q-tip Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 Sorry to "Post Whore" but I just noticed, and really want to be, reply number 1,000. I'll take my punishment like a whiny little bitch now. Well whoopidy doo for you. :lol: 1 Quote Link to comment
MikeRL411 Posted December 16, 2014 Report Share Posted December 16, 2014 At one point the Air Force wanted to scrap the Warthog. The Army instantly said that they would take them all. Guess why the Warthog still flies with Air Force pilots! 1 Quote Link to comment
MikeRL411 Posted December 16, 2014 Report Share Posted December 16, 2014 A warthog pilot friend of mine summed it all up. "You have no idea how much fun it is to fly just above the tree tops, pop over the ridge and blow the hell out of a bunch of tanks with depleted Uranium slugs!" 1 Quote Link to comment
Z-train Posted December 16, 2014 Report Share Posted December 16, 2014 We have a bunch of Warthogs here in town. Quote Link to comment
q-tip Posted December 16, 2014 Report Share Posted December 16, 2014 So apparently its bushmasters fault that an insane man shot up a school with a pistol..... Edit: just read the medical examiners report, the ar-15 was used......carry on. Quote Link to comment
a.d._510_n_ok Posted December 16, 2014 Report Share Posted December 16, 2014 I love it! Are those hockey sticks? yep! :thumbup: Quote Link to comment
Mattndew76 Posted December 16, 2014 Report Share Posted December 16, 2014 So apparently its bushmasters fault that an insane man shot up a school with a pistol..... Edit: just read the medical examiners report, the ar-15 was used......carry on. Either way people blame a symptom rather than the cause...... I hate people. 2 Quote Link to comment
MikeRL411 Posted December 16, 2014 Report Share Posted December 16, 2014 We have a bunch of Warthogs here in town. 4 legged or winged with nose cannon? Quote Link to comment
q-tip Posted December 16, 2014 Report Share Posted December 16, 2014 Either way people blame a symptom rather than the cause...... I hate people. Me too...me too.... Quote Link to comment
Z-train Posted December 17, 2014 Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 4 legged or winged with nose cannon?Cannon.Davis Monthan AFB. 1 Quote Link to comment
a.d._510_n_ok Posted December 18, 2014 Report Share Posted December 18, 2014 I think the bunny suit made him do it. figure it also made him drive his Bandit T/A over that girl in Donnie Darko. 3 Quote Link to comment
a.d._510_n_ok Posted December 27, 2014 Report Share Posted December 27, 2014 so many folks got shiny, purdy new Remchesters but all Santa Claus brought me was some ninety-nine year old (almost) Mauser turnbolt.....sigh. no import stamp, mismatch bolt but Imperial, muzzle crown is very nice but I had to look at it for two years because the shop owner would not price it and would get cranky when I asked. a few weeks ago I was looking for a twelve gauge pump for my stepson and the shop owner finally priced it.......just as I was starting my Christmas shopping. I could not pass on it. I actually put my 1899 Obie Swede 96 long rifle up for sale to finance it but got no bites so I paid cash and went to selling a lot of my vintage car parts (thirty years worth of hoarding) as well as some vintage uniforms and vintage gun parts on ebay to make up the difference which I did and then some ;)! 3 Quote Link to comment
MikeRL411 Posted December 27, 2014 Report Share Posted December 27, 2014 A very good condition Gewer 98 rifle, not a carbine. You really should have those stock Cartouches checked out! The stock "ID Tag" doesn't bear any marks so I would GUESS that this was not a military issue rifle. Those markings on the extractor collar just might be later proof marks after the bolt was substituted and may signify proper head clearance for full power cartridges. WARNING, many such early rifles have the 0.318 inch bore, not the later 0.32 inch bore so have that checked before you start pumping full power 7.62 MM reloads through the barrel! This bore discrepancy is why most USA nominal 8MM Mauser cartridges are so woefully under powered. Lawyers have taken over the world! 2 Quote Link to comment
Chuck Most Posted December 27, 2014 Report Share Posted December 27, 2014 I think the bunny suit made him do it. figure it also made him drive his Bandit T/A over that girl in Donnie Darko. BACK AND TO THE LEFT!!!!!!! Whoops. Sorry. Just a reflex... Quote Link to comment
a.d._510_n_ok Posted December 27, 2014 Report Share Posted December 27, 2014 A very good condition Gewer 98 rifle, not a carbine. You really should have those stock Cartouches checked out! The stock "ID Tag" doesn't bear any marks so I would GUESS that this was not a military issue rifle. Those markings on the extractor collar just might be later proof marks after the bolt was substituted and may signify proper head clearance for full power cartridges. WARNING, many such early rifles have the 0.318 inch bore, not the later 0.32 inch bore so have that checked before you start pumping full power 7.62 MM reloads through the barrel! This bore discrepancy is why most USA nominal 8MM Mauser cartridges are so woefully under powered. Lawyers have taken over the world! well, actually, Saxony issue :thumbup:! Quote Link to comment
yellowdatsun Posted January 8, 2015 Report Share Posted January 8, 2015 Speaking of old guns, the oldest one I have is an 1896 30-40 Krag. Left to me when my grandfather passed away. It's a really sweet shooter, and the bolt action is frickin amazing, especially for it being 118 years old. Lucky for me they still make ammo for it, although it can be tricky to find. The recoil is not pleasant, even though it's only a 30-40. The bullets/casings are huge though, way bigger than the 30-40 size would lead you to believe. From left-to-right, 44-40, 45LC, 7.2x39, 30-40. So even though "on paper" the 30-40 should be smaller than the 44-40, it really dwarfs it in comparison. Probably why the recoil is so bad. It's a good 30% larger than the AK round as well. They didn't mess around with regular issue army rifles back then. None of this puny .223 stuff they use now. Quote Link to comment
dimlight65 Posted January 10, 2015 Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 Speaking of old guns, the oldest one I have is an 1896 30-40 Krag. Left to me when my grandfather passed away. Well, speaking of speaking of old guns and grandfathers, MY oldest gun is my grandfather's Belgian built, Browning Auto5 12 gauge. Since all production records from the Belgian plant were lost during the war, I can't be sure of its actual age but doing some admittedly sketchy mathematical calculations, I figure it to be right at 100 years old this year. Quote Link to comment
MikeRL411 Posted January 10, 2015 Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 Well, speaking of speaking of old guns and grandfathers, MY oldest gun is my grandfather's Belgian built, Browning Auto5 12 gauge. Since all production records from the Belgian plant were lost during the war, I can't be sure of its actual age but doing some admittedly sketchy mathematical calculations, I figure it to be right at 100 years old this year. My oldest firearm is an 1862 Moore .32 rim fire 7 shot revolver that went through the Civil War and the Indian Wars before the original owner retired from the US Army as a Brigadier General. My God Father bought his house [outside West Point] after it had stood empty for 20 years. The family was so nervous about the condition that they insisted on a "house and contents as is" addition to the deed of transfer. The General's foot locker was in the attic I got the Moore! My cousin got the Eibar side hammer ,44 black powder revolver and was happy with that. By the way, I bought 100 rounds of .32 Long Rim Fire ammunition made in Brazil and labled "Navy Arms" while it was briefly offered several years ago. Those TV program idiots in Colorado Springs restored one of these pistols and tried to test fire it with a very ratty but not totally corroded 100 year old cartridge. Fail! Quote Link to comment
q-tip Posted January 10, 2015 Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 I don't have anything working that is near 100 years old, but I do have a black powder muzzleload shotgun that by the looks of it is from the mid 1800's. Can't find a maker mark on it anywhere though. The hammers and triggers still work which is kind of neat, but its only good for a wall hanger. Quote Link to comment
Dolomite Posted January 10, 2015 Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 Oldest I have is a 1937 Izhevsk 91/30, it's a great shooter. Granted it has a Timney trigger that cost more than the rifle, breaks like a glass rod at 3.5lbs. Quote Link to comment
dimlight65 Posted January 10, 2015 Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 Oldest I have is a 1937 Izhevsk 91/30, it's a great shooter. Granted it has a Timney trigger that cost more than the rifle, breaks like a glass rod at 3.5lbs. Your Izzy is two years older than mine, but I managed to pay less for the trigger than the gun. Of course I bought after they went up from $99.00 to $135.00 around here. Agreed, the TImney is the best thing one can do to a Mosin Nagant... but then I had to do the CBRPS bullpup conversion as well, tripling the initial price! Quote Link to comment
q-tip Posted January 10, 2015 Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 I never understand what possess' some one to make modifications to a nagant, $135 timney trigger and a $160 archangel stock on a $100 rifle. You want a fancy rifle buy a fancy rifle, not a Russian farm implement :lol: Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted January 10, 2015 Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 By that definition an AK is also a farm implement. 1 Quote Link to comment
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