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Karen
Trad climber
So Cal urban sprawl Hell
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Apr 13, 2011 - 12:43am PT
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TGT, Woody took me out to the firing range and I got to fire his .303, wow it did have quite the kick! fun though.
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gonamok
climber
dont make me come over there
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Apr 14, 2011 - 02:59am PT
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Guns and rifles suck. Unless you are Grizzly Adams
or a total sissy
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 14, 2011 - 09:06am PT
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Gary,
if you were diligent enough to read your own link you would see that it was indeed a .303 that killed Manfred von Richthofen.
chinchin & gonamuk,
just about anything sucks if you don't know jack about what to do with it.
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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
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Apr 14, 2011 - 12:19pm PT
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Speaking of the Red Baron!
"Last Man Standing" by Jeff Sharra is an excellent historical fiction account of WW1.
Omaka Air Museum near Blenheim New Zealand. Peter Jackson was involved with the superb museum located at the northern part of the South Island.
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 14, 2011 - 12:46pm PT
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Wow! A Red Baron diarama.
But,... but,... where's Snoopy?
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Gary
climber
Desolation Basin, Calif.
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Apr 14, 2011 - 02:45pm PT
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 14, 2011 - 06:06am PT
Gary,
if you were diligent enough to read your own link you would see that it was indeed a .303 that killed Manfred von Richthofen.
Ron,
You of all people should know that guns don't kill people. People kill people.
I read about Popkin in the 8th grade in a very interesting book about Richtofen and his last day.
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 14, 2011 - 03:46pm PT
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Gary,
you of all people should know I was referring to the calibre of the round that proved effective in killing him.
PS the History Channel did a show on this incident.
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Gary
climber
Desolation Basin, Calif.
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Apr 14, 2011 - 08:31pm PT
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The book is Who Killed the Red Baron by P.J. Carisella and James W. Ryan. If you can find a copy, Ron, I think you'd like it. I was fascinated by it when I was 12. At that age who could resist the post-mortem photographs.
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Apr 14, 2011 - 08:58pm PT
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MarkIV was my first center fire rifle. Heavy son of a gun for a 12 year old. I had a Lee loader reloading kit. Just a hand held die that you whacked the cases into with a mallet. Red plastic scoop for a powder measure. Pretty silly set up but it kind of worked. Problem was that the head spaceing on most (definatly on mine) of the Enfields was so generous that the cases tended to split after 3 or 4 reloads. I bought a wooden case of ammo stamped 1953 in about 1983 They hang fired so bad I never even shot up the whole case. Too spooky. Ended up giveing that rifle to my nephue a few years ago.
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marv
Mountain climber
Bay Area
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Apr 16, 2011 - 08:53pm PT
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are knockoff AK-47's in production these days?
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gonamok
climber
dont make me come over there
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Apr 18, 2011 - 02:09am PT
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gasp...I think Ive been disparaged! Ronald, (love that name, happens to be mine too) I wasnt saying anything sucks (tho plenty does), I was calling the guy who said guns suck a sissy. I thot youd be proud of me.. .(said wif a little tear in my eye)
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Gary
climber
Desolation Basin, Calif.
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Apr 22, 2011 - 12:57am PT
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Today is the anniversary of a .303 ending the reign of the Red Baron, April 21, 1918.
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