Hello from the Cradle of the Confederacy

[Diamondback]

Rather telling that they appear to have neither plans nor intention of ever reopening to the public, too bad we can't get this called to Trump's attention as one more reason to remind them who they work for.

 

[fredball]

Welcome Aboard

 

[Jonnyuma]

I'd like to take this for a spin:

500 hp Detroit, front and rear steer, 6 or 8 powered wheels, GVW of almost 25t.
It's a power unit to move M1s and their crews into place. Also would make a dandy commuter.. I wonder how many cup holders it has...?

"That 3/4t Silverado with 38s is pretty cool and all, but can it do this... ?
proceedes to take shortcut through the nearest building.

 

[OldBroad44]

During the Summer of '68 I went through the Small Arms Repairman School at APG and the wonderful things I learned their have worked for me well over the years since.

I still remember that all that is "NEEDED" is a GO Ballpoint pen and I can disassemble a 1911A1 completely and I mean COMPLETELY! Now that's a memory.

Welcome

If I have a 1911A1 I can disassemble a ballpoint pen completely, and I mean COMPLETELY!

 

[OldBroad44]

Welcome from the gun-totin old broad contingent.

 

[Diamondback]

If I have a 1911A1 I can disassemble a ballpoint pen completely, and I mean COMPLETELY!

AND the person holding it too...

 

[Certaindeaf]

Over here we don't cotton much about that confederate and whatnot business, what with having to maintain our log houses and keeping our scalps intact.
But welcome.

 

[KKG]

If I have a 1911A1 I can disassemble a ballpoint pen completely, and I mean COMPLETELY!

I had to read your post a couple of times but then I'm on some pretty heavy meds right now, so... KKG

 

[OldBroad44]

I had to read your post a couple of times but then I'm on some pretty heavy meds right now, so... KKG

Meds. Riiiiight.

 

[Hummer]

True, but of late there has been a creep of more Arfcom-ish postings and members--M4C is still head and shoulders above though. Gunhub, where Hummer and I have met before, is kind of the final iteration of the old Prodigy Shooting Sports BB where a number of big-name gunwriters like Frank James, Walt Rauch, Dean Speir, Patrick Sweeney and Charlie Petty once held court, combined with the old Battlerifles forum.

Diamondback, I am trying to get on M4C and put your name but I had to register as Humpy70 as someone else has already hijacked Hummer haha so I am waiting for a gotcha msg.

 

[Diamondback]

I'm just plain "Diamondback", User #97887. My profile: M4Carbine.net Forums

 

[Hummer]

I am waiting for my clearance to arrive. Sure looks like barfcom though. I am going to respond to the guy with the XM177 in Switzerland first off I guess.

 

[Diamondback]

Really wish we coulda had the chance for you and Iraqgunz (kinda the guru of AR-family carbines) to put heads together... Will passed in August, but was probbly the Jerry Kuhnhausen of the M4 in knowledge terms.

 

[Ura-Ki]

Welcome aboard! Man, miss the visits to Aberdeen, and the tank farm was lots of fun!
Went through the Armies Special Weapons school, had to learn EVERY small arm and it's variants, and had to qualify expert on each and every one! Fun times!





Retired Air Force!

 

[LSWC]

244K rounds of ammo... for 'testing'... that was provided for you to use up...
Nice

 

[tac]

Was surfing around and got directed to this site and was reading about ARs. I was a Small Arms and Ammunition Test Director at Aberdeen Proving Ground and I was selected to test the M16A1E1 for the USMC in 1982 and there are some interesting things about the AR that are rarely reported. I expended 244,000 rounds on that test for the USMC and got a commendation from Commandant USMC for it. I am also a Benefactor Member of NRA and shot my first NRA rifle match in 1957. Prior to going to Aberdeen PG I worked in the Army Small Cal Weapons Lab Picatinny Arsenal NJ and was engineer in charge of "rifles, shotguns and SMGs and associated equpment" and did catastrophic failure investigation on M16A1.

Did he also offer to buy you a decent set of hearing aids?

Only kidding.

I did my best over my 33-year time in the Army to reduce the stocks of a few different types of ammunition, but I doubt I got anywhere near your figure.

Anyhow, welcome from East Anglia, Wooler, Ontario and Eugene OR.