Garufa

I guess this is OS back in the day....

John Marsh "Carbine" Williams invented the short-stroke gas piston used in the M1 carbine. He did not invent the rifle itself. If I recall correctly he was an employee of the Winchester Repeating Arms Co. that produced the first carbine prototype (in less than 90 days) based on a department of war bid. He may have invented the piston prior to becoming a Winchester employee. That is about his only acheivement, unlike John Moses Browning who also worked for Winchester. The US Rifle, Caliber 30 M1 was designed by John C. Garand, a Springfield Armory employee. He worked for the government back when SA was a manufacturer run by the military to produce small arms. Not the trade mark name we know now.

If the rifles were indeed "loaned" to Korea they are still US property and should be returned to the US military, who would turn them over to the CMP for disposition. Unless something horrible happens like under Clinton when hundreds of thousands of Garands were chopped up and sent to the furnace. The vast majority of M1's sold by the CMP now have not been in US armorys for over 50 years. They are all from Greece and other countries, US property returned by the nations we lent them to.

I tried that defense before..."Your honor, I was only maintaing the flow of traffic." He didn't buy it.

Be thankful you are where you is. Many states base yearly vehicle registration fees on a percentage of blue book value.

But not quite as nicely dressed. Haven't been able to figure out who OS reminds me of since we met. That's right on.

The Enfield action can be operated incredibly fast. Like eyescream says, the volley of fire British soldiers were capable of is astonishing...20 to 30 rounds of aimed fire per minute. I've never tried the method with live ammo but have played around at the house. Use your middle finger to work the trigger with index finger and thumb always on the bolt handle to operate the action.

Excellent. Wouldn't be the same without you. Usual time is in line before 9.

We're not gonna be able to fit under one hat.

Make sure you twitch a few times saying it.

I'll be in line at 9 AM or a few minutes before with Olive colored TGO lid on.

Word around the CMP forum is, and I take it with a massive grain of salt, that the US is trying to determine if Korea even owns those rifles to begin with. They might still be US property. We sent hundreds of thousands of rifles to allies after WWII, and also sold rifles to many countries. If we lent them the guns they cannot sell them back to us, only return. That's just what I heard.

Now I'm pissed. Have been waiting for word on this for over a year.

Very nice battle rifle.

That's really great to hear Mike!!!

Topsiders sure have come along way since I was in junior high.

I can't holla out to everybody. There's too many TGO people running around now. See you and everybody else Saturday AM. If you're TGO and we haven't met, or don't know these other misfits jabbering about here, I'll have my TGO lid on. Look for it.

Can't wait to see ya Cavey. And ya ho's too.

A whole new gun should fix it right up.

They remind me of Apes.