[TheForge] Anyone there? OT:

[wmullett at bright.net]

I guess you guys got off lucky.  Many who did this did not.  

Looking back it was kind stupid - right?

---- Original message ----
>Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2010 19:29:40 +0100
>From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net (on behalf of "Jerry Frost" <akfrosty at mtaonline.net>)
>Subject: Re: [TheForge] Anyone there? OT:  
>To: "Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
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>We used to have pellet gun fights with a couple rules. No aiming above the 
>waist and no more than 4 pumps. 4 pumps on a .22 caliber Corssman or 
>Benjamin would just sting with little more than a small welt through doubled 
>jeans but I shoot a 5mm. Sheridan and four pumps is enough to go through 
>both pair of jeans and put a hurt on ya. I had a 2 pump rule. We'd wear two 
>pair of jeans, a sweat shirt under an army field jacket, a WWI leather 
>flying ace helmet ala Snoopy, a full face motor cycle helmet over that, 
>goggles and a denim scarf. We didn't want to kill anyone, just sting the 
>target enough they couldn't bluff a "miss." Every now and then a newby might 
>over pump their pellet gun but there's nothing like 6 pumps on a Sheridan to 
>convince them that was a BAD idea, 6 pumps would penetrate a good 1/2" into 
>a leg through two pair of jeans.
>
>Nobody took a head shot at anyone, EVER we had a demo motor cycle helmet 
>with a number of through holes for new guys joining the game so they 
>wouldn't be tempted. Nothing like air rifle tag for an afternoon's 
>neighborhood good times.
>
>Jer
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Mark A. Pesetsky" <pesetsky at Princeton.EDU>
>To: "Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
>Sent: Monday, August 09, 2010 12:46 PM
>Subject: Re: [TheForge] Anyone there? OT:
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>
>> We used to shoot at one another w/the infamous Crossman 760...Pump it as
>> many times as you want and let em rip!! ha
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net
>> [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Marc3rd
>> Sent: Monday, August 09, 2010 6:19 AM
>> To: Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA
>> Subject: Re: [TheForge] Anyone there? OT:
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>> marbles? for sissy's... we used to play with real darts, using each
>> other for targets. in the dark. kind of a ninja thing.
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Mark A. Pesetsky" <pesetsky at Princeton.EDU>
>> To: "Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Monday, August 09, 2010 5:51 AM
>> Subject: Re: [TheForge] Anyone there? OT:
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>>
>> Grapes? That's for sissy's...We'd use marbles or ball bearings!! ha ha
>>
>
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