We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2007 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/10/time_for_a_whatzis.html Sun, 03 Aug 2008 16:51:09 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2008 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Trias likes those, and I missed his birthday, and we haven't done one in a while... The first hint - post WWII.... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/10/time_for_a_whatzis.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/10/time_for_a_whatzis.html Thu, 05 Oct 2006 07:28:09 -0600 Damn too slow. Not that i would have gotten it. You know it looks a tad er rusty. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/10/time_for_a_whatzis.html#comment-51246 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/10/time_for_a_whatzis.html#comment-51246 Thu, 05 Oct 2006 19:39:43 -0600 supercaffinated ... I totally avoid that entire field. John I thought I was just joshing. But I am NOT gonna make any wimmins jokes. Yes I have heard that some troops call wimmins in the military ... "Long haired air fresheners" ... but I never did that. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/10/time_for_a_whatzis.html#comment-51214 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/10/time_for_a_whatzis.html#comment-51214 Thu, 05 Oct 2006 16:49:02 -0600 Interesting point ... However, I was trained by Canadian Army NCOs, and while their language may have been more functional than elegant, I was able to comprehend their instructions and advice with minimal repetition. Except for grenades. The 4.85mm British was an attempt by the Brits to improve the 5.56mm in accordance with their operational data dating back to the Boer war. They would have preferred to use the 6.8mm round developed for the EM2 but politics were not favourable. Cheers http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/10/time_for_a_whatzis.html#comment-51213 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/10/time_for_a_whatzis.html#comment-51213 Thu, 05 Oct 2006 16:33:07 -0600 Heh. You two. This reminds me of the time, in band camp - er, an ROTC FTX, when the cadet, eventually to be a... wait for it... Military Intelligence officer (and later retired a Colonel...) was loading her M14 magazine. I looked over, saw what she was doing, and asked why she chose that particular method of loading? She replied, "I figure I have a 50/50 chance of getting it right." I replied, "You lose." She said, "Why?" I replied, "Because loading the rounds that way guarantees at best one shot, and probably will jam and not load at all, anyway." She was loading one round facing forward, the next facing the other direction, etc. She'd never seen a blank before. And the only rifles she'd ever handled were the dewat M1903s the Drill Team used. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/10/time_for_a_whatzis.html#comment-51211 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/10/time_for_a_whatzis.html#comment-51211 Thu, 05 Oct 2006 15:40:03 -0600 jim b does that mean all politicians go in head first? http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/10/time_for_a_whatzis.html#comment-51210 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/10/time_for_a_whatzis.html#comment-51210 Thu, 05 Oct 2006 15:22:49 -0600 Whatever it is just remember one thing. When loading them into the chamber ... the pointy end goes in first. It's Scoresby time!!! http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/10/time_for_a_whatzis.html#comment-51209 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/10/time_for_a_whatzis.html#comment-51209 Thu, 05 Oct 2006 14:43:13 -0600 Geez, John, why doncha just write the post on it, while you're at it? Chris was close enough that just ignoring it would have sent people on chases down real ratholes... 8^) Intel weenies. Even former tanker intel weenies. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/10/time_for_a_whatzis.html#comment-51205 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/10/time_for_a_whatzis.html#comment-51205 Thu, 05 Oct 2006 13:42:10 -0600 http://members.shaw.ca/cartridge-corner/idpics2.htm Cheers]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/10/time_for_a_whatzis.html#comment-51203 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/10/time_for_a_whatzis.html#comment-51203 Thu, 05 Oct 2006 13:28:35 -0600 We have a winnah! Chris is correct. Well done, sir. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/10/time_for_a_whatzis.html#comment-51201 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/10/time_for_a_whatzis.html#comment-51201 Thu, 05 Oct 2006 10:06:10 -0600 A sniper round of some sort, possibly in the 7.62mm range? http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/10/time_for_a_whatzis.html#comment-51200 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/10/time_for_a_whatzis.html#comment-51200 Thu, 05 Oct 2006 10:05:56 -0600 The abortive 4.8mm round for the equaly abortive brit EM-40 rifle. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/10/time_for_a_whatzis.html#comment-51199 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/10/time_for_a_whatzis.html#comment-51199 Thu, 05 Oct 2006 09:55:55 -0600 While you've not got the caliber correct, SuperC, you're working in the right direction, in that case size vice bullet diameter is greater than in your average, run-of-the-mill military calibers. It *is* a military caliber, btw, just to drop another hint. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/10/time_for_a_whatzis.html#comment-51198 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/10/time_for_a_whatzis.html#comment-51198 Thu, 05 Oct 2006 09:55:00 -0600 nevermind - just realized its post ww2... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/10/time_for_a_whatzis.html#comment-51196 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/10/time_for_a_whatzis.html#comment-51196 Thu, 05 Oct 2006 09:46:22 -0600 6.5mm x 55 Swedish maybe? pretty esoteric and fits image pretty well thanks for the welcome in John! http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/10/time_for_a_whatzis.html#comment-51194 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/10/time_for_a_whatzis.html#comment-51194 Thu, 05 Oct 2006 09:41:16 -0600 Linda Evangelista’s head. By its looks, I’d venture to say that this little beauty feeds the Frenchie MAS 49-56. Properly stated: The 7.5x54SRmm. Oh, I could kiss that neck. - BOQ ]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/10/time_for_a_whatzis.html#comment-51193 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/10/time_for_a_whatzis.html#comment-51193 Thu, 05 Oct 2006 09:31:47 -0600 silver tip on the round = "anti vampire" http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/10/time_for_a_whatzis.html#comment-51190 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/10/time_for_a_whatzis.html#comment-51190 Thu, 05 Oct 2006 08:40:20 -0600 so now that we have memorized the dimensions of the wood grain on every piece of furniture in the Castle, we're back to the pink quilt... 2" squares if i remember correctly. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/10/time_for_a_whatzis.html#comment-51189 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/10/time_for_a_whatzis.html#comment-51189 Thu, 05 Oct 2006 08:39:11 -0600 SuperC- pretty much everybody here, including me, is a rank amateur at this. Which is what makes it fun. Keep going, guys. Relative dimensions matter. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/10/time_for_a_whatzis.html#comment-51187 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/10/time_for_a_whatzis.html#comment-51187 Thu, 05 Oct 2006 08:22:02 -0600 I thought 7.62 Nato, but I'm guessing. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/10/time_for_a_whatzis.html#comment-51184 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/10/time_for_a_whatzis.html#comment-51184 Thu, 05 Oct 2006 08:05:21 -0600 no way that could be a 12.7mm its too small. look at the pattern on the background - its a piece of cloth or paper and the scale would make it maybe an 8mm approx or smaller. the long projectile would suggest that over a 7.62mm in my opinion anyway what it is I don't know - I'm just a rank amateur at this http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/10/time_for_a_whatzis.html#comment-51182 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/10/time_for_a_whatzis.html#comment-51182 Thu, 05 Oct 2006 07:52:29 -0600 Like I would make it *that* easy. Geez. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/10/time_for_a_whatzis.html#comment-51181 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/10/time_for_a_whatzis.html#comment-51181 Thu, 05 Oct 2006 07:47:58 -0600 Yeah, what ry said. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/10/time_for_a_whatzis.html#comment-51180 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/10/time_for_a_whatzis.html#comment-51180 Thu, 05 Oct 2006 07:43:45 -0600 It's a .50 cal round. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/10/time_for_a_whatzis.html#comment-51179 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/10/time_for_a_whatzis.html#comment-51179 Thu, 05 Oct 2006 07:42:56 -0600