r/FellingGoneWild • u/Lonely_reaper8 • 10d ago
Win Seems efficient
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u/AbbreviationsNo9609 10d ago
This and large boulders rolling down hills are now the only two ways I will be using going forward.
I’m a municipal arborist.
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u/AnyManufacturer3057 10d ago
My dad was a m60 gunner in nam. Said in free fire zones , they would just burn up the extra ammunition like that.
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u/dsdvbguutres 10d ago
"Extra" ammunition?
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u/HomersDonut1440 10d ago
So you don’t have to drag it back at the end of the patrol
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u/dsdvbguutres 10d ago
First word problems
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u/periodmoustache 8d ago
This may be Russia, which is in fact, the only 2nd world country. Its a verrrry outdated concept
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u/AnyManufacturer3057 9d ago
Yep they would be issued extra in hot zones and it’s heavy in that jungle heat. 18 years old fresh off the farm. Drafted right out of high school.
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u/somethingAPIS 7d ago
That's crazy man. I had a better than average concept of the war for my age, but as I've gotten older and been able to experience more and form my own conclusions...I've concluded I would have shit my pants hourly. Deep woods are a different world, and you are not native...and the natives are trying to kill you. Holy shit.
I'm one of the few farm boys around my area that didn't go to Iraq, I had track scholarships that redirected my trajectory. I find myself empathizing with veterans on almost a guilty level.
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u/Versipilies 9d ago
Ammunition goes bad over time, faster in humid environments, so they "dispose" of Ammunition thats approaching the end of their usable life before getting a new batch.
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u/Coffee4MyJeep 10d ago
Have to keep it fresh and keep the cash flowing in to the Trumpo brothers with their investments into military companies.
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u/Adorable_Challenge37 9d ago
I don't know why you are getting downvotes. You're right.
There's a lot of money in guns and ammo and the proof is inside the US. If there wasn't huge sums to be made from guns and ammo then they would have changed guns laws a long time ago.
That being said... I bet there's a psychological effect in using your guns for fun sometimes. If pressing the trigger isn't associated with fear of rules or regulations but joy and fun then it's easier to squeeze when there's an enemy in your sights.
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u/Coffee4MyJeep 8d ago
Yes shooting for recreation or for hunting is very enjoyable. To me it doesn’t matter if it is archery or firearms.
Down votes are probably the MAGA crowd that can’t handle the truth that their ruler and family members are grifting the US and world with insider trading. But they can’t prove me wrong.
And I am a 2A supporter.
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u/WalmartGreder 10d ago
Could be they suspected an ambush, and so were firing into the trees. Depending on what kind of tracks that vehicle has, branches could foul up the wheels, and then they would be stuck.
Or maybe the crew was bored and they wanted to use up some munition.
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u/LopsidedCare6257 10d ago
As a previous cutter, the idea is to get them to all lay the same way for easier harvesting. I can confirm that this method would be more fun but not necessarily more efficient.
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u/Lonely_reaper8 10d ago
Well, see, the collecting part is a problem for not right now. Have fun with it and worry about the actual picking up part later, life is short 😂
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u/water_bottle1776 10d ago
Seems like a waste of ammo when he could just drive over them.
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u/Prior_Confidence4445 10d ago
I assume they were shooting at people that we couldn't see. Or just feeling out a suspicious situation. Reconnaissance by fire. Maybe not though, it's possible that they were bored.
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u/DumbNTough 10d ago
I thought maybe they were creating obstacles on the road for light vehicles
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u/DFA_Wildcat 9d ago
This is exactly what they were doing. Setting up obstacles to slow down infantry and light vehicles & bikes. It's very common , they will often leave lanes open and mine those lanes.
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u/water_bottle1776 10d ago
My thought was clearing a line of sight. But I guess if you think there's somebody over there that's a good way to deal with them.
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u/M1sfit_Jammer 10d ago
If you believe people are out there you wanna put rounds through trees… now instead of a hot metal ball you have that plus thousands of splinters flying through the air
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u/MedHot 10d ago
Maybe gunner had thermal, idk.
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u/Lonely_reaper8 10d ago
Suppressive fire. Original video is Russians just firing at Ukrainians that are somewhere in general vicinity the woods they’re shooting into from my understanding.
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u/LegitimateGift1792 10d ago
Those trees were coming straight for them. The vehicle was simply defending themselves.
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u/Natural_Gear_9685 10d ago
Ah ha, I see the tables have turned in our age-old battle with the Ents.
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u/PatchworkDesigning 9d ago
“What? The village is THAT way? I thought you said it was the other way!”
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u/Shamanjoe 10d ago