[DAL]

I know, I know, bullet placement is far more important than cartridge size. But if it's hit in the old boiler room, will the venerable .30-06 stop a twister? Of course, I'm sure there will be magnum advocates who say that a .300 Win. Mag. is the LEAST you'd want for this type of dangerous game, but I'm bettin' my '06 can do the job.

What say you?

BTW, have you seen my strawberries?
DAL

P.S. If you're under 40, you probably won't understand the "strawberries" reference.

[griz]

I thought I knew what you were talking about until you mentioned the strawberries.

:confused:

[MLC]

What say you?
I say that I must console you on the loss of your strawberries and congratulate you on your sense of humor(if I read this the right way).

[Ian Sean]

Dal, you will have to prove to me with geometric logic that a key to the THR pantry does indeed exist!

[Skunkabilly]

While I haven't used a .30-06 on a tornado, I have used a .50BMG to stop an earthquake in its tracks.

[Thumper]

Sanow/Marshall report that in actual shootings, the 230 gr. Federal Hydra Shok produced 96% one shot stops in el Nino shootings. Also works well on tsunamis, hurricanes, flash floods and (reportedly) goats.

[Art Eatman]

Not just stop a tornado; just owning a thutty-ought-six will make childbirth a puredee pleasure.

Edit: Re-opened on account of I dunno why I had an attack of the early-morning curmudgeons.

Art

[Art Eatman]

BTT

[hansolo]

Think twice: post once Anon.

I am WAY past Forty but don't have a clue what the "Strawberry" reference is.........I don't Grok:neener:

Strawberry Alarm Clock, Strawberry Fields Forever....Aw, Rasberries!

[Malone LaVeigh]

Captain Queeg, I presume?

[SodaPop]

P.S. If you're under 40, you probably won't understand the "strawberries" reference.

Not another old people thread.:rolleyes:

[ShaiVong]

I was HOPING that if we removed the wheelchair access ramp that they wouldnt be able to gimp their way in here. :rolleyes:

[Mal H]

Malone, I was thinking TCM also. (Abbreviated for obfuscation purposes. ;) ) I guess he was making a reference to the implied paranoia.

What is the best twister rate for a tornado gun? F12 to one?

[ShaiVong]

What is the best twister rate for a tornado gun? F12 to one?

Just when you thought the thread couldnt degrade any further, somebody has to go and unleash the PUNS.

[sm]

Yes. a '06 will stop a *Toranado. IIRC a LEO buddy said one was stopped. Shot placement is key.

**"strawberries" is what I gave my GF at the drive-ins.
-----
*Front wheel drive land yacht made by Oldsmobile
**hickey

Seems this here "toranado" involved in a felony flight and officer stopped flight using an Model 70.

ART !! I need to be advanced from CIT to curmudgeon status :p

[Sven]

Yes, I've seen your strawberries, both before...

http://www.phippscountry.com/images/berstrawhand.jpg


...and AFTER a tornado:

http://tomsdomain.com/recipes/images/strawberryjam/serving.jpg

[Skunkabilly]

If you bait the tornader with a trailer park and you shoot it, can you be sued civilly?

[sm]

No, falls under "acts of nature". :)

Same law applied to when we would use church keys and open beers upside down. Then put back in those six-pack rings and "accidently", leave behind while cruising. "Act of nature" -some kid thinks he has found a full six pack of beer, worked everytime...we laughed as we punched it to another spot.

[4v50 Gary]

And I thought you were talking about the Tornado fighter-bomber.

[SAWBONES]

Strawberries... and little steel balls.

[Art Eatman]

Aw, SAWBONES, don't be bringin' up birth defects...

Art

[techmike]

:cool:

[ed dixon]

"The Caine Mutiny." Dammit, how did I get to be 41?

[Sunray]

Nope, but it'll drop a whirling Dervish in his furry little tracks.
Coo coo Q'choo.

[Mal H]

But Sunray, that would be murder unless the Dervish is whirling around with a gun pointed at you!

[SIC TRANSIT GLORIA MUNDI]

Clank, clank, clank...thwap! (obscure Monty Python reference)

[Art Eatman]

If you'e ever been around a tornado, you know that it's a heartless beast. Therefore, the best shot placement for an '06 to kill a tornado is to shoot it in the eye*. Unless you're in Gaza**.

:), Art

* A tornado's eye is like that of a hurricane, except smaller.
** 'Scuse the pun. :D

[Mal H]

What! Are you tellin' me that tornados are eyeless in Gaza? Aldous have to go someplace else for my tournedo huntin' then.

[ed dixon]

This is the second time I checked this thread and both times, till a few seconds ago, I thought I was reading "torpedo." That would've been weird though, huh? What's next? Best caliber to shoot down a rumor?

[Mike Irwin]

"Re-opened on account of I dunno why I had an attack of the early-morning curmudgeons."


Probably because they were following a case of late evening curmudgeons, which were followed by a case of Midnight curmudgeons, which preceeded a severe bout of the 3 a.m. curmudgeons, and lastly just a whiff of the dawn curmudgeons...

Am I warm yet, Art? :D

[Art Eatman]

Aw, Mike, you just didn't know about the Second Annual Fourth of July Birthday Bash and the keg of Budweiser thereat.

:), Art

"The party ain't over 'til the keg floats."

[Crimper-D]

The Captain Queeg role in the "Caine Mutiny" was one of Bogies' best performances, the ballbearings were a master touch, MUCH easier prop to play off than Katherine Hepburn in "the African Queen" = I miss her too! = Alas!:(
What was the question?:confused: - something about a 30-06 stopping a twister:confused:
Don't be ABSURD!:neener:

Ain't reached "Curmudgenhood" yet - but I'm GAINING on it:evil:

[Hand_Rifle_Guy]

Tornados are a pretty good airplane.

Courtesy of Combat-online.com (http://www.combat-online.com)

http://www.combat-online.com/tornado.jpg

Panavia Tornado

The Tornado is a two-seat, all-weather, multi-role combat aircraft, in use with the armed forces of the UK, Germany, Italy and Saudi Arabia. It played an important part in the US/British Operation Desert Fox against Iraq.

There are several variants in service, such as the Tornado GR1B which provides the RAF's maritime attack capability, carrying up to four Sea Eagle sea-skimming anti-ship missiles. This aircraft can strike over 400 miles from its base, and launch its weapons at a stand-off distance of over 70 miles.

The Tornado Air Defence Variant (ADV) was developed for the UK as a long-range, long-endurance fighter interceptor aircraft. Its interception radar has a long-range search capability, allowing targets to be engaged at beyond visual range.

Tornado tech specs: Max speed: 800 knots. Length: 17.2m. Weight (empty): 14,500kg.



From Gary's Combat Aircraft Reference Guide. (http://www.inetres.com/gp/military/ar/)

http://www.inetres.com/gp/military/ar/fighter/TornadoADV.gif

GENERAL DATA
Country of Origin: UK.
Similar Aircraft: Su-24 Fencer, F-14 Tomcat, F-15 Eagle.
Crew: Two.
Role: Air defense variant interceptor.
Armament: Missiles, cannon.
Dimensions: 59 ft, 3 in (18.06 m). Span: 45 ft, 7 in (13.9 m).

DESCRIPTION
Wings: High-mounted, variable, swept-back, and tapered with angular, blunt tips

Engine(s): Two turbofans inside body. Air intakes diagonal and box-like alongside the fuselage forward of the wing roots. Twin exhausts.

Fuselage: Solid, needle nose. Body thickens at midsection and tapers to the tail section. Bubble cockpit.

Tail: Tall, swept-back, and tapered fin with curved tip and a step in the leading edge. Flats are large, mid-mounted on the body, swept-back, and tapered with blunt tips.

USER COUNTRIES
UK, Saudi Arabia.


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However, I think that with some luck, a .30-06 would handily knock one down. It just takes a bullet or two in the right place.

And I left MY Strawberries next to the Alarm Clock, with my Incense and Peppermints.

;)

[Skunkabilly]

Why is it the Brits always name their planes after lousy weather? :p

[H&Hhunter]

Depends on if it's a high plains tornado or just one of the little ole common grey tailed tornados.

Uh oh I'm feeling a tornado charge story coming on.

The day was dark and had an electric feeling to it. Bubba had been setting by his tornado bait (made to look and sound like a mobile home park) for several hours. Occasionally he'd give a short call on his night&hail tronado master III professional grade tornado caller. It made an eriee sound that no tornado could resist. Something like this "HEEEYYYYYYMABLEREYGITUPINTHAHOUSEFOREIHAUSETOWUPYAAANGIT MENOTHERBEER"

After the call he could hear the distinctive loping gate of a tornado not just any tornado but a high plains tornado also known as dusty spiny death.

When dusty broke the tree line it imediatley headed for the bait station at which time Bubba raised his 30-06 and killed the dusty spiny death "Grave Yard Dead" Dead right there.

He later died when he recieved the bill from the taxidermist.

[Keith]

But... what kind of handgun should I pack in tornado country?

[ed dixon]

An air pistol. A Webley Tempest.

[Keith]

Will an air pistol function in the low pressure environment inside of a tornado? And will it have the penetration necessary to go through all of the trailers swirling around and get to the vitals?
Or should I shoot before actually being sucked into the vortex? My CCW regs don't address defense against "Acts of God" and I don't want to get into trouble with some anti-gun DA...

I think I'll just stay out of Kansas...

Keith

[benewton]

Hey, Ed

"Dammit, how did I get to be 41?"

Dunno.

But I was supposed to be done in by 30, I'm now at 50, haven't "grown up", and haven't a clue beyond hanging around to see what happens.

'course, that pissed off hubby almost got me around 30 or so, which goes to show that the big man has a sense of humor!

:D

[Okiecruffler]

Just had to post to bring this abomination btt.

[duckfoot]

Honey do you know where this TRAIN is heading?

Nope, but OF course I THOUGHT we were heading somewhere.

[ed dixon]

benewton: Grown up? Still dealing with the same issues as when I was 15, only now know bigger words for 'em. All the best. Ed

[Steve Smith]

I go away for a weekend and look what you all do. What will you all do when I go to Perry? You'll probably fret 'ol Art to death!

Everyone knows that when fighting tornados, you use an air pistol to fight your way to an air rifle!

[Art Eatman]

Aw, frets is on a git-tar...

:D, art

[sm]

Ok we figured out one uses and air pistol to fight back to an air pistol...but hansolo and I are over forty and still stumped on the original post and quote "where are my strawberries". :D

I even used Teoma to search...didn't find an answer...did find a quote I like...
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http://www.bartleby.com/66/54/62054.html

NUMBER: 62054
QUOTATION: All schools, all colleges, have two great functions; to confer, and to conceal, valuable knowledge. The theological knowledge which they conceal cannot justly be regarded as less valuable than that which they reveal. That is, when a man is buying a basket of strawberries it can profit him to know that the bottom half of it is rotten.

ATTRIBUTION: Mark Twain [Samuel Langhorne Clemens] (1835–1910), U.S. author. “More Maxims of Mark,” p. 941, Mark Twain: Collected Tales, Sketches, Speeches, & Essays, 1891-1910, Library of America (1992).
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See ...one can still learn from a mindless thread....about them strawberries now...
:D

[ed dixon]

It is from the Bogart picture "The Caine Mutiny." Bogie, a navy ship's captain, goes nuts, part of which involves his belief that his private stock of strawberries is being stolen. Great flick. Fred MacMurray is also good in it. Probably saw it 20 years ago. I'd guess it's mid to late 50's.

[sm]

:o
As soon as I read Bogart, then " The Caine Mutiny"...,<click> light bulb came on.I can't believe I forgot that.

Guess I'll to www.tigerdirect.com. I wonder if they have upgrade memory for a 48 y/o.male. I wonder- what's the biggest they stock :o

[Mal H]

... not to mention that ed dixon and Crimper-D said what the movie name was several days ago (as did I, sub rosa). :D

[commygun]

I don't know if a 30.06 will stop a tornado but I know a couple of Garand
owners who will break wind reliably.

Forgive me!

[Sleeping Dog]

Of course a 30.06 will stop a tornado, but only north of the equator. In the southern hemisphere, it will cause a tornado. It's all in the twist rate.

Regards.

[Art Eatman]

Twist rate, or twist direction? Hadn't thought of an '06 affecting the corolis forces of the earth--or, heck the whole bloomin' universe!

:), Art

[RustyHammer]

This twister sounds like it's headed to Oz. Getting ofr here.

[ed dixon]

Someone out there is cussing that their "important" thread was locked down as OT.:cuss: :fire: I feel your pain.:p :D