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 2003-2010 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/06/ammunition_part_the_3rd.html Sat, 24 Mar 2012 15:39:13 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2012 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Heh. Things change over time. This is part three of the Ammunition series that I'm reprising. Yesterday I was gently chid on a disagreement of fact - which I concede half of, anyway - and was posed a question that I really am going to have to buy the OED to be able to answer. Given the subject of yesterday's chiding... I may get chid again today! Change over time - peoples blog-reading habits change, and bloggers posting habits change - I just realized that the JDM Warning in these, well, JDM doesn't read here anymore, I don't think -... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/06/ammunition_part_the_3rd.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/06/ammunition_part_the_3rd.html Thu, 14 Jun 2007 05:42:13 -0600 The white stuff is lead oxide. Better known as rust. When iron rusts, you get red iron oxide, when lead 'rusts' you get white lead oxide. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/06/ammunition_part_the_3rd.html#comment-3161 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/06/ammunition_part_the_3rd.html#comment-3161 Fri, 09 Apr 2004 06:12:35 -0600 Cool, i have one of those "fired rounds" myself, found hiking at Shiloh Tennessee as a boy scout. Same crusty white stuff all over it... what is that anyway? http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/06/ammunition_part_the_3rd.html#comment-3158 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/06/ammunition_part_the_3rd.html#comment-3158 Thu, 08 Apr 2004 22:13:26 -0600 But Gebiv - that will make me feel bad, because I don't have any! Though I intend to build a Ferguson. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/06/ammunition_part_the_3rd.html#comment-3151 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/06/ammunition_part_the_3rd.html#comment-3151 Thu, 08 Apr 2004 19:28:38 -0600 Don't forget about the Springfield and Fergusson breechloaders! (This is almost as good as watching 'Tales of the Gun' on the history channel.) http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/06/ammunition_part_the_3rd.html#comment-3146 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/06/ammunition_part_the_3rd.html#comment-3146 Thu, 08 Apr 2004 19:20:59 -0600 Great Post! http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/06/ammunition_part_the_3rd.html#comment-3136 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/06/ammunition_part_the_3rd.html#comment-3136 Thu, 08 Apr 2004 09:06:24 -0600