Anti-Aircraft weapons
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Anti-Aircraft weapons
guys... no bull****.
last week, i went to a SHOOTING RANGE 1 kilometer from the Int Airport of the capital city of XXXXX (not supplying any easy intel to terrorists).
For $100 i shot of 100 rounds of bullets from an ANTI-AIRCRAFT weapon. (admittedly fairly old, but with some kick). The shooting range had no security.
2 days ago, i was stopped and my pocket knife removed, at the very same airport. i know, stupid to leave it in my daypack.
that just sounds so ****ed up to me...
last week, i went to a SHOOTING RANGE 1 kilometer from the Int Airport of the capital city of XXXXX (not supplying any easy intel to terrorists).
For $100 i shot of 100 rounds of bullets from an ANTI-AIRCRAFT weapon. (admittedly fairly old, but with some kick). The shooting range had no security.
2 days ago, i was stopped and my pocket knife removed, at the very same airport. i know, stupid to leave it in my daypack.
that just sounds so ****ed up to me...
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Have you thought about getting in touch with the Local aviation authority to that country- if the country has one and telling them about it.
Best of luck
Best of luck
Shooting ranges close to airports aren't that unusual - I can think of one that's very close to a runway at a major international airport. I think it's only clay pigeon shooting though so an anti-aircraft gun would look at bit out of place.
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Thinking about it the Holland and Holland shooting grounds are not that far from LHR - however i dont think a shotgun would do much damage to an aircraft - the big game rifles may do though!!
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Sharpshooter O/ZON
Even The Biggest Power in The World is unable to protect military trafic at Baghdad Airpot....what could they do anywhere else?
It has been learned by generations of Pilots : you have to descend to land.
On approach/take-off, in many, many, many places ( even in USA!) you are in the range of many types of anti-aircraft weapons.
But don't worry Airports vicinity has been checked and sealed by TSA.
Everything's OK !
It has been learned by generations of Pilots : you have to descend to land.
On approach/take-off, in many, many, many places ( even in USA!) you are in the range of many types of anti-aircraft weapons.
But don't worry Airports vicinity has been checked and sealed by TSA.
Everything's OK !
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H&H double rifles
Thinking about it the Holland and Holland shooting grounds are not that far from LHR - however i dont think a shotgun would do much damage to an aircraft - the big game rifles may do though!!
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http://www.hollandandholland.com/gun...uble-rifle.htm
Looking at this link the biggest calibre rifle from H&H is a .700 monster for £109,500 - I think it would be capable of shooting a monster
Looking at this link the biggest calibre rifle from H&H is a .700 monster for £109,500 - I think it would be capable of shooting a monster
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Some of the Holland & Holland "big game" rifles have calibres well over .375" & even with a heavier bullet, will be very accurate at distances way over 150 yds.
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A few thousand homing pigeons may be more effective. Funnily enough, I seem to recall that raising pigeons is quite a popular hobby in parts of the ME as well.
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Using the correct tables and with a "zeroed" rifle, it is very easy to get the elevation setting that has to be set on the sights.
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Mike
You could hit it with a .22 at 2000m but damage would be minimal to nothing. The larger calibre anti materiel arms would be the choice if ya had bad intentions. Gruesome thought. Desert Eagle more of a movie weapon than anything serious. How do ya like these petite little actresses/actors waving large calibre firearms around in movies and spraying ammo around the landscape. I reckon the actual recoil from live ammo would instill a little more respect as blanks are all very well but the noise, flash and kick from live rounds is as rump steak is to soya mince.
