Frustrated !

[K22]

Just smile and nod - it ain't worth getting your blood pressure up.

If these guys ain't comfortable in their "own skin" then I guess they have to invent a "new skin."

Be yourself - everyone else is taken (I think some famous author said that many years ago.)

 

[msinc]

I worked with a guy who said he was a former SEAL, then worked for the CIA before being hired as an assembly line worker.. We used to say, "Wow, tell us more". It was good lunchtime entertainment listening to him.

Haha....it's been a few years ago, but someone posted on here that "fewer than 90 Navy Seals served in Vietnam during the war and I've met 42,000 of them!!!"
The other day there was some idiot on here that told us, "in basic they trained us to go to Vietnam by throwing up plastic discs and letting us shoot at them with BB guns"....good god yall!!!!
It's my experience that the "real ones" don't talk much about it. My dentist of 30 some years recently passed away and it was then we found out that he was Green Beret. His father and brother were serving in Vietnam so they sent him to South Korea where he ended up being the one to catch a bullet in the leg up on the DMZ. He was a very nice man that you would have never guessed until I saw the photos of him in uniform.

 

[nicholst55]

How do you tell the difference between a fairy tale and a war story? Fairy tales begin with 'once upon a time...' while war stories begin with 'now this ain't no lie.'

There I was, completely surrounded, down to my last round of ammo...

 

[6ShotsOr5?]

Folks who do this are usually suffering from low self esteem. Some are actually very smart but for some reason never reached the level of success, they aspired to. They may appear to be pleased with their station in life but there is something lacking in their mind. Think of the combat veteran who tried to be a seal or special operator and fell short in the tryouts. How about the guy who served honorably in a war zone and tells other men's war stories as if they were their own. These folks are failures in their own minds, even if they have attained success and are looked up to by others. they can't help themselves and should be pitied.

By the way, last week I was at the range with my 6.5 Creedmoor and was able to cut 5 playing cards with the edge facing me at 500 yards. I had to take a second shot at the last card. I think the factory ammo was defective.

Yeah, I like to line them up so I can get them all in one shot, eventually.

 

[Daddymac]

The delusional guy, I will just leave him alone.
The guy that's just full of BS, I will give him some rope and he will hang himself.
That brings us to what I call "the one upper" no matter what, he has done one better, call me a jackass, but sometimes, just for fun, I like to one up the one upper, it drives them crazy.

 

[338 Mollett]

Time to go back for more education,if the patrons of that den of knowledge vote and breed I am morally obligated to infiltrate and intervene ! Wish me luck.

 

[msinc]

The delusional guy, I will just leave him alone.
The guy that's just full of BS, I will give him some rope and he will hang himself.
That brings us to what I call "the one upper" no matter what, he has done one better, call me a jackass, but sometimes, just for fun, I like to one up the one upper, it drives them crazy.

Had a brother-in-law that was the ultimate "one upper". If I said I caught 12 fish, he immediately shot back that he caught 13. Groundhog shot was 259 yards, his was 275. He was very schooled and astute in one upping. I got to where I would ask first "how many fish" he would say 15 and I would say 16 and he shot back, "well, of course I threw the first two back. Take him fishing and he never caught more than 3 or 4. The bastard actually was a pretty good shot though.

 

[magic mike]

It's been my experience throughout my life that true bravery and courage are generally shrouded in silence and humility. I rode with my partner back in my LE days for almost two years before he told me he had been a Marine Corps sniper in Nam. I will tell you this, when the sh.. hit the fan there was no one I would have wanted by my side more than him. God rest your soul Bill.

 

[bighorn06]

I got some good laughs here. This makes me remember about 30 years ago I did some over the road trucking. The stories and lies that came over the CB were very similar to this post. At least I could turn it off when it got too raunchy. Mike

 

[Kracken McGraw]

I once got into a tussle with a rap star , called himself (Silver Dollar). After i whipped him, i laughed at him and said now you can call yourself( fiddy cents.)

 

[Monte F]

I don't compete because I don't like humiliation!
Sometimes I play a joke on my friends at the range. I shoot a hole in the target, then shoot 4 shots in the berm. When we go check targets, they're in awe!.......until
I tell them what I did!

That's like when I throw a washer up into the air and shoot a bullet from my revolver straight through it while still spinning! Stan (Sh!t that ain't nothin)

 

[Catfur]

I don't know about y'all, but life is more fun with a little BS. My adventures with friends all sound a lot more fun the way they tell them then the way I recall them, and I like that.

The guy at the gun store talking about his 6.5 LaserBeam(TM), with no wind drift at all to 1000 yards, affects my enjoyment of losing (usually) at the range not one whit, either.

 

[anschuter2013]

I actually paid off my student debt and had some leftover funds to buy a yacht due to my incredible marksmanship skills. All this from shooting the hairs off a gnats ass and leaving change. That change added up over time. True story...I won't toot my own horn, but I guess you could say I did my part.

 

[JEFFPPC]

Haha....it's been a few years ago, but someone posted on here that "fewer than 90 Navy Seals served in Vietnam during the war and I've met 42,000 of them!!!"
The other day there was some idiot on here that told us, "in basic they trained us to go to Vietnam by throwing up plastic discs and letting us shoot at them with BB guns"....good god yall!!!!
It's my experience that the "real ones" don't talk much about it. My dentist of 30 some years recently passed away and it was then we found out that he was Green Beret. His father and brother were serving in Vietnam so they sent him to South Korea where he ended up being the one to catch a bullet in the leg up on the DMZ. He was a very nice man that you would have never guessed until I saw the photos of him in uniform.

Well, I was in basic at Jackson during Nam and that story was correct except the discs were metal and the bb guns had no sights. Theory was instinct shooting at close range quickly. Frustrated me do no end I never hit one. We had kid from NYC said he never shot a gun until basic who seldom missed, drove me crazy. So before you critize someone be sure you know the facts. That was with D-5-1.

 

[tmwinds]

Well, I was in basic at Jackson during Nam and that story was correct except the discs were metal and the bb guns had no sights. Theory was instinct shooting at close range quickly. Frustrated me do no end I never hit one. We had kid from NYC said he never shot a gun until basic who seldom missed, drove me crazy. So before you critize someone be sure you know the facts. That was with D-5-1.

Same thing at Ft. Benning 1966. Don't think I ever hit one either.

 

[Old Navy]

Back in the day, a bunch of us were in our early 20. At noon time, we would be out sitting along the building eating and you know, there's always one of the guys that had done it ALL.
Had one guy that ALWAYS ran his mouth about all the things he had done. (remember we were all in our early 20s)
I finally had enough and jumped this guy in front of the rest of the bunch.
I told him that he HAD TO BE at least 200 years old for all the things he had done and it was ALWAYS better than anyone else.
Guess what? He shut up and never said another word.

 

[JEFFPPC]

Haha....it's been a few years ago, but someone posted on here that "fewer than 90 Navy Seals served in Vietnam during the war and I've met 42,000 of them!!!"
The other day there was some idiot on here that told us, "in basic they trained us to go to Vietnam by throwing up plastic discs and letting us shoot at them with BB guns"....good god yall!!!!
It's my experience that the "real ones" don't talk much about it. My dentist of 30 some years recently passed away and it was then we found out that he was Green Beret. His father and brother were serving in Vietnam so they sent him to South Korea where he ended up being the one to catch a bullet in the leg up on the DMZ. He was a very nice man that you would have never guessed until I saw the photos of him in uniform.

There were generally 2 Seal teams deployed in RVN for about 6 years. Normally 2, 6man squads in each platoon and usually served 6 month tours. Many of them served multiple tours. There were 46 Seals killed there. Just some more facts for you.

 

[Old Navy]

I know that guy.

 

[JEFFPPC]

I know that guy.

I think we all have known that guy. Much better to talk about the guys that were real and honor them. So........as a kid my best friends dad was an avid ground hog hunter who started in me my love of shooting. At maybe 9 or 10 buddy and I found a small suitcase in his arric with a bunch of cases of metals . I mean a pile of them. His dad came up, saw us with them. He just stared far a minute then said, I will tell you about this one time, dont ask any questions after this. Short story was , WW2 gunner in a bomber, shot down three times, captured once but escaped, fought once with resistance for several months, last time he bailed out was shot in the legs by a German fighter while coming down in his chute. That was the end of his war. Then he dropped his pants and showed us the ugly scars on both legs. Died in his 90s, never heard him talk of it again. That is a conversation worth having. His son in law who is a federal judge researched his military history after his death. One of thousands of hero's we never know about.

 

[Willie]

Crazy deal here in a Texas county sheriff's election. Both candidates were found to have committed "Stolen Valor". Both stayed in election, saying they would withdraw if they won. As of today, the guy who won has not withdrawn. That is so sickening. One went so far as to award himself a Silver Star and Purple Heart.

I spent 2 tours in I Corps in a rifle company and my son's only know I was in the Army.
Combat soldiers just want to forget.