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13 years 9 months ago #16067 by Sharkey
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Dabu wrote: A warm barrel is one of the nicest hand warmers :)


I walked off a live fire course years ago (early 80s) after kickin some ass with my 60 and my assistant gunner and I both lit our cigs off of the barrel... :laugh:

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13 years 9 months ago #16077 by Redscout02
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Mister DO NOT Take a picture of you in a bikini heck I don't even want that metal picture

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13 years 9 months ago #16082 by Siscowet
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Last time I wore a Speedo they had a Beluga whale sighting in the Great Lakes.

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13 years 9 months ago #16092 by Sharkey
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Redscout02 wrote: Mister DO NOT Take a picture of you in a bikini heck I don't even want that metal picture



Here's one of me as a baby. You KNOW I gotta be just a serious hunk O man meat now... :rotfl:



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13 years 9 months ago #16095 by Sharkey
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This is gonna be awesome. Temps have SOARED to 30 for tomorrow and I've got my speedo and flip flops ready and I'll iron my nascar half length t-shirt just before I go. I'm kinda torn though cuz I'm thinking I MIGHT wanna go with my "sorry babes but this hunk is SOOO taken" half shirt just to keep my wife from getting nervous... :laugh:

I'm psyched... :thumbs:

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13 years 9 months ago #16100 by Siscowet
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The mental picture of that last post just put me on antidepressants.

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13 years 9 months ago #16103 by Sharkey
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No need to thank me Sisco. It's all part of the service... :laugh:

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13 years 9 months ago #16108 by OleCowboy
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HUH? it was 78 here yesterday...

Lube, MAKE sure the lube you have put on is good for below freezing temps. Most good quality gun lubes will be fine, but all too often somebody runs out and grabs something setting over by the wife's sewing machine or an old can they found in the garage, not sure what it was but smelled good, in fact smelled like bacon so must be good and I smeared it all over. Worked great at the range last summer and all the guys around me wanted to know where I got it...

Here is an old trick: If your old gun and spare boat paddle sees some regular handling you can remove the wood and mix up some soap, I like Dr Bronners and water, you want a strong solution, Dr 'B's really cuts grease and oil. Now heat the water to near boiling. Pour is generously and using a good scrub coarse sponge or other kitchen cleaning thingy. Those things you clean windshields with also work good, scrub but not abrade.

CLEAN that weapon like you are getting ready for a white glove inspection. Clean your bore and all the innards using this mix.

Rinse well with water from a hose is fine, after its rinsed, pour BOILING water over it and in it rinsing it completely...here is another reason why I like soap, it will foam up when boiling water is poured on it if there is any left.

The weapon should be extremely hot, too hot to handle with bare hands. Put on a pair of white cotton garden gloves and completely soak you hot gun in your fav oil. Let cool, and drain. Wipe weapon well with an absorbent cloth to remove all the excess oil.

Now go back and give a oil to all the moving parts, but not to the point its dripping. You find you need less and the entire weapon has a nice coat of oil that has been every so slightly absorbed into the metal and offers some protection while setting up in high humid or other adverse conditions.

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13 years 9 months ago #16110 by Sharkey
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I'm a firm believer in the "hot soak" oiling system Ole Cowboy but thanks for writing it out. Good stuff for anyone looking for a solid, dependable way of "getting it in there"... :thumbs:

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13 years 9 months ago - 13 years 9 months ago #16111 by OleCowboy
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Thank you, just something I learned from my ole Daddy, who learned it in the Army Infantry back in the '30's...in fact putting oil on warm CLEAN metals is just good stuff. The pores in the metal open up a little due to being warm and of course you want a pourable oil. When I was in the Artillery we did this to our cannon, its done all over the military and I am sure done to this day to help preserve and protect for storage and in adverse climes...

Smart folks on here, but I posted this on one forum and good grief, you would have thought I was calling somebody's mama a street ho or something. Told I was crazy, etc, etc, etc...my guess is they were too hopped up on too much Starbucks.
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