Here at John Jacob H RKBA Commentary there is alot of traffic through the Rufus Hussey Beanshooter posts.
So naturally when we learned of the Slingshot Cannon we had to take a look!
Enjoy!
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TOP SHOT: Best. Season. Ever.
When you have a good rifleman you have a man who is confident of his ability to take care of himself; the quality pertains not to the rifle, but to himself; so you have a man who can quickly be turned to doing anything. He is a hunter and fighter; not a specialist who is at a loss when his specialty fails him. “-H.W. McBride “A Rifleman Went to War”
Cooper’s Principles of Practical Riflery:
Make first-round hits, at unknown distances, from improvised positions, with a cartridge appropriate to the purpose, under time pressure. –Colonel Jeff Cooper, Gun Guru
This week marks the end of the second season of TOP SHOT on the History Channel
A dirty shame the show must end. It has been a guilty pleasure for me from day one. CLICK LINK HERE
None of the usual race gun/tweaked target load ammo/five-finger tactical magazine swap IDPA/IPSC crap here.
Production guns, production ammo, off-the-shelf holsters and equipment. Don’t like the factory trigger on a Ruger 10/22? Too bad. Shoot it anyway.
Just respond to a simple question: can you hit six bottles from an upside down position after you’ve been spun around strapped to a giant plywood wheel? Because in the real world you may be just exactly that disoriented when you need to shoot your best. Yeah. How does that super-duper race gun holster work for you in that scenario?
Rufus Hussey Beanshooter Man Video (Slingshot Guru)
David Codrea has come across a video of my hero, Rufus Hussey, Beanshooter Man (Slingshot Guru).
As a proud owner of a genuine Rufus Hussey Derringer Beanshooter, Serial Number 9xxx, in a nifty display case in my hallway, I am reminded everytime I see it humans survive and fight with their minds.
Weapons are just accessories.
Codrea Link:
waronguns.blogspot.com/2008/12/truly-amazing.html
Youtube Video Link:
ca.youtube.com/watch?v=9ieWrWLjii0
Rufus Hussey… The Beanshooter Man (Slingshot Guru)
(FROM THE BEST OF JOHN JACOB H ARCHIVE- STICKY POSTED TO THE BLOG FRONT PAGE August 04, 2011)
Beanshooters (slingshots)….how to make them, how to use them, why they are still important.
I have my authentic Rufus Hussey Beanshooter Serial Number 9xxx. For the full story go to link here:
http://www.asheboro.com/users/teallen/rufus1.htm
For Video CLICK LINK HERE
Excerpt here:
Rufus Hussey was raised south of Seagrove, NC on a two-horse farm with ten brothers and sisters. Having lost his father at an early age, and with the only gun being carried by the oldest brother, Rufus and the other boys grew-up shooting beanshooters. He was making his own by the age of ten and soon developed a keen-eye for hitting his target.
In his later years Rufus became quite famous shooting his beanshooter to the amazement of country and city-folk alike. He appeared on many TV shows where he demonstrated his skill. One TV host asked… “Rufus, I understand you can knock a quarter out of the air with that thing! Is that right?” Rufus responded… “I can hit a penny…. but when it gets that cheap, it’s time to quit!”
Rufus hit the big-time when he was invited to appear on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. After a bit of small-talk, Johnny asked, ” I understand you’re going to demonstrate your skill… is that right?” Rufus replied, “Sure! I’d rather shoot the beanshooter than shoot the bull.” Soon Rufus was shooting a corncob from Johnny’s hand.
A few months later brought a call from Charles Kuralt. He wanted to come down to the farm and interview Rufus for one of his On The Road segments. Rufus put on a real show shooting targets of all types. The segment ended with him breaking a corncob from Charle’s hand.
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