What is an LBO?
Wow, what a bunch of strangeness
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What is an LBO?
Since I found benchrest, F-class, XTC and service rifle shooting boring, hated being in the pit half the time and while there getting stuck next to two 13 year old girls discussing important girl stuff(last straw, lol), I gravitated to SH and other shooting sports. Not because I felt snipery, lol, but because I liked a more dynamic shooting style and I preferred shooting steel more than paper, plus I liked/like the challenge of attempting a first round hit on steel at any reasonable distance in field conditions without the use of flags.
Story coming and backing up a little, about 11-12 years ago after joining the Hide for a year or so I went to the SRM steel match near Raton NM, my very first long range field course match.
Our squad makes it out to the first stage, my turn comes, and someone behind me is making fun of my scope, seriously, I'm not kidding, lol. I complete the stage, 6 for 6, turn around and see this small guy is the one talking sh!t about my stuff. Long story short, the day ends, I beat the small guy by 4 points, and asked him what he thought of my crappy Horus scope now??!!(8-26x50 Predator/IPHY) and that how was it I had outscored him using holdovers and holdoffs with it without dialing a turret, while he was using a S&B 5-25x56 PM2 and dialing. I did this in front of the rest of the squad which gave them a good laugh as they had heard his rhetoric during the day. It was a year or so later when I saw the owner of SH on a video and realized who he was, lol. He didn't ban me so I have to give him a nod.
Years after that I won a long range field course series two years in row. Yes, partly because of the knowledge I gained from SH, and even Frank, for that I am very grateful!!!
That being said I am able to separate the various abrasive type personalities over at the Hide from the knowledge they provide which can be very good stuff. Actually the most offending guy I've ever seen over there (alias NOBODY) was way way above most of us in knowledge as far as guns, hunting, fishing and practically anything firearms related.
For me it's been very entertaining over there watching all the drama unfold over the years, it's a lesson in human behavior if nothing else, and has taught me that I shouldn't act in certain ways and shut up when I need to. We are all on a journey here and I hope I'm a better person at the end of it by overcoming all my sins.
I'm here on AS to learn too. Who doesn't like accurate rifles, accurate reloads, etc, but especially all those little tips which go to the quiver of knowledge that may come in handy when 1 point makes the difference between winning or not!
As far as shooting goes, someday I might need to back off from the more physical to the more sedate styles of shooting. Getting old doesn't mean I have to quit shooting -YAY.
BTW, by far the person that most angered me and the worst I've ever been treated in the shooting sports was at the sign up trailer before an F-class match at Ben Avery. This individual is one of the best shooters that ever lived! Apparently he didn't concentrate on the more important traits one should try to achieve in life.
Story coming and backing up a little, about 11-12 years ago after joining the Hide for a year or so I went to the SRM steel match near Raton NM, my very first long range field course match.
Our squad makes it out to the first stage, my turn comes, and someone behind me is making fun of my scope, seriously, I'm not kidding, lol. I complete the stage, 6 for 6, turn around and see this small guy is the one talking sh!t about my stuff. Long story short, the day ends, I beat the small guy by 4 points, and asked him what he thought of my crappy Horus scope now??!!(8-26x50 Predator/IPHY) and that how was it I had outscored him using holdovers and holdoffs with it without dialing a turret, while he was using a S&B 5-25x56 PM2 and dialing. I did this in front of the rest of the squad which gave them a good laugh as they had heard his rhetoric during the day. It was a year or so later when I saw the owner of SH on a video and realized who he was, lol. He didn't ban me so I have to give him a nod.
Years after that I won a long range field course series two years in row. Yes, partly because of the knowledge I gained from SH, and even Frank, for that I am very grateful!!!
That being said I am able to separate the various abrasive type personalities over at the Hide from the knowledge they provide which can be very good stuff. Actually the most offending guy I've ever seen over there (alias NOBODY) was way way above most of us in knowledge as far as guns, hunting, fishing and practically anything firearms related.
For me it's been very entertaining over there watching all the drama unfold over the years, it's a lesson in human behavior if nothing else, and has taught me that I shouldn't act in certain ways and shut up when I need to. We are all on a journey here and I hope I'm a better person at the end of it by overcoming all my sins.
I'm here on AS to learn too. Who doesn't like accurate rifles, accurate reloads, etc, but especially all those little tips which go to the quiver of knowledge that may come in handy when 1 point makes the difference between winning or not!
As far as shooting goes, someday I might need to back off from the more physical to the more sedate styles of shooting. Getting old doesn't mean I have to quit shooting -YAY.
BTW, by far the person that most angered me and the worst I've ever been treated in the shooting sports was at the sign up trailer before an F-class match at Ben Avery. This individual is one of the best shooters that ever lived! Apparently he didn't concentrate on the more important traits one should try to achieve in life.
Don't look now, but there are a lot of PRS dudes switching to the Dasher and 6BR variants. I wonder where they got that idea?
From the OP, I tried to sell some stuff on a more regional website. It was around 2010 after all the panic buying was over and every offer I got was to trade for speakers or 1000 round boxes of 9mm or 5.56 ammo they'd paid twice as much as it worth. Never had that kind of experience selling on other sites, sometimes it's just the crowd that populates certain sites.
FWIW, I was on SH for about a week 10 or 12 years ago and it was like a pack of wolves shouting down anybody that didn't fit in. It was ridiculous. The funny part was that at the time, I knew a couple guys locally that were active on there and they took that garbage seriously. I'd see them at the range and they'd be all worked up talking about who said what and everybody's an idiot. I always thought, for a couple internet tough guys they've got more drama in their life than a couple teenage girls
FWIW, I was on SH for about a week 10 or 12 years ago and it was like a pack of wolves shouting down anybody that didn't fit in. It was ridiculous. The funny part was that at the time, I knew a couple guys locally that were active on there and they took that garbage seriously. I'd see them at the range and they'd be all worked up talking about who said what and everybody's an idiot. I always thought, for a couple internet tough guys they've got more drama in their life than a couple teenage girls
KMart
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It was an acronym he made up and I have no clue what it means. I keep putting it out there hoping someone knows. A guy guessed Long Bore Operator once, which seems plausible.
Depart123
Gamers gonna game.
I doubt Dasher or BR variants were the original BR rds used either. All shooting sports evolve, PRS deserves to also. I'd put money on recoil the biggest factor for spotting and accuracy after in prs. Just the last 2 yrs has the accuracy of most has really became a driving force.
Unlike BR shooting, match directors of PRS could theoretically control the case being shot, instead of 90% of matches being won inside 800 yards, what if most shots were 800-1400, maybe now hotter 6's or 6.5's would rule.
EDIT: If 1K benchrest was pushed back to 1200, would the 6 BRA still be the flavor of the month.
Good post Steve! I think I am on forums more to interact with like minded individuals, no reason to talk to wifey about neck tensions. If I can learn, it's a big plus, if I can teach or save some aggravation, so be it.
Behavior issues really don't bother me, so that aspect of the hide has really never phased me.
In my time on the hide, I can only sum it up as a life lesson as "Out of Context" in all forms, and I've been guilty of it too, mostly by failing to read the whole post. It has toned down immensely, in the past, every thread had powder keg potential, and some were epic.
Yep, some of those posts were hilarious!
I like those Hitler videos when the actors are talking in German and those funny SH guys put their own captions into it, lol!
Lol, the talking cartoon bears too, the one with "a kippo" had me in tears.
I think that only the Marines and Navy have LDO's (Limited Duty Officers).
memilanuk
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...and one of the schools I went to had instructors who were hired solely as such, pretty much off the street then OCS then go be a teacher. Formally known as 'Direct Input Limited Duty Officers'. Informally known as... well, I'll let you figure that one out for yourself 
Oh man I feel a little better now. I tried to figure that abbreviation out for a while last night and it was a dry haul. I’m still a dumbass, but my not being able to figure out this particular abbreviation does not add any additional proof of that.
Yea, and I finally cyfered what HMFIC probably means. Not to impressed, but I’m far from impressed with my own self sometimes!
Depart123
Are you sure it wasn't LOB? Launcher of Bullets?
hogpatrol
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My brother was Navy and he had acronyms for everything such as NSP and FMB.
Natural stopping point and federally mandated break. He was Navy and terribly unlike my Army experiences.
Natural stopping point and federally mandated break. He was Navy and terribly unlike my Army experiences.
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