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Thread: A live mortar blown up in Bay of Plenty was 'still highly explosive'

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    A live mortar blown up in Bay of Plenty was 'still highly explosive'

    Who's the idiot who thought live or unchecked bombs should be on display ?


    A leaky and explosive mortar found in the Bay of Plenty has police urging people to be cautious with war memorabilia.

    Whakatane police on Wednesday were called to check out a leaking mortar.

    "We received a call from someone at an address in Commerce Street, Whakatane, asking that we check two mortar shells that were on display at a pistol range at a hall," a police spokesperson said.

    The New Zealand Defence Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal team was called. Team members found the mortar to be "still highly explosive" and it was disposed of at Coastlands Beach.

    A number of other items on display were also deemed to be unsafe, police said.

    Police said anyone with concerns about memorabilia should not try to move it but should call police immediately.



    https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/952...-bay-of-plenty

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    And how did they dispose of it at Coastlands? Full of houses

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    Bloody hell that would be a circus! My mate found live 303 in a display rifle not to far from here! Was discreet and told the organiser who removed it! No dramas!
    Boom, cough,cough,cough

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    More fucking crap reporting. A mortar is a smooth bored muzzle loaded weapon that fires mortar bombs at a high trajectory over a short distance. I reckon it was probably a mortar bomb that they are talking about. Bloody media Dickheads.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rushy View Post
    More fucking crap reporting. A mortar is a smooth bored muzzle loaded weapon that fires mortar bombs at a high trajectory over a short distance. I reckon it was probably a mortar bomb that they are talking about. Bloody media Dickheads.
    Of course it is. They publish whatever bullshit they want. If you want something done properly you have to do it yourself. Same goes for the media. You write it, They add their name, they get paid it gets published. Thats why media is what it is today...full of ex uni students....
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    Quote Originally Posted by timattalon View Post
    Of course it is. They publish whatever bullshit they want. If you want something done properly you have to do it yourself. Same goes for the media. You write it, They add their name, they get paid it gets published. Thats why media is what it is today...full of ex uni students....
    i regularly suffer the herald online and the majority of stories that i read have terrible spelling and or grammar mistakes. the editor, who should be an expert and highly protective of his or her reputation/trade as an editor should be ashamed and embark on a solo pilgrimage of redemption across the largest and driest desert available at the time.
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    Bet fishing of coastlands is easy at the moment. Just pick em up there the ones floating on the surface

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    Quote Originally Posted by 40mm View Post
    i regularly suffer the herald online and the majority of stories that i read have terrible spelling and or grammar mistakes. the editor, who should be an expert and highly protective of his or her reputation/trade as an editor should be ashamed and embark on a solo pilgrimage of redemption across the largest and driest desert available at the time.
    I attribute this to the ability to edit after they get the facts. Often it pays to screen shot an article as later when the real facts come out they can edit it to fit. The editor is not really needed. The editor used to be responsible for upholding the reputation of what was printed. They had to check facts, grammar and spelling as getting these wrong would damage their reputation or even lead to legal issues.

    Nowadays in the rush to get it out there first, they don't waste time editing as they can fix it later. Spell checker helps too. And lets face it, half of the population now wouldn't know grammar and spelling issues anyway...let alone bother to get their facts correct.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rushy View Post
    More fucking crap reporting. A mortar is a smooth bored muzzle loaded weapon that fires mortar bombs at a high trajectory over a short distance. I reckon it was probably a mortar bomb that they are talking about. Bloody media Dickheads.
    Some are Breech loading and Rifled too.
    Some can be used in the direct fire Role.
    Some are even semi automatic.
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    Quote Originally Posted by norsk View Post
    Some are Breech loading and Rifled too.
    Some can be used in the direct fire Role.
    Some are even semi automatic.
    Some mortar bombs are live and some are practice too

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    Quote Originally Posted by Beavis View Post
    If you are one Face Book, get over here and vote

    https://m.facebook.com/story.php?sto...d=337418942718

    The comment section is lit.
    The level of stupidity in some of those comments are of Olympic quality.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Beavis View Post
    If you are one Face Book, get over here and vote

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    The comment section is lit.
    New thread reqd... Make your comments people...

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    Unfortunately I can see a time when firearms will be banned in New Zealand, all it will take is a politician after votes to make a crappy policy and our guns are gone.
    Well looks like we'll all be voting from the rooftops come that election year.

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