Well I'm not usually one for shopping on Black Friday, but the wife dragged me out. One of the places we had to go was Academy so I ended up coming home with a 357 for $229 that was on sale .

 

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Here are some of the guns...

 

Triva Quiz----


This thread made me think of it.

FROM??? what movie

This is my rifle and this is my gun.

Dont cheat

 

R. Lee Emory was actually a Staff Sergeant, later promoted to Gunny, in the USMC. That movie was one of the closest portrayals of actual boot camp that I have seen on the big screen. I laughed my but off the first half of that movie from all the memories it brought back.

And if you think what he did was easy, try walking 50 feet while cussing someone out without repeating yourself or sounding like an idiot. The way he talked to those "recruits" can only be fully appreciated by someone who has been there, and trust me, it's worth appreciating.

 

YOU WIN!!! Dang it first guy is the winner kinda deflated that.

Do you know if they are called drill sargents in the Navy? Just wondered in that my departed father was in that position during the Korean war. He was stationed in Mi. at the end of that war. Moved back to Tx after the tour. I think back then you could enter around 15 or so. Not sure, I just know he was real young and had to try and support his mother.

 

No, they're not called drill sergeants in the Marine Corps either. The Navy doesn't even have the rank of Sergeant, so that kind of rules that out. The Marine Corps does have the rank of Sergeant, but they are still called Drill Instructors.

And for clarification, back then you couldn't technically enter at 15, but if you told them you were 18, they didn't check to see if you were lying. Many people were accepted early based on their word they were of age.

What a different time that was. Hard to imagine a 15 year old making that kind of commitment today isn't it?

 

Hard to imagine a 18 or 19 yr old making a living on thier own today too. Not sure how it changed so much since I was that age. I was bound and determined to make it on my own without any help. I hit hard times a few times but managed.

I remember once my car went belly up I walked and rode a bike and got friends to give me lifts to get to work every day.

In the evening and even at night I would work on the car in a apt parking lot on it until I finally go the distributor gear pin replaced and the timing back right.

Just now my children are starting to appreciate earning thier own living. Took them like 7 yrs longer then it did me.

I also moved back to the states by myself. Really makes me marvel at whats transpired over the years.

So Chris you got me curious so I went digging and found that my Dad was a QuarterMaster.

 

I have a ton of firearms but these are my favorites to take to the range....

 

NICE <filllll >

 

How come that middle one isn't on safe?

 

Good catch. I had just finished working on the middle one when I took that photo. Installed a few upgrades and then took the photo.

 

The 1860 Henry lever action rifle was only available in .44 Henry Flat (rimfire) until very late in production when the .44 WCF (.44-40) became available.

There is no forearm, nor is there a loading gate. You twist the end of the tube magazine, drop the bullets in.

This Henry rifle company bears no relation to the original company, which was taken over by Oliver Winchester after it failed.

Winchester retained B. Tyler Henry when he acquired the company. Henry modified the rifle by adding a loading gate and a forearm, the result was the Model 1866 Winchester Lever Action Rifle.

First Winchester .22 (rimfire) lever action rifle: Model 1873, though more commonly found in .25-20, .32-40, .38-40, .44-40.

"This is my rifle, this is my gun" (and etc) dates back to the Civil er...uh...War for the Southern Confederacy.

 

I have both the .25-20 and .44-40. Although you can get the ammo for reload, its NOT cheap.

 

My personal weapons:
FNH FNP-45 Tactical (my current duty gun)
Taurus 1911 .45ACP lightweight frame (my old duty gun)
Springfield Armory 1911 GI
Remington 700 30-06
Winchester 30-30 ranger model
Marlin .22
cricket .22 (what I carry in my sheriffs truck for pest animals)
Mosin-Nagat 7.65x54R
DPMS full size AR w/37mm underbarrel mounted launcher

My Sheriffs Office weapons:
Bushmaster XM15E2S flattop SBR w/eotech (full auto)
US Army M14
US Army 1911 .45acp
US Army Colt M16A1 (full size and full auto)
12ga mossberg 500

Unlike me, my parents have A LOT of disposable income...here are some pics of my shooting their Bushmaster BA50...enjoy