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    We've all read and heard the stories, but visual...

    We've all read and heard the stories, but visual proof such as this really puts it in perspective!

    Russ
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    Yowser, it would take me to "end of life" to plow...

    Yowser, it would take me to "end of life" to plow through all those!

    Russ
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    And we thought three's a crowd! Russ

    And we thought three's a crowd!

    Russ
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    Can we assume that smoke plume is coming from...

    Can we assume that smoke plume is coming from somewhere in front of the lead tank? Nobody seems overly excited, including the tank occupants...

    Russ
  5. Thanks guys! I'm a voracious reader of the...

    Thanks guys! I'm a voracious reader of the Pacific Theater and had never heard of this before now.

    Russ
  6. Is there any more info on that MG? Never seen...

    Is there any more info on that MG? Never seen anything like it! Looks like a .30 Browning with a ? rifle stock, BAR carry handle, and home brewed box mag...

    Russ
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    Guy on the left's helmet sure looks to have been...

    Guy on the left's helmet sure looks to have been "rattled" at least once...

    Russ
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    Simply trying to determine if a conversion to...

    Simply trying to determine if a conversion to 7.62 is not only feasible, but reversible as well. I'd not even ask if I knew it would alter the rifle to the point of no return. And I'd never heard of...
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    I was thinking with 7.62 NATO still relatively...

    I was thinking with 7.62 NATO still relatively cheap, a conversion would be sweet. Not sure if a convert could be restored back to original, the Johnson barrel (I think) is field swappable so if...
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    Makes me wonder about one of my Dad's hometown...

    Makes me wonder about one of my Dad's hometown (Cobleskill, NY) friends, Cole Barnard. Allegedly he was the only survivor of his platoon in the Battle of the Bulge after playing dead in a snow bank...
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    Caliber conversion...

    Hi All,

    After seeing numerous other flavors of '06 rifles undergo this, has anyone ever seen a Johnson 1941 converted to 7.62 x 51? Not sure how the rotary mag would feel about rounds 1/2"...
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    Steve, you have the most interesting flea market...

    Steve, you have the most interesting flea market / garage sale circuit I've ever seen! So much history still showing up in those Middle Atlantic states... If I lived closer, I'd pay $$$ to just make...
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    Oooh, that Humber looks like a 50's Mack B61. In...

    Oooh, that Humber looks like a 50's Mack B61. In all my auto/truck wanderings, I've never seen even a pic before...

    Russ
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    Yup. Seems the group that did Obamacare was hired...

    Yup. Seems the group that did Obamacare was hired to build their "new" web interface...

    Russ
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    But they're not doing laundry in place!...

    But they're not doing laundry in place! :banghead:

    Russ
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    Some sites, at least for me, it's the use of a...

    Some sites, at least for me, it's the use of a VPN. I can't even access Imgur, and I have an account there, unless I choose to disconnect and show my home IP address...

    Russ
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    I *believe* contributing members names are in...

    I *believe* contributing members names are in red, as for the rest, I'm out...

    Russ
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    Grandpa started a hardware/appliance store in...

    Grandpa started a hardware/appliance store in Cobleskill, NY, 1935, they had the first color TV set I can remember, mid 60's?. Dad bought him out in the mid-60's, we didn't get a color set until long...
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    Missed me, by 9 days....

    Missed me, by 9 days. :beerchug::beerchug::beerchug:

    Russ
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    :bow: I feel better at 70 than I did at ... well,...

    :bow: I feel better at 70 than I did at ... well, not 40 but somewhat later. :madsmile: Forty lbs lighter since Covid helps too!

    Russ
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    Fascinating! Especially when you realize all...

    Fascinating! Especially when you realize all these intricate bits were designed and engineered with little more than a slide rule, some serious math skills, and a drafting board.

    Russ
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    While I'll always defer to to awesome people...

    While I'll always defer to to awesome people here, the real world is a different story...

    Russ
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    Forty seven klicks (29.2 miles), that's a healthy...

    Forty seven klicks (29.2 miles), that's a healthy walk! I do 2 miles a day, but the heat and humidity here is pretty ugly...

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    You guys got better eyes than me! And I just had...

    You guys got better eyes than me! And I just had cataract / replacement lenses done 6 months ago...

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    Sorry guys! :dunno: I tend to get wound up...

    Sorry guys! :dunno: I tend to get wound up hearing any of the latest news, and it tends to carry over. :red face: Sucks to be an old man who can't do squat but "rage against the machine", I'll try...
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