I'm at a complete loss here.. zombies, really?

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It's LARP'ing with a rifle. Sounds like fun.
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Ding! Ding! Ding! We got a winner.

That said, as long as its safe, looks like an enjoyable fun shoot.
 
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If you're prepared for zombies, you're prepared for anything.

Just a tip from the fine fellows at the Zombiesquad.org forums.
 
Those slow lumbering George Romero (Night of the Living Dead/Dawn of the Dead/Day of the Dead) zombies are not a challenge, sorry.

Now the quick moving zombies of Return of the Living Dead and those "rage virus" zombies of The 28th Day would be a challenge worth meeting.

But no rum zombies until the guns are cleaned and put away, please.
 
If it were really about politically correctness then the shoot side would be a simple circle target and the no shoot side would be a rainbow.
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That's not far from what IPSC has to do in some countries. Here is a target setup from an Australian IPSC match:

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http://www.ipsc.org.au/

Note that the targets look like road signs, rather than being the normal humanoid shape.
 
actually the paper targets in the pic ARE the IPSC targets. the traditional target with a head is pretty much US only, AFAIK.
 
actually the paper targets in the pic ARE the IPSC targets. the traditional target with a head is pretty much US only, AFAIK.
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The original IPSC targets were humanoid. IPSC was founded in the United States in 1976 at the Columbia Conference, and one of the principal movers was Jeff Cooper, who was its first president.

http://www.ipsc.org/cconf.htm

The octagonal "amoeba" target probably started in Europe and spread, but was a later development:

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0BTT/is_150_25/ai_67886023/

IPSC Targets: With the advent of IPSC, two versions were sanctioned: the Item target, which featured a 6"x18" rectangular A-zone and 3" wide "arms," and the Option target, which continued the familiar circular A-zone theme. The first prefabricated examples appeared around this time, a development welcomed by those tasked with match logistics.

Next came the Milpark target, named for the South African suburb where it was adopted during the 1981 IPSC World Championships, another circular A-zone variant which bears a striking resemblance to today's IDPA silhouette.

Then came the Florida 8, so named for its central 8" circle, followed by the latest IPSC target-- originally called the Brussels target. The IPSC target returns to an Item-esque 6" wide rectangular box in the center of the chest for the maximum scoring area.

Competitive "practical" shooting will likely witness a further slide down the slippery slope of sanitization first seen with another member of this family tree, the Bianchi Cup's R2-D2 target. IPSC recently approved the Classic target, a headless, distended cardboard octagon-- dubbed the Amoeba by our editor-in-chief-- as an alternative for regions that frown on firing at humanoids with heads.
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That article was written in 2001, so I imagine the amoeba dates from the '90s.

Here are the two original IPSC targets, FWIW:

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http://jerrythegeek.blogspot.com/2005/09/original-ipsc-target.html
 
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I get the sense this is just getting started. It could end up being like CAS with different style targets and post-apocalyptic firearms.
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Oh great! I have to buy all "new" pre-1900 guns to shoot Cowboy Action, and now I have to buy a whole new set of guns with nothing designed before the year 2000?

How come fun costs so much? :p
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So, Everyone who likes swords is a mall ninja? In that case I have to confess I own more than one sword.

Am I a mall ninja? :eek:

I don't claim to be an "operator." Heck I don't even claim to be a good shot.

I don't even own a AR, or AK. I haven't caught the dreaded evil black gun disease.

LOL
 
That guy was certainly a hit for his outfit........ I will say that he certainly embraced the theme and spirit of the event adn seemed to be having a hell of a lot of fun.........

And yes, Mall Ninja is the first thing that came to mind whe I saw him too. Here is a pic I took of him so you can see the full ninja glory. He ended up winning something for that outfit too.... I can't remember if it was a gift certificate or a rifle or what, but it wasn't peanuts, that's for sure.

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So, Everyone who likes swords is a mall ninja? In that case I have to confess I own more than one sword.

Am I a mall ninja? :eek:

I don't claim to be an "operator." Heck I don't even claim to be a good shot.

I don't even own a AR, or AK. I haven't caught the dreaded evil black gun disease.

LOL
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I wasn't saying that people with swords were Mall Ninjas. I was saying that this is the sort of event that attracts them. And I was using the guy in the video running around with two swords strapped to his back as an example.

Are you a mall ninja? I don't know. Do you go shooting with two swords strapped to your back like the guy in the video I posted? Same guy as in the images below:

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The images from the site do not look like this is an event that promotes safety and as I said, looks like it draws a very Mall Ninja-ish crowd.

Notice the guy in the middle with the Hellboy toy hand
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Mr. Fett,

I am not truly offended by your remarks about swords. I'm just messing around.

I'm not a mall ninja, I'm more of a geek. I write computer and role playing games. I play computer and role playing games. In fact I am such a geek that I even suit up and go sword (fake) fighting in the local park.

This event is too far away and I don't own a "Black rifle", so I won't be in attendance.

I think our swordsman looks kinda cool for the setting. I'd dress that way if someone would give me a gift certificate for a rifle. I'd look ridiculous, but sometime ridiculous is fun especially if I get a rifle out of it.
 
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So I was looking through the stage descriptions, and in the one called "Air drop from heaven" it says something about a case of ACR's, the ammo limit says unlimited, and it's brought to you by Bushmaster...

Does this mean one of the "Stages" will be a demo shoot of ACR's ?!?!
 
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