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    Bandoliers and other makeshift means of having...

    Bandoliers and other makeshift means of having and/or carrying additional ammo- for any weapon look great but perform poorly over time in my opinion. Protect your ammo (and the mags it's loaded...
  2. Always fun reading folks in this era commenting...

    Always fun reading folks in this era commenting on actions taken long before - their grandparents were around... All of those rifles recovered at Gettysburg that were still loaded (unfired) doesn't...
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    Like many young men I smoked in Vietnam (and the...

    Like many young men I smoked in Vietnam (and the price of a carton of cigarettes was around $1.75 if memory serves). I smoked just about anything with tobacco in it from age 16 to age 24... To this...
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    An outstanding review of the actual history...

    An outstanding review of the actual history involved.... Thanks Painter....

    I'm the kind of guy who reviews incoming assertions then simply disregards stuff I doubt is true... All of us ought to...
  5. Thread: Prices.

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    And underlying it all is the fact that the dollar...

    And underlying it all is the fact that the dollar isn't worth much now (and will be worth less tomorrow if the "G" keeps printing money..). Every time I see someone going on about how much gold is...
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    Watched a western "history" show a day or so ago...

    Watched a western "history" show a day or so ago where the workers on each side were armed and in conflict over railroad construction rights... The story was fairly factual but really harmed when...
  7. My Dad joined up just after Pearl, the way so...

    My Dad joined up just after Pearl, the way so many young men did, and was quickly slated for the Engineers.. You see he'd been working for Pan Am for a few years as a jobsite supervisor with native...
  8. Thread: M1 or AR 15

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    Here's what I didn't say in my previous post... ...

    Here's what I didn't say in my previous post... I did a 22 year career in police work down here in south Florida, retiring out in 1995. Did quite a few different jobs in those years before getting...
  9. Thread: M1 or AR 15

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    Normally I'd just recommend that any one...

    Normally I'd just recommend that any one considering home defense go with what they're most familiar with - and in my case that means a basic riot gun in 12ga (equipped with a sling and something to...
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    The first two letters in REMF stood for "rear...

    The first two letters in REMF stood for "rear echelon", etc. Helpful to remember that only one out of seven military over there were combat types - that left an entire world of REMF's (like me)...
  11. It was "Indochina" until 1954 when the French...

    It was "Indochina" until 1954 when the French were defeated at Dien Ben Phu... and that was the beginning of our foolishness there - all those years ago. Anyone that ever under- estimated the...
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    In and out of uniform, over a 22 year career in...

    In and out of uniform, over a 22 year career in police work I had occasion to point a sidearm at quite a few folks when necessary... Ordinary types paid attention - street rats might pay attention...
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    Read through every contribution to this thread...

    Read through every contribution to this thread and even laughed a bit... You'll never find a sign or the slightest warning to trespassers or other folks with bad intentions towards my family, home,...
  14. I only needed a pawl after I screwed up the first...

    I only needed a pawl after I screwed up the first time I tried to use the bolt tool and broke the pawl...
  15. Don't know about this German site, but... A year...

    Don't know about this German site, but... A year or two ago I found myself needing the cam for a new model bolt tool - and it was on E-Bay from a business in France- one mentioned favorably here......
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    No better friend - no worse enemy... Where did I...

    No better friend - no worse enemy... Where did I hear that said?

    One other minor point my Dad made a point of - all those years ago... "Kid, we're killing ten of them for every one of ours.... At...
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    A bit of additional history on the Viets.. (I did...

    A bit of additional history on the Viets.. (I did a year in language school before heading to my "senior trip"... guess what language...). Along with constant conflicts (mostly with the Chinese) for...
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    That damned war dragged on and on... I didn't get...

    That damned war dragged on and on... I didn't get there until 1971 - and by then it was pretty clear that it was winding down... Da Nang was the farthest south I ever got (after coming into Bien Hoa...
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    A bit of practical info about taking things to...

    A bit of practical info about taking things to court.... from a retired cop who spent more than a bit of time as a courtroom observer -usually while waiting to provide a few moments of testimony if...
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    We simply called them "slicks" (that well known...

    We simply called them "slicks" (that well known Huey in the statue set up as a medevac bird)... The ride I liked the best was in a small bird called a LOACH. It looked like a clear egg with a stick...
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    Spent a bit of time in choppers back in 1971 and...

    Spent a bit of time in choppers back in 1971 and considering that the metal between you and any incoming was not much heavier than a beer can.... my sidearm was the least of my worries... I was never...
  22. A few small things to remember about the latter...

    A few small things to remember about the latter part of WW twice... First off the military really did expect horrific casualties in the certain to come "invasion of Japan"..... No one except a very...
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    there's a party animal... Hope he lived to get...

    there's a party animal... Hope he lived to get back home....
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    Go to Imgur and establish an account there (it's...

    Go to Imgur and establish an account there (it's a freebie - and much better than Photobucket was..).

    For the pics on Photobucket - they're still there and I've found a way to retrieve them - but...
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    ...and you can bet that whoever was manning the...

    ...and you can bet that whoever was manning the property facility after that seizure - was just buried in paperwork... Along with a copy of the property receipt for each firearm they'd have to have a...
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