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AG It is good to see you back! I've been reading your latest posts, and deserve credit for showering some wisdom on this forum as well. Still got the Repsol? Mine's covered in dust... Cheers! M2

Guys, let's keep the discussions on topic. If you want to talk about deployments or any other suck, do so in another thread. There's plenty of places to bitch and moan on here, and it is highly encouraged, just do so in the appropriate place! Cheers! M2

Naw, it's over and done with and this way no one will ever speak of the subject again! But I agree, it surpassed the boundaries of good taste and sportsmanship and was threatening (albeit briefly) one of my favorite threads. So in the future please take these personal chats over to PMs or emails otherwise I will reach down and bitchslap the offenders so hard that I guarantee that they will have to squat to take a piss for a year! Now, back to the guns! Cheers! M2

Maybe ya oughta take a closer look at his profile... And chill out with the incomprehensible posts, we've got Bender for all of our drunk-posting needs! Cheers! M2

Well, as long as there is some gun "porn" thrown in there with all the "regular" porn, I would be alright with that! Too much crap on the 'Net anyway, it only slows down finding the good stuff that Al Gore intended us all to have in the first place! Cheers! M2 Cooter Just FYI, I got a reply back from the Bullet Hole this morning and they say it is a Webley Mk VI, .22 caliber and it is on consignment for $1,010. They said it was in "good" to "very good" condition, all of the markings are legible and all wear seems to be age related. They were willing to help me negotiate with the owner, but that price seems exceptionally high especially for a .22 Webley. Anyhow, it must be the .22 was a Bisley Parker-Hale training version, and may be rarer than a service model; or it may have just been a Numrich conversion kit which was made in India. Either way, it is not the caliber or the price range I am looking for. Thanks anyhow! Cheers! M2

The caliber debate is a Ford/Chevy, Honda/Toyota, etc thing that will never be resolved as it is all opinion-based. The bottom line is that the "ultimate" round has yet to be invented and most likely never will. Just find the one that works best for you, and learn to shoot it well. And, most importantly, don't stop shooting until the BG is stopped dead in his tracks! Cheers! M2

Cooter Thanks, I just sent them an email about it; we'll have to see what they say about it, as that is the upper end of prices that I have seen for Webleys! If the info is good, I may have to find a TDY to STRATCOM so I can check it out! I am also talking with a guy about an hour from here on a Mk VI, marked 1917 with the Australian Military "D" with broad arrow. The only problem is that it has been shaved down for .45 ACP moonclips. Where that makes it easier to find ammo for it, it decreases the value. He's asking just shy of $800 for it. I'm still thinking... Cheers! M2

OK guys, I got to handle one of these at the gun show this weekend and now I am absolutely sure I want to add one to the collection! It is a Webley Revolver (also known as the Webley Break-Top Revolver or Webley Self-Extracting Revolver) and was, in various marks, the standard issue service pistol for the armed forces of the United Kingdom, the British Empire, and the Commonwealth from 1887 until 1963. You may also recognize it as the gun Indiana Jones carried in The Last Crusade. The Webley is a top-break revolver with automatic extraction; breaking the revolver open for reloading also operates the extractor, removing the spent cartridges from the cylinder. The Webley Mk I service revolver was adopted in 1887, but it was a later version, the Mk IV, which rose to prominence during the Boer War of 1899–1902. The Mk VI, introduced in 1915 during World War I, is perhaps the best-known model. Webley service revolvers are among the most powerful top-break revolvers ever produced, firing the .455 Webley cartridge. Although the .455 calibre Webley is no longer in military service, the .38/200 Webley Mk IV variant is still in use as a police sidearm in a number of countries The one I saw was a Mk III, the above pic is a Mk VI; I am looking for a Mk IV or higher as they were made with higher quality steel and case hardened parts compared to the earlier models. If anyone happens upon on of these in good shape that is a Mk IV or higher I would appreciate it. I would prefer a .455, many that were brought into the US were converted to .45 ACP by using moon clips and shaving the cylinder down 1/16th of an inch (shown in the pic below), but right now the non-converted model are more desirable. To tell if a cylinder has been shaved or not, you can open up the gun and see if see the trade stamps (little crowns and other British fluff) are still on the cylinder head. If they are present, then the gun is unmodified. Cheers! M2

OK, saw this on another forum (yeah, I spend too much time on Al Gore's 'Net; but not all of it is looking at guns and porn!) and thought it would be fun to start here... Download this template and get to work. Some examples follow... Cheers! M2

Agreed, the decals should be treated like handicap placards; almost appropriate in some cases... Cheers! M2

Speaking of which, it appears she grew an extra chin and goatee! And, all joking aside, I wonder if this is some of Obama's extended family? They sat not too far behind him.... Cheers! M2

Those aren't Ninjas, that's The Beatles! Or U-2 ripping-off of The Beatles!

Even the Cheeseheads were "representing," and look how close he was to the President! Cheers! M2

Yeah, I found either Sasquatch or a Ninja! Cheers! M2

Maybe you can spot them here! Cheers! M2

And yet another great reason why to get rid of base decals on vehicles. I wish the other services would wake up to the logic behind that decision, as anytime we try to go to Ft Sam or Camp Bullis here we have to get a temporary pass. As long as the vehicle has a current registration and inspection sticker on the windshield, and the driver has a military ID card, what is the need for the decal? OK, I will admit that when I was a snot-nosed teenager and had a bunch of my snot-nosed buds in the car with me, we would sometimes drive onto the Navy bases near where we lived just to watch the Marine gate guards salute us in my souped-up Pinto hatchback! I knew the Marines would snap our necks like pencils if they could, but we knew they couldn't so that made it even more fun! My wife never liked being saluted, and after we got married she asked what she should do in response. I told her to just thank the guard and wave if she wanted, but since she was not the officer she shouldn't salute back. Luckily, she never tried to wear my rank (not like there was a lot of rank to wear!), but we met plenty of spouses who tried to! But we also met a lot of spouses who made it a point to let us know they did not wear their husband's or wife's rank, but those were people who had more class than the others in the first place. The customs and courtesies of rank belong to the person who earned it, and if you want to extend it to their spouses that is your decision, not theirs. Just my two cents, as usual. Cheers! M2

Sad to see that things haven't changed. When I started AFROTC almost 25 years ago, we freshmen cadets were given a lecture on the "current" inventory by the Air Force major we had as an instructor. He briefed that we were still flying the F-105 (yes, the Thud) despite the fact that it had been retired for over a year. I kindly pointed that out to him, and he seemed dumbstruck that a freshman cadet could know something he didn't (I had just finished my four years of enlisted active duty); but to his credit he did research it and announced at the next class that it was true. Granted, this had been prior to Al Gore inventing the Internet for all of us to view porn or play fantasy football; but still they should've known better... Cheers! M2

Don't think you're immune from UAVs or any other of the "impacts' being laid upon the Air Force just because you are going Guard, that's far from the truth; but for the time being, the sure bet is on the Viper slot. You'd be a fool not to take it! Cheers! M2

Nole, can you straighten your boy out here? He's making it too easy to make fun of FSU, even for a Gator! The first thing you can do is teach him to spell 'airframe!' (not 'aiframe') Lastly, have him read the following and learn...it remains the best advice anyone has ever given on selecting an airframe! Cheers! M2

Got tasked to go to WalMart again and the last two boxes of .45 ACP looked lonely so I grabbed 'em! The lady said it was a smart move, as they got a letter basically saying not to ask about ammo as it will show up when it shows up. No more ordering or even asking when they might be getting any; as it is going to be sporadic at best. However, she added that this particular WalMart has a pretty good track record of getting ammo in and to keep checking back. I've got nearly 2500 rounds, and I am going to cut back on the amount of shooting I do when it's just standing and putting holes in paper. I'm going to save it for IDPA or other events where it is a better training experience. Cheers! M2

Sent out by my company's security manager today, thought I would share as it has lots of good info in it...it is from State, but many of the rules apply within the DoD as well... Cheers! M2

I'll second that, I've bought a few things from these guys and they are always great to deal with... Cheers! M2

Well, had to run to WalMart for something, and found seven 100 round boxes of Winchester White Box on the shelf. Now there are two... Oddly enough, it was about the only thing they had in stock. All the other calibers were either empty, or only had a box or two at most on the shelf. That makes my cache up to two thousand rounds stashed and a couple of hundred rounds to shoot. That's .45 ACP; but I've got about the same amount of 7.62x39 hidden away, just in case. Cheers! M2

Guys, we have a celebrity among us (FUBAR); and you are blabbing about military cops? FUBAR, you need to sell autograph pics! Would be a great squadron fundraiser! Cheers! M2

That's a shame, MARDON used to be great to work with. I hate to hear they've tanked since... Cheers! M2