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I don't remember every page of this thread:Oh yes, thanks for the reminder, I'm going to throw that in the OP.
Was cover ever addressed? It should definitely be put up in the OP. In many games and movies people can seemingly hide behind drywall and sheet metal (e.g. cars). Doing that in real life gets you shot up.
I just looked up some video of the AA12 and G18. The first, the guy had a tiny stock on his g18, but another guy had a G18 in each hand and shot each rapid fire, with seemingly little recoil. And another one I thought seemed really weird, is a guy had an AA12, and shot it with 1 hand, arm extended.You have to remember how expensive those are to fire (I realize 5.56 are expensive as well, but they are much more cost effective in an assault rifle), and that they are shooting targets, they are not in a combat situation. If the fact that they ARE pretty difficult to control (with practice you could probably stabilize them more effectively), you also have to factor in ammo expenses (we don't want guns that rip through a 32-round mag in 3 seconds, especially since one bullet would do the same exact job), and how generally useless a shotgun is on the battlefield. Plus, the tiny-ass barrel on a compact handgun isn't sufficient to keep bullets accurate for a realistic range. There is literally NO need for these guns in any Military organization, as normal semi-automatics and assault rifles do the same job, only better and cheaper. This is exactly why these guns are only popular with civilians.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siOEEOTjGqM The AA12 one. I lol'd when the 2nd guy shot and he started to get pushed back.
From another angle, you should keep weapons unloaded and the guns and ammo locked up whenever you're not using them. If your gun is in a place where you can reach and fire it in 10 seconds, it's also in a place where your nephew can accidentally blow his head off on Christmas while everyone else is unwrapping presents. Or hell, take this very unlikely case: your next door neighbor's 4 year old kid wanders into your house through a dog door, gets into your bedroom, finds your gun, and shoots himself. Guess what, you'd still be liable for the injury! Keep a wood bat around instead.
That being said, and this is coming from someone who knows very little about guns, I would say a handgun, because it's probably more convenient for storage. Things like accuracy, range, and stopping power shouldn't even factor into a residential setting unless you're being robbed by a trained SWAT team or something.
What's the best weapon for civilian home security, a shotgun or a pistol?Wedge is right, a lock will keep 99% of all intruders out, a gun is always a last resort, and he's also correct about gun safety. Never keep your weapon loaded (it's actually a criminal offense to keep a loaded firearm not in a safe in some states), never aim at anyone you don't intend to hurt, etc etc.
While most people will say a pistol because you can hide them and they are compact, I personally would say a shotgun and here are my reasonsPlease stop giving advice, you obviously don't know what you're talking about. Birdshot MIGHT not penetrate, but buckshot will tear a wall a new one.
1. if you have a family the shot will not go through the insulation in your walls, so you would not have to worry about anyone on the other side of the wall, where as a .45 pistol would go through your wall with little problem
2. anyone can fire a shotgun. Let's say your on vacation, and your wife finds an intruder in the house, she can pick up the shotgun, and just fire from the hip in his general direction, it's going to hit him.
You darn Americans and your guns.“The war is coming to the streets of America and if you are not keeping and bearing and practicing with your arms then you will be helpless and you will be the victim of evil.”
should i eventually stop going down and work outward?Yeah, branch out with tunnels in every direction for maximum coverage and different height levels is the easiest way to find caves.
i need to know w good mining method that involves mining carts...i'm still kinda new to alpha, i usually just dig a 3x3 pit down until i hit a cave, search around, then repeatDig at a downward angle, a 2x tunnel with stairs for you and a track for carts is decent.
oh god valve
what happened to developing 1 game at a time
Is THIS why they delayed Portal 2? :CNo.
I know some about guns, but I could use some more knowledgeA dust cover covers the receiver and protects it from dust. Hence the name. The breech is the gap where the spent casing is ejected, it is ejected FROM the chamber.
A dust cover does what exactly?
Isn't it where the spentbulletcartridge comes out?
How's the Deagle, Did it fly away yet?
and the AVP movies were goodThe first was decent and the second was garbage.
Imagine if this was Valve's plan all along. Everyone raged at how they were exclusive items, but imagine if they had this charity thing planned all along. I would have so much respect for Valve is they were actually crafty enough to think of that.Not really. It all started as an FP thread where everyone called the OP an idiot and "it'll never work" and stuff like that.
What path?Where did you save the jar file to, your desktop?
Only because you didn't get one.Totally not because they're getting people to donate to charity.
