Forum: General Discussion
08-28-2006, 12:04 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 717
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Forum: General Discussion
08-28-2006, 11:58 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 671
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Forum: Centerfire Pistols & Revolvers
08-27-2006, 06:51 PM
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Replies: 65
Views: 7,320
Re: most accurate auto-loading caliber
Ammunition calber is a minor component of shooting well. The pistol is more important, but the shooter determines what hits the target best. My wrists don't support a .45, so I shoot nines and .38s....
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Forum: Self Defense Tactics & Weapons
08-27-2006, 10:37 AM
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Replies: 55
Views: 7,086
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Forum: General Military Arms & History Forum
08-24-2006, 02:32 PM
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Replies: 60
Views: 3,182
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Forum: Centerfire Pistols & Revolvers
08-23-2006, 02:39 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,425
Beretta Px4 Storm Mag Problems
I have heard that the mags for the Beretta Px4 Storm are VERY hard to load. Can anyone with experience with this pistol give me some words of wisdom, please?
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Forum: General Military Arms & History Forum
08-22-2006, 06:22 PM
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Replies: 130
Views: 9,008
Re: Myths of WWII
You guys need to read Mosier, THEN the discussion will get really intense, you bet'cha.
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Forum: General Military Arms & History Forum
08-22-2006, 02:00 PM
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Replies: 49
Views: 2,656
Re: WW II Armor ????
His conclusions are controversial because "accepted" history was written by the Brits and French, he claims, who were trying to whitewash their abysmal political and military decisions. His data, at...
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Forum: General Military Arms & History Forum
08-22-2006, 09:24 AM
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Replies: 49
Views: 2,656
Re: WW II Armor ????
I must refer y'all, with greatest respect, to John Mosier's "The Blitzkrieg Myth" in which he provides impeccable data for his conclusion that, except for the T 34, all WW II tanks were poorly...
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Forum: General Military Arms & History Forum
08-22-2006, 09:17 AM
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Replies: 41
Views: 5,954
Re: New poll in Germany....on Adolf
I have a neighbor who was with the airborne on D Day, fought in Bastogne, and was one of the troops to see first hand what those camps were like. He still cries when discussing it, something he...
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Forum: General Military Arms & History Forum
08-21-2006, 06:07 PM
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Replies: 130
Views: 9,008
Re: Myths of WWII
His theses are these: with respect to WWI ("The Myth of the Great War"), the Germans would have defeated Britain and France in 1918, absent US intervention. He calims (and my own reading is...
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Forum: Centerfire Pistols & Revolvers
08-21-2006, 02:22 PM
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Replies: 72
Views: 6,676
Re: Good 9mm
My sons gave me a Hi Power Practical two years ago (Bless those boys!) and after a trigger job, it is a great pistol to shoot, but after a friend had a safety catch on clothing and go to the firing...
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Forum: General Military Arms & History Forum
08-21-2006, 01:58 PM
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Replies: 130
Views: 9,008
Re: Myths of WWII
Speaking of myths, has anyone read either of John Mosier's books re-evaluating both WWI and WWII? Interesting stuff, IMHO.
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Forum: General Military Arms & History Forum
08-21-2006, 01:48 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,154
Re: Best WWII bolt action.
The Enfield's best feature is the bolt that cocks on closing; it enables a fairly rapid rate of fire for a bolt action weapon.
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Forum: General Military Arms & History Forum
08-21-2006, 01:46 PM
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Replies: 60
Views: 3,182
Re: What would you take to battle?
Since most combat takes place at less than 500 yards, my real WW II preference is the M 1 Carbine. I have and shoot two of them, and at a couple of hundred yards, they are pretty accurate. But the...
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Forum: General Military Arms & History Forum
08-21-2006, 01:41 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 2,145
Re: M1 Carbine Shooters
I have two that I bought about 25 years ago for under $100 each. I shoot them both on a fairly regular basis, because ammo is cheap and they are just fun to fire. And they are far from inaccurate....
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
08-21-2006, 08:31 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,188
Re: Pre WW II Walther PP -- Mint
Thanks, Xracer.
The walther has no such markings. I bought it from a retired priest, whose father was a doctor. It was the father's pistol. Other than me putting a couple of mags through it before...
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Forum: General Military Arms & History Forum
08-20-2006, 11:26 AM
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Replies: 107
Views: 4,655
Re: Most Effective WWII American Fighter
Here's a couple of thoughts from a newbie here who is a WW II history buff and who grew up on Long Island not too far from Mitchell Field, as it was called back in the day. I remember clearly having...
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
08-20-2006, 10:51 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,188
Pre WW II Walther PP -- Mint
I have a pre-WW II Walther PP in 7.65 mm, Serial no. 103736P. The manual (in German) is dated 1936. Pics are on the following link:
http://theangrylemming.com/Otherimages/Walther.htm.
I'd...
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