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Racer X 69 · 06-24-2018, 02:42 PM

Originally posted by LensBeginner

...... it's either-or for me (ice cream or beer), don't like to mix those tastes.

You never had a beer float then?

**Ex Finn.** · 06-24-2018, 02:53 PM - **3 Likes**

Was busy cooking baby-backs, no time for hociR.

LensBeginner · 06-24-2018, 02:56 PM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by Racer X 69

You never had a beer float then?

No.
And I don't eat meatball spaghetti either.
Meatballs is a main course ("secondo"), spaghetti is a first course ("primo")

As a famous brand of pasta put it in an ad campaing: "every 7 minutes spaghetti are served as a side dish somewhere in the world"

bertwert · 06-24-2018, 03:15 PM

Originally posted by MarkJerling

That's a real cutie. Can I have it? (Smuggle it to New Zealand in your underpants)

Umm. Note to MAF: This post and indeed almost everything in this thread is said in jest. At no time do I advocate smuggling stuff into New Zealand. I know we don't have any snakes here. Or squirrels. Or chameleons.

It's okay, you have plenty of animals that would love to kill you...

bertwert · 06-24-2018, 03:16 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Racer X 69

Oh yeah, I like blowing stuff up.

That's my planned career path...

bertwert · 06-24-2018, 03:17 PM

Originally posted by Aslyfox

I can imagine, had a .75 caliber replica Brown Bess musket which I used in Revolutionary War re enactments

full load, quite a jolt, noise and smoke

Nice, I want a Baker Rifle, or some other flintlock rifled muzzleloader, would be fun to play with.

bertwert · 06-24-2018, 03:23 PM

Originally posted by gaweidert

My dad was a gun captain of one of the 16" guns on a battleship in WWII. We always had to badger him to take us to fireworks displays. He would usually sleep in the car. We once asked him why he did that. He said that if you have ever seen a nighttime air attack on a fleet of over 200 naval vessels, a fireworks display is just not worth the effort to see.

I recently came across this video on YouTube. It is the USS Washington (the ship my father served on) firing at aircraft. The big flashes are the 5" guns and the tracers are 20 and 40mm antiaircraft guns. The tracers are only every 4th of 5th round too. Skip to the 4 minute mark.

The US Navy photographed just about everything in WWII. A lot of it in color too. Moderators, If this is not appropriate please delete the video.

Air Attack On T.F. 58: Jap Planes Shot Down; USS Washington (BB-56) Fires AA Guns, 06/13/1944 (full) - YouTube

I could see why fireworks would be boring after seeing that. My great grandfather was a gunner in the Polish Navy in WWII, still alive at 96 today, however he never talks of his experience.

Honestly that video made me think of this:

You Tube

robtcorl · 06-24-2018, 03:24 PM

Originally posted by Racer X 69

Or are they man cave art?

Man cave art, and I have too much of it.

robtcorl · 06-24-2018, 03:28 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Ex Finn.

Was busy cooking baby-backs, no time for hociR.

I'm too busy cooking a sirloin tri tip like a very small brisket.
Normally cooked hot and fast to medium rare.

**aslyfox** · 06-24-2018, 03:33 PM

Originally posted by bertwert

Nice, I want a Baker Rifle, or some other flintlock rifled muzzleloader, would be fun to play with.

I would go for a Ferguson Rifle myself

https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=8BvhDZv%2b&id=5D7187CE...x=7&ajaxhist=0

since it was actually used in America

but photography gear takes priority

bertwert · 06-24-2018, 03:37 PM

Originally posted by Aslyfox

I would go for a Ferguson Rifle myself

but photography gear takes priority

Nice, but there's just something special about the muzzleloader, in my extremely humble opinion.

But I have no time or money for that, or Unimogs and old Land Rovers. Keeping alive takes priority.

**CharLac** · 06-24-2018, 03:47 PM - **3 Likes**

Originally posted by bertwert

Would you look at that, Bob spelled the word correctly with the U.

Canuck wannabee

**CharLac** · 06-24-2018, 04:06 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by bertwert

Based on recommendations from a few pages back (50 odd...) I watched Kelly's Heroes last night, I agree it is a good movie.

I am glad I did not lead you astray. Another fun movie (you get to see Lee Marvin and Clint Eastwood sing [hopefully that in itself does not scare you off) is Paint Your Wagon....one of my all time favs.

**gaweidert** · 06-24-2018, 04:08 PM

Originally posted by bertwert

Nice, I want a Baker Rifle, or some other flintlock rifled muzzleloader, would be fun to play with.

I would like a Baker too, but I am a lefty and flintlocks are not a lot of fun for me to shoot. The flash pan igniting in my face is not a lot of fun. Percussion cap rifles are manageable with glasses on, but the deflected burning powder does tend to bury itself in my right arm if I am not wearing a long sleeve shirt.

A Ferguson rifle would be a real keeper too.

**CharLac** · 06-24-2018, 04:09 PM

Originally posted by gaweidert

Anybody ever have this problem when working on their car? Imagine opening the hood (bonnet) of your car and finding this staring at you. This is a timber rattler. Once almost extinct in New York but they have made quite a comeback.

If I lived through the experience, I would literally crap myself....

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06-24-2018, 02:42 PM	#49021
Racer X 69 Moderator Man With A Camera Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: The Great Pacific Northwet, in the Land Between Canada and Mexico Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,074	Originally posted by LensBeginner ...... it's either-or for me (ice cream or beer), don't like to mix those tastes. You never had a beer float then?

06-24-2018, 02:56 PM - 2 Likes	#49023
LensBeginner Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Photos: Albums Posts: 4,696	Originally posted by Racer X 69 You never had a beer float then? No. And I don't eat meatball spaghetti either. Meatballs is a main course ("secondo"), spaghetti is a first course ("primo") As a famous brand of pasta put it in an ad campaing: "every 7 minutes spaghetti are served as a side dish somewhere in the world"

06-24-2018, 03:15 PM	#49024
bertwert Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Golden, BC Posts: 15,172	Originally posted by MarkJerling That's a real cutie. Can I have it? (Smuggle it to New Zealand in your underpants) Umm. Note to MAF: This post and indeed almost everything in this thread is said in jest. At no time do I advocate smuggling stuff into New Zealand. I know we don't have any snakes here. Or squirrels. Or chameleons. It's okay, you have plenty of animals that would love to kill you...

06-24-2018, 03:16 PM - 1 Like	#49025
bertwert Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Golden, BC Posts: 15,172	Originally posted by Racer X 69 Oh yeah, I like blowing stuff up. That's my planned career path...

06-24-2018, 03:17 PM	#49026
bertwert Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Golden, BC Posts: 15,172	Originally posted by Aslyfox I can imagine, had a .75 caliber replica Brown Bess musket which I used in Revolutionary War re enactments full load, quite a jolt, noise and smoke Nice, I want a Baker Rifle, or some other flintlock rifled muzzleloader, would be fun to play with.

06-24-2018, 03:24 PM	#49028
robtcorl Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: St Louis, MO Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,606	Originally posted by Racer X 69 Or are they man cave art? Man cave art, and I have too much of it.

06-24-2018, 03:28 PM - 1 Like	#49029
robtcorl Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: St Louis, MO Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,606	Originally posted by Ex Finn. Was busy cooking baby-backs, no time for hociR. I'm too busy cooking a sirloin tri tip like a very small brisket. Normally cooked hot and fast to medium rare.

06-24-2018, 03:33 PM	#49030
aslyfox Seeker of Knowledge Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Topeka, Kansas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 24,583	Originally posted by bertwert Nice, I want a Baker Rifle, or some other flintlock rifled muzzleloader, would be fun to play with. I would go for a Ferguson Rifle myself https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=8BvhDZv%2b&id=5D7187CE...x=7&ajaxhist=0 since it was actually used in America but photography gear takes priority

06-24-2018, 03:37 PM	#49031
bertwert Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Golden, BC Posts: 15,172	Originally posted by Aslyfox I would go for a Ferguson Rifle myself but photography gear takes priority Nice, but there's just something special about the muzzleloader, in my extremely humble opinion. But I have no time or money for that, or Unimogs and old Land Rovers. Keeping alive takes priority.

06-24-2018, 03:47 PM - 3 Likes	#49032
CharLac Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Ottawa Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,419	Originally posted by bertwert Would you look at that, Bob spelled the word correctly with the U. Canuck wannabee

06-24-2018, 04:06 PM - 1 Like	#49033
CharLac Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Ottawa Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,419	Originally posted by bertwert Based on recommendations from a few pages back (50 odd...) I watched Kelly's Heroes last night, I agree it is a good movie. I am glad I did not lead you astray. Another fun movie (you get to see Lee Marvin and Clint Eastwood sing [hopefully that in itself does not scare you off) is Paint Your Wagon....one of my all time favs.

06-24-2018, 04:08 PM	#49034
gaweidert Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Rochester, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,327	Originally posted by bertwert Nice, I want a Baker Rifle, or some other flintlock rifled muzzleloader, would be fun to play with. I would like a Baker too, but I am a lefty and flintlocks are not a lot of fun for me to shoot. The flash pan igniting in my face is not a lot of fun. Percussion cap rifles are manageable with glasses on, but the deflected burning powder does tend to bury itself in my right arm if I am not wearing a long sleeve shirt. A Ferguson rifle would be a real keeper too.

06-24-2018, 04:09 PM	#49035
CharLac Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Ottawa Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,419	Originally posted by gaweidert Anybody ever have this problem when working on their car? Imagine opening the hood (bonnet) of your car and finding this staring at you. This is a timber rattler. Once almost extinct in New York but they have made quite a comeback. If I lived through the experience, I would literally crap myself....

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