Khaire Dudicus,
Thanks for your judgments. From your reaction I guess I did a poor job of making myself clear, so I will explain myself a little further. Even when meeting someone in person, it is difficult to pass a fair judgment on them, as we see only a glimpse of their psyche, and no point of view is more valid than another. Over the internet it is even more difficult to judge people and their situations, so I guess this explanation is futile, but oh well, why not?
Quote:Aww shutup and stop whining.
Whining? I have nothing to whine about. I was just pointing out I don't have anything to lose, which I prefer. I have an Epicurean/Samurai philosophy regarding death. Death smiles at us all, all one can do is smile back. So whining? Quite the contrary.
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You say you're in no intention to hurt anyone else, but when you do foolish things like that - what if someone was in that other room and they got hit? Who's the one holding the gun? You're not being considerate of anyone doing stuff like that.
I mentioned earlier that I make sure that nobody is where I am pointing guns, even if there is a wall or great distance between us. I live far from town (Actually, I live in a dorm, but at the time I lived in the country.) and I knew there was nobody in the room or even within about a mile. Still though, I should have been more considerate about my friend's eardrums!
Quote:Who cares how fast you can unload a magazine? Why waste rare, vintage ammo (which could have been spoiled), go out to a firing range and use blanks if you so desperately need to prove your "coolness" with your buddies.
Hmmmmm, I care about observing the firing rate of a historical rifle firsthand, as the poor firing rate of the Karbine 98K was pretty important. Actually, old FMJ ammo is really easy to find, at least where I am from and I have a bunch of it. Still, I guess I should have been ejecting blanks, as blanks don't blow holes through my stuff. But it is just stuff.
I don't need to prove my "coolness," you should have heard the historical discussion we had before our experiment. We were pulling this off with historical interest. (mostly)
Quote:We're trying to recreate the Idea of what it was like in the past, not actually go around killing people or ourselves.
Good for you! Me too, but I also duplicate certain combat experiences in order to glean a greater understanding of human conflict. If you wish to know about Japanese swordsmanship, take Kendo. If you want to understand the principles of Kendo, you must be prepared to train with Shinai and Bokens. If you spar with Bokens and Shinai, you will get beat up, (Especially your wrists!) but It helps your understanding of people if you share an experience with them. Besides, it is a way of learning about yourself too. If I die, well, it is better to die than to fear dying. I will just do my best to prevent taking anyone with me.
But hey, let this be the end of this, as this sort of conversation leads nowhere. So, Jeder tut's auf seine Weise. Look to my signature... :wink:
Khaire,
-Aedon