telluride, CO Snow patrol firing a 105 mm howitzer
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Snowbird, UT with a 105 mm recoilless rifle
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Mt Charleston, NV (near las Vegas). 105 mm.
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Naga, are you drooling yet?
Civilian Artillery in the US. Enjoy!
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xl_target
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Civilian Artillery in the US. Enjoy!
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Re: Civilian Artillery in the US. Enjoy!
Way too cool, xl. Loved it that these guys acknowledge the fact that it's an expensive way for saving lives, but they still do it. Nothing counts more than lives saved.
Weather Warning for Wimbledon: Flash-Drool-floods in a few hours.
Regards
Weather Warning for Wimbledon: Flash-Drool-floods in a few hours.
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.
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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Re: Civilian Artillery in the US. Enjoy!
outstanding piece of work with 105, let me get the drool bucket out 
i will have to apply for a licence of one of these soon.
thanks for putting on for me, very thoughtful. still drooling, just think chucking a shell 10-5k away now thats a long range shooting.
i will have to apply for a licence of one of these soon.
thanks for putting on for me, very thoughtful. still drooling, just think chucking a shell 10-5k away now thats a long range shooting.
Nagarifle
if you say it can not be done, then you are right, for you, it can not be done.
if you say it can not be done, then you are right, for you, it can not be done.