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My son is currently in a holding pattern at Corpus waiting for Primary. He'll be there. He may very well become the very first "second generation" Cubi Cat veteran. Only after you get older do you realize how incredibly important these seemingly silly and stupid traditions really are...

I've always used an RCBS Rock Chucker, and been very satisfied. I was never concerned as much with volume of product; I reloaded in order to have ammunition loaded with the bullets I wanted for hunting. It was a little on the slow side, but a big advantage to reloading for me was a chance to...

What Flash said. Still, I'd really like to think that somewhere off the coast of the Horn of Africa, in a grey ship bobbing quietly, there's a SEAL team cleaning their weapons and talking quietly amongst themselves..........

We had a detachment of two Marine NOGs a/c attached to our squadron for evaluation and testing. One night, on a mission with one NOGs a/c and two of our a/c, the NOG got an engine shot out just as it got to its target. As luck would have it, the Major in charge of the det had just arrived...

Watching a flight of two Phantoms put in a napalm strike will always be one of three iconic images I have of Viet Nam. Watching them come in low and flat, and watching the cans tumble into the foliage was an incredible sight. I can't imagine what the experience was like for the guys on the...

Its not "Low Level" unless you can see the guys you're shooting at. Extra credit for coming back with mud splatters on your a/c.

A-1 Skyraider - Spad A-3 Skywarrior - Whale

An Australian General was being interviewed on live radio about an upcoming visit by a troop of Boy Scouts. The interview follows; General Cosgrove was interviewed on the radio recently. You'll love his reply to the lady who interviewed him concerning guns and children. Regardless...

In an age when the loss of a single helicopter due to simple mechanical failure makes the evening network news, the level of violence, carnage, and sheer bravery that took place on a regular basis in WW II is inconceivable to us today. Think about the dedication and selflessness required of...

Bob Uecker calling the game in "Major League"; "He leads the league in nose hair. When he sneezes he looks like a party favor."

Joe Garagiola was once a catcher in the majors, but didn't make it big. With a great sense of humor and an ability to laugh at himself, he became a very successful anouncer. His favorite story: Coach; "I got a new mitt for Garagiola". GM; "You made a good trade". The only player...

This concept could provide a limitless source of jokes........ "The French fly the fighters and the British provide the cooks'" "Is it possible to surrender to your shipmates?" Jay Leno prays for news stories like this......

Congratulations, Wanna, and all the others who just hooked. Its a moment you'll never forget. And HeyJoe, thanks for posting some great photos!

If you're going to get serious about CAS for the troops, a gun has some very significant advantages. 1. Accuracy. Granted, I was a lot lower and slower, but I shot bad guys off of the 5-meter wire around an outpost with a SUU-11 minigun with no problems. I've done that with 5-inch rockets...

It shoots better than my son.:icon_tong I'm not sure of the total price. I try my best to not keep track of it. Most of the stuff (Timney trigger, action, wood, scope & rings, etc.) were just picked up here and there. My time to put together, shape and hand-rub stock was free.

Pictures of a rifle I put together for my son. A 6mm on a Mexican Mauser action (German DWM manufacturer), 24 inch barrel, Claro Walnut stock w/ oil finish. Screw all you young wienies with your black plastic stocks!:icon_wink

Pre-64 Winchester Model 70 Featherweight in .270. American classic. I've killed Grizzly, elk, deer, Stone sheep, Dall sheep, Aoudad, and antelope with it. Never had a problem.

A lot of us are still "paying" for various purchases made in Olongopo in 72.

One more good divorce and MB powers into second place. Count on it.

Voted.

Don't even THINK of having them restored.

Yeah. We always told the Doc we must have caught it off of a toilet seat.;)

I was in Flight Systems, today's API, when the Blues returned to Pensacola flying, for the first time, their new F-4's. All classes, and I mean ALL classes, were cancelled for the day, and everyone hauled ass out to the field for their welcome home air show. I think that even the AOCS...

In Viet Nam, Riverine was a highly desireable set of orders for young officers. SWO jgs would be in command of several boats, and would have the opportunity for lots and lots of face-to-face combat time. The bad ones were quickly weeded out by the senior officers, and the good ones were...

Good choice on the caliber. I recently finished a 6mm Reminton on a pre-war Mexican Mauser action, in a Claro walnut stock. Gave that one to my son. The next rifle I put together will be a the .257 on another short Mauser action. Great caliber for deer and antelope. As much as I love the...

When Harry was in OCS, they interviewed his Sgt Major Instructor. TV guy; "How will you address the Prince, Sgt Major?" Sgt Maj; "He will call me Sir, and I will call him Sir. The only difference will be, he will mean it."

Schnugg, keep this picture forever. No thumbs-up, no smilies, nothing. Just heart-felt advice. Merry Christmas, kid.

Bradler; Whatever you decide, keep this quote in mind. It says alot.

I need some help. A friend of mine is a producer with a sports network, and has been invited to visit a carrier with a small video crew and some MLB athletes. They plan to film a short documentary to be shown before or in conjunction with their games, and perhaps as a short stand-alone...

I don't know if this was in the movie, but in a SERE seminar some of us "high risk" types (pilots, boat drivers, etc) took at Coronado amphib base, the instructor talked at length about Dieter Dengler. He had his own evasion and escape plan. Suposedly, he always flew with a set of civilian...

I'll tell you guys what. I'm getting old, my kids have all gone, and my wife ignores me. I lead a pretty boring liife. But this thread rocks! This has to be the BEST THREAD EVER. Just knowing that today's elite war-fighters have this kind of ingenuity and imaginations gives me...

I've got a lot of guns, and every gun I own is more accurate than I am. Don't obsess about the gun. Worry about improving the shooter.

^^^^ What they said. I lost more friends and squadron-mates in the training command than I did in a one year tour in Viet Nam. EVERY flight demands your very best, and not just for the grades.

"Gimme a link...." Yeah, right. I'm too old to "give links". :icon_wink In Col. Townsend Whelen's books "Small Bore Rifle Handbook", 1935, and his "The Hunting Rifle", 1940, he talks at length about the '03, and also the M2 version. In one of the books he talks about various units having...

You're absolutely correct. Every slight alteration of a collectible firearm lowers its value to some degree. However, I don't collect firearms. I shoot everything I have. I will clean them up a little, put on a modern scope if needed, and shoot the hell out of them. The very last thing I...

Sporterized This is why I asked what "semi-sporterized" means. This is my ORIGINAL 03 Springfield M2. Its a full sized 03, but is a 22 cal rimfire. Made for marksmanship training for the Army's snipers and rifle teams. This is completely original, except I removed the peep sight ring and I...

As for "different medals", he is also a different Chief. The one I met that had the DFC was at EUCOM in 72-73. I know it was a DFC, because I told him he was masquerading as an AF 1LT. The AF 0-5 in the recce center failed to see the humor in that. The dates of Lt Cash's kill don't match...

Just to stir the pot...... While at EUCOM I met a Chief at the Recce Center who was wearing a DFC ribbon. He was a radar operator on a picket ship off the coast of North Viet Nam. Two days after he arrived on the ship, but before he was authorized to actually stand his watch alone, two...

If you're serious about this, I would recommend looking into Viet Nam-era records for the Navy Seawolves, and for the Army the WO's that flew for the First Air Cav. Not only do they HAVE the medals, you can rest assured that they EARNED them. The latter means more than the former.

I don't know what "semi sporterized" means, but between the wars several gunsmiths turned out sporterized '03's. Griffin & Howe was the most famous, but Hoffman Arms and Segley Arms are very, very collectible. The latter two would be worth in excess $1500 in decent condition. G&H way more...

Not just a pre-64, but a pre-war M70. It has an hourglass-shaped rear tang, right? Is it a target model? I don't see the barrel boss all standard-weight M70s had.

HAL-3, the Seawolves, was one of the Navy's most active, aggressive, and heavily decorated squadrons in Viet Nam. An awful lot of river boat crews and SEALs owe their lives to them. We worked a lot of targets with them, and I was always impressed with their courage and their performance. I...

Off the subject a little, but while I was at EUCOM in Germany I flew VIP flights with the AF for flight time. On one flight I flew Rumsfeld from Stuttgart to Brussels. It was an all-AF crew except for me, and I was wearing my whites. He came up front, saw me, and absolutely ignored all the AF...

She didn't need to select. The Navy was kind enough to "select" for her. She was told she got what she got "because you're female". That was a quote from the StuCon LT. She's on AW. I don't think my son's on. He's a Marine; we're not certain he's functionally literate.:icon_wink

UC Santa Cruz, "where the debris meets the sea".

She didn't like my offer of a cheap Rolex knock-off, so I guess a college education will have to be sufficient. What really irks her is the fact that I'm going to give my son an Omega Speedmaster pre-moon landing my best friend (and my son's godfather) bought in Hong Kong in 1971.

Just got back from pinning my wings on my daughter. The same wings that were pinned on me in Corpus 37 years ago. She then turned and formally comissioned my son as a 2Lt in the Marines. My daughter gets winged, my son gets comissioned (with an air contract), my younger daughter is going to...

Sounds like a great idea, having longer loiter time and faster "get to the target" time than a helo, and more accurate ordnance delivery that the fast movers. Good idea, that is, until you fly against guys armed with something more than pitchforks and AK's. If they are really going to do it...

Just wondering. For us, many many years ago, it was 20 points for a Strike/Flight Air Medal. Two points if we took fire, one point if we didn't. Is it still the same?

Actually, I believe "Goboh" is a transliteration for "Joboy", a Japanese National hero.