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OT rifle caliber (was Why GA is Dying)
"Newps" wrote in message . .. Jose wrote: .30/06 is the rifle caliber. Nope. .30-'06 Yep, caliber and year, not a fraction. Ok, what do the numbers mean? I've heard of a "thirty ought six" referring to a gun, and think I know one of them (.30 inches?) refers to the gauge (width of the bullet). What's the other? The year, 1906. 1906 is the years adopted by the military -- 100 years young. Waiting for the 1911's centennial in five years. |
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OT rifle caliber (was Why GA is Dying)
"Orval Fairbairn" wrote in message news In article , Newps wrote: Nope. .30-'06 Yep, caliber and year, not a fraction. Ok, what do the numbers mean? I've heard of a "thirty ought six" referring to a gun, and think I know one of them (.30 inches?) refers to the gauge (width of the bullet). What's the other? The year, 1906. Actually, the .30-06 was came out in 1903 -- hence, the 03-A3 Springfield. IIRC, it was adopted as a military standard round in 1906. Nope! The '03 was slightly different and when modified, was put in final production as the '06. From the 1903 Springfield Tribute Page: "The round developed for the 1903 was a Mauser-style rimless cartridge that fired a 220-grain cupro-nickel-jacketed roundnose .30 bullet at some 2,300 feet per second (fps). Following the adoption by the Germans of a 154-grain spitzer bullet that had a muzzle velocity of 2,880 fps, U.S. Ordnance officials began rethinking our 1903 round and came up with an improved version with a 150-grain spitzer bullet and MV of 2,700. The new "Model 1906" (or .30-'06) case was .070 inch longer than its predecessor and more than lived up to its promise as a military round. With various loadings it became one of the world’s preeminent hunting rounds and a not too bad targeteer. " |
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POL Why GA is Dying
"Jim Macklin" wrote in message news:q_cyg.84378$ZW3.20173@dukeread04... I think the Dutch paid the Indians $32 in junk jewelry and beads. $26 for Manhattan. It wasn't their's to sell. |
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POL Why GA is Dying
On Thu, 27 Jul 2006 21:23:35 -0500, Emily
wrote: And cool it with the officer jokes! The story behind it is this: If you're in boot camp and you make the mistake of calling you drill instructor "sir", you usually got a response like this: "SIR? I'M NOT A ****IN' OFFICER! I DON'T HAVE TO SQUAT TO ****!" Usually yelled at you a couple of inches from your face... More often than not, the officers just end up being the equivalent of management types in the civilian sector... Sometimes you get one who is competent on technical matters, but that often seems to be the exception... After I did my hitch as an enlisted, I went back to college and after getting my BS, I thought about going back in and being an officer... At that time, the Navy had quit allowing personnel to have beards... I *hate* shaving... So, I went to graduate school instead and got my MS... |
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POL Why GA is Dying
On Fri, 28 Jul 2006 08:49:23 -0500, "Gig 601XL Builder"
wrDOTgiaconaATcox.net wrote: Well, I pay a hell of a lot more in income taxes than I do in property taxes. I think that ought to give me some say in how my money is spent. No, that just says that we should do away with the income taxes... |
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Why GA is Dying
A Calico?
"Grumman-581" wrote in message ... | On Fri, 28 Jul 2006 02:35:10 GMT, Matt Whiting | wrote: | I consider a 9mm to be marginal and I laugh at this | whole "fire power" argument. Personally, I'd rather | have 6 or 8 rounds that count, than 15 peas to lob | | I've got two 9mms... One was for compact carry, but it got relegated | to the gun safe after I found the exact same model in ..40SW and .45 | with the same number of rounds and still basically the same size | weapon... The other 9mm has 50 round magazines for it... It might be | lobbing peas, but it's lobbing *a lot* of peas... One could consider | it good for suppressive fire... |
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POL Why GA is Dying
Matt Barrow wrote:
snip But that isn't likely to happen. politicians prefer stupid voters who will keep returning them to office. Maybe they'll ask questions about sports or entertainment. That rules me out. |
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POL Why GA is Dying
Grumman-581 wrote:
On Thu, 27 Jul 2006 21:23:35 -0500, Emily wrote: And cool it with the officer jokes! The story behind it is this: If you're in boot camp and you make the mistake of calling you drill instructor "sir", you usually got a response like this: "SIR? I'M NOT A ****IN' OFFICER! I DON'T HAVE TO SQUAT TO ****!" Usually yelled at you a couple of inches from your face... More often than not, the officers just end up being the equivalent of management types in the civilian sector... Sometimes you get one who is competent on technical matters, but that often seems to be the exception... Dunno, no one in my family is an actual line officer, so at least two of them were/are out in the field with everyone else. |
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Why GA is Dying
On Fri, 28 Jul 2006 10:46:12 -0500, "Jim Macklin"
wrote: A Calico? Nawh, a TEC-9... I figure that if it was worth being mentioned on the Brady Bill, I needed to buy one... It's accurate enough at typical defensive ranges, but it's main advantage would be the ability to quickly put down a field of suppressive fire... It would make your typical home invasion thugs think twice... Of course, you're going to patching holes in your sheetrock for the next couple of weeks... grin |
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Why GA is Dying
Jim Macklin wrote:
Speed without accuracy, power without accuracy, too much power may kill your neighbor... If you want to see speed, have you seen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6rEnEQkYaQ&search=bond Yes, I've seen that. Have you seen the video of Bill Jordan drawing and hitting a target in something like .25 second? Matt |
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