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Old 28-08-2008, 04:48 PM   #16 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by GAZALA204 View Post
HOLD FIRE, the slang term that comes from ther early days of black powder muskets when the user would have to stay in the aim till the powder went off and released the shot
Reminds me of half-cocked then ... as opposed to fully, that is.
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