American Gun Ownership Highest In 18 Years

[CountDeMoney]

You going to use any kind of stock cover to protect the finish?   

[11B4V]

You going to use any kind of stock cover to protect the finish?

This probably won't see the woods. Targets only.

[CountDeMoney]

Get a 2nd one? 

[11B4V]

Get a 2nd one? 

1500 bones.

The Traditions Ultralight is for hunting and weighs in at 5.5 pounds. The Parker Hale is near 10 pounds.

Night and day difference.

[Malthus]

On the perennial clip/magazine "concern", I came across some proof that US Marines did not care much about it in WW2.

Source: "With the Old Breed at Peleliu and Okanawa", an autobiography by E. B. Sledge. Page 57 of the Ballentine paperback edition.

"Attached to my web pistol belt, I carried a pouch containing a combat dressing, two canteens, a pouch with two fifteen-round carbine magazines--clips, we called them, and a fine brass compass in a waterproof case." [emphasis]



Given that he also describes how Marines in training were humiliated for using the wrong weapons terminology ("gun" for "rifle"), the conclusion is that Marines did not care about the distinction between "magazines" and "clips" at this time ... or he never would have used both words to refer to the same thing.

[Razgovory]

He was a mortarmen.  Also, it's nice that 11B4 finally got a couch to set his musket on.

[The Brain]

On the perennial clip/magazine "concern", I came across some proof that US Marines did not care much about it in WW2.

Source: "With the Old Breed at Peleliu and Okanawa", an autobiography by E. B. Sledge. Page 57 of the Ballentine paperback edition.

"Attached to my web pistol belt, I carried a pouch containing a combat dressing, two canteens, a pouch with two fifteen-round carbine magazines--clips, we called them, and a fine brass compass in a waterproof case." [emphasis]



Given that he also describes how Marines in training were humiliated for using the wrong weapons terminology ("gun" for "rifle"), the conclusion is that Marines did not care about the distinction between "magazines" and "clips" at this time ... or he never would have used both words to refer to the same thing.

Maybe it's "clips, we (who were regularly taunted and reprimanded for our wrongful use of the word 'clip') called them."?

[Malthus]

He was a mortarmen. 

A marine would tell you that all marines are riflemen first. 

[The Brain]

Amen.

[Syt]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwaqY2R4VwE

TotalBiscuit fires real WW1 weapons ft. Ian from ForgottenWeapons

TotalBiscuit and Ian from ForgottenWeapons bring you an extensive video on weapons used in World War 1, their characteristics and how they were implemented in Battlefield 1. The footage was shot on location in Las Vegas at http://battlefieldvegas.com

He even points out that clip and magazine are NOT the same.  Neat little historical backgrounds of the guns (like the C96 Mauser and Luger).

[FunkMonk]

I like the Forgotten Weapons guy's videos. Very cool and informative.

[Grey Fox]

We should edit the title to 23 years.

[Ed Anger]

I'm wanting a Krinkov. But it'll be like the Uzi I wanted, I'll never get around to it.

[Malthus]

He even points out that clip and magazine are NOT the same. 

They aren't - but the terms were, apparently, used interchangeably by actual professionals before today's gun nerds got all assburgery about them. 

[The Minsky Moment]

New York AG published a report finding that 87% of the guns used in crimes in NYC came from out of state.  Most common states of origin of the out-of-state guns  are: Virginia (19%), Georgia (13%), Pennsylvania (13%), South Carolina (13%), North Carolina (10%), and Florida (7%).