tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post2274851947575859128..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: Haters gonna hate...Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-73743293441308321672012-09-06T12:43:59.630-04:002012-09-06T12:43:59.630-04:00No fire, but I got an Ankara Mauser to smoke prett...No fire, but I got an Ankara Mauser to smoke pretty good running surplus 8mm.perlhaqrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01920117742664645165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-46417036556485571592012-08-30T15:24:16.762-04:002012-08-30T15:24:16.762-04:00Part of the reason I never bought any of the old, ...Part of the reason I never bought any of the old, tired Mosin-Nagants back when they were being sold by the pallet-load (I'm not referring to the arsenal refurbs being sold nowadays) was my only half-joking fear that the petroleum-soaked stock would burst into flames during a normal course of fire. <br /><br />That and their bores were so shot out that the only thing the barrel/receiver were good for was to use as a breaker bar for the lug wrench on old deuce-and-a-half tires.<br /><br />There are better and cheaper ways to start fires and loosen lug nuts.<br /><br />gviglobal village idiothttp://www.alpharubicon.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-17674834138298528362012-08-30T03:16:03.460-04:002012-08-30T03:16:03.460-04:00Angus, you are a very bad person for having done t...Angus, you are a very bad person for having done that. I wish that I had been there to help you. I am so bad...Justthisguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277333206171756636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-21451858554192666542012-08-29T19:29:46.715-04:002012-08-29T19:29:46.715-04:00"Great Flaming Foregrips!"
I learned a n..."Great Flaming Foregrips!"<br />I learned a new swear word!<br /><br />Windy Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01951254236693386401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-71224638269380511212012-08-29T19:16:19.024-04:002012-08-29T19:16:19.024-04:00Has it occured to anyone that flaming foregrip are...Has it occured to anyone that flaming foregrip are a feature, not a bug. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-17658188313214034112012-08-29T18:46:15.146-04:002012-08-29T18:46:15.146-04:00Two 75 round drums through an already warm post sa...Two 75 round drums through an already warm post sample ak, cyclic. Yeah, handguards were way past well done. Nothing broke, gun still runs.rolandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-80471706664106916022012-08-29T18:38:21.353-04:002012-08-29T18:38:21.353-04:00I killed a Ma Deuce by linking the entire allotmen...I killed a Ma Deuce by linking the entire allotment for the battalion's cooks into one belt and letting it rip from one gun.<br /><br />Barrel drooped and got soft enough to get rounds exiting the side. Then it went runaway and we needed a screwdriver shoved between rounds to stop it.<br /><br />Good times.<br /><br />SSG in charge of our detail was PV1 a short time later. Me? Who am I, a mere E5 to tell and lordly E6 that his orders were a bad plan? Except I did and he overrode me so I told the privates to do what he said and to be careful...<br /><br />It was also the last time the cooks demanded KP from the tank crews.Angus McThaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09295013525738248801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-22460812046415244812012-08-29T17:01:16.213-04:002012-08-29T17:01:16.213-04:00Kristopher said...
Oh, and those plastic handguar...Kristopher said... <br />Oh, and those plastic handguards they put on the PTR-91 were still crap.<br /><br />Get a set of wooden CETME stocks ( be careful about 922r compliance ). They will get hot enough to encourage you to stop the magdump before they burst into flames.<br /><br />Oh, I got a wide HK forearm w/bipod and replaced it. And yes, I had to put US made trigger, sear and hammer to get my parts count back under 922r.Darrellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-26773132486184498712012-08-29T16:27:11.309-04:002012-08-29T16:27:11.309-04:00Having been warned by our hostess, and being consc...Having been warned by our hostess, and being conscious of that graph I saw at XKCD of wittiness vs. BAC, I think I'll leave y'all alone for a while, until I have more blood in my alcohol stream.Justthisguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277333206171756636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-84155853047179912122012-08-29T16:02:42.494-04:002012-08-29T16:02:42.494-04:00On settin' fire to yer piece:
Stephenson had...On settin' fire to yer piece:<br /><br /> Stephenson had a really cool passage about that in "Cryptonomicon" concerning how impressed Bobby Shaftoe was by the Vickers, it being liquid-cooled and having _infrastructure_.Justthisguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277333206171756636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-68881037406443646852012-08-29T15:44:18.437-04:002012-08-29T15:44:18.437-04:00I dunno about the hanging, but I would feel insult...I dunno about the hanging, but I would feel insulted to be shot with a Glock, even if I had it coming.<br /><br /> Another good reason to be polite to policemen.Justthisguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277333206171756636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-71102495556526127802012-08-29T15:16:09.703-04:002012-08-29T15:16:09.703-04:00This stuff reminds me of Clark on THR, who used to...This stuff reminds me of Clark on THR, who used to systematically load progressively hotter handgun rounds until he blew up some nice handguns, intentionally. He documented it well. It was "for science." But it hurt to read about. <br /><br />A buddy of mine is an army armorer who has occasionally has had to deal with the consequences of soldiers who have wanted to see what would happen when you de-linked a (high pressure) 40mm round from an M19, and fired it out of the (low pressure) M203 tube slung under their rifles. <br /><br />He can't understand why a person would go to so much effort to modify a round so that he could get in trouble and trash a gun. Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07218893455566411135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-53552809061440397352012-08-29T14:06:48.670-04:002012-08-29T14:06:48.670-04:00Oh, and those plastic handguards they put on the P...Oh, and those plastic handguards they put on the PTR-91 were still crap.<br /><br />Get a set of wooden CETME stocks ( be careful about 922r compliance ). They will get hot enough to encourage you to stop the magdump before they burst into flames.Kristophrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08370888276707569365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-59945607636431174962012-08-29T08:37:12.955-04:002012-08-29T08:37:12.955-04:00I watched quad .50's fired so hot you could, I... I watched quad .50's fired so hot you could, I swear, blink your eyes and see the bullets going down the white, translucent barrels. The tracers were tumbling, so I imagine either the barrels were shot out or heated so oversize they weren't grabbing the projectiles worth a damn.<br /><br /> And for those who are old enough to remember the original plastic handguards on the M-14, do you remember the pleasure of scraping that crap off the barrel with a bayonet afterwards?Ed Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09676740819579030462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-67914994957882004352012-08-29T07:43:04.901-04:002012-08-29T07:43:04.901-04:00I admit to being extremely jealous and wishing tha...I admit to being extremely jealous and wishing that I had the money to buy a nice AR and a bunch of ammo to try to reproduce this. After all, an experiment must be verified as repeatable. FOR SCIENCE!!DanHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-57572079552773542432012-08-29T07:07:39.398-04:002012-08-29T07:07:39.398-04:00One of Uncle Sam's Misguided Children that I h...One of Uncle Sam's Misguided Children that I have the honor of knowing once described (vividly) being able to see the tracers in the barrel of a Ma Deuce that he had gotten busy with during a spot of bother in the Sandbox with some disgruntled tourists. Ian Argenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03704336044732061128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-39445578455498492092012-08-29T02:09:17.966-04:002012-08-29T02:09:17.966-04:00For the record, I reserve the right to complain if...For the record, I reserve the right to complain if hanged, regardless of the age of the rope used.ToddGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06766434237817564807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-43379453420966846122012-08-29T00:10:35.532-04:002012-08-29T00:10:35.532-04:00Never had any melt. I've had 'em get extr...Never had any melt. I've had 'em get extremely hot with 600rds as fast as possible in semi with 30rd mags. I fail to see the point unless he was testing the quality/function of the upper. Or just having some fun...<br /><br /><br />TSTigerStripenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-27979957718060070072012-08-28T21:25:38.609-04:002012-08-28T21:25:38.609-04:00My response to that was "no, it was not a mis...My response to that was "no, it was not a mistake for me to buy a Spike's Tactical AR last week." If they can do that and still function, I'd say it means they are pretty well made.<br /><br />I didn't get a response to this when I posted there, but I wonder how much damage the extreme heat and sudden cooling does to the actual structure of the metal. I can easily imagine it destroying the temper or something.Lazy Bike Commuterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06186544907063119814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-53056451697346904012012-08-28T21:14:57.221-04:002012-08-28T21:14:57.221-04:00There is a reason that machine guns are issued wit...There is a reason that machine guns are issued with spare barrels and asbestos gloves. Uncle Sam takes a very dim view of anyone melting his guns. Bramnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-27896715953118495482012-08-28T20:03:52.637-04:002012-08-28T20:03:52.637-04:00That's an impressive way to start a fire. I&#...That's an impressive way to start a fire. I've never done that in the name of science, but I've burned myself on hot metal a time or two. "FIRE" arms get hot? That must mean they're defective ... or not.<br /><br />fast richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05947715402204312013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-4948392275845048792012-08-28T18:13:42.258-04:002012-08-28T18:13:42.258-04:00I remember once I had redone the stock set on a K9...I remember once I had redone the stock set on a K98k... I used TruOil... I ran four clips of Turkish 1935 slow fire... Hand guard got to smoking pretty good... No flames though.mustangernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-83974726779400251992012-08-28T18:11:34.773-04:002012-08-28T18:11:34.773-04:00Back in the early nineties my ADA platoon took our...Back in the early nineties my ADA platoon took our entire contingent of nine Vulcan Cannons out to one of the artillery ranges with a 5,000 round load out apiece for a night fire exercise. By a couple of hundred rounds in only four of the guns were working... after a few thousand they were all broke but my squad's.<br /><br />After about 10,000 rounds the grease from the cannon housing was running out like water and you could see the rounds zooming through the barrels. We went through something like 28,000 rounds over the course of a few hours, just taking breaks to reload and swap out gunners.<br /><br />The next day when we broke the cannon down all of the innards were bone-dry but intact and the barrels were still in spec.<br /><br />Devynsdadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-20272689036668331542012-08-28T17:24:13.789-04:002012-08-28T17:24:13.789-04:00jimbob86,
"There may come a day when you wis...jimbob86,<br /><br />"<i>There may come a day when you wish you had that hardware and ammo back ...</i>"<br /><br />It ain't no good if you don't use it. ;)Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-15586005910120279792012-08-28T17:03:20.010-04:002012-08-28T17:03:20.010-04:00"I have, but it was low-rent East Bloc hardwa... "I have, but it was low-rent East Bloc hardware, back in the day when you could get an SKS and a case of ammo for not much...."<br /><br />There may come a day when you wish you had that hardware and ammo back ....... let's hope not.<br /><br /><br />"Waste not, want not." comes to mind. jimbob86noreply@blogger.com