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Offline easymo

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« on: December 26, 2000, 02:05:00 PM »
 a killer. And the 50s r working good

Offline AKDejaVu

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« Reply #1 on: December 26, 2000, 02:59:00 PM »
Was practicing with the .303's... they are even pretty lethal now.

Still no good for snapshots.. but you get alot more lead on the target than you used to.

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Offline Hangtime

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« Reply #2 on: December 26, 2000, 04:43:00 PM »
"...but you get alot more lead on the target than you used to."

Thats all I needed to hear...  

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Offline 54Ed

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« Reply #3 on: December 26, 2000, 04:51:00 PM »
I ran into an F6F today at co-alt, and what I guessed was co-E.  I was in an F4U-1D, a plane I don't fly much and am not very good in.  I thought to myself, "oh me oh my, an uber plane, I am in trouble."

He started an early turn too soon, so I pulled in behind him and shot up his engine on a snap shot, causing an oil leak.  Then I hung on to his 6 and waited for his engine to quit, and finished the kill.  

I'm sure the F6F is a fine plane, and I'm sure I'll enjoy flying it too, but my first encounter with one was a good reminder of the old rule:  it's the pilot, not the plane.