Search:

Great picture, John! I feel dizzy just looking at it! Did you take it? All my flying is done from the groud via radio control. I've walked away from every landing, good or bad! Carl

On this date in 1969 at Fort Dix, NJ, I fired an M-14 for the first time during basic training. Forty years later I was at our local range acting as range supervisor and put ten rounds through my...

Getting back to the original topic about the M14 case; Modifying is what got Mike Kelly in trouble: The BATFE's case revolved around being able to put the lug back on, as the take down notch was...

Both the M14 rifle and M2 carbine were designed to shoot full auto. They can't be un-designed to semi-auto so they will always be "machineguns."

An M-14 can't be "undesigned" but it could be...

The same can be said for the bomber aircrews of WWII. Talk about being sitting ducks and then trying to bail out of a bomber that's been hit and going down. Carl

Louis, I posted the same article above. I didn't realize yours was about the same gentleman. He deserves at least two posts! Carl

Stars and Stripes
Pacific edition, Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Marine Corps Capt. Kenneth Reusser and his wingman were flying a mission in the Pacific region during World War II when they came upon a...

Fort Belvoir! I was there from September of '69 to December of '70. Then off to Vietnam. From what little I can tell the guy cleaning his M-1 appears to have been in one of the very substantial...

Louis, at the risk of offending you is that a picture of you or an ancestor? It looks like WW I vintage. Carl

I "hoarded" military surplus ammo over the years because it was dirt cheap. I've refused to participate in the insanity of the past half year. My intention was to be able to continue shooting long...

That is a beautiful, majestic ship! I've been aboard the USS Massachusetts and the sub and destroyer docked at the same location. I wish the USS Wisconsin could have been brought to the Great Lakes...

I'm a Vietnam Army vet and don't belong to any of them. My impression is that they are often populated by people who like to hang out in bars, drink and smoke, and dwell on the past. That simply is...

Where in Massachusetts is your job? Could you live in Vermont :) or New Hampshire :) and commute to your job? Even Connecticut is better than Massachusetts. The states in southern New England are...

Where were the crowds cheering them on? Carl

I like the north lands, too. Y'all can keep your gators and poisonous snakes. Carl

Is that a Martin 404 in the background on the B-17 shot? Carl

Thanks for the updates. Carl

Has Galveston pretty much recovered and rebuilt after hurricane Ike? The current view on Google Earth, dated 2009, seems to show everything undamaged. I find that hard to believe but possible I...

From what I've read, the SCOTUS has decided it only applies to the Second! Nice, huh? Carl

What a bunch of idiots but what else would you expect from the State Department. Stuff like that angers me so I can imagine what Muslims must think about it. Homosexual acitivsts need to be really...

I've found it's possible to tour certain European countries with Google Earth's street views - UK, Spain, France, Italy - and see high resolution images. However street views in the US and Japan are...

Of course we have to assume the nurse knew what she was talking about. Carl

I've refused to participate in this panic. I've bought a lot of cheap military surplus ammo over the years and continue to use it. I couldn't resist the bargains especially when Century was selling...

1. having more than 10k rounds of ammo without a special storage permit from the fire chief

Is this a Massachusetts' requirement? Carl

goo, that's a great story. I live in Dunn County so that guy lives in my neck of the woods. Out taking walks I've seen three way aerial battles between red tailed hawks, crows, and bald eagles. ...