Re: Hijacking - Thumbthing to tank about ... 
| December 07, 2012 10:52AM |
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> Rich Muth Wrote:
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> > ... I be gray haired and I carried an M-1
> > during ROTC. Was always warned about
> > M-1 thumb but never had it happen!
> >
> > P.S. I liked the M-1 much better than the
> > later M-14. Although it was heavy!
Rich MurrayWrote Replied:
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> Post military I preferred the '03 Springfield but
> that's a whole different discussion having to do
> with 4 legged critters, not two legged.
Other than rhinos, oliphaunts and grizzly bears, Rich,* you probably don't need Harper's tank to bag a four-legged critter - or even Fritz' howitzer and half-track.**
- Rüsso
* Which Rich??
** For the first time in about ten posts there is at least some slight connection to railroading, even though the word 'track' as used here does not refer to rails of either standard or narrow gauge ...
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/07/2012 02:16PM by Russo Loco.
> ===================================
> > ... I be gray haired and I carried an M-1
> > during ROTC. Was always warned about
> > M-1 thumb but never had it happen!
> >
> > P.S. I liked the M-1 much better than the
> > later M-14. Although it was heavy!
Rich Murray
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> Post military I preferred the '03 Springfield but
> that's a whole different discussion having to do
> with 4 legged critters, not two legged.
Other than rhinos, oliphaunts and grizzly bears, Rich,* you probably don't need Harper's tank to bag a four-legged critter - or even Fritz' howitzer and half-track.**
- Rüsso
* Which Rich??
** For the first time in about ten posts there is at least some slight connection to railroading, even though the word 'track' as used here does not refer to rails of either standard or narrow gauge ...
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/07/2012 02:16PM by Russo Loco.
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