1 | ->''"Recoilless rifles, aren't."'' |
2 | -->-- '''Military Proverb''' |
3 | |
4 | ->''"If a boy fires off a gun, whether at a fox, a landlord or a reigning sovereign, he will be rebuked according to the relative value of these objects. But if he fires off a gun for the first time it is very likely that he will not expect the recoil, or know what a heavy knock it can give him. He may go blazing away through life at these and similar objects in the landscape; but he will be less and less surprised by the recoil; that is, by the reaction. He may even dissuade his little sister of six from firing off one of the heavy rifles designed for the destruction of elephants;"'' |
5 | -->-- '''Creator/GKChesterton''' |
6 | |
7 | ->''"Every reaction drive makes an equal and opposite [[WeaponisedExhaust weapon!]]"'' |
8 | -->-- '''Tom Paris''', ''Fanfic/RocketshipVoyager'' |
9 | |
10 | ->'''Simon:''' I'm going to stand behind you and hold your shoulders.\ |
11 | '''C.J.:''' I don't need training wheels.\ |
12 | '''Simon:''' Okay.\ |
13 | (''she fires and is knocked flat by the recoil'')\ |
14 | '''Simon:''' [[DeadpanSnarker Be careful]], that .357's got a bit of a kick.\ |
15 | '''C.J.:''' That thing practically broke my arm! I've been wrong about guns, we should just hand these out to criminals!\ |
16 | '''Simon:''' Want to go home now?\ |
17 | '''C.J.:''' What do you got?\ |
18 | '''Simon:''' I'm sorry?\ |
19 | '''C.J.:''' Marksmanship-wise?\ |
20 | '''Simon:''' Well, I can fire a gun without falling down, if that's what you mean. |
21 | -->--''Series/TheWestWing'' |
22 |
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