[Mike Irwin]

It lived in the United States, and the name certainly is right...

It's called the Ammosaurus... :D


http://flood.nhm.ac.uk/cgi-bin/dino/img/ammo.jpg

[Fly320s]

Mike, you should not have started this thread. You just know we're going to get endless replies about the best gun and ammo to use against the Ammosaurus.

For instance, would a standard loading of .30-06 well placed into the brain take him out?

Or should we step up to a .308? Or a .300 Win Mag? .375 H&H?

[sm]

:D :D
I really dunno if I want to know just exactly you were researching Mike.
Oh wait , you had the sauerkraut for dinner afterall perhaps...:p

Okay, lets just say your "ammo" get chosen as mascot. Just what in pray tell is this critter gonna use for a sidearm? Got a feeling concealment not going to be a concern.

So being one of us , what , an X frame perhaps?...:D

[cordex]

Fly,
Shoot it?

Good <diety> no! He's the bringer of ammo!
Just toss 'im a cow and he'll give you a few dozen cases of your favorite caliber. Hence the name.

[sm]

...Oh HIM with the matching X frames? , he's cool, we call him "Tailgunner"...nobody wants a piece of him...
:eek:

[Preacherman]

Does that mean that if it gets out of control, it's running ammock?

:neener: :p :D

[Matt G]

Mike, you should not have started this thread. You just know we're going to get endless replies about the best gun and ammo to use against the Ammosaurus.
I should think that the obvios answer would be the 577 Tyrannosaurus, though I question whether it would be capable of sub-MOA accuracy! http://www.kcc.org.nz/images/extinctbirds/moacolour200.jpg

:)

[Mike Irwin]

"Just what in pray tell is this critter gonna use for a sidearm?"

You know, funny you should mention that...

When I first popped that image open (I was looking for information on the Denver Museum's Triceratops announcement today, they said they had something rare and unique), the FIRST thing that sprang into my mind was an 1880s gunfighter, so I really think a gun from the West would be appropriate.

Perhaps an M&H. They're dinosaurs in that few people have heard of them anymore...


"Toss him a cow..."

Hope. Sorry. He was an herbivore...



"sub-MOA accuracy..."

OWWWWWWWWWWWWW! OUCH!

[cordex]

"Toss him a cow..."

Hope. Sorry. He was an herbivore...
Doh! Shoulda checked the teeth.
Well he can be friends with the cow, then.

[tcdrennen]

Any anime fan could tell you the right sidearm for our ammosaurus would have to be the 37 mm [sic!] :what: revolvers used by the Type 97 Patrol Labors of Section 2 in the Patlabor shows!

:D

[Orthonym]

I believe its title is something like "A Gun for Dinosaur" by one of the Golden Age giants,sorry I can't recall his name. A classic tale of the White Hunter with a time machine and a really, really bad client.

As far as the "Ammo" part goes, y'all do realize that ammo is just a bit of military jargon, and the dictionary says that Ammon was an ancient god whose worship involved piling up huge amounts of animal dung just outside the temple. That's where we got the word "ammonia", from the very strong very bad smell.

[Apple a Day]

Orthonym,
I remember that story. It was called "Echoes of Thunder" or something else with "Thunder" in the title, right? Guy stepped off the path, smushed a butterfly. When they go back the election results changed and the alphabet was different.
Okay, so who's going to start making the Ammosaurus T-shirts and what logo is going to go on them?

[Bruce H]

Take a lot of brussel sprouts to keep that dude going.

[Teufelhunden]

Any anime fan could tell you the right sidearm for our ammosaurus would have to be the 37 mm

f course, if the local news gets a hold of this story, they'll determine it needs to be hunted down with a 50mm caliber bolt action assault rifle--for the children, of course...

-Teuf

[Andrew Rothman]

Yup, he's one of ours!

http://www.thehighroad.org/attachment.php?s=&postid=611274

[twoblink]

Ammosaurus was a plateosaurid with small feet but big hands with thumbs with formidable claws. It was first discovered in 1890.
Length 2.4 - 4m (8 - 13 ft).

Hmm.. He's not the M1Garand type.. He's got big hands and big thumbs.. "Garand Thumb" is likely..

Pick another gun...

[Oleg Volk]

believe its title is something like "A Gun for Dinosaur" by one of the Golden Age giants,sorry I can't recall his name. A classic tale of the White Hunter with a time machine and a really, really bad client.


Sprague DeCamp's "Gun For Dinosaur" (part of "Best of Sprague DeCamp" compilations) is a great little story. Also worth reading would be "Lest Darkness Fall" and "Falliable Fiend" (both great for history and ancient warfare buffs)

[BHPshooter]

Hmmm. Mike, you've got something there.

I'm going to get started on a more fitting "caricature-style" picture, to better represent the gun-owning crowd.

I'll report back in when it's finished. ;)

Wes

[Mal H]

Darn Oleg! You beat me to the punch. I was coming here to say "A Gun for Dinosaur" was one of L. Sprague DeCamp's gems. Read it long, long ago. I think I've got it in one of my Hugo collections so I'll see if the type of gun is mentioned.

"Sorry. He was an herbivore..."

So toss him a Herb. Sure beats having to have better running shoes than Herb. (I think only Mike and I can fully appreciate that one.)

[AZ Jeff]

The science fiction story about guy stepping off the path while hunting a Tyrannosaur is entitled "A Sound of Thunder", by the infamous SF writer, Ray Bradbury. It was written in the 1950's, and was/is a classic.

[gun-fucious]

ammosaurs had a very prodigious appetite for rounds down range:
http://www.thehighroad.org/attachment.php?s=&postid=611372

[Fly320s]

I'd hate to see the ammo dump.

ewwwwww:barf:

[Mike Irwin]

"I believe its title is something like "A Gun for Dinosaur" by one of the Golden Age giants,sorry I can't recall his name. A classic tale of the White Hunter with a time machine and a really, really bad client."

I remember a VERY similar, and very bad, 1970s movie based on that concept. These people use a boring machine to tunnel to some sort of land that time forgot. A couple of scientists (one very hot), a very bad man (African hunter), and his trusted guide from Africa....

[Mike Irwin]

Gunfucious, that is absolutely BRILLIANT! That picture is now my wall paper on my office computer!



Mal,

Well, I don't think we need good running shoes to outdistance Herb. He's still on the mend from his back surgery. Getting there, though.

[Mark Tyson]

That majestic creature has a hell of a spine. I wish more gun owners had the same kind of backbone . . .

[Airboss]

If you keep your weapons clean:
The Ammosaurs brings you cases of Ammo on National Ammo Day:what:

[Mike Irwin]

(sung to Santa Claus is coming to town...)

Oh, you better not shout, you'd better not scream,
You'd better keep your rifle clean,
Ammosaurus is coming, to town!

He knows when you've been shooting,
He knows when you're running low,
He'll bring you lots of ammo,
And targets of Ben and J-Lo!

Oh, you'd better not miss, you'd better hold tight,
And keep that target in your sights,
Ammosaurus is coming, to town!

[grampster]

a320: Ammo dump?... as grampster spews his coffee all over the keyboard...

If our critter was carrying a handgun, he'll need to pack it in a shoulder harness as his arms are not long enuf for an Uncle Mike's fanny pack or other typical holsters worn about the waist.

[sm]

What...
Our own Mascot doesn't get a Molon Labe ball cap and THR "T" shirt...
Hey Correia...umm, just how big do the sizes run...:D

[tcdrennen]

Mike-

Ah yes, remembering the old Ammo Day festivities; the children unwrapping their new bricks of rimfire, Mom & Dad exchanging smiles as each new wonder was revealed; the 'special' boxes of Match ammo wrapped in colorful ribbons; and maybe, just maybe, a whole CASE of .308 ready for the afternoon's traditional Range Shoot. Everyone glad that Ammosaur had been good to them this year.

On this special day, even the little ones might get to look through the Mildot and squeeze off a round or two, under careful but proud parental guidance...

Range bags filled with cleaning gear... the smell of powder and solvents in the air... the sounds of timed fire wafting over the hills...

What a great holiday! :evil: :D

[rock jock]

Now we know why the dinosaurs went extinct - lack of gun control.:D

[HankB]

Sprague DeCamp's "Gun For Dinosaur" (part of "Best of Sprague DeCamp" compilations) is a great little story. Agreed - I enjoyed it.

I also recall a story called "Time Safari" . . . (by David Drake?)

It's been a while since I read it, but IIRC the lead character carried an M1 Garand which had been converted to take BAR magazines, and had some sort of special AP ammo designed to penetrate the brain pan of a dino despite all the bone around it. (Made me wonder if the author had read anything by W.D.M. Bell)

[P95Carry]

Mike - I trust you take FULL responsibility for the totally ludicrous nature of this thread ... and the direction it has taken!!!

:D :D :D :D

[DJJ]

A Sound of Thunder, by Ray Bradbury (http://www.sba.muohio.edu/snavely/415/thunder.htm)

[Mike Irwin]

"I trust you take FULL responsibility for the totally ludicrous nature of this thread"

Of course I do, but I still think that we should have an official mascott! :)

[Mad Man]

99th Post:

Bradbury's "Sound of Thunder" was the basis for "Time and Punishment" in The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror V (http://www.snpp.com/episodes/2F03.html) (October 30, 1994).

It was the episode where a malfunctioning toaster sends Homer "back to the time when dinosaurs weren't just confined to zoos!"

[dav]

I don't have the Photoshop skills needed. I think he needs "Pancho Villa" style crossed bandoliers with wheelguns. That should keep the grips within reach.

Hate to see him trying to draw from tactical thigh holsters, though.
:rolleyes:

[Oleg Volk]

I remember a VERY similar, and very bad, 1970s movie based on that concept. These people use a boring machine to tunnel to some sort of land that time forgot. A couple of scientists (one very hot), a very bad man (African hunter), and his trusted guide from Africa....

Based on a Conan Doyle book about a "timeslide of antiquity" preserved in South America.

[XLMiguel]

I liked Gun-fucious' mods, but I's go for a 1911 in one hand, a foot on an ammo can, and a couple of bandoliers for the boy.

Can a series of Ammosaurus T-shirts. tank-tops, ball caps, posters, coffee mugs, and range bags be far behind??

Hokey slogan: "National Ammo Day - Don't let freedom go extinct - buy 100 rounds today!"

[Ky Larry]

I think he needs some backup. Howabout a stegasaurus (?) with a mini-gun strapped to his back?

[Mike Irwin]

"but I's go for a 1911 in one hand..."

WHOA WHOA WHOA!

If he's gonna hold a handgun, it's going to be an older S&W!

Don't make me take my dinosaur and go home! :D

[grampster]

Oleg,

I have a hardcopy 1st edition of the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle book. "At the Earth's Core" I believe is the title. Edgar Rice Burroughs also had a couple of books in the same genre; "The World That Time Forgot" and "The People That Time Forgot" I think I have the early 1900's 1st ed hardcovers of those too. (I'll have to sort through my boxes) Great stories.


grampster
Edited by grampster at 11:05PM.
Oops, carpetbagger is right! Got my titles mixed up. When I got home tonight I started looking up the books that I had not read in many years. Doyle's book was "The Lost World". Burroughs titles were "At the Earths Core", "Pellucidar", "The Land That Time Forgot", "Cave Girl". I think I'll settle in and read them again. Doyle's book was copyrighted in 1912 and Burroughs stories were published in the early '20's.

[carpettbaggerr]

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's book is called "The Lost World". Dinosaurs surviving on plateau in South America. Great story, set in Victorian times. Introduces Professor Challenger, one of my favorite characters. Gotta go read it again now.

[Jack19]

Ammosaurus. lol And his brother Uzisaurus.
http://www.thehighroad.org/attachment.php?postid=612467

[XLMiguel]

OK, OK, a 1911 in one paw, a S&W 58 or 29 in the other, might as well throw in an M-16/AR slung over the shoulder, too, you need plenty of ammo for one of them.:D

[BamBam-31]

Looks like Mike's back into the groove of things. :)

How about a theme song to go along with the dino? A-Team? Or "I love you, you love me...." :D

[FrankGrimeyGrimes]

I was hoping Ammosaurus would display a little more "tacticality."

Are there any known photos of the beast where he is caught on film with a couple of trauma plates duct taped to his front and back?

With those long legs, he definitely must have some sort of ninjitsu wall climbing ability as well. . . .:evil:

[Jim March]

Here's a good mascot:

http://www.ferretocious.com/Oliver56.jpg

Source: http://www.ferretocious.com/match2.html

[P95Carry]

Looks just like my step daugter's damn ferret ....... wonder if it stinks as much Jim!? :D

[sm]

So ...like when do get to have the great thread debate....Ammo vs Barney :D

Dunno about ferrets, or P95's stepdaughter...but that pic of Jim's reminds me of an ex SIL and her reaction when she fired a full house .357 for the first time...she quit bugging me after that...sad part is the ferret is better looking...:p

[carpettbaggerr]

How about a theme song to go along with the dino? A-Team? Or "I love you, you love me...."

I'd go with "Lawyers, Guns, and Money" :D

[P95Carry]

re1973 sez .....reminds me of an ex SIL ................sad part is the ferret is better looking... http://www.bedford.net/design/images/smilies/lol.gif

[gun-fucious]

my favorite RKBA mascot
http://www.thehighroad.org/attachment.php?s=&postid=614392
Teddy the Toad

[David4516]

I think he should have a couple of Ruger Valqueros in .44-40 carried "wild Bill" cross-draw stlye, and a cowboy hat...

Speaking of mascots, I have a pic here of my cat with a Makarov:

http://www.geocities.com/david4516/tiggergun.txt

[pax]

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