And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
carried a M-60 for the army. you NEVER let the barrel get that damn hot. it is just stupid to destroy a barrel that costs what 5-600 bucks for a picture ? and how many rounds did you have to blow thru it to get it that damn hot? a few thousand at least. just stupid.
My guess is that the barrel was near its "end-of-life" round count and the owner decided to let it go out with a bang, so to speak. A new barrel is waiting in the wings.
You people are amazing. You call folks out but I'm pretty sure you're doing something that someone else would find asinine. It's sad to know that Darwin has not as successful as he could be
I'm reminded of this passage fro "A Rifleman Went to War" by Herbert McBride:
"Now, mind you, we never did have the full twelve guns going and, as before mentioned, at one time had but four of our own, but just the same we ate up sixty thousand rounds a day just as easy as you eat your two eggs for breakfast. One gun, I remember, fired twenty-eight thousand rounds in one day. (For the benefit of ordnance officers, I will remark that that gun never fired a shot after that.) It was a Colt; the barrel was literally welded to the bands and when it finally cooled off it was of no use whatever. I have often seen those guns going—at night—with the barrels glowing cherry-red."
Is that barrel actually sagging?
ReplyDeleteI think so. Done.
DeleteRich kids playing stupid games and breaking their toys.
ReplyDeleteHey Sarge, send me more communists.
ReplyDeleteThe level of stupid is amazing....
ReplyDeleteAnd that's how you destroy a barrel.
ReplyDeletecarried a M-60 for the army. you NEVER let the barrel get that damn hot. it is just stupid to destroy a barrel that costs what 5-600 bucks for a picture ?
ReplyDeleteand how many rounds did you have to blow thru it to get it that damn hot?
a few thousand at least. just stupid.
My guess is that the barrel was near its "end-of-life" round count and the owner decided to let it go out with a bang, so to speak. A new barrel is waiting in the wings.
ReplyDeleteBayouwulf
Dumb.
ReplyDeleteGo back to finger painting Walmart restrooms with your excrement like mommie taught you. Far more valuable than your opinion.
DeleteYou people are amazing. You call folks out but I'm pretty sure you're doing something that someone else would find asinine. It's sad to know that Darwin has not as successful as he could be
ReplyDeleteGo eat a placebo man. Relax. All fun here. Snakepit
DeleteSlaughtered those thistles.
ReplyDeleteRusski hot iron, 12.7mm
ReplyDeletebet there were a few fliers in that last target group
ReplyDeleteRussian NSV 12,7x108 mm. HMG The barrel is light to ensure ease of carry. Give me Ma Deuce any day.
ReplyDeleteI'm reminded of this passage fro "A Rifleman Went to War" by Herbert McBride:
ReplyDelete"Now, mind you, we never did have the full twelve guns going and, as before
mentioned, at one time had but four of our own, but just
the same we ate up sixty thousand rounds a day just as
easy as you eat your two eggs for breakfast. One gun,
I remember, fired twenty-eight thousand rounds in one day.
(For the benefit of ordnance officers, I will remark that
that gun never fired a shot after that.) It was a Colt; the
barrel was literally welded to the bands and when it finally
cooled off it was of no use whatever. I have often seen
those guns going—at night—with the barrels glowing
cherry-red."