WestKentucky
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Cookies, tater chips, and now airplanes....Off track? This is the ultimate, catchall, feel good, indulge yourself thread. Tons of fun, going on in all kinds of different directions.
Gunny where's your stash of beef jerky?
Cookies, tater chips, and now airplanes....Off track? This is the ultimate, catchall, feel good, indulge yourself thread. Tons of fun, going on in all kinds of different directions.
OK, DC3/C47 and C130 for me. I have been a passenger in both, but I would really love to get some throttle time in a DC3. In my eyes those are the best aircraft ever designed for their respective roles during their day.
I think every other garage arond Jville /Camp Lejeune looks like this.Never knew what you’re going to find when cleaning up at my house.
I started doing a little cleaning up in my shop, it’s a little messy.
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Here’s an old 60mm mortar ammo can with 840 rounds of 1944 Turkish 8mm Mauser
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Then another 770 rounds of 8mm Mausers, can’t remember right off the manufacturer.
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Then There was this can. I had no clue what was in it, but it was heavy.
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Would you believe it’s full of Lakecity 556 brass? All bagged up and labeled by year. I think I have another box of brass somewhere. Better keep cleaning.
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Ha, my friends and I played about 1 1/2 campaigns of Twighlight 2000 back in about '94- battling our way back to the US from the post-apocalyptic wasteland of Europe.Here’s something else that’s been on my bench, don’t know how it made it’s way there.
Back in the 80s Dungeons and Dragons was a game all the kids plaid, but being young Marines we needed something a little more. I bought this game new some time in 1983 or 84. For som unknown reason I’ve kept it all these years. Must have a little bit of a geek in me.
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Love the steel tube Weavers. Have 2xK4s, wish I could find a decent K6.....I then rounded up most of the old scopes I have and boxed them up together.
Here’s a list from left to right.
Sears Ted Williams 4x32
Redfield 5 Star 3-9x32
Western Field 3-9x33
Weaver K4
Center Point 3-9x32 lighted reticle
Center Point 3-9x32
Center Point Red/green dot
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I agree! I am just getting around to appreciating those older scopes, where the craftsmanship showed in the glass and adjustments, not the "tactical" bells and whistles. All 4 of the left are intriguing to my untrained eye, which, for years, was satisfied with Tasco . I am just starting to upgrade the glass on my (few) rifles to what most would accept as the bare minimum, I am thinking about hitting yard sales and flea markets to find some older ones, to fit to my "older" rifles. Thanks for the pics, reminds me of one more thing I need to work on!Love all of the older scopes you rounded up, especially the Weaver K4!
You can still sometimes find quality vintage glass at pawnshops and gunshows. Try the small tables in the corners with the old guy selling jerky, lol.I agree! I am just getting around to appreciating those older scopes, where the craftsmanship showed in the glass and adjustments, not the "tactical" bells and whistles. All 4 of the left are intriguing to my untrained eye, which, for years, was satisfied with Tasco . I am just starting to upgrade the glass on my (few) rifles to what most would accept as the bare minimum, I am thinking about hitting yard sales and flea markets to find some older ones, to fit to my "older" rifles. Thanks for the pics, reminds me of one more thing I need to work on!
I think every other garage arond Jville /Camp Lejeune looks like this.
Sorry to go off track, but if I could only fly in 2...
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Gunny
Love all of the older scopes you rounded up, especially the Weaver K4! Have an old Weaver K2.5 that has been right at home on my equally old Ruger 10/22 for many, many years!
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Yep, it’s marked El Paso.I assume that the Weaver K4 is marked "El Paso", correct?