Why I like living in Florida

[mole2]

Originally Posted by Water Warrior

From bikinis to bullets in less than 20 posts. Makes a lot of sense when I think about it.

All we need to do now is tie in some beer drinking. lol

[Water Warrior 2]

Bullets and beer...........no way. Bikinis and beer.............yes way.

[mrlmd1]

:2tup: :2tup:

[cburgess594]

It's the thing that being protected but still the scariest part of all.

[Water Warrior 2]

A coupe German Shepards trained for personel protection would be handy. And you always have a friend to hug.

[Skunkhome]

Originally Posted by dentheman

Fire a 30.06 used by the U.S. during WWII, and still used by hunters. I will fire one shot, then not want to shoot any more.

Well, after about mid 1942 most of the US ground pounders carried Garands. The M 1 Garand did an excellent job of taming the recoil of the 30.06. I once owned an M1 produced by H&R and it was quite pleasant to shoot. I wish I still owned it.
As for shooting them all day during WWII... I think most of the time the struggle was to carry a full sized battle rifle and complement of ammo everyday for the duration of the war. . Most soldiers shot far more rounds in training than they did on the battlefield. I once knew a Big game hunter who carried the lightest .458 Winchester he could get even though the felt recoil was significantly heavier. His reasoning was that on any given hunt he might walk 200 miles carring the rifle to fire it only once or twice.
This brings up another unmistakable sound... That is the sound of the 8 round clip being ejected from a garand after the last shot. The urban legend is that the enemy could hear the clip being ejected and would know you were out of ammo and could not return fire. In truth the battlefield is such a noisy place the sound of clip's ejection goes unnoticed.

Sorry for being so far off original topic but it is all interesting.

[Water Warrior 2]

Being off topic is a good thing in my opinion. We do stray a lot but it also teaches us so much more about our members and their life experiences. We go from apples to oranges and learn something new. Topic switch..........why am I sitting here at my desk when I have a bike to ride and a camera to use? I'm outta here.

[mrlmd1]

Getting back to the topic - taking a few minutes out from riding and got this.
Nothing better than fresh fish for dinner, especially if you catch it right off your dock.

That's a redfish for all you who don't know. Yummy. I'll post another pic after my S.O. cooks it up if you want to see how good it looks.

[Water Warrior 2]

Originally Posted by mrlmd1

Getting back to the topic - taking a few minutes out from riding and got this.
Nothing better than fresh fish for dinner, especially if you catch it right off your dock.

That's a redfish for all you who don't know. Yummy. I'll post another pic after my S.O. cooks it up if you want to see how good it looks.

What!!! You aren't inviting anyone to share your meal?? :poke2:

[dentheman]

Speaking of fish, I will always remember surf fishing in Florida, two weeks after being stationed there; I got a bite, reeled it in, and I had hooked a shark! It was only a couple feet long, but a SHARK! And I was wading in the surf! The largest I caught was a redfish. I didn't know what it was until someone told me and pointed out the identifying spot on the tail.

One never knew what they would catch, and I very rarely went home empty handed. And no license required to fish in the ocean, at least not back then.