[4-inch/50-caliber gun]

In the WWII submarine warfare book that I am currently enjoying reading, the subs have 4-inch/50-caliber gun deck guns. 

 

I couldn't work out what "4-inch/50-caliber guns" where till I googled.....still a bit puzzled about the 50 caliber designation that the barrel is '50 calibers long'. 

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4-inch/50-caliber_gun

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I was on a boat once and woke up stuck in the head. 

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12 minutes ago, watab kid said:

interesting that my father was also 30 when i came around , they bought a shepard puppy at that time - he was my dog ...or maybe i should say i was his child till he died , ive never had such an attachment since , i agree on the learning ---this has been a fun thread to read and relive forgotten moments [most of which ive refrained from writing here] thanks 

 

Thanks watab kid, its nice to look back isn't it sometimes.

[Did she do a runner with her 'boyfriend' or has she been taken hostage?]

This didn't end well.

[Always Look on the Bright Side of Life - North Korean Edition]

LOL....I did like that  

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[Your last Western]

Ok ....for a last laugh as your crapping the bed and farting away to oblivion - Blazing Saddles!

[Spirit renewed -- ready for more abuse from the reprobates]

4 minutes ago, Rip Snorter said:

Think about an artichoke!

 

had them done numerous ways....not partial to them at all.

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1 hour ago, Smuteye John SASS#24774 said:

I still think that eating snails had to have started as a dare between cavemen.

 

Seriously, who would ever look at a snail and think, 'Hey, that looks like it could be pretty tasty"?

 

What about the first brave person to chug down on an oyster!

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4 minutes ago, Smuteye John SASS#24774 said:

Yeah!

 

How else do you expect to go to the Moon- oh, wait.

 

 

 

LOL copied from the German WII missile program....it was Metric  

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Some danged depressing end Westerns you pards are choosing to go out with!

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5 minutes ago, Subdeacon Joe said:

 

You ain't had fun until you have to 3-Wire a M385 X 0.5 thread while the part is still in the lathe.   Threaded length was only about 12mm.   Used .018" wires and 40 inch calipers.  Fun times.

 

What was that for?

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13 minutes ago, Colorado Coffinmaker said:

True enough.  I like mine to be a nice shiny car.  BUT!!  It only takes Seven Minutes, Forty Seconds inna car wash.  Shiny brass takes HOW LONG???

 

Not long really, its not like your sitting there whilst the machine is doing its thing.

 

Main two reasons for me going to wet tumbling is that my nose and throat used to burn separating brass from walnut/corn cob, lot of nasties accumulating in there.
Wet tumbling alleviated that problem with the benefit of brilliantly shining up the insides that allows me to easily visibly check for powder (habit I have always done even with Dillon powder alarm).

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On 5/11/2022 at 12:18 AM, Colorado Coffinmaker said:

I have found my stained brass shoots just as good as that "Bright" stuff.  Wash, Dry, 30 Minutes inna Lizard Litter - DONE.

 

Dirty cars also get you from A to B just fine ..... but a lot of folks take pride in having a clean shiny car.

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Now we just need America to go metric and drop UNC, UNF, UNEF, UNS and whatnot and GET WITH THE PROGRAM!!!!!! 

[Your last Western]

Bugger a Western....I'd be just holding my wife's hands and staring at her face telling her how much I loved her and thanks for a wonderful life together. 

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Thanks CJ.