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I tried to post this thread this morning, but the board wasn't cooperating. The article is a long read, but interesting.

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[Osage Orange]

Obama Media....obviously interrupting your ability to post freely................

[CRBDeuce]

In a war of maneuver, the machinegun was considered of limited advantage being too cumbersome it was believed, to keep up with the rapid advance of the infantry.

That was the Maxim....Browning (and Westinghouse) took care of that with the M-1917 .30 cal machine gun (actually first patented in 1901, but ignored by military due to lack of interest!). Westinghouse mfr'd 30,150, Remington-12,000, and Colt-600. Weight 37 lb with water cooled jacket.

[Billthedrill]

BTT. Great stuff in the article including a rather shocking table of "zero" ranges for the day's rifles. And yes, if your Springfield is zeroed for 500 meters and your target's at 50, you're going to be shooting a little high.

I also note that the American grenadier was armed with some automatic pistol designed by a feller named Browning with the model year of 1911. Wonder whatever happened to that one?

[fr_freak]

I have a question for the gun club: I’m looking for a good semi-auto rifle of the 7.62/.308 variety. Something I could use to reach out and touch something out to 800m or so. Any recommendations? I was looking at the mini-30, but I’ve read some reviews which suggest it is not the most accurate.

[MileHi]

Good stuff.

[Shooter 2.5]

Until the tank came along and it was back to open ground warfare.

[Jack Hammer]

This thread opens up the issue of the Mauser k98; it’s a great rifle and a great design, but there are so many variations that it’s difficult to sift through them all with an eye to acquisition of an example. I’d be interested to hear from anyone who has one, and what you think of it? Also, which variation is it and where did you get it?

The whole question came up as the result of the advertisement perpetually in National Rifleman touting the virtues of an outfit calling itself “Mitchell’s Mausers.” It seems that some feel they’re not on the up-and-up, and that their rifles have been refurbished, reblued, and even restamped to make them appear something they’re not. I recently saw one of their rifles in a shop, however, where someone had placed it for resale, and it was absoutely gorgeous. Another company offering the rifle is called Samco, and they seem to be a little more straightforward.

Anyone like to weight in on this topic?

[listenhillary]

You all will appreciate this. Trust me.

Denny Crane - Boston legal (Preview)
Dances with Wolves

http://www.tv.com/video/15055/dances-with-wolves?o=tv&tag=show_summary;video;thumb

[Vietnam Vet From New Mexico]

I have a rare book “Germany's Fighting Machine” by Earnest F. Henderson which was published in 1914 and was written by an American in Germany just before the outbreak of WW I.

There is about a paragraph on machine guns, stating that they would have very limited use due to the difficulty of supplying ammunition.

There is no mention of barbed wire.