What is with this new generation of shooters writing stuff on the bullets? Is this some new fad like if I go deer hunting or something I write FUCK BAMBI on the bulllet?
from Patnou@lemmy.world to nostupidquestions@lemmy.world on 12 Sep 21:35
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SethTaylor@lemmy.world on 12 Sep 21:43 next collapse

Yes. And when you go to the range you need to write “Fuck Dunder Mifflin”

ccunning@lemmy.world on 12 Sep 22:52 collapse

Because of the paper targets?

SethTaylor@lemmy.world on 13 Sep 06:42 collapse

Yes

jeena@piefed.jeena.net on 12 Sep 21:47 next collapse

New generation?

https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-trending/writing-funny-messages-bomb-ammo/

kersploosh@sh.itjust.works on 12 Sep 21:54 next collapse

And it continues up to the present day. There was a Ukraine war fundraiser where you could pay to have a custom message written on munitions.

https://signmyrocket.com/

DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works on 13 Sep 00:38 collapse

“Uh oh, you are now afflicted with the ‘Big Sad’ debuff. Please prepare to die, imperialist scum. Slava Ukraini.”

RoidingOldMan@lemmy.world on 12 Sep 22:19 collapse

And even before ammo, people would name and/or engrave their swords.

snooggums@piefed.world on 12 Sep 22:42 collapse

And spears and slingshot bullets and arrows and armor and...

https://imperiumromanum.pl/en/curiosities/messages-on-missiles-to-sling/amp/

Among other things, Greek bullets found inscriptions like “Got you!” or “Ouch!” In turn, during the war of Rome with allies (90-88 BC), engravings were found on the missiles: “For Pompey’s Backside!” (it is about the famous father Pompey the Great – Pompey Strabon’s Gnaeus) or “Take that!”.

General_Effort@lemmy.world on 13 Sep 01:20 collapse

War. War never changes.

MyBrainHurts@lemmy.ca on 12 Sep 21:47 next collapse

Back in the day, shooters etc wrote lengthy manifestos.

I think they’ve realized that these days no one is going to read a full length manifesto so it’s better to note their thoughts in…

Bullet point.

(Sorry.)

kersploosh@sh.itjust.works on 12 Sep 21:54 next collapse
TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world on 12 Sep 22:36 next collapse
Fleur_@aussie.zone on 12 Sep 23:28 next collapse

The tik-tokification of political assassinations has gotten out of hand

Aeao@lemmy.world on 13 Sep 11:00 collapse

Can you shorten that explanation

frankenswine@lemmy.world on 12 Sep 22:51 next collapse

it gets the message across

WhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.world on 13 Sep 00:08 next collapse

But you gotta make sure the message gets through

febjuv@lemmynsfw.com on 13 Sep 01:52 collapse

You’d think that Charlie could’ve been told his bulge was noticeable and he was homesexual for reading via a DM…

db2@lemmy.world on 12 Sep 23:18 next collapse

They’ve retracted the story that claimed it BTW.

AndiHutch@lemmy.zip on 13 Sep 00:19 collapse

There was 2 types of stories. First type was propaganda pushed by right wing outlets and influencers like Steven Crowder about manufacturer markings. Second type of story was released by federal agencies and is a little more trustworthy. First type of story was generally retracted. It’s a easy mistake to make when news moves so fast.

Montreal_Metro@lemmy.ca on 13 Sep 00:58 next collapse

Are there like bullet engraving machines you can buy on Amazon?

Fondots@lemmy.world on 13 Sep 01:26 next collapse

Most bullet casings are brass, which is a fairly soft metal, you could probably scratch some words into it with a pocket knife, sewing needle, pretty much any pointy steel object

Rivalarrival@lemmy.today on 13 Sep 07:18 collapse
Buffalox@lemmy.world on 13 Sep 01:54 next collapse

What an absolutely moronic false equivalence.

knightly@pawb.social on 13 Sep 04:49 next collapse

Luigi showed the world that if you write your manifesto on your ammo then the media will spread it everywhere.

Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world on 13 Sep 09:19 collapse

You think Luigi wrote that?

knightly@pawb.social on 13 Sep 19:49 collapse

No, he’s just the one who gets credit for it.

al_Kaholic@lemmynsfw.com on 13 Sep 05:11 collapse

Dudes been writing messages on bombs and armaments since WW1.

calcopiritus@lemmy.world on 13 Sep 05:41 collapse

Swords had phrases written on them too. This has been happening since forever.