Trailrider #896

What model tank was that? I see a muzzle brake on the end of the tube. M4E8 at that point...before Korea. Also, was the tank commander wearing his necktie?

The "Fighter Mafia" hates the A-10. They are "bone-yarding" a bunch of them. What they ought to do is turn them over to Army Aviation...or maybe armor. That thing is a flying tank! Or...give them to the Ukranians! Of course they would need the F-16's flying top cover.

"Comin' in on a wing and a prayer!"

Gen. Hatcher's data is fascinating. While one can play the odds, I would NOT! Although my 81+ eyeballs ain't what they used to be, I prefer to lose the rest of my eyesight due to age, and I don't think I'd look good with a Springfield bolt sticking out of my eye socket, not having the docs try to pry pieces of receiver out of my brain! I strongly recommend hanging that Springfield on the wall.

Better check with a bunch of balloon clubs. Might be one of theirs.

If you are going to shoot an '03, be sure it is not a low-number receiver. Do not shoot rifles made at Springfield with serial numbers below 800,000 and those made at Rock Island with serial number below 285, 507 or thereabouts! Those under those numbers will have brittle receivers and could shatter! Ref. "Hatcher's Notebook".

Depending on whether the rifle is a repeater or single shot, you may be able to shoot .45-70 ammo in it. The relationship between the .45-70 and .45-90 is similar to that of the .44 Special with the .44 Magnum, just a difference in case length by about 0.3 inches. The only problem you might find with a .45-70 in a rifle chambered in .45-90 is whether a repeater will feed the shorter cartridge. My first M1886 Winchester was a .45-90 and there was no ammo or brass available, so I shot .45-70's in it. Used 405 gr. bullets seated a little further out. If you do this, you should clean the chamber periodically so you won't have problems with .45-90 rounds encountering a roughened chamber. But the same is true shooting .44 Specials in a .44 Magnum gun.

No, not yet. I resent having to pay what Apple+ wants. I've read the book. Besides which, I saw a lot of B-17 footage in freshman AFROTC classes, and talked with a number of ETO and PTO aircrewmen about how it was. Watch "Twelve-o'clock High" with Gregory Peck once in a while. Bless 'em all!

'03 or '03A3?

Is this about the guy who sings, "I'm my own grandpa!"?

Effectively "sank" the Bismark by jamming the rudder so she went in circles, allowing British battle ships to finish her off.

Don't have any experience with the DGW sight, but I'd check with Montana Arms. They ain't cheap, but are excellent quality. Also check on the front sights. Best of luck!

IIRC, the late Bill Mauldin had a cartoon where Willie says to Joe, "The Krauts don't sound so good on Silent Night. D'ya think somethi' happened to their tenor?"

There is a question of course about whether Mrs. O'Leary's cow... Right now, that is the least of the city's worries. I know there are a LOT of innocent people in Chi Town, but maybe it and NYC would make good targets in case Pooty starts getting hinky. Maybe DC as well!

Absolutely, make all vehicles work on batteries! As long as you don't try to recharge and run them in sub-zero cold! (See Chicago recently when people tried to recharge their cars in the cold.) Not to mention that our power grid wouldn't support such a thing! O read somewhere that Ford is suspending or at least reducing production of electric Ford 150's.

My freshman year at a major university, I was enrolled in AFROTC. They had all three service ROTC, and a tri-service band, commanded by a senior AF cadet (music major!). At the end of the year they had a tri-service parade and review. Before the actual parade, they held a practice, with the band in the lead, and one of the tac officers standing in as reviewing officer. As the band passed the reviewing stand, the band struck up the Mickey Mouse song. We though the tac officer was going to have a cerebral hemmerhoid. Now everyone knows you don't laugh in formation, but there sure were a bunch of snickers coming from the ranks.

In "Paint Your Wagon", Ben Rumson (Lee Marvin)) bids on the wife of a Morman and wins. One of his compatriots says, "You got a woman for money?" Mad Jack (Ray Walston) replies, "You try and get one without it!" or words to that effect. (After 57 years, I oughta know!)

"Speed's fine. Accuracy's final! There's no second place winner in a gunfight!" - Bill Jordan. "Take your time...fast!" Wyatt Earp.

The worst thing would be if municipalities start charging rent for spaces underneath highway overpasses!

Made belt holsters for several with Walkers or Dragoons. One customer was about 5-feet tall and couldn't have weighed more than 110 lbs. He had virtually no hips. I wonder how he kept his pants up, especially if he sneezed!

Also in the M1886, .50-100-450?. Same cartridge case, but with a heavier bullet and possibly faster twist rifling. Pretty rare.

Ooh! Ooh! Ooh! I don't go many places where I would need one anymore... But I think I gotta have one for my Swiss Army Knife! Thanks for posting!

No .44-40's? Bahhh! Humbug!

The "problem" with the 7 x 57 Mauser in the rolling blocks is that the European standard for the cartridge makes headspacing longer than American. The solution is to simply fireform with new brass and a lightly lubricated chamber, that will allow the case to back up and the shoulder to expand forward. Then just back the sizing die off until the resized case will just chamber with a little "feel". If you reload for other 7 x 57mm rifles, you may want to separate the brass fired in other rifles from ones fired in the M1902 rolling blocks.

I remember driving by Chicago Vocational School sometime after WWII, when there were a plethera of Navy fighters and maybe dive bombers inside the barbed wire fencing,. They were apparently there to train aircraft mechanics. Don' know what ever happened to them all. Maybe dumped in Lake Michigan?