tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post721436295871586029..comments2023-08-15T06:33:53.114-07:00Comments on Bison Prepper: no. 9, no.9, no.9James M Dakinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-56878863268764313322014-12-08T12:23:46.823-08:002014-12-08T12:23:46.823-08:00Wow! Thanks, hadn't heard that.Wow! Thanks, hadn't heard that.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-76914550593261684162014-12-08T12:21:23.818-08:002014-12-08T12:21:23.818-08:00If you remember, I reprinted verboten ( bison blog...If you remember, I reprinted verboten ( bison blog ) from a magazine regarding this. No info on who or when, but I have the Xerox copy of the article. I can't for the life of me believe it was a hoax as it seems like far too much work just to get a writer of low circulation to hate a rifleJames M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-12967931862143615622014-12-08T12:17:47.770-08:002014-12-08T12:17:47.770-08:00Contraire, I HAVE bought PPU on your recommendatio...Contraire, I HAVE bought PPU on your recommendation. And, strangely, those blanks I bought are the same brand. Now that I've bought all those Commie spam cans for reloading, I'm going back to my old habit of 100 rounds modern Brit ( $77 after free shipping when I have a coupon from Sportsman ) PPU 174 grain, then alternate another spam can. I figure a hundred rounds brass, then reload components for near 500 rounds, so for $200 ( not including primers ) I get 600 rounds.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-26669319006093935642014-12-08T12:09:14.636-08:002014-12-08T12:09:14.636-08:00Perhaps only the Brown Bess or equivalent had a ba...Perhaps only the Brown Bess or equivalent had a bayonet attachment, not the civilian rifles, and so it never caught on? I like the idea of its reach, plus the back-up butt stroke available.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-32874417432681169142014-12-08T12:07:43.112-08:002014-12-08T12:07:43.112-08:00Hence when things got 360 degree ugly in the trenc...Hence when things got 360 degree ugly in the trenches out came the ol' trenching shovel with the sharpened edge. So they say, a good downward strike between neck and shoulder would end the matter close enough to instantly. The real kicker though was that the shovel had bugger all tendency to get stuck in the enemy's corpse, unlike the bayonet.<br /><br />But consider, when you're rousting off some wanker from your little piece of paradise a bayonet makes a nice "period" on the end of your rifle, while a sharpened shovel isn't really going to make sense to anyone but a war-history buff.Wombatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-41827028248763866112014-12-08T12:07:03.869-08:002014-12-08T12:07:03.869-08:00If I amaze myself so, I can scarcely imagine how m...If I amaze myself so, I can scarcely imagine how my minions feel.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-27879369963673046482014-12-07T06:13:29.982-08:002014-12-07T06:13:29.982-08:00HEY DAKIN, "Ebola laden monkey testicles"...HEY DAKIN, "Ebola laden monkey testicles" Nice one, thanks for the laugh. I have not viewed or commented on your blog in 2 years, your humor still rocks. I thought you would be living in a double wide in broke back battle mnt with some black cowboy by now. You never cease to amaze.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-8186805751794439652014-12-06T18:50:33.623-08:002014-12-06T18:50:33.623-08:00What is the deal with bayonets?
Both the settlers...What is the deal with bayonets?<br /><br />Both the settlers and natives settled on the tomahawk for close in fighting, and the Ghurka's had their tomahawk-like short sword. The bayonet was developed for shoulder to shoulder defensive formations. Clearly the lighter handier weapons work better in small unit dispersed settings.russell1200https://www.blogger.com/profile/16258915475311426433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-1910039577914928812014-12-06T12:49:59.968-08:002014-12-06T12:49:59.968-08:00Yeah, I bagged both the Mk9 and the South African ...Yeah, I bagged both the Mk9 and the South African bayonets while they were cheap. Both were dull, the SA bayo still is, since it took me most of an afternoon to get the Mk9 properly sharpened (the curved upper part was a pain). Never bothered with those ridiculous pig stickers, although they might be good for tent stakes.<br /><br />Just checked GunBroker: Prvi Partizan (PPU) ammo is listed for between $85 and $90 per 100. 174gr FMJ & softpoint, 150gr softpoint. I've harangued you about PPU brass before, it's very stout and worth buying and reloading.<br /><br />There are post-war (dark green) bayonet frogs out there with the wire doodad that'll attach easily to a USGI web/pistol belt. Danish surplus, I think. Worth the search, and with the money you'll save by finally paying attention to me and buying that PPU .303, affordable. If you cannot find one, the Indians (dots, not feathers) make a web belt that's 2" wide instead of the Murkin 2.25" version, so the regular frog will just slip on. Also, the dotted Indians, under the Fox Tactical brand, make ammo pouches similar to the USGI Garand model which hold 50 rounds of clipped .303 with no problem.<br /><br />I look forward to the day when I stroll past the multitude of ammoless plastic carbine owners toiling in my fields with a No4 rifle slung across my back, sipping a cool drink.Peternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-81950885450558021372014-12-05T19:10:08.431-08:002014-12-05T19:10:08.431-08:00re: they don’t have a gas safety bleed
MAYBE.......re: they don’t have a gas safety bleed<br /><br />MAYBE...... BUT why isn't there ONE thing to be found on the internet concerning this????????????<br /><br />YKW<br />MMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-89313558993980980162014-12-05T16:47:05.703-08:002014-12-05T16:47:05.703-08:00Saw this and thought of an article you wrote last ...Saw this and thought of an article you wrote last week on the 700 Remington. this was on MSM http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/massive-785-million-recall-for-popular-us-gun/ar-BBgoPPI?ocid=U141DHPGary in Bamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00095999376990912465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-30999201117418993372014-12-05T12:15:33.585-08:002014-12-05T12:15:33.585-08:00Good thing I never seriously considered getting on...Good thing I never seriously considered getting one, thenJames M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-5977150868146532162014-12-05T12:13:53.418-08:002014-12-05T12:13:53.418-08:00My mom and pop gun store wanted even more! Messag...My mom and pop gun store wanted even more! Message, you are scum and we don't want your business.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-74691249987183409922014-12-05T10:55:33.299-08:002014-12-05T10:55:33.299-08:00Saw a couple boxes of 303 at Bass Pro the other da...Saw a couple boxes of 303 at Bass Pro the other day. $36 per 20 !!!!!Spudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00689059709873763146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-20103164032810226232014-12-05T07:31:55.754-08:002014-12-05T07:31:55.754-08:00the ishapores use a real bayonet,although they are...the ishapores use a real bayonet,although they are expensive.<br />Oh, and ishapores use REAL ammo.!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-71029384824689267082014-12-05T07:27:09.058-08:002014-12-05T07:27:09.058-08:00The Swiss K31 is a fine rifle : very accurate and ...The Swiss K31 is a fine rifle : very accurate and fast to reload, however it doesn't hold a candle to the Lee Enfield in reliability.<br /><br />I wouldn't trust a K31 in the mud.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com