The I LOVE THIS GUN Thread

[Mr Natural]

Originally Posted by Sniper X

Neither of which shoot LC right?

From what I can tell, the WF when pitched to the usa military was in 45 LC, in a very small number.(rare) The Mateba is in 454 casull which accepts the 45 LC.

Another note of interest that the military were the ones to name the .45 colt the long colt, to separate it more from the .45 schofield.

[Gernick]

If I were to win the lottery I'm pretty sure I'd either die from lead poisoning or food poisoning.

[HardCase]

Originally Posted by Sniper X

The Codpeice is going to give me nightmares. The movie was weird too. Very. At least there was some hot 70s pootang in it.

I remember that movie, it was gawdawful! I also remember the 70s, I was in my 20s during that decade and some of the poontang was sweet, albeit hairy.

[Rusty Rocket]

Originally Posted by HardCase

I remember that movie, it was gawdawful! I also remember the 70s, I was in my 20s during that decade and some of the poontang was sweet, albeit hairy.

I was in my 20's in the 70's too. Missed the movie, but I found it while channel surfing one sleepless night at 3 a.m. a few years ago and basically had "flashbacks".


That "Trigger Happy 100th Video" put a grin on my face. Thanks for posting.

[Sniper X]

Originally Posted by HardCase

I remember that movie, it was gawdawful! I also remember the 70s, I was in my 20s during that decade and some of the poontang was sweet, albeit hairy.

The movie was typical late 60s early 70s acid (as in LSD) production style.

[FPGT72]

Originally Posted by HardCase

I remember that movie, it was gawdawful! I also remember the 70s, I was in my 20s during that decade and some of the poontang was sweet, albeit hairy.

Its a garden baby let it grow.

[Nosmo_King]

I was geocaching S.W of Tucson Sunday in an area that was used for bombing practice in WWII, when I stumbled across this round. It was half buried, and looks to have been there a long time. The bullet is copper, the round is heavy but makes no noise when shaken. There is an odd weld like mark at the top of the casing near the bullet. Any ideas if this mark makes this a dummy round? I decided not to use a center punch on the primer to find out.

[KSJEEPER]

Originally Posted by Nosmo_King

I was geocaching S.W of Tucson Sunday in an area that was used for bombing practice in WWII, when I stumbled across this round. It was half buried, and looks to have been there a long time. The bullet is copper, the round is heavy but makes no noise when shaken. There is an odd weld like mark at the top of the casing near the bullet. Any ideas if this mark makes this a dummy round? I decided not to use a center punch on the primer to find out.

Without anything to use for scale, looks like a 50cal round to me. I've shot 10's of 1000's of rounds out of the M2, and haven't seen anything like that seam at the neck. Modern dummy rounds look just like a normal round but with an inset primer, but don't know what they might have looked like back then.

[Jeffy]

Originally Posted by Nosmo_King

I was geocaching S.W of Tucson Sunday in an area that was used for bombing practice in WWII, when I stumbled across this round. It was half buried, and looks to have been there a long time. The bullet is copper, the round is heavy but makes no noise when shaken. There is an odd weld like mark at the top of the casing near the bullet. Any ideas if this mark makes this a dummy round? I decided not to use a center punch on the primer to find out.

Your pics need better light. But from what I can see it's a .50 cal round made by Milwaukee Ordinance Plant in 1943. It has a 43B headstamp. It looks like it's M33 Ball Ammo. Can't really tell if there is a primer on there, doesn't look like it though. Probably best to find something with a bullet puller. Not sure about the 'weld'. Would be strange to weld anything to the neck of the bullet. it's a good way to gouge the throat and get a bullet stuck in the barrel. powder could be a solid clump from water seeping in.

The primer should look like this:

[Redne Dab]

This goofy question might fit in this thread...

In '93 or so a friend talked me into buying a Bushmaster AR15 kit and assembling it. It was a great, no frills rifle.

Flash forward (feeling kind of old here) eighteen years. After a long family-related hiatus from guns, I have dived back into it... My no frills carbine (It has a carry handle. How embarassing is that?) with a 1/9 barrel is like a Model T! Plus the once renowned Bushmaster name has become known for garbage /budget guns.

Here are some options I would appreciate input on:

1. Sell it (I think a pre-ban is worth around six or seven hundred) and buy a Spikes or PSA 14 inch with a pinned flashhider, flat top and mid length gas system.

2. Just get a new upper like what I described above and live with a mismatched rifle. Bushmaster and.,.

3. Forget the new stuff and enjoy my classic rifle. The new ones will always be available.

Thanks for your input. I can't promise I'll follow it but I hope to find something insightful.

Redne

[grndzr0]

Originally Posted by Redne Dab

This goofy question might fit in this thread...

In '93 or so a friend talked me into buying a Bushmaster AR15 kit and assembling it. It was a great, no frills rifle.

Flash forward (feeling kind of old here) eighteen years. After a long family-related hiatus from guns, I have dived back into it... My no frills carbine (It has a carry handle. How embarassing is that?) with a 1/9 barrel is like a Model T! Plus the once renowned Bushmaster name has become known for garbage /budget guns.

Here are some options I would appreciate input on:

1. Sell it (I think a pre-ban is worth around six or seven hundred) and buy a Spikes or PSA 14 inch with a pinned flashhider, flat top and mid length gas system.

2. Just get a new upper like what I described above and live with a mismatched rifle. Bushmaster and.,.

3. Forget the new stuff and enjoy my classic rifle. The new ones will always be available.

Thanks for your input. I can't promise I'll follow it but I hope to find something insightful.

Redne

Spikes makes nice guns, no doubt about that... Your lower doesnt have too much to do with the overall performance of the rifle. Provided it is a tight fit to the new upper, and it has a decent trigger in it. Its more affordable to go that route, and less paperwork. Plus you can always swap back to your old upper if you want that "vintage" feel. And then later on, you could build a new lower, and then have 2 guns!!! Its an easy way to trick the wife!! It also may be handy to hang on to that pre ban lower as well.

Ryan

[HardCase]

Originally Posted by grndzr0

Spikes makes nice guns, no doubt about that... Your lower doesnt have too much to do with the overall performance of the rifle. Provided it is a tight fit to the new upper, and it has a decent trigger in it. Its more affordable to go that route, and less paperwork. Plus you can always swap back to your old upper if you want that "vintage" feel. And then later on, you could build a new lower, and then have 2 guns!!! Its an easy way to trick the wife!! It also may be handy to hang on to that pre ban lower as well.

Ryan

I agree. There's nothing wrong with old Bushmaster. And I'd also point out that there is absolutely no interrelationship between a tight upper and lower and accuracy on an AR. None. It can be so loose a goose could fly through there and still shoot if the trigger is decent. Only thing that needs to be done to make an accurate AR is float a good barrel and have a decent trigger, period, end-of-story. All else is window-dressing.

[pilot]

Nothing wrong with carry handles, either.

Well, scope mounting is a bit of a cludge, but can be done. I vote keep it. If you want a flat top, get a complete upper. You can even change calibers while you're at it.

[GoGo Gadget]

You don't even need a complete upper. Just replace the receiver for $100 and you are good to go.

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/989...sting-_-989015

[Redne Dab]

Thanks everyone for your thoughts. I hadn't thought of just changing the upper receiver or the potential benefit of having a pre-ban.

I'll post pics when I decide.