Testosterone Channel-Top Shot & Full Metal Jousting

[staylor]

I haven't quite worked up the desire to watch it yet, but are they using balsa lances, like in those dinner-theatre places?

Douglas fir apparently.

[Aglifter]

? A fir lance, w.o. a shield, and wielded by idiots, is a recipe for death...

[staylor]

? A fir lance, w.o. a shield, and wielded by idiots, is a recipe for death...

That's probably how they pitched the show to the network execs.

"Hello Ratings!"

[Darrell]

The latest FMJ is entertaining, and perhaps a bit surprising. One guy takes a headshot and loses a tooth.

The latest Top Shot episode features some fun toys, BARs and the Milkor M32 grenade launcher. I wonder about "marksmanship" and use of these weapons--the BARs seem to be all over the place, and the grenade launchers lob rounds like slow pitch softballs. I wonder too that History may be trying for some "diversity" angle, not that there's anything wrong with that ( )... two asians, two blacks, two females, one of whom is also latina. The lady on the blue team is an Italian hottie, IMO.

http://www.history.com/shows/full-metal ... g-unhorsed

http://www.history.com/shows/top-shot/v ... e-trenches

[staylor]

They have always had at least a few women and minorities every season but the PC angle is rarely played up in the competition, if your a bad shot you go. Besides, a network would almost be going out of their way these days to have an all white, male show, never mind the howls of the race baiters.

[Darrell]

Top Shot features Benelli shotguns this week, shooting buck and slugs. One team has formed, one has yet to gel. A female goes into elimination. The targets don't explode for a change, they spin, and timing is everything. Good episode.

http://www.history.com/shows/top-shot/v ... n-showdown

FMJ is good too, probably the best joust so far.

http://www.history.com/shows/full-metal ... d-a-coffin

[Darrell]

I haven't posted on this in a while... the latest episode of Top Shot was VERY good, IMO--the remaining competitors have donned the green shirts, signifying that it's now an individual competition. The initial challenge was shooting a .338 Lapua magnum at 1,500 yds, with the shooter taking longest to hit the target immediately eliminated. It's something of a heartbreaker.

The elimination challenge features perhaps the most experienced pro against the tyro. I won't give anything away.

http://www.history.com/shows/top-shot/v ... ngest-shot

[Darrell]

Okay, I'll put this thread to bed--here's the Top Shot final competition. It comes down to the very last target, between a self-taught shooter and a military/law enforcement instructor. Very good show:

http://www.history.com/shows/top-shot/v ... mate-prize

The last I'd heard, the show has not been picked up for a fifth season.