02-20-2014, 10:30
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Check out the vice special on the Congo. There is no saving that place.
Theres General Buck Naked. He makes all of his fighters including himself go into battle naked.
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02-20-2014, 10:35
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Originally Posted by kgoerz
Check out the vice special on the Congo. There is no saving that place.
Theres General Buck Naked. He makes all of his fighters including himself go into battle naked.
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Doesn't matter US Army Special Forces "will" be called into action once "Congo expert Dr. Ben Affleck" testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Five bucks says "Congo expert Dr. Ben Affleck" breaks down and cries during his "testimony".
Hollywood is not happy until American soldiers are dying, how else do great war movies get made? BHD make a few very wealthy.
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02-20-2014, 10:38
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LOLOLOL, CNN is now aware and they have removed the "BB Gun Sniper" pic....... 
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02-20-2014, 10:39
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They just changed the photo! 
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02-20-2014, 10:40
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CNN's BB Gun Sniper is back!
CNN's BB gun Sniper can be found here:
Truce crumbles amid gunfire in Ukraine, protesters claim 100 dead
By Phil Black, Nick Paton Walsh and Michael Pearson CNN
updated 11:32 AM EST, Thu February 20, 2014
http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/20/world/...html?hpt=hp_t1
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02-20-2014, 10:50
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Shooting BBs for target practice, my rifle punches through galvanized trash cans at 25m-35m.
I shoot ground squirrels and rabbits at 35m-75m with pellets.
Some of the competition quality air rifles we fired with the BW mountain troops for target practice were much more powerful than my Powerline.
The Ukrainians are fighting in a city, and I would think a competition quality air rifle (like the one in the CNN pic appears to be) coulld be pretty effective in close quarters if properly employed to wound, maim, disrupt against an unsuspecting target with little or no ballistic head protection.
I wouldn't poopoo it off as somebody's Red Ryder BB gun and, to me, that pic is more an example of the nature of the fight going on (e.g., show up and fight with what ya brung) than of any misreporting by CNN or some other news network.
MOO.
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02-20-2014, 10:55
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Shooting BBs for target practice, my rifle punches through galvanized trash cans at 25m-35m.
I shoot ground squirrels and rabbits at 35m-75m with pellets.
Some of the competition quality air rifles we fired with the BW mountain troops for target practice were much more powerful than my Powerline.
The Ukrainians are fighting in a city, and I would think a competition quality air rifle (like the one in the CNN pic appears to be) coulld be pretty effective in close quarters if properly employed against an unsuspecting target with little or no ballistic head protection.
I wouldn't poopoo it off as somebody's Red Ryder BB gun and, to me, that pic is more an example of the nature of the fight going on (e.g., show up and fight with what ya brung) than of any misreporting by CNN or some other news network.
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Sorry Richard, as a trained Special Forces sniper, I would.... I would also employ a bow and arrow before a BB gun in battle.... I'm not really sure why you're attempting to defend CNN?
This just illustrates CNN's gross incompetence in serious news reporting.
CNN's reporters cannot tell the difference between a real gun and a fake/BB gun.
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02-20-2014, 11:02
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And before you continue to defend CNN's reporting let's not forget CNN's lies and gross incompetence concerning "Tailwind".....
Just google Special Forces, Tailwind and CNN.
http://www.cnn.com/US/9807/02/tailwind.johnson/
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02-20-2014, 11:11
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CNN's reporters cannot tell the difference between a real gun and a fake/BB gun.
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I found what they'd call an M16
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02-20-2014, 11:50
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I like that....
TROTUS.....almost rhymes with SCROTUM
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SCROTUM? Sorry Coward Ruling Over the Trepidus Unwashed Masses? 
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02-20-2014, 13:46
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He's gonna put someone's eye out.
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02-20-2014, 14:51
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Originally Posted by Team Sergeant
Doesn't matter US Army Special Forces "will" be called into action once "Congo expert Dr. Ben Affleck" testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Five bucks says "Congo expert Dr. Ben Affleck" breaks down and cries during his "testimony".
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"Dr Ben Affleck - Congo Expert", knows as much about the Congo as he does his way around female anatomy. Now, give him a ticket to boys town and the cat knows what he's talking about!!
freakin' hollweirdo's. Wish they'd shut their holes and do whatever it is they do when not seeking attention.
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02-20-2014, 15:01
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Attached..
Richard, I have a BSA Lightening, runs a bit over 800 FPS with a 15gr pointed pellet, BC of .009. I run if thru a calculator and with a 25yd zero, the 100 yd head shoot only gets 16 ft lbs.. Not a real "one shot one kill" type of weapon.. Not sure it would punch a hole in a Babushka??
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You'll shoot an eye out......
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02-20-2014, 16:03
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Now THIS is a BB gun/Air Rifle ....
Taken from this link ..... http://macedoniaonline.eu/content/view/24695/53/
Hey, CNN and AP reporters gotta start someplace.
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02-20-2014, 17:01
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BTW: The pic with the BB gun is still up on their iPad app site 
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