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...

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

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.

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!!

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 !

H&H double rifles
 

But those big game rifles only have an effective range of about 150 yards.

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 :}

With a trajectory of minus 24 inches at 300 yards for the 500 gr. 470 Nitro Express.

Get yer CRP5 out :p

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.

A gunner's quadrant might be a useful accessory.:D

There's always the French AMR 5075 if you don't want to wander too far from home......

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.

Take a look at those Dirty Harry movies. Then go and fire a real
.44 Magnum. Harry's wrist hardly moves when he fires the S&W in the films.
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