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Out shootin yesterday. A buddy had his 12 gage loaded with 00 buck shot. This sucker about knocked me clean outta my boots.
The Target Practice Project:
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handmade collage, feb 2015 (7.2x9.7in)
Westwood Marshes Mill is a Grade II listed tower mill at Walberswick, Suffolk, England
Westwood Marshes Mill was built in the late 18th century, possibly in 1798. It was worked by wind until 1940 and then damaged when used for target practice during the war. The mill was repaired in the 1950s but in October 1960 it was burnt out in an arson attack. It remains standing in a derelict state.
Designer: Zhou Youwu
1974
Uncle from the liberation army is teaching me how to shoot at a target
Jiefangjun shushu jiao wo xue daba
Call nr.: BG E39/145 (IISH collection)
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My second round from 24ft back with a .40cal, 36" blowgun using metal 4" spear tip darts. The green are the spear tip, the 4 red are standard competition darts.
My first 'shot' was what I thought was a light blow toward the curtain in front of our entertainment center about 10ft away. Yeah I know DUH... but seriously I thought it would be much more difficult and figured it would bounce off the thick material. Nope....stuck the bugger right into the DVD player, right into the ventilation grill! What a complete moron!
Next we dug out the old horsehair dart board and propped it in the corner about 15ft away. I had only assembled about 10 darts, and it was getting late so I shot a few rounds and he shot a few rounds...I out shot him by far that first night. It was late and we decided to try again the next day.
We decided we needed more distance, and the weather was still crappy enough to not want to play outside. (besides I wanted to get a grip on it before having to deal with more variables like wind). From one side of the living room straight down the hall, we can get 25ft comfortably. We hung the board and started in. My first round wasn't bad, but I learned the slight difference in the shape of the dart tip made a bid difference on how it flew. The daughter came out of hiding to try her hand and then the hubby took his turn. Round one we didn't count, practice and such... round two was for bragging rights.
Here you see my round two grouping...not too bad if I do say so myself. Notice the absence of theirs? He out shot me by 4 darts, and she smack on bulls-eyed and came way too close a second time. It's funny how we all picked up on it with relative ease...so far that is...
(for those following my online class, sitting at 89% after first 2 quizzes...11 more quizzes, and 4 writing assignments to go)
Film is expensive. But that's good. I am forced to take only a few shots per location in order to prevent severe sticker shock down the road. It forces me to slow down and decide what shots I really want. Another benefit is the discovery of shots taken months ago. I now seem to have 3 or so locations per roll! It takes a while to wait and see what worked, but that's part of the fun. This one is from an adventure with Kilroy at an abandoned Nike Missile Base. I'm assuming this car was a part of SWAT practice?
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Pentax 6x7
105mm f2.4
Fomapan 100
Even Florida has a wild west.
Zoom in and guess the caliber of each bullet hole.
Hope everyone's doing well ... I've started doing some sideline photography gig's again, it's good to be exercising the old eye (will hopefully post somemore current stuffs soon) ... in the interim, I thought I'd share an image I took of one of my team-mates who has since retired from our T.A.C.Team.
Nice rydes spotted in the wild. WW2 M5 Stuart Light Tank spotted at a 76 gas station in West L.A./Mar Vista area.
The tank was being prepped for the new owner that was going to have it delivered to it's new home.
Sarah tries out my Taurus .44 magnum at the Matanuska Indoor Firing Range. She handles it very well inspite of the firearm's strong kick. Sarah enjoys target practice and accuracy shooting and is not a hunter.
On a clear day lots of things normally out-of-site can be seen from the air, including the airfield at Groom Lake (Area 51).
(...and now i cant wait for spring break!!)
I think that's soo funny. i must say we got a shit ton of snow here in southern michigan but it did not live up to the hype. Sure i have about 6 to 8 foot drifts in my driveway at the moment but i thought it was gonna be a lot worse, then again i didn't really get out. everything was closed, i mean EVERYTHING. it was like town shut down on wednesday. I can't complain i got work and school off =]
Snowpocalypse- A weather condition in which the amount of fallen snow, while not really such a big deal, wreaks havoc on a city, effectively shutting it down and leaving its citizens stunned and unable to see any sign of hope or a return to normalcy. It's perceived much like the aftermath of a nuclear event, but really... it's just freakin' snow!!
^^that made me laugh cause its like when you hear about places that get a inch of snow that don't normally get snow freak out and don't leave there house haha
This is from last February but someone posted it on my facebook news feed right before the storm and I died laughing!!
ohh and it was about 30 degrees out when I took this! haha
my week was pretty lazy cause of this white death storm. only had class twice and worked two days =]. last night i went to my friends house and we watched The Wash which I had been wanting to watch for a verrryy long time. i loved it haha mostly the stuff with Eminem, best in the movie...he plays a real good crazy mofo! haha
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other ships of the same name, see USS Brooklyn.
USS Brooklyn (CA-3)
USS Brooklyn (ACR-3), at anchor, circa 1898.
History
United States
Name: Brooklyn
Namesake: City of Brooklyn, New York
Ordered: 19 July 1892
Awarded: 11 February 1893
Builder: William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Cost: $3,450,420.29 (hull and machinery)
Laid down: 2 August 1893
Launched: 2 October 1895
Sponsored by: Miss Ida May Schieren
Commissioned: 1 December 1896
Decommissioned: 9 March 1921
Reclassified: CA-3, 17 July 1920
Struck: 9 March 1921
Identification:
Hull symbol:ACR-3
Hull symbol:CA-3
Fate: sold for scrap 20 December 1921
General characteristics (as built)
Type: Armored cruiser
Displacement:
9,215 long tons (9,363 t) (standard)
10,068 long tons (10,230 t) (full load)
Length:
402 ft 7 in (122.71 m)oa
400 ft 6 in (122.07 m)pp
Beam: 64 ft 8 in (19.71 m)
Draft: 24 ft (7.3 m) (mean)
Installed power:
5 × double-ended boilers, 2 × single-ended boilers
4 × vertical triple expansion reciprocating engines
16,000 ihp (12,000 kW) (design)
Propulsion: 2 × screws
Speed:
20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) (design)
21.91 knots (40.58 km/h; 25.21 mph) (Speed on Trial)
Complement: 561 officers and enlisted
Armament:
8 × 8 in (203 mm)/35 caliber Mark 3 and/or Mark 4 breech-loading rifles (4 × 2)
12 × 5 in (127 mm)/40 caliber rapid fire (RF) guns
12 × 6-pounder (57 mm (2.2 in)) Driggs-Schroeder RF guns
4 × 1-pounder (37 mm (1.5 in)) Driggs-Schroeder saluting guns
5 × 18 in (457 mm) torpedo tubes
Armor:
Belt: 3 in (76 mm)
Deck: 6 in (152 mm) sloped sides, 3 in (76 mm) flat middle (amidships)
2 1⁄2 in (64 mm) (forward & aft)
Turrets: 5 1⁄2 in (140 mm)
3 in (76 mm) (hoists)
Barbettes: 8 in (203 mm)-4 in (102 mm)
Secondary sponsons: 4 in (102 mm)
Conning Tower: 8 1⁄2 in (216 mm)
General characteristics (1914)[1]
Armament:
8 × 8 in (203 mm)/35 caliber Mark 3 and/or Mark 4 breech-loading rifles (4 x 2)
12 × 5 in (127 mm)/40 caliber RF breech-loading rifles
4 × 6-pounder (57 mm (2.2 in)) Driggs-Schroeder saluting guns
General characteristics (1917)[2]
Armament:
8 × 8 in (203 mm)/35 caliber Mark 3 and/or Mark 4 breech-loading rifles (4 x 2)
8 × 5 in (127 mm)/40 caliber RF breech-loading rifles
2 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 caliber anti-aircraft guns
4 × 6-pounder (57 mm (2.2 in)) Driggs-Schroeder saluting guns
The second USS Brooklyn (ACR-3/CA-3) was the third United States Navy armored cruiser, the only one to be named at commissioning for a city rather than a state.
Ordered for $3,450,420.29 (hull and machinery),[3] she was launched on 2 October 1895 by William Cramp and Sons Ship and Engine Building Company of Philadelphia; sponsored by Miss Ida May Schieren, daughter of the Honorable Charles A. Schieren, Mayor of Brooklyn, New York; and commissioned on 1 December 1896, Captain Francis Augustus Cook in command.[4]
Contents
1 Design and construction
1.1 Armament
1.2 Armor
1.3 Engineering
1.4 Refits
2 Service history
2.1 Spanish–American War
2.2 Post-war
3 Awards
4 References
5 Bibliography
6 External links
Design and construction
Brooklyn was said to be an improved New York at the time of her completion. She was also designed by the Navy Department and was about 1,000 tons larger, which allowed for a raised forecastle for better seakeeping.[5] However, Brooklyn sacrificed armor for improved armament.[6] She had eight 8-inch guns compared to New York's six, and all were in twin turrets. The secondary armament was increased in caliber from New York's 4-inch guns to 5-inch guns.[7] Brooklyn had her turrets in a "lozenge" arrangement (one each fore and aft, one on each side) and also had a tumblehome hull, which allowed the side turrets to fire dead ahead and astern. She was the only US Navy ship built with this turret arrangement.[6] The tumblehome hull and "lozenge" arrangement were rare in the US Navy, but at the time were prevalent in the French Navy and in French-designed Russian ships, such as the French Magenta and the Russian Tsesarevich.[8]
Compared with New York, Brooklyn had a 3 in (76 mm) belt versus 4 in (102 mm), 8 in (203 mm) barbettes versus 10 in (254 mm), and the same turret and deck armor.[7]
Armament
Brooklyn as built had a main armament of eight 8 in (203 mm)/35 caliber Mark 3 and/or Mark 4 breech-loading rifles in four twin Mark 8 turrets in a "lozenge" arrangement.[9] The forward and starboard side turrets were electric-powered, while the other two turrets were steam-powered. This was to test which system was better, and as a result the Navy adopted electric power for future turret designs.[7] Secondary armament was twelve 5 in (127 mm)/40 caliber rapid fire (RF) guns in sponsons along the sides, along with twelve 6-pounder (57 mm (2.2 in)) Driggs-Schroeder RF guns, four 1-pounder (37 mm (1.5 in)) Driggs-Schroeder saluting guns, and five 18 in (457 mm) torpedo tubes.[5][6][7] Some additional weapons on wheeled carriages were carried for use by landing parties; these included two 3-inch (76 mm) field artillery pieces and four Gatling guns.[10]
Armor
Brooklyn had significantly less protection than New York, to allow for increased armament. The belt was 3 in (76 mm) thick and 8 feet 6 inches (2.6 m) deep, of which 5 ft (1.5 m) was below the waterline. It protected only the machinery spaces.[7][6] The armored deck was 6 in (152 mm) thick on its sloped sides and 3 in (76 mm) in the flat middle amidships, but only 2 1⁄2 in (64 mm) at the ends.[7][6] The gun turrets had up to 5 1⁄2 in (140 mm) of armor, on 8 in (203 mm)-4 in (102 mm) barbettes with 3 in (76 mm) protecting the ammunition hoists.[7][6] The secondary gun sponsons had 4 in (102 mm), while the conning tower was 8 1⁄2 in (216 mm) thick.[7][6]
Engineering
Brooklyn was intended to be relatively fast at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph), and achieved 21.91 knots (40.58 km/h; 25.21 mph) on trials. Her machinery was generally similar to New York, but achieved 1,300 ihp (970 kW) additional horsepower and an extra knot on trials.[6] Four triple-expansion engines totaling 16,000 ihp (12,000 kW) (designed, 18,769 ihp (13,996 kW) on trials) were clutched in tandem, two on each of two shafts.[6] The forward engines could be disconnected to conserve fuel at an economical cruising speed. In the US Navy, only New York shared this feature, which proved something of a liability in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba, when both ships were operating with the forward engines disconnected and did not have time to reconnect them, thus limiting their speed.[10] Seven coal-fired cylindrical boilers, five double-ended and two single-ended, supplied steam to the engines.[7][6]
Refits
Brooklyn's refits were relatively modest. Her torpedo tubes were removed prior to 1914; one source says by 1903.[1][5] By 1917 the 5-inch guns had been reduced to eight while two 3 in (76 mm)/50 caliber anti-aircraft guns were added.[2][5]
Service history
Spanish–American War
Brooklyn's first assignment was a special cruise to Britain with representatives of the U.S. for the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria. The cruiser returned to the east coast in July 1897 and cruised there and in the West Indies until becoming flagship of the Flying Squadron under Commodore W. S. Schley on 28 March 1898.[4]
During the Spanish–American War, the Flying Squadron arrived at Cienfuegos, Cuba on 21 May and established the blockade of that port. On 26 May, the Squadron arrived at Santiago de Cuba, where the Spanish fleet was being held behind the protection of the forts. Brooklyn was a key vessel in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba on 3 July, in which the Spanish Fleet was destroyed. Although she was struck 20 times by whole shot, Brooklyn suffered only one man wounded (Fireman J. Bevins) and one man killed (Chief Yeoman George Henry Ellis).[4][11][10]
Brooklyn returned to Tompkinsville, New York on 20 August; cruised along the Atlantic coast and in Caribbean waters; participated in the Spanish–American War Victory Celebration at New York on 5 October; and in the Dewey Celebration at New York in September 1899. She left Hampton Roads on 16 October and sailed via the Suez Canal to Manila, Philippine Islands, where she arrived on 16 December. She became flagship of the Asiatic Squadron and participated in the China Relief Expedition (8 July – 11 October 1900. She made a cruise to the Dutch East Indies, Australia and New Zealand from 10 April – 7 August 1901; the last stage was to Melbourne, Auckland, Wellington and Sydney. She remained with the Asiatic Squadron until 1 March 1902, when she sailed for the United States via the Suez Canal and arrived at the New York Navy Yard on 1 May.[4]
Post-war
Brooklyn in 1899
On 20 May 1902, Brooklyn was at Havana, Cuba for the ceremonies to transfer the authority on that island from the United States Government to the Cuban Government. In June–July, she was on special duty in connection with the funeral of the late British Ambassador to the United States, Lord Pauncefote. During the next four years, she cruised with the North Atlantic Fleet and the European Squadron. She was involved in the intervention in Syria from 8 September to 17 October 1903 as well as the intervention in Djibouti from 21 November 1903 to 18 January 1904.[4]
Brooklyn returned to New York on 26 May 1905. On 7 June, as flagship of Rear Admiral Charles Dwight Sigsbee, she sailed for Cherbourg, France, where the remains of the late John Paul Jones were received aboard and brought to America. Upon arrival at Annapolis, Commodore Jones' remains were transferred ashore to a receiving vault at the United States Naval Academy with appropriate ceremonies on 23 July.[4]
Following a naval militia cruise (from 3–23 August 1905) and a tour in the Mediterranean (from 28 December 1905 – 8 May 1906), Brooklyn went into reserve at the League Island Navy Yard in Philadelphia on 16 May 1906. Except for a short period (from 30 June–2 August 1906) in commission for special service at Havana, Cuba, she remained in reserve until the spring of 1907. From 12 April – 4 December 1907, Brooklyn served as part of the permanent display at the Jamestown Exposition in Jamestown, Virginia. Following her return to Philadelphia, Brooklyn went into reserve again on 21 December.[4]
Placed out of commission on 23 June 1908, she was commissioned in ordinary on 2 March 1914. She was assigned to the Atlantic Reserve Fleet and served as receiving ship at Boston Navy Yard from 24 July 1914 – 13 March 1915. She was placed in full commission at Philadelphia on 9 May 1915 and served on Neutrality Patrol around Boston Harbor until November, when she sailed to the Asiatic Station to serve as flagship for the Commander-in-Chief of the Asiatic Fleet. She attended to regular military and diplomatic duties in China, Japan, and Russia until September 1919, when she became the flagship of Commander, Division 1, Asiatic Fleet. In January 1920, she was assigned to the Pacific Fleet as flagship of Commander, Destroyer Squadrons, and remained there until 15 January 1921. She was redesignated as CA-3 (heavy cruiser) on 17 July 1920 as part of a fleetwide redesignation plan. Brooklyn was placed out of commission for the final time at Mare Island Navy Yard on 9 March 1921 and sold for disposal on 20 December.[4]
Colorized photo of Brooklyn
Workers cutting up a main turret of Brooklyn during the scrapping process c.1922
Awards
Navy Expeditionary Medal (2 awards)
Sampson Medal
Spanish Campaign Medal
Philippine Campaign Medal
China Relief Expedition Medal
Victory Medal with "ASIATIC" clasp
we went dumpster diving for the first time ever tonight.
we got a bag full of krispy kreme donuts!
then we stopped at a gas station on our way home and we started talking to these kids who were there. they had just been at a party that got busted by the police and they invited us back to their friends house, so we went.
it was all full sail kids. a couple of them were from alabama and they knew of wetumpka. they all seemed to hate it just as much as i did, which was nice.
everything was pretty cool until right before we left when i said "gay niggers" in front of a black guy and he got really upset. then i smoked, and i really really shouldn't have because after that i didn't feel well anymore.
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Jap[anese] students learn to shoot
[between ca. 1915 and ca. 1920]
1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.
Notes:
Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negative.
Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).
Format: Glass negatives.
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Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
General information about the Bain Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.ggbain
Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ggbain.29148
Call Number: LC-B2- 4976-6
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The former Piedmont Service Station in Chase City, Mecklenburg Couunty, Virginia is a classic structure with the Gulf orange and cobalt blue colors. The pull through area (port cochere) is expansive and covers a large area, including an asymmetrical wall pattern which matches the interesting angles of the covered area. The station dates from about 1925. It has been well-preserved, down to the decorfative pressed tin ceiling of the covered area (see images 8 and 9). A mechanic's bay is located on the left part of the building. The Gulf sign is complete with bullet holes. This must have been a prime location, occupying a corner lot. It's not in operation today. Is is a contributing structure in the Chase City Warehouse and Commercial Historic District, which was added to the National Register of Historic Places 12/11/2020 with reference number 100005923.
The nomination form is found at Virginia Department of Historic Resources
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I got so frustrated trying to figure out what to do with Sir Frog's challenge image for Down Under Challenge #790 that I just figured the heck with it and shot the darn thing. I got the bullet holes from Google Images.
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Designer: Dai Yongfeng (戴永凤)
1975, August
The old Party secretary talks about the past
Lao shuji hua dangnian (老书记话当年)
Call nr.: BG E39/316 (IISH collection)
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WATERS NEAR GUAM (Mar. 9, 2016) - Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force ships and U.S. Naval ships steam together in formation throughout cannon firing exercises during multi sail 2016. Multi sail is a bilateral training exercise aimed at interoperability between the U.S. and Japanese forces. This exercise builds interoperability and benefits from realistic, shared training, enhancing our ability to work together to confront any contingency. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Eric Coffer/Released)
After the bib incident, Slim and Tobby enroll in the Witness Protection Program and are relocated to El Paso, Texas. They practice new skills to blend in with the locals.
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WATERS NEAR GUAM (March 15, 2016) Sailors on board the guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) place chocks and chains on an MH-60R helicopter from the Island Knights of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 during flight operations. Fitzgerald is on patrol in the 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Eric Coffer/Released)
Empty Revolver of a Taurus .44 Magnum. Doing some target practice at the Matanuska Valley Sportman's Range in Palmer, Alaska - an indoor range.
These old farm buildings are all that's left of the former Hamlet of Balsdean.
It was destroyed in target practice along with the rest of the village in the last war.
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Sign - used for target practice - at Gallions Reach Shopping Park.
Part of my London's Inner Circle walk