Cpl. Hicks
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Post by Cpl. Hicks on Apr 24, 2008 17:18:32 GMT -5
Man, you must be loaded $$$.
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YankeeDiv26
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Post by YankeeDiv26 on Apr 24, 2008 17:35:04 GMT -5
eh, I'm not gonna lie I live comfortably. But I'm more of an advocate for the work hard/play hard mentality than anything else. I got a great job for a 16 year old and my money pretty much goes toward college, car payments, reenacting/airsoft, and then all the other regular 16 y/o stuff (food, movies, gf), in that order. I'm sure once I need to start paying for all that fun stuff like insurance, a house, a family, ect ect I'll have a lot less to spend on reenacting/airsoft by the end of the month.
Alrighty, thats enough about my personal finances for now. Time to get back to the original topic. Carrying on...
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Post by Jager.Drü on Apr 24, 2008 18:15:00 GMT -5
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YankeeDiv26
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Post by YankeeDiv26 on Apr 24, 2008 18:49:04 GMT -5
Sweet dru, what year's the bug?
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Post by Jager.Drü on Apr 24, 2008 19:33:41 GMT -5
Its a garbage 68. It runs fine and everything. I would just rather have a pre 67. But I like it and it needs to be lower.
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Post by CharleyNovember on Apr 24, 2008 19:44:02 GMT -5
I miss my VW...
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Post by Jager.Drü on Apr 24, 2008 20:44:47 GMT -5
What did you have? I like bugs I'd really like to get a notch or ghia later in life.
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Post by CharleyNovember on Apr 24, 2008 21:04:21 GMT -5
I had a 73 super, applesauce box Ghia that was so trash I never did much except take out the engine and start a teardown. I have a 71 Type3 Square that needs some love right now.
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Post by Ripper on Apr 25, 2008 8:28:56 GMT -5
WWII airsoft is pretty much dead and non-existant here in the KC area, so I've been working on upgrading my modern gear. I've recently obtained some Russian body armor that has to be cleaned up and repaired before it joins my Afgahnka load-out, but in the meantime I'm playing Future warrior. My multicam loadout just got completly modernized. ;D ;D Replica Crye chassis: Blast belt for extra items: New camo painted M933 for use with the multicam:
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Post by click on Apr 25, 2008 8:39:03 GMT -5
Sweet ride dru! I love VWs. Nice mulitcam (excuse the swear word ) setup ripper. Click
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Young Blood
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Post by Young Blood on Apr 25, 2008 11:11:55 GMT -5
Hey Dru, did you primer the 2 tone yourself or did someone do it for you..?? -Eddie
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Post by Jager.Drü on May 1, 2008 15:22:07 GMT -5
CN Are you going ot slam the square? They look super slick slamed.
Eddie, yeah I painted it myself. It was an ugly white, which didn't go with the white empi's.
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Post by CharleyNovember on May 1, 2008 15:29:16 GMT -5
Not sure yet what I am going to do with it. I had thought of dropping it and making it the hoodride it was meant to be...
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Post by Jager.Drü on May 1, 2008 16:04:27 GMT -5
Its all about the hoodride. Mine needs to be lower.
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Adler69
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Post by Adler69 on May 3, 2008 0:11:50 GMT -5
Vietnam war pilots Dead Reckoning Computer another pair of Belgian Jigsaw camo trousers and another Nagant with accesories and bayonet for $85 1930's manufacture date
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Post by hairy apple on May 7, 2008 12:17:44 GMT -5
Very cool, I have a '42 Nagant with all the goodies. I built a plate out of channel iron thinking it would be a good long range target. I shot it in half 1st time I hit it. 200 yards. They are really fun to shoot.
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Post by p51 on May 8, 2008 22:50:30 GMT -5
This came in the mail yesterday, from my father. He hand-casts stuff like this for fun. He'd made one for me, my brother and my nephew. Notice the golf ball projectile. It's made to fire them. Finally, I've found a real use for golf ball! If anyone cares, the pattern is a 1/3 scale Confederate coehorn mortar. I haven't gotten to fire it yet and probably won't until next weekend at the earliest. I've seen my nephew's mortar fired right after Dad made it (the first one he'd built) and the golf balls went about 100 yards (maybe a little further) at about the elevation shown in the photo, with around 70 grains of black powder. Just in case anyone asks, Dad doesn't make anything to sell, as he's retired and once told me that he didn't want to turn a hobby into something that wasn't fun anymore. That being said, the man has skills. This is his pride and joy, a hand-built, 3/4 M1841 6 pdr field gun. He even made the wheel by hand as well, using tools that probably were not even in the same level as what they used in the 1800s! He's working right now on a breech-loading 30MM gun using hand-made (non-standard) cartridges and a pre-1900 breech block design, which also has a lot of bronze parts in the breech block area. It'll only be for shooting blanks, and it will be able to drop right onto the carriage for his 1841 gun. I've got to get back to Florida to shoot it when he's done with that!
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click
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Post by click on May 9, 2008 7:41:13 GMT -5
Wow, your dad is the bomb (no pun NOT intended! ) Click
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YankeeDiv26
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Post by YankeeDiv26 on May 9, 2008 14:18:48 GMT -5
Cool!
70 grains of black powder you say? That is my kind of golfing!
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Post by click on May 9, 2008 14:45:32 GMT -5
Yeah, I can see it now... You show up at the driving range and ask for a bucket of golf balls. They ask if you want to reant clubs you say no. All the other golfers are wondering, "What the heck is this noob doing?" Out comes the cannon the looks on people faces would be priceless!...Muahaha!!!!
Click
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Post by p51 on May 10, 2008 18:04:15 GMT -5
70 grains of black powder you say? That is my kind of golfing! My borhter and nephew have ones just like it, and my brother says that he can "drive" at least 400 yards with a hot load. I despise golf, as I caddied in high school. I've hated the sport ever since.
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2008 18:27:24 GMT -5
laid out most of my Normandy FJ loadout to see how far I'd come...... I have boots, shirt and other essentials just couldn't get them in shot. still need more personal items etc, but getting there TG THE REGIMENT
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YankeeDiv26
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Post by YankeeDiv26 on May 10, 2008 18:35:47 GMT -5
Nice kit you have there. Can never have too many potato mashers.
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Post by p51 on May 22, 2008 23:21:02 GMT -5
Not exactly airsoft, but what the heck: It's the new "USV artillery" model Single Action Army from Cimarron Firearms. Here's the text from their website: U.S.V. Model. The Indian Wars are over and the 1873 U.S. Cavalry Models are in a state of disrepair. They are returned to the factory or to Springfield arsenal to be refurbished. There, the barrels are changed from 7 1/2” to 5 1/2” and working parts replaced. They are inspected by Rinaldo A. Carr and returned to service. Many of these firearms see action in the Spanish American War of 1898. Most are issued to artillery batteries and are known as the Artillery Model. In 1898 the first U.S. Volunteer Cavalry is formed under the command of Theodore Roosevelt. This group of gallant young cowboys from all parts of the American West, are recruited in a San Antonio bar and trained at Camp Wood, Texas. They would carry more than 100 of these Artillery models bravely in the charge up San Juan Hill. These historic American cowboys will be known forever as the “Roughriders”. It's actually pretty accurate for ad copy. I've been drooling over this ever since it came out earlier last year!
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Post by migmadmavis on May 22, 2008 23:27:00 GMT -5
Good Golly that is BEA.........utiful!!!! I just got my Ruger Vaquero and I love it!! Im just starting to get into Cowboy action shooting, and I just went to my first event up in Nevada city, and it was so much fun shooting the ruger, but shooting the MArlin 1877 rifle was awesome. Once again, you have a beautiful piece right there!
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Adler69
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Post by Adler69 on May 24, 2008 23:34:58 GMT -5
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Adler69
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Post by Adler69 on May 26, 2008 13:48:27 GMT -5
I found tons of stuff Yesterday and today WWI stuff: Cartridge belt , Canteen with cover , the cup wasn't there , .45 double mag pouch and a mess kit There where 10 live round and 5 dummy rounds on the belt all 10 live rounds have this markings WWII stuff: Bandoleer , 2 medic bags , 2 WWII Grenade fuses , 2 Gas capes , a canteen with cover , but no cup closeup of the grenade fuses. the 2 medic bags , they have different straps on them A large clothing bag and an undershirt Korean era gas mask with bag Vietnam War stuff: 2 canteen covers ,'71 dated , one claymore bag , 2 ammo cans , 1 flashlight , one possible SOG hat 2 '69 dated sleep shirts 2 dress shirts 1 M16a1 training manual , '69 dated
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Post by click on May 31, 2008 8:22:34 GMT -5
Just got these gems today: Click
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Post by Tough Ombre on May 31, 2008 13:16:40 GMT -5
Had a two vets give me a couple things on memorial day.
M6 gas mask bag and mask, 43 dated.
And then a Go Devils DI (Was the vets unit in Vietnam)
Cant find my camera right now but will post pictures in a little. -Cary
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Post by Medic on May 31, 2008 14:08:17 GMT -5
They GAVE you that stuff!!!?!?! Wow, excellent find, or "innage" I should say. Pictures?
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