"Nuclear war survivors" Topic
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| Tango01 | 02 Aug 2018 9:04 p.m. PST |
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| Twilight Samurai | 02 Aug 2018 10:41 p.m. PST |
Of course it's nice work… I can't help thinking, however, that in the aftermath of a nuclear war shoes might be more plentiful than people. Pants too, unless that's a personal choice. |
| The Shadow | 03 Aug 2018 7:19 a.m. PST |
And like the guy with the AK, weapons of all kinds will be more plentiful than people too. Which is why I laugh when I see these fanciful dioramas and minis where survivors are wielding hockey sticks and baseball bats as weapons. Even in the UK there will be plenty of firearms left in military and police arsenals. And to my knowledge, shotguns are still legal there. |
Oberlindes Sol LIC  | 03 Aug 2018 9:39 a.m. PST |
There may be a lot of guns, but most people don't have the training to use them, reload them, or, most important, clean and maintain them. So a lot of guns are going to become props and clubs in short order. Hockey sticks, baseball bats, and golf clubs make much better clubs than guns, being designed specifically to impart maximum force to a target. |
| Tango01 | 03 Aug 2018 12:21 p.m. PST |
I'm with Oberlindes…. Amicalement
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| The Shadow | 03 Aug 2018 8:38 p.m. PST |
Oberlindes *Most* firearms are fairly easy to take apart and clean. Modern semi-automatic pistols break down easily into just a few parts. A revolver doesn't come apart at all. Just clean the barrel and each individual cylinder chamber, wipe the frame with a solvent and you're good to go.
I can train a person to effectively fire a rifle and hit a man sized target at 50 yards in a day, *if* they have any coordination, decent eyesight and are willing to learn. You can up that distance to 100 yards and more after some more training. You will also find that some people, even those that have never fired a rifle, have a talent for it, and they will be your snipers. When I was in I saw *many* draftees that had never fired a rifle become very good at it! Everyone will not become Annie Oakley overnight, but believe me. It's not rocket science to fire and clean a firearm. *And* there will be plenty of ammo to go around as well, but if your particular area is running low, i'm sure that someone has had some experience with reloading cartridges. Every sporting goods store sells reloading equipment and components. I can make hundreds of rounds a day with a simple hand loader. |
| cosmicbank | 04 Aug 2018 6:27 a.m. PST |
Who brings pants to a knife fight? |
| The Shadow | 04 Aug 2018 10:28 a.m. PST |
Cosmicbank …ummmm…someone who's fond of his jewels? |
| Tango01 | 04 Aug 2018 11:38 a.m. PST |
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touches up a toy car.
