tightgroup tiger
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Try S&B practice loads, I think S&B only loads maximum loads in their ammo. Their target loads seems hotter then most of the SD loads I have bought.
Very nice Luger. Just keep in mind that the typical 9mm round from 100+ years ago was much "tamer" than what you will often find today.
Try S&B practice loads, I think S&B only loads maximum loads in their ammo. Their target loads seems hotter then most of the SD loads I have bought.
Could you provide a link, or a website or even just some text or graphs? I am not familiar with this gentleman's name and googling it gets me nowhere.D.R. Strousberg, SOF weapons facility manager Ft Bragg NC 1980-2004.
He's retired, may be dead by now. He was the head armaments manager for the command for many years after he hung up his uniform. The specific info I reference is why he would not allow us to live fire many of the older weapons using current production ammo that were in the command's inventory- not because they belonged to him personally, the weapons were and still continue to be property of the US gov't.Could you provide a link, or a website or even just some text or graphs? I am not familiar with this gentleman's name and googling it gets me nowhere.
Thanks everybody.
I've done a few of these.
My wife has had some fairly serious health issues for the last 7 years: life flight helicopters, 9 months in hospital, homework (had a 5 snd 8 year old). dinners. laundry, soccer, T-ball, travel base ball, swim team, theater production, Christmas, bithdays, full time job building houses... well, you get the idea and this gave me an outlet that desperately needed outlet that kept me sane....and alive (no exaggeration)
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All wood, including the leather and flint
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All 100% wood (scrap I am able to bring home from work), using files, sand paper and a "dremel"
Lotta fun and extremely therapeutic
Hope you enjoy!
Thanks for looking!
He's retired, may be dead by now. He was the head armaments manager for the command for many years after he hung up his uniform. The specific info I reference is why he would not allow us to live fire many of the older weapons using current production ammo that were in the command's inventory- not because they belonged to him personally, the weapons were and still continue to be property of the US gov't.
Y-T71
Very cool wooden guns! That's a great gift you have! I'm glad you have a chance to make use of it.
And your Colt Model 1851 reminded me of how Samuel Colt got his start designing a revolver; it too was made of wood!
John Dillinger would be green with envy!
Y-T71
Hope your wife is doing much better and that your lives are a little more back to normal than before.
Your boss is a wonderful humanitarian and has a very generous soul. You were truly blessed to have a man like him looking out for you and your family.
Please post any future wooden guns you make as you definitely have a talent for working with wood!
Take care and God bless!