tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740842577558997362.post8376675465763609695..comments2023-08-07T07:27:43.540-04:00Comments on Vox Michaeli: Bullets over Arkhamelmo iscariothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14710846725911318970noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740842577558997362.post-173060503142007332011-03-24T13:19:25.236-04:002011-03-24T13:19:25.236-04:00Glad to see the Pocket Hammerless getting some res...Glad to see the Pocket Hammerless getting some respect. <br /><br />Newbius, <br />The drilling is a great idea for the investogator on foot who can only carry one long arm.elmo iscariothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14710846725911318970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740842577558997362.post-62071376776334866182011-03-24T09:25:05.424-04:002011-03-24T09:25:05.424-04:00I'll play. S&W M1917 in .45ACP, and a J.P...I'll play. S&W M1917 in .45ACP, and a J.P Sauer Drilling in 16GA/9.3x72R. If I need another shottie, I can use the Ithaca Model 37, right? :)Newbiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09501998014769060130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740842577558997362.post-79124416197934903292011-03-23T10:15:39.124-04:002011-03-23T10:15:39.124-04:00I don't see any aquatic events evolving here, ...I don't see any aquatic events evolving here, and I think there needs to be some shooting involving hitting a target before it emerges from the depths.<br /><br />Colt 1903 Pocket Hammerless, Winchester 1897 riot gun, and the ever-trusty SMLE - I'm ready!mikeenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740842577558997362.post-83873310418713262972011-03-23T09:18:11.073-04:002011-03-23T09:18:11.073-04:00Billll,
Alright, I guess a muzzleloader event is ...Billll, <br />Alright, I guess a muzzleloader event is called for, too. But what do you call it? Colonial Cthulhu? The Boston Byakhee Party? The Battles of Lexington and Fhtagncord?elmo iscariothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14710846725911318970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740842577558997362.post-81572490664081503522011-03-23T06:14:26.809-04:002011-03-23T06:14:26.809-04:00I'm in. Colt Police Positive for the first sta...I'm in. Colt Police Positive for the first stage, a 12 gauge LeFever Nitro Special for the second, and a Mosin-Nagant 91/30 for the last. I'm not certain about the LeFever, but I know my other two guns were actually made prior to the cut-off date. (Ithaca made the Nitro Special from the 1920s to the early 1940s)Cybrluditehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02222195374935367060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740842577558997362.post-411066593977605872011-03-22T22:13:10.470-04:002011-03-22T22:13:10.470-04:00What do you know? I have nearly completed two each...What do you know? I have nearly completed two each 2-bore muskets.<br /><br />I'm in.Billllhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13913354887560267235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740842577558997362.post-90412934563670728032011-03-22T12:16:14.829-04:002011-03-22T12:16:14.829-04:00What if I had a sword cane? Or maybe if I tipped i...What if I had a sword cane? Or maybe if I tipped it with cold iron ... scratch a few sigils on the ground and say the alphabet backwards? <br /><br />Or maybe I could commandeer a conveniently abandoned bicycle. <br /><br />They also make canes with built-in brandy flasks. That could probably figure in somehow. :-PJoannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10952078709114872197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740842577558997362.post-34751732879163975312011-03-22T11:39:00.805-04:002011-03-22T11:39:00.805-04:00Joanna,
The point is to have fun doing something ...Joanna, <br />The point is to have fun doing something nerdy, not to rules-lawyer, so I like the idea of a work-around for folks who can't run. <br /><br />How do you evade an angry shoggoth while embarrassing yourself in front of your friends without running? My first thought is "casting a spell", which would probably involve shouting a long tongue twister and gesticulating wildly with an Elder Sign. <br /><br />[This also makes me wish the NFA didn't make a cane-gun event impractical.]elmo iscariothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14710846725911318970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740842577558997362.post-78324333959252983422011-03-22T10:50:53.883-04:002011-03-22T10:50:53.883-04:00Elmo: Potential rules tweak -- Last stage, you hav...Elmo: Potential rules tweak -- Last stage, you have to make the run with what you shot. :D<br /><br />DocJim: <i>The Federal Income Tax Code, Regulations and Official Guidance;</i><br /><br />That's just cruel! Even the Mad Arab would say so.perlhaqrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01920117742664645165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740842577558997362.post-91298154631812775262011-03-22T10:25:55.087-04:002011-03-22T10:25:55.087-04:00Count me in ...
... mostly for the fact that, du...Count me in ... <br /><br />... mostly for the fact that, due to real-life physical conditions, my persona would involve a cane and a limp, as well as an off-balance shooting stance. More to the point, <i>I can't run</i>; I'm interested in figuring work-arounds for the 100-yard dash. <br /><br />But yeah, any excuse to dress up and shoot things. >:-DJoannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10952078709114872197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740842577558997362.post-30566346789731662722011-03-22T10:14:32.199-04:002011-03-22T10:14:32.199-04:00Perlhaqr, Tirno, Woerm,
"Last stage would s...Perlhaqr, Tirno, Woerm, <br /><br /><i>"Last stage would seem to call for a Rodda. :D (Sorry, John.)" "Finally, a practical shooting sport that calls for the application of a 2-bore on the last stage as a winning strategy." "How many rounds of 30.30 JMB goodness would it take to ruin an RV..."</i> <br /><br />It's becoming clear that, as CAS has a forward-looking Wild Bunch variant, LAS needs a backward-looking "by gaslight" variant. The last stage in particular becomes mightily interesting if you mandate only manually repeating guns or, God forbid, muzzleloaders.elmo iscariothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14710846725911318970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740842577558997362.post-27220870786718407852011-03-22T10:09:26.985-04:002011-03-22T10:09:26.985-04:00Perlhaqr,
The .50 BMG never even crossed my mind,...Perlhaqr, <br />The .50 BMG never even crossed my mind, but it's more comfortably inside the deadline than the .357 mag. There's something paradoxically satisfying about a contestant making a power requirement with a full-auto firearm that significantly exceeds the power level with its first round.elmo iscariothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14710846725911318970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740842577558997362.post-87095557586672766482011-03-22T09:56:48.703-04:002011-03-22T09:56:48.703-04:00Shooflypie, Wing and a Whim, Docjim,
I know some ...Shooflypie, Wing and a Whim, Docjim, <br />I know some CAS groups like to add little sideline events for the hack of it (like derringer shootouts)--I have a feeling few LAS leagues could resist doing the kind of puzzle sidelines you guys are suggesting. Docjim, in my group's Call of Cthulhu tabletop RPG, we sometimes simulate short-term sanity damage with alcohol; I'm considering trying out your suggestion as an alternative, but it may raise the horror level beyond what my players are comfortable with. >:)elmo iscariothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14710846725911318970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740842577558997362.post-77928449481088003012011-03-22T09:19:30.280-04:002011-03-22T09:19:30.280-04:00Jeez, why didn't I think of this???
However, ...Jeez, why didn't I think of this???<br /><br />However, I'd like to make a recommendation to capture the unique mental stresses of the Chthulu mythos. As a copy of the "Necronomicon" of the mad Arab Abdool Alhazred is (probably) not available for the competitors to read and test their grip on sanity, I'd like to suggest that, prior to commencing Stage III, they read twenty pages from any of the following:<br /><br />(A) The Federal Income Tax Code, Regulations and Official Guidance;<br /><br />(B) The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (aka ObamaCare bill);<br /><br />(C) Sarah Palin's "Going Rogue"<br /><br />(D) Michael Moore's "Dude, Where's My Country"<br /><br />(shooter's choice, but there must be obvious signs of mental stress such as catatonia, uncontrollable rage, vomitting, unconsciousness, etc., or else the shooter will be disqualified)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740842577558997362.post-68817880224456531282011-03-22T08:24:52.899-04:002011-03-22T08:24:52.899-04:00Woerm: 4 rounds of 150 gr .30-30 makes the 10kJ cu...Woerm: 4 rounds of 150 gr .30-30 makes the 10kJ cutoff.<br /><br />Of note: an M2 makes the year deadline...perlhaqrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01920117742664645165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740842577558997362.post-83068891854189820742011-03-21T23:58:25.461-04:002011-03-21T23:58:25.461-04:00Stage 1: 1911
Stage 2: Auto-5 in 12 gauge
Stag...Stage 1: 1911<br /><br />Stage 2: Auto-5 in 12 gauge<br /><br />Stage 3: Winchester 1886 in .45-70Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740842577558997362.post-4773109468045605982011-03-21T21:11:36.853-04:002011-03-21T21:11:36.853-04:00Where's the first meet?
I'm in and have 1...Where's the first meet?<br /><br />I'm in and have 16 gauge double the .32 and a Win 94<br /><br />How many rounds of 30.30 JMB goodness would it take to ruin an RV (reminder must read so Lovecraft ASAP) looks like all 8 (7 +1)<br /><br />woerm/thrAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740842577558997362.post-59564448139989391332011-03-21T20:09:41.285-04:002011-03-21T20:09:41.285-04:00Awesome.
Looks like I need to start running some ...Awesome.<br /><br />Looks like I need to start running some more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740842577558997362.post-54329033328494821162011-03-21T18:58:53.091-04:002011-03-21T18:58:53.091-04:00The most fun part of this post was estimating the ...<i>The most fun part of this post was estimating the volume of a shoggoth. </i><br /><br />[snork]wolfwalkernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740842577558997362.post-926607655505264602011-03-21T18:47:03.562-04:002011-03-21T18:47:03.562-04:00Me too. I don't have anything that qualifies a...Me too. I don't have anything that qualifies at the moment, but I'm in.Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780425923108876647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740842577558997362.post-74952058512971517412011-03-21T17:52:43.937-04:002011-03-21T17:52:43.937-04:00It needs an event that involves firing six shots a...It needs an event that involves firing six shots at midnight.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740842577558997362.post-49931355503549040952011-03-21T10:53:15.923-04:002011-03-21T10:53:15.923-04:00Instead of a straight up 100 yard/meter sprint at ...Instead of a straight up 100 yard/meter sprint at the end, how about a 25 yard sprint to a selection of kettle bells (5#, 10#, 20#) and a horizontal line adjustable (by a judge) to head height. Lift the kettle bell(s) of your choice until you exceed your body weight and then sprint back 25 yards to your start point. Requires less area and incorporates different strength challenges in one event.<br /><br />Eliminate the slowest run/lift event time, followed by the slowest remaining shooter's time from each course in reverse order.Will Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13454533450309633627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740842577558997362.post-39649651985490002392011-03-21T08:51:10.275-04:002011-03-21T08:51:10.275-04:00Finally, a practical shooting sport that calls for...Finally, a practical shooting sport that calls for the application of a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2_bore" rel="nofollow">2-bore</a> on the last stage as a winning strategy.Tirnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12545609711956034630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740842577558997362.post-3759397434972131332011-03-21T02:39:13.008-04:002011-03-21T02:39:13.008-04:00First stage obviously needs to be a 1911.
Second ...First stage obviously needs to be a 1911.<br /><br />Second stage, Winchester lever action 12 ga. (Trying to stick with a JMB theme here.)<br /><br />Last stage would seem to call for a Rodda. :D (Sorry, John.)perlhaqrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01920117742664645165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740842577558997362.post-44925462487689427072011-03-20T22:48:44.266-04:002011-03-20T22:48:44.266-04:00And a stage with a box of matches, a very nice pip...And a stage with a box of matches, a very nice pipe, a pouch of some herbal mixture, a pile of scribbled notes with rubbings of some stone carvings, an interesting statue, and incense that can be put in front of it. The person who correctly burns the books/notes and nothing else may pass to the next stage.On a Wing and a Whimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00754595334684845895noreply@blogger.com