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I know just where I'd put it, too.

By The Armorer on February 13, 2011 | | Comments (15)
Anyone looking to get the Armorer a birthday present... here's a suggestion.



Though *two* would be nice. Display symmetry, donchaknow.

H/t, Kevin.

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By Mark Matis on February 13, 2011 11:18 AM
One can fairly easily tell how rapidly one is aging by what one asks for as presents.  In one's early twenties, one would have been asking for one (or two) of something significantly different.

Just sayin', of course...
}:-]
 
By Grumpy on February 13, 2011 1:49 PM
 Armorer, about that title, y'all might want to think about changing it. Some old fool is liable to give you a real snarky response. What you're thinking and what they're thinking is completely different.


8 ^ ) 
 
By John of Argghhh! on February 13, 2011 3:01 PM
Grumpy - whyever would I want to deprive the commentariat their snarkitude?

After all, I *do* have a cannon and a place to shoot it.  Most of them (if not all that actively comment) don't.

All they have is snark.

I have the smell of burned powder.

I win.
 
By John of Argghhh! on February 13, 2011 4:01 PM
Mark - I woulda wanted two of those guns back in the day.  That which you refer to was *much* easier to get back then, and much too dangerous to go looking afield for today.
 
By J.M. Heinrichs on February 13, 2011 4:36 PM
 Then he'll need a 'Matador' with which to pull it to the grocery store, on shopping days.

Cheers
 
By Quartermaster on February 13, 2011 5:20 PM
 Mark, he already has those.

I'm not a fan of burnt black powder myself. I'm into IMR, Napalm and C-4. Lottsa C-4.
 
By John of Argghhh! on February 13, 2011 5:31 PM
Why a Matador, John?  Can't I have a nice M8 tractor?
 
By Mark Matis on February 13, 2011 5:43 PM
For Quartermaster:
You mean he has MORE than one?  Does SWWBO know about the other?
}:-]
 
By Neffi on February 13, 2011 6:41 PM
Yeah, lotsa noise 'n' smoke- it breaks rocks! Can destroy a semi trailer!: hum ha... Rather have the King Tiger, myself
 
By Justthisguy on February 14, 2011 4:04 AM
There aint no better smell than the smell of burned powder IMHO, be it black or smokeless. Combustion products of both kinds are presumed to be sweet-smelling in the nostrils of Saint Barbara.
 
By John of Argghhh! on February 14, 2011 6:32 AM
Mark - I think QM was focused on COEI vice Major End Items.

Neffi - it's gonna be hard enough to reload for that T8, good luck for your Tigger.  And we won't even go into what maintenance hogs they were.

And diesel was cheaper then, too.  Not as available, admittedly... at least locally.  And there there's that whole local bridge problem.  And the culverts.
 
By Casey on February 14, 2011 9:34 AM
Whaddya know, we had an 88 in inventory... :)

 
By Grumpy on February 14, 2011 11:55 AM
 John, you are right, this is your site and you allow us to comment. Thank you. A snark  is a choice, not a necessity.  
 
By MAJ Mike on February 14, 2011 6:17 PM
I kinda like the aroma of Hoppes #9.
 
By Justthisguy on February 15, 2011 5:55 PM
Have any of y'all besides me noticed lately, that the exhaust smell of some cars with badly-working catalytic converters is very like that of burnt-smokeless-powder fumes? Ah, it is sweet in my nostrils. Some of the petroleum sellers _have_ been bragging about nitrated gasoline, lately.