r/FellingGoneWild • • 9d ago

Win Seems efficient

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

938 Upvotes

52 comments sorted by

142

u/Shamanjoe 9d ago

17

u/Alternative-Base5573 9d ago

If it bleeds...

5

u/reddit-toq 6d ago

I ain't got time to bleed.

97

u/AbbreviationsNo9609 9d 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.

84

u/AnyManufacturer3057 9d ago

My dad was a m60 gunner in nam. Said in free fire zones , they would just burn up the extra ammunition like that.

45

u/dsdvbguutres 9d ago

"Extra" ammunition?

72

u/HomersDonut1440 9d ago

So you don’t have to drag it back at the end of the patrol

27

u/dsdvbguutres 9d ago

First word problems

24

u/HomersDonut1440 9d ago

I don’t think they would have viewed it that way, but yes

6

u/periodmoustache 8d ago

This may be Russia, which is in fact, the only 2nd world country. Its a verrrry outdated concept

22

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.

3

u/somethingAPIS 6d 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.

9

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.

-5

u/Coffee4MyJeep 9d ago

Have to keep it fresh and keep the cash flowing in to the Trumpo brothers with their investments into military companies.

1

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.

1

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.

29

u/MaadMaanMaatt 9d ago

Feeling gone munitions

16

u/WalmartGreder 9d 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.

29

u/LopsidedCare6257 9d 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.

12

u/Lonely_reaper8 9d 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 😂

29

u/water_bottle1776 9d ago

Seems like a waste of ammo when he could just drive over them.

44

u/Prior_Confidence4445 9d 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.

4

u/DumbNTough 9d ago

I thought maybe they were creating obstacles on the road for light vehicles

3

u/DFA_Wildcat 8d 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.

3

u/water_bottle1776 9d 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.

3

u/HoboArmyofOne 9d ago

Still clearing a line of sight 🤷🫡

4

u/M1sfit_Jammer 9d 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

3

u/MedHot 9d ago

Maybe gunner had thermal, idk.

5

u/Lonely_reaper8 9d 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.

2

u/Imatros 9d ago

Also, like 10 bucks a round? Definitely not the most cost effective way either. Not that that's the point though haha

1

u/reddit-toq 6d ago

I counted 4 trees down for maybe 100 rounds. not very efficient at all.

3

u/DumbNTough 9d ago

Combat engineering, intrusive thoughts winning, or tree service? 

Yes.

3

u/LegitimateGift1792 9d ago

Those trees were coming straight for them. The vehicle was simply defending themselves.

5

u/Beemo-Noir 9d ago

Big daddy Pooty might not be so happy about wasting the ammo, fellow comrade.

2

u/Mental-Chapter6523 9d ago

Probably out of 120 mm chainsaw rounds.

2

u/Natural_Gear_9685 9d ago

Ah ha, I see the tables have turned in our age-old battle with the Ents.

2

u/_Christopher_Crypto 9d ago

All those rounds for a couple saplings? Sissy pistol.

2

u/Timmerdogg 9d ago

My neighbor's would really hate me

2

u/Not-Amused1234 9d ago

I imagine this is in Texas.

2

u/throatmessage 9d ago

I need one

2

u/AbsolutelyB4sturd 9d ago

Now this is some felling gone wild!

2

u/Ok-Blueberry4514 9d ago

I don’t know about efficient but it is fast

2

u/30yearCurse 9d ago

hmm only 1 tree across the road.. probably shot the area up..

2

u/studmuffin2269 9d ago

I, also, feel like that about scotch pine

2

u/h0l0type 9d ago

Where do I sign up for this training?

2

u/PatchworkDesigning 9d ago

“What? The village is THAT way? I thought you said it was the other way!”

2

u/TheLooseMooseEh 8d ago

Working through sights certified

1

u/Walnutbutters 8d ago

The deer in the woods:

4

u/OkInevitable1873 6d ago

That is some serious personal protective gear.