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donw

the .50 BMG was, supposedly, developed as an anti-vehicle round (it's scaled up, perfectly from the 30-06) so it's not a surprise at the damage it will do to the human body. true or not, I'm not certain, but i seem to recall hearing it was 'illegal' to use the .50 BMG against ground personnel in com...

donw

my one and only trip to the PI was in '61 to train for 'Nam...

donw

unfortunately, California is controlled by San Francisco, Los Angeles and the big cities (although I've heard many times, and read, that San Diego is considered a conservative city) and they're cities that're plagued with gang activities so that has a great deal of influence on the so-called "l...

donw

heavy is always better IF you can move it faster... for years i shot heavy ash, cedar and Douglas fir arrows but had to give them up for lighter carbons as i aged i was unable to draw the needed draw weight for heavy arrows...now i opt for faster lighter carbons to make up some difference. i had to ...

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I noticed the very few Bangalore Topedos used. For so few used, the loss of engineers using them was quite high. I know they were someitmes the only way through the wire, but the cost in men was very high. Though we'll never know how many would have died on the beaches had those men not done what t...

donw

jeeeeeeeeeeeeee...over a million grenades!!!!!

wow!!! that's a whole bunch of ordinance by any stretch of the imagination...

donw

JReed wrote:
Ysabel Kid wrote:
Canuck Bob wrote:
I vote to give the killer to his Marine unit and drive away.
I like that idea! I REALLY LIKE it!!!
That sounds like justice to me.

i go along with that!!!!

donw

it goes to prove there ain't nuthin' wrong with the 8mm Mauser...

i have the '93 oviedo, Spanish model in 7mm and won't part with it.

congratulations...nice animal

donw

jeeeeeeeeeee...i went into the army when there was still the M1 Garand, BAR and M1 carbine, there was still water cooled .30 cal MG and body armor consisted of WWII flak jackets when and if it could be had...the M14 and M60 were coming in issue to the STRAC units..i was sent to the Thailand/Vietnam ...

donw

i gotta go along with many post here about the advantages/disadvantages of almost all the rifle/carbines noted; all are highly capable. i was issued an M1 carbine with infra red nite gear for perimeter defense when i first went to the war in 'Nam...don't sell the M1 carbine short; like any other wea...

donw

if you're wanting a dual (plinking/SD) role AR, i would suggest you look into the bushmaster series...if you want a serious 'hunting' AR, Stag arms makes a very fine AR for that express purpose. (that's to name just two i can think of right off hand) there are more good one around, though. most 'ser...

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maybe a dumb question, but do you go out to Adair? I've gone to many archery tournaments and spent much time on the rifle ranges there...(no to mention time spent on the river...

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my wife and i love Yuma and go there as often as possible.

donw

never thought I'd see they day when a rifle i trained with in the U.S. Army would enjoy such an elevated status amongst riflemen...a great rifle to say the least.

donw

HR4646 will initiate a 1% tax on any balance you have in the bank to be paid to the fed govt...the bank will be required to take it out.

supposedly authenticated by snopes.com

donw

never, ever...volunteer info...answer ONLY questions asked when a supervisor/attorney is present...

donw

H&R/NEF used to caution that the .223 used in their rifle should not go beyond 52/55 grains as it caused stabilization problems. it had a 1:12 twist rate i now have a .223 H&R Ultra Varmint in 1:9 twist and will shoot nothing lighter than the 55 gr fmjbt/hp/sp grain bullets. the current tren...

donw

the M1A and any 9mm for CCW...any .22 rimfire rifle/carbine pistol/revolver of your choice...the bow and air rifle are great, too.

donw

that'll teach the treacherous little varmint!

donw

my grandma's brother was in WWI...he never talked of it. he's been long gone now... i watched a 'special' on the last day of WWI recently and was stunned to learn that HALF as many men died the last day of WWI as died throughout the entire war in Vietnam. (the U.S. was engaged in Vietnam from 1957 t...

donw

i suppose I'm "lucky"...but the trigger in my 1894C is wonderful ...right straight out of the box! i purchased the rifle brand new from a Big 5 Sporting goods store so as far as i know, it's the standard factory trigger. while it does have the 'play' in it, it is nothing i cannot live with...

donw

archery/bowhunting, air guns/airgun hunting, history, leather working and firearms/firearms hunting...I'd like to get into RC flying but alas and alack...$$$$ is short these days...for many years i was into motorcycles both street and dirt...i rode them from 1959 until 2000 when i laid down my BMW a...

donw

archery/bowhunting, air guns/airgun hunting, history, leather working and firearms/firearms hunting...

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donw

shrapnel, was indeed, invented by a french artillery officer by the name of Shrapnel... when i came back from overseas, i was in div arty of the 2ad at ft hood...i was astounded at the number and types of arty rounds available and how they were fuzed. having been exposed to these things gave me an e...

donw

it is amazing how fast we're losing these great vets... my dad was one of them...he finished the war in Europe and then was headed for the China-Burma theater when the war ended. stayed in the army long enough to attend Korea and then retire after 23 years. he passed away in 1998. he would never tal...

donw

so...basically, one should leave the two piece firing pin intact for day-to-day hunting, plinking and target shooting? the only 'mod' that's 'advised' is to straighten the spring that forces the rear portion of the two-piece firing pin downward when the action is levered open? (if one chooses to mak...

donw

this post is made on 10-01-2010: there has been legislation introduced to register ALL long guns and shotguns in the state of California. i cannot cite the bill number and i don't know if it's been approved or not... there has legislation introduced (and defeated) to ban "open carry" of a ...

donw

Junior,They haven't really improved much either. But seriously, there are a lot of good things going on in this state, but a lot of lunacy too. In Oregon, your property taxes will eat you alive. Here, it 1.5% MAX of your assessed property value. If you purchase a home, it's 1.5% of the purchase pri...

donw

yup...still got it...bought with money i saved from setting pins in the bowling alley at ft sill Okla in 1954-55...(my dad bought it for me as i was too young to legally purchase one at the time.

a sears JC Higgins, .22 (made by marlin as the model 101(?) single shot, manually cocked, rimfire.

donw

i used cedars for many, many years until they doubled in price...i used to get 100 shafts for less than $100.00 now they're nearly $300.00...

wonderful to work with...very accurate and somewhat durable.

a set of matched cedars is a wonderful thing...

donw

no---i don't know how long the warranty is---sorry.

a call to the Winchester factory might net you some desirable results though.

donw

very interesting... as much as i saw about buffalo bill when i was a kid, I've not been to his burial site. sounds like i need to put it on my "sights to visit".

thanks for the mini-tour

donw

i broke the firing pin of my desert eagle, baby eagle...but I'm not sure if it was due to 'dry firing'. i don't really see how dry firing could hurt a centerfire. like said above, rimfire firing pins could easily impact the breech face causing damage there. when dry firing my .22 rimfires, i use a s...

donw

yes jeepnik...it was Douglas MacArthur...he ordered his cavalry to burn them out that was in Washington DC in 1921 as i recall my history.

VA benefits are not easy to get...I've been put on low priority because i did not try to get them earlier AND, i make too much...even on social security!

donw

very interesting...thanks

donw

an improvised tail and mane comb?

donw

nice...

donw

I've run across critters like that in other lands...cobras, kraits, bamboo vipers and pythons...the scariest of all...to me at least...was the cobra; very aggressive and get VERY large. i normally will allow a NON-venomous snake to go it's way when i find them on my property...but...when the buzz-ta...

donw

in 1968, the u.s. had been involved in 'Nam for 11 years already...i came home from that part of the world in 1962...YIKES...

the cap was probably one that was a metal, 'crimped' on...cork tops and internal screw tops were, for the biggest part, gone by the 1920's.

donw

i believe we have lost sight of the true nature of what's happening. 1. to burn the koran is a 1st amendment right just as it's a right to burn the Bible and our flag...they do it daily in places like Afghanistan, California and Arizona. is it, to quote what's his name? the current resident of the w...

donw

i was stationed at ft hood (twice, actually...once myself and once with my dad as a dependent)

LOTS of hunting and fishing there if you care to go after it.

donw

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donw

i spent most of my enlistment in the army in an armed helicopter unit, the UTTHELCO off of the Ryukyu islands (Okinawa). we had Bell HU-1A's at the time. went to Thailand/ 'Nam in early 60's with 25th inf div. just a couple of weeks ago, a Navy Helldiver was salvaged from under 80 feet of water and ...

donw

one has to keep in mind what sharpton and his crowd REALLY represent...certlainly not the 'normal' american.

donw

i read somewhere that lions maul more people yearly than all the other big cats (in Africa) combined and that almost every PH in Africa eventually is mauled by a lion.

donw

is it possible the bullet becomes unstable after 50 yards? maybe a gas check might be in order?

donw

here's how i modified mine. i also took off a couple of thousandths of the firing pin length using fine emory on a flat surface. it still ejects perfectly and so far no misfires after testing it with ten 'blanks' and one live fire. make CERTAIN to use the manual cross-bar safety once mod is accompli...

donw

you'll find these rifles are wonderful...powerful enough to take many 'big game' animals yet mild enough to be pleasant shooting and are quite accurate.

donw

ben_rumson...

i did handle grenades with those markings...we used them in perimeter defenses..before the advent of the claymore...

donw

geeeeeeee griff and kirkD...aren't you guys aware that some grenades are NO fuse (for "booby" traps)...when the spoon flies, it goes BOOOOOM instantly...

fortunately they're usually marked as such...

found that out while in the infantry...

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