Weapons - What you have (NOT a political discussion)

tallpaul

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Traditionally those are secateurs. Shears have a longer blade IIRC...Well, back in 1974 they were, when I worked in a garden centre.View attachment 76565

It looks as though shears and secateurs are used interchangeably these days
I took shearing to be the action of the blades. Pruning is normally fine work rather than the blunt weapon (in keeping with the thread!) that hedge shears are. But to me pruning shears are called secateurs.
 

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I took shearing to be the action of the blades. Pruning is normally fine work rather than the blunt weapon (in keeping with the thread!) that hedge shears are. But to me pruning shears are called secateurs.
Quite possibly, I'm always prepared to be corrected. I was thinking along the lines of sheep shears, edging shears for lawns, hedging shears etc. Probably different parts of the world and different generations have various terms. Anyway, they are not a Colt, Derringer, Webley or blunderbuss so I'll get off here before everyone wtf is going on hahaha. OOPS!
 

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I've had the little .25 Beretta pistol for a couple of decades. Have to admit it seems near worthless to me. If ever used for defense I think it would be, a) empty the magazine, b) throw the empty gun at the threat, c) wait for tomorrow when the infection sets in.

I could never see buying another .25.
 

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Good squirrel killer.
Bunnies too, even in a suburb where you don't want to make noise.

My very German ex always thought the bunnies in the back yard were SOOOO cute, right up till she planted a garden. I was floored when she said I could shoot them and the problem was that we lived in a typical suburban neighborhood. Fortunately our house backed into woods so no house behind us. I have a nice scoped .22 Weatherby and sent one of the kids to the back yard to do a sound check. With the back slider open about 2 inches and me backed away as far to the opposite wall as possible they said the sound outside was nothing. So that's how the bunnies started to leave the yard one by one.
 

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These pre charged air rifles are not like a pellet gun of the past. They are very effective out to 200 yards. Some very interesting videos on YouTube. Starlings, Eurasian doves, pidgeons, rock chucks (marmots) are the intended targets. No seasons, licenses, or other stuff to wade through. I shot brick after brick of .22 at these in my youth. Not the doves though. They are a new invasive bird.
 

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. . . . I could never see buying another .25.
And, that's if you can even hit the target. .25 cal is notoriously inaccurate.

. . . . My very German ex always thought the bunnies in the back yard were SOOOO cute, right up till she planted a garden. . . . .
Yeah, I didn't have any hatred towards squirrels. . . . until they ate the main wiring harness on my brand new Jeep; $1,800. Then. . . . kill 'em all. I use an assortment firearms, depending on whether they're on the ground, in tree, or at distance.
 
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