NOS Ball Turret brought to life

**boomer656** · 12-09-2018 12:17 PM

WW2 Ball Turret with twin .50 cals at the Big Sandy Shoot

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**Highly Recommended** · 12-09-2018 12:17 PM

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**browningautorifle** · 12-09-2018 02:15 PM

Yup, I can see it happening, thousands might not but I do.

**Merle** · 12-09-2018 03:51 PM

if only I had the cash!!!

**browningautorifle** · 12-09-2018 06:39 PM

You'd need lots just to approach at Big Sandy, you'd go through a mortgage worth just at the range...then you'd need a truck to mount it for range work.

**CINDERS** · 12-09-2018 08:09 PM

I've got to win lotto, looks like Jim's assessment of whats required has put the knockers on my wife and I ever attending it as we were keen!

**bob4wd** · 12-10-2018 11:18 PM

Originally Posted by CINDERS

I've got to win lotto, looks like Jim's assessment of whats required has put the knockers on my wife and I ever attending it as we were keen!

Actually, it’s very inexpensive to go and watch. Really worth the small admittance fee, plus they have free campsites, reasonable dinner, small swap meet/gun show, and even a chance to shoot many of the guns that are there. THAT will cost you, though! Ammo for these bad boys don’t come cheap!

**AmEngRifles** · 12-11-2018 01:24 AM

My thought on the whole Ball Turrent resurection....?

Hell Yeah! Would love to have one!!

**CINDERS** · 12-11-2018 05:48 AM

Well I guess we may still go and be selective in shooting if I told you what it cost me last year to hire that Lamboghini Aventador for an hour in US Greenbacks you would have me certified as a lunatic

mind you it was a $1.6 million dollar car it was a 3 figuire sum that was not that shy of a 4 figure sum...........not that I will be doing it again but I can say where others may not I have driven one albiet only to 160klm/Hr but it got there quickly.

**Sarge1998** · 12-11-2018 10:13 AM

Having a quad .50 on a half-track or gun truck is awesome, this IMO is in that same group of awesome.

**browningautorifle** · 12-11-2018 12:47 PM

Originally Posted by Sarge1998

a quad .50 on a half-track or gun truck

Those would be wonderful...even in current service they would have their uses, in this last great conflagration they would have shown merit.

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