Posted on 01/28/2010 11:39:40 AM PST by GauchoUSA
I have 8 of them! Can't beat getting a never-fired, perfect condition M44 carbine for 89 bucks!
Just bought one today myself. Finn, Tikka barrel. Never fired.
I’m catching the Mosin bug.
I can only presume that GachoUSA is posting for reference for personal weapons, perhaps in a tactical situation.
I rather use 155mm, or 8 inch howitzer, for delivery of “shake and bake” (HE/WP), than the M203.
Unfortunately, I know of only one cannoneer, locally. He has an M1841 6 pounder. No shake and bake; just solid, grape (canister) or sabot.
If you think diesel is hard to flame, try JP-5.
Semper Fi, FRiend!
How ‘bout a 62 grain bullet, fired from an HBAR with 1:7/1:8 twist? C’mon Lurker, a girl can put your eye out with a rock from 25 feet.
>I can only presume that GachoUSA is posting for reference for personal weapons, perhaps in a tactical situation.
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>I rather use 155mm, or 8 inch howitzer, for delivery of “shake and bake” (HE/WP), than the M203.
True, but you don’t usually hump 155mm or 8in do you? ...and if you do, could I see a picture?
>Unfortunately, I know of only one cannoneer, locally. He has an M1841 6 pounder. No shake and bake; just solid, grape (canister) or sabot.
Nice. I’ve only seen one cannoneer locally myself: he had an old Civil War cannon out at the firing range; a friend of his also made mortars which fired a big coffee-can filled w/ cement as the projectile. (Nifty stuff actually.)
>If you think diesel is hard to flame, try JP-5.
Ah, doesn’t it need a catalyst? {Or am I thinking of another jet fuel?} As for diesel, I merely said that it’s harder to flame than mogas.
>Semper Fi, FRiend!
Thanks, you too.
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Wrigley’s spearmint.
Nicorette.
Trident.
Three gum match. Sorry. couldn’t resist.
Yes Sir. I took my 03A3 up to my friendly neighborhood gunsmith. While I was there his assistant was cleaning up Mosin’s. If I recall correctly he said he bought about 400 of them back in the 70’s, dirt cheap.
He had a few brand new Finns, one of which I bought. Cop with me bought one too. He’s also got several with the PU sniper scopes.
No cosmoline on any of them, all cleaned and ready to go. He sold a bunch of them at an area gun show last week. They are going fast.
Nice little rifle, you can shoot your deer and cook it at the same time. (I saw that line on a Mosin blog, thought it was pretty good.)
And I did proof read if you can believe it. LOL.
The Mini is a nice shooter, but lack of reliable, less expensive magazines make it kind of poor rifle for combat.
The SKS is a good gun.Not really refined, but a hardy gun with a lot of parts you can find on internet or Shotgun News.
I have a DPMS AR type rifle and that is a Cadillac of rifles.
But the funnest rifle to shoot is a M1917 Enfield in 30.06. Kicks like a mule, ugly like a busted blister but will kill at over two hundred yards.
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