All About Pocket Knives

It's no fun unless you clear the brass up with a shovel.

FRJ wrote:YOU LUCK GUY!!!
I just love to shoot guns, Unk. That sound like so much fun.

And did you kill any hogs?

Paladin wrote:

FRJ wrote:YOU LUCK GUY!!!
I just love to shoot guns, Unk. That sound like so much fun.

And did you kill any hogs?

Hi Palidin,

I didn't , but my buddy did - a 240 lb boar...check the "Outdoorsman" thread. I was hoping to take one out with the Garand....but it wasn't to be. Saw lots of white tail deer, Axis deer, and turkeys...but no hogs for me.....didn't shoot anything but a squirrel that was stealing corn out of the feeder as we were leaving.

Sounds like a great time and from the looks of the countryside, I'd guess you weren't too far from me.

Paladin wrote:Sounds like a great time and from the looks of the countryside, I'd guess you weren't too far from me.

We were near Junction.....so maybe 150 miles? ....that's right next door in Texas

Awesome pics,UNK.

Just a hop and a skip away. In fact, I killed my very first deer near there when I was just a youngster.

Ray

Cool. Those Axis deer have antlers with a similar composition to Sambar just not as rough on the outside. They were used extensively in Sheffield as well.

Picked up a nice 1903-A3
today, AND this little US M1917 Remington as well! I'm getting the barrel replaced on the '03 so no pics yet. The bore on this 1917 is shiny like new and gages like new too. The other nice thing is it came with a WW1 leather sling and a Remington made bayonet. Gonna go shooting tomorrow.
Oh, happy day!

Nice bayonet

The gun ain`t bad either

Thanks Dimitri!

My first Machine Gun and Cannon Shoot - I learned several things. First, ear muffs are a must. These guns are bigger and louder than your hunting rifle. Second, the funny looking box on the end of the barrel is a "brake" or maybe "break". It diverts concussive force away from the operator. Third, don't stand downwind and opposite the "brake" when the big one is fired. There was also a group of civil war re-enactors from Fort Phil Kearny with a pair of brass civil war howitzers. It was a fun and informative afternoon.

I always wanted to do that, but it is just not in the budget..... It would be a BLAST!

Now that's what I call fun. If I ever get rich the minigun will be kept right next to my howitzer collection.

Wow...that does look like fun!!



Nice Rifle and bayonet,Blue.

Been there done that and got paid for doing it.
Charlie Noyes

Nice rifles and bayonet, Blue

I picked up the baby brother of my M1 Garand this weekend....a M1 Carbine made by Standard Product Co., with an Underwood barrel. Can't wait to shoot this one. I already have a bayonet on order from the CMP.

Love the stock on that one UNK!

UNK....very nice!!

Thanks guys.

Snake recipe;

Very nice ,Barry. ...great pics also.
I had an American Arms 410 Derringer..around a decade ago. ......fun to shoot.

Awesome snake charmer Barry!

We had quite a few snakes in Southern Oregon; our snake charmer was a Ruger Bearcat .22.
Years after I left home I told my dad I wanted that gun when he was through with it.
He said that he traded it off a few years before I asked him.
That Bearcat with .22 snake loads was great protection from snakes. Though the only rattler I killed, I killed with a .22 rifle and .22 short shells. Looking back on it, I am surprised they had enough power to do the job!

Nice looking M-1 Carbine UNK!!

Barry, I bet that pistola is a handful. LOL

Miller Bro`s wrote:Aimus,

You hit the nail on the head, good call Now I am going to have to find a gun to go with the clip Good to know about the corrosive primer though, I will remember to clean any gun right away if I use vintage ammo.

I know old ammo can be worth some good money, maybe these are worth $1 each if they are they are already worth more than the clip they sit in, as I got several more that were loose when I bought the clip

ALL US mfr'd M-1 ammo was loaded with non-corrosive primers in WWII.

That being said old M-1 Carbine ammo doesn't bring much unless it is a special loading like tracer or some other oddball stuff they tried. Usually 20 cents to 30 cents on a good day.

M-1 Carbine was actually a great battle rifle. It doesn't have the range or knock down of the '06 but it can and will hit and kill at 400 yds with a competent shooter.

Skip over to the 3:00 mark and watch what they did with carbines.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KqemCtq ... D9F0DFF718