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Eating - Nothing. Drinking - Coke Listening - Bal-Sagoth - The Power Cosmic Doing -Playing some Legend of Zelda recently, the original on the NES. Thinking -I'm glad it snowed a few inches yesterday and I'm excited about possibly getting as much as 18 inches of snow this weekend.

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Well stop listening to Kataklysm then.

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It takes way more snow than that here before they close anything. Really' date=' a quarter inch and they close? That hardly effects driving conditions.[/quote'] Please, the Armani will be soiled if it goes outside in such conditions...
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Watching lots of Burn Notice with my family. They hate it when I make remarks about the firearms but otherwise it's fun for all of us.
Random fact: I own two firearms, I have fired lots of guns, from a Barrett M82 to a Beretta CX4. I am one hell of an accurate shot, and my favorite firearm (thus far) is an M16 (yes fully aware this gun is an ugly duckling, I think it's a load of fun!). I'd like to think I'm moderately well-versed for the fairer sex. That said I'm pretty left when it comes to gun control, and I'm in support of stricter laws to keep guns out of the hands of the mentally ill, etc. On Topic: Eating: half a paleo meatball Drinking: cup of chai tea Listening: Epica Doing: working on doing some complex terrain texturing, it's doing my head in a bit Thinking: I am so excited for my trip to D.C. in two weeks. I will get to see one sister after over 20 years apart, and another sister after 13 years apart. It's been a long time coming. Sisters (and Brothers) are so special and I feel really lucky and grateful I get this opportunity.
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I own two firearms, I have fired lots of guns, from a Barrett M82 to a Beretta CX4. I am one hell of an accurate shot, and my favorite firearm (thus far) is an M16 (yes fully aware this gun is an ugly duckling, I think it's a load of fun!). I'd like to think I'm moderately well-versed for the fairer sex.
If you'd told those guys in the Metal Archives that you can handle a .50 BMG that might have shut them up! :D "A 3-inch group at 90 yards says you can keep your smart remarks about In Vain to yourself, asshat..." That's great! I've been a gun nerd of sorts ever since I was five or six, and I always love looking up new developments in the industry. My shooting experience is sparse and terrible though - I went to the range once when I was in South Africa when I was seven (under heavy supervision) and I've been a handful of times here in NM. I only ever shot two .22 pistols (the second, whatever it was, failed to fire so frequently I ended up ejecting half of the bugger-chuffing bullets when I tried to shoot the thing) some 9mm pistol and a .22LR bolt action. Didn't do very well with them either, my best was something like a 3-inch group at 20 yards. With the bloody rifle. :( What variant of M16? Was it an AR-10, a later-model M16 or one of the various guns based on that platform? ...also, have you ever fired a Walther P99? I only ever held a BB replica but the grip felt just sublime.
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If you'd told those guys in the Metal Archives that you can handle a .50 BMG that might have shut them up! :D "A 3-inch group at 90 yards says you can keep your smart remarks about In Vain to yourself' date=' asshat..."[/quote'] ^____^ I won't lie, .50 cal scared the tits off me! M16A4. Which I hear might soon be improved with ambidextrous features which would be cool as I am left handed. And that has always been a bit of a pisser with guns designed for righties. I've gotten a few burns just from getting whacked by hot casings flying at my head. Righties just won't understand...
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M16A4. Which I hear might soon be improved with ambidextrous features which would be cool as I am left handed. And that has always been a bit of a pisser with guns designed for righties. I've gotten a few burns just from getting whacked by hot casings flying at my head. Righties just won't understand... I actually haven't. In terms of pistols I've shot, it's a medium-long list, and I really like S&W grips, one of my guns is a S&W .22 cal (manufactured by walther). I've never fired a desert eagle. I'd like to not whack myself in the forehead or break my wrist. yep.
I know there are a number of AR-15 type rifles now that offer ambidextrous controls; have you had the opportunity to try any of them? The only one that comes to mind is the Beretta ARX-180, which I realize is mil-spec and probably costs about $672 bajillion, but I've seen others. I could look in one of my gun magazines... Is that a P22 variant then? I know the SW99 was a Smith & Wesson version of the P99 with what looked like a much more rubbery grip and I think the .40 caliber, I don't remember. If you made a habit of firing a Desert Eagle I think you'd automatically be required to wear a white suit jacket and slacks with a Hawaiian shirt, a gold watch and some hideous gradient-tinted aviators. :D If I had to guess, an FN Five-Seven round would probably do about as much as a .50 AE and you wouldn't have a muzzle flash the size of a solar flare.
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I know there are a number of AR-15 type rifles now that offer ambidextrous controls; have you had the opportunity to try any of them? The only one that comes to mind is the Beretta ARX-180' date=' which I realize is mil-spec and probably costs about $672 bajillion, but I've seen others. I could look in one of my gun magazines...[/quote'] IIRC the safety lock was ambi…
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Indeed it is :)
Yes! :D Goody. I enjoy identifying guns... As I said, it drives my family nuts.
To be perfectly honest I think they're such stupid guns' date=' but that's the question I get all the time. "Have you fired a Desert Eagle??" "No."[/quote'] From what I hear, they're not even particularly powerful when compared to proper rounds like the .44 magnum, .454 Casull, .475 Wildey Magnum and .480 Ruger. Or the S&W 500, for that matter...it seems like the eight inches of barrel would be a big help. The Desert Eagle is assumed to be the largest-caliber pistol available on the market (even though the Zeliska and Thompson Contender have bigger calibers) so I would guess people ask the question because they find the thought of a petite woman firing a Desert Eagle hilarious.
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Eating: fuckin' salad, what else. Drinking: water Listening: skeletonwitch Doing: faffin' about on the internets. Thinking: I am excited about a few concerts coming around: FEB 14 - Amon Amarth, Enslaved, Skeletonwitch FEB 20 - Manowar MAR 26 - Carcass, The Black Dahlia Murder, Repulsion!!!!, Gorguts, Noisem

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well the Carcass, Gorguts, Amon Amarth and Enslaved parts of that list are pretty damn appealing. Eating - nothing Drinking - water Listening - Symphony X Doing - Forumy things Thinking - I could say I enjoyed that ergo session if I was a liar, but I'm not a liar...at least not for another two years :D

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Eating: Nothing Drinking: Coffee, mainly so I can use my new Thor mug... :DListening: Tool Doing: Well, I *should* be doing boring house chores, too busy nosing round this forum though, oops. Thinking: My nose hurts. Had my septum pierced on Friday, didn't hurt at the time. 2 days later and an accidental punch to the face (!) and it's safe to say its quite painful :(

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Ouch. Should be fine' date=' just keep it clean... Mine healed up very quickly. Glad I took it out before my son was born, though.[/quote'] I have a fairly high pain tolerance, so found the piercing itself fine, this is much worse. I've heard it heals very quickly so fingers crossed :) I'm glad I got it, I don't see many people with septum piercings where I live. Thanks for the heads up :)
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Doing - happening' date=' in the sense that I exist[/quote'] Then I suppose we'll have to start calling you a happenin' guy...until your death at the hands of the funnel-spider hit man for the Taipan mafia or whatever your biggest crime concern is down there.
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