Break open = shotgun. Two barrels = shotgun. This is a start.
And the pumpy ka-chunk thing? Shotgun.
You have the emotional maturity of a blueberry scone.
Giles ,'Touched'
Natter 33 1/3
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
§ ita § - Mar 04, 2005 11:51:11 am PST #4204 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Jesse - Mar 04, 2005 11:52:29 am PST #4205 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Honestly? I only want to know this because I hate there being stuff I don't know. Which is an idiotic reason.
§ ita § - Mar 04, 2005 11:54:46 am PST #4206 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Which is an idiotic reason.
It's my reason d'etre, to mangle a language or two. The possible practical applications of depth of field in paintings to my life? None.
Jesse - Mar 04, 2005 11:57:10 am PST #4207 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Yeah, but you're at least interested in the depth of field thing. I don't actually care at all what kind of gun is what. This is when I wish you could just stick a big needle in the back of my head and insert knowledge.
Nutty - Mar 04, 2005 11:57:55 am PST #4208 of 10002
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Honestly? I only want to know this because I hate there being stuff I don't know. Which is an idiotic reason.
It is the Best Reason in the WORLD!
Jesse is nuts.
bon bon - Mar 04, 2005 11:58:25 am PST #4209 of 10002
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Me with my dad's 12 gauge. It's a little big for me-- you may be able to tell.
Honestly? I only want to know this because I hate there being stuff I don't know. Which is an idiotic reason.
Anyway, to tell the difference it may help to keep in mind that shotguns are best used for small moving objects at close distances because of the shot spread, and you really just point them at things. Rifles are used for bigger things at longer distances that you can really aim at. So if someone's swinging a gun around and just pointing with the barrel, probably a shotgun. If it's a sniper, say, it's a rifle. OTOH, an automatic gun is swung around and used at close distances, and that'll most likely be a rifle.
Jesse - Mar 04, 2005 12:01:43 pm PST #4210 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
If it's a sniper, say, it's a rifle.
Ooh! I did know this one! I have a better idea of use than of look, I think. At least I know the big categories OK.
msbelle - Mar 04, 2005 12:03:44 pm PST #4211 of 10002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
a shotgun nearly broke my collarbone as a child, if you're gonna be shooting and you're not used to shooting, you'll want a rifle.
DXMachina - Mar 04, 2005 12:06:23 pm PST #4212 of 10002
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
a shotgun nearly broke my collarbone as a child, if you're gonna be shooting and you're not used to shooting, you'll want a rifle.
It really depends on the size of the charge, but shotguns tend to have bigger charges than rifles, at least until you get to military ammo.
eta: Not exactly right. It's both the size of the charge, and the size of the load, and shotguns tend to be bigger in both respects.
sumi - Mar 04, 2005 12:07:16 pm PST #4213 of 10002
Art Crawl!!!
Are buckshot and birdshot the same? Or is buckshot bigger?