That is a Guppy. I used one when forced to with one employer back around 1989/90. I hated that thing.
eapls2708, post: 455538, member: 589 wrote: That is a Guppy. I used one when forced to with one employer back around 1989/90. I hated that thing.
Didn't those things come out in 79 or 80!
I never met anyone that ever used one, that had anything good to say about them.
Loyal
eapls2708, post: 455538, member: 589 wrote: That is a Guppy. I used one when forced to with one employer back around 1989/90. I hated that thing.
I believe they required some sort of voodoo ritual be performed for them to actually shoot a distance.
James Fleming, post: 455543, member: 136 wrote: I believe they required some sort of voodoo ritual be performed for them to actually shoot a distance.
I've still got one in the shop somewhere. Actually it was easy to use. Automatic horizontal distances. Can you believe it. The only thing I remember about it being annoying was that the eyepiece end dropped down if to didn't keep the motion tight. We packed it on the tripod never had it in the shop to be calibrated or fixed. What an instrument!
See?? I knew that would get us back on topic of talking guns and shooting.
The gun I first carried in the woods was a Topcon GTS-2
I did drop it once (onto a pile of boulders), but it didn't shoot a distance when it hit the ground.
That was a bad feeling. It was an accident. The tripod leg slipped due to warped wooden legs.
Despite it being an honest accident (at age 17), I ended up splitting the repair costs with my dad.
eapls2708, post: 455537, member: 589 wrote:
Lastly, the butt end of the pistol grip may seem like a handy means to tap a tack into a hub, but don't do it!That's what plumb bobs are for.
Agree completely!
eapls2708, post: 455538, member: 589 wrote: That is a Guppy. I used one when forced to with one employer back around 1989/90. I hated that thing.
Had to use a gts-1 guppy to do topo on about 80 acres back when while our regular gun was in for repairs after somebody dropped it. Couldn't connect the HP48 DC to it so had to book every shot, hundreds of shots, then later reduce and compute the coordinates and elevations by hand. As I recall it was the first and last time I ever used a Guppy and if I never touch one again that will be just fine by me.
Williwaw, post: 455556, member: 7066 wrote: Had to use a gts-1 guppy to do topo on about 80 acres back when while our regular gun was in for repairs after somebody dropped it. Couldn't connect the HP48 DC to it so had to book every shot, hundreds of shots, then later reduce and compute the coordinates and elevations by hand. As I recall it was the first and last time I ever used a Guppy and if I never touch one again that will be just fine by me.
When we used the GTS-2, everything was recorded in a field book.
Usually it was only when we were doing topo surveys that they put me on the gun.
Lots of checking back then.
Sorry I am 5 pages late to respond, because I haven??t logged on to this site in forever. To add my input, I typically carry a tree saw to cut through heavy vegetation, and gloves in case of thorns. Never thought about a handgun though.
Warren Smith, post: 455552, member: 9900 wrote: Agree completely!
What's a Plumb Bob?
imaudigger, post: 455567, member: 7286 wrote: When we used the GTS-2, everything was recorded in a field book.
Usually it was only when we were doing topo surveys that they put me on the gun.
Lots of checking back then.
A write in the rain book and a pentel pen with HB lead. I think I may have an orgasm. Nope it was just gas
imaudigger, post: 455567, member: 7286 wrote: When we used the GTS-2, everything was recorded in a field book.
Usually it was only when we were doing topo surveys that they put me on the gun.
Lots of checking back then.
I guess the guppy qualifies as a hand gun then. Thread is right back on track.
Correct, and here's a guide on how to un-holster a guppy:
Maybe closer to topic...
thebionicman, post: 455664, member: 8136 wrote: Maybe closer to topic...
Where did the pic go?
