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The Imperial Drunktards™ have, once again, dispersed to their sundry spheres of influence and the environs of the Greater Tampa/St. Pete area are minus a good number of gallons of alcoholic beverages. (Coincidentally, several breweries’ stock prices mysteriously skyrocketed over the past week.) After the Imperial Dungeon Game Room™ staff has had a chance to completely dry out, we’ll be posting more pictures and videos in a Sooper Seekrit™ location, but, for now, we’ll give all of you who wussed out weren’t able to attend the Third Annual Flori-duh Rott Fest™ a glimpse at some of the hardware that was utilized this past weekend.
Yeah. We all left the range with smiles on our faces and immediately lit up cigarettes. (Yes. It was THAT good.)
Next time we’re sending in the Imperial Jackbooted Storm Troopers™ to kidnap His Imperial Rapaciousness™ and drag his ass, kicking and screaming, to the festivities.
F.E.T.E.
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That is a GORGEOUS 1927 Thompson! And do my eyes spy a civilian P90 next to the Uzi?
April 14th, 2008 at 9:14 PMUsing
Gunsniper, see for yourself. :em93:
April 14th, 2008 at 9:24 PMUsing
Dayum- Look….WOOD!
April 14th, 2008 at 9:27 PMUsing
what is that beauty with the shish-kabobber on it?
April 14th, 2008 at 9:28 PMUsing
AHHHHHH! IT IS!
I’m officially jealous! My hats off to the owner of that magnificent firearm. :em69:
April 14th, 2008 at 9:29 PMUsing
GS, that’d be Crunchie’s little darling.
April 14th, 2008 at 9:32 PMUsing
jaybear, you’ll have to get the specifics from Cheapshot. But, as far as I can remember, it had something to do with “Russian” and “killin’ big ass bears”. The bitch sounded like a Howitzer going off, as did his new Mauser.
:em93:
April 14th, 2008 at 9:36 PMUsing
What’s that lever action, third from the bottom? Gawd, what a pretty collection of guns!
April 14th, 2008 at 9:37 PMUsing
looks like a Winchester Ranger Cave…..
I have one of those, and it’s fuuuuuuun
April 14th, 2008 at 9:43 PMUsing
It would take all day to fire those guns. What an enjoyable time for one and all, sharing experiences, wisdom and techniques, not to mention watching someone else smile as they fired your gun. I wish I had my lever action Marlin .44 there beside them….ah, maybe some day…….
April 14th, 2008 at 9:59 PMUsing
why in the hell do all of the eastern Rotties get to have all the fun…..maybe it’s time for a West Coast Rottfest???
April 14th, 2008 at 10:04 PMUsing
We had a bonafide left coast Rottie there jaybear! To protect his ultra sooper dooper secret identity BC has renamed him “sleeper cell”. I wont say what he does for a living, but needless to say he is in the belly of the beast in Kalifornistan and doing a dayumned good job of tweaking the leftest of the left in the very halls of lefty idiotarianism.
Ya all had an invite too, even though I know it would have been a long haul to make it there. So all I can say is gaze on the lovely collection of boomsticks and allow these words to echo in your head…”neener, neener, neener”.
It was indeed a great time, and I was very impressed with the weaon handling skills of the LC’s that were in attendance. A lot of great potential there. Each and every one of ‘em had the Uzi cranking on full bore like a pro, well controlled bursts all hitting center mass. Warmed the cockles of this war mongers heart it did.
Now just wait until we post the pictures of the food! BC and Ten-ten can COOK!
April 14th, 2008 at 10:26 PMUsing
I know man, I know…….logistics and something called work kept me out of some damned fine firearms instruction by y’all, hell…just to take a turn with that Thompson of Cheapshots would have been worth the airfare…..to be honest with you, both the M1 AND I could have used a little sunbreak……
I’ll see about next year, and will volunteer to be designated driver/wheelman for you drunken bastiges. :em99:
April 14th, 2008 at 10:34 PMUsing
Mosin-Nagant, 7.62 X 54R.
Crunchie brought the Uzi, the ARs, and the two plastic super soakers.
April 15th, 2008 at 1:23 AMUsing
Just being curious, any problems with the Thompson’s drum mag? I’ve had reliable reports indicating the rounds having a nasty tendency to jam.
April 15th, 2008 at 8:33 AMUsing
Wow! For the edification of those who are not (yet) firearms officiandos- what are they?
April 15th, 2008 at 9:20 AMUsing
[...] B.C. is displaying some serious gun pics. If only I could afford them,…. - Christian Schneider delivers your [...]
April 15th, 2008 at 10:20 AMUsing
Aaaah! Gun pr0n… Love it. I think me and the twins (I am talking about the two AK-47s you freaks, get yo’minds out of the gutter!) will have to make our way to Floriduh next time.
April 15th, 2008 at 10:21 AMUsing
Cheapshot brought the thompson to the range when we met up.. but since I had 2 surgery’s 2 weeks earlier I chickend out from blasting that thing.
Shoulda seen the look on my doctors face “hey doc, its cool if I shoot at the range right?” was at the range blasting .45 1 week after 2 spinal surgery’s
My hearing doc in kaliforniastan however is a gun nut too :em96: he’s got a 1991a1 and lotsa other goodies!
April 15th, 2008 at 11:39 AMUsing
oh and late june i’ll be back in FL so i’m gonna get my hands on some good guns yay! I think i’ll move in to the range
April 15th, 2008 at 11:40 AMUsing
Princess Natasha
I was thinking of you when we watched BC touch off his first shot with that Mosin.
It’s just, like that one I saw of yours,, Lady.
‘Found it’s way all the way from Tula.
I”m sure he respected you before, but I think there’s been an upgrade.
‘Handy ol’ tovarich there.
April 15th, 2008 at 1:40 PMAmmo is cheap, everywhere.
‘Room for several big brauts on that big screwdriver tip.
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Those twins are an AK and an SK?
AWW Geeeeezz,, Ask Crunchie how happy (NOT!) I was to be draggin’ that whole ammo can packed full of AK food BACK to the truck.
It it weren’t for 10-10’s soft little pistol case butt-padding against our tender ol’ bones, there would have been even more rounds comin’ back home to get older.
Fuggit. Next time.
Mrs. C was happy to sit n’ start the Chant for The Radiant Positive Energy Infusion of True Global Gun Enlightenment Projection”.
‘Purty sure she’s got the right frequency, but the wattage for the job is gonna require several more Ladies, complete the circle, y’know.
April 15th, 2008 at 2:29 PMUsing
Errgh,, Two AKs,,
‘More’s the pity.
April 15th, 2008 at 2:52 PMUsing
N@-
Not us…nevah !!!! Besides, anyone that’s been within 50 miles of BC is done for anyway.
:em95:
April 15th, 2008 at 3:02 PMUsing
Jaybear, that would be either a mosin nagant M-44, or a mosin nagant 91-30
either of which can be picked up for less that a hundred bucks.
and can be bought even in kalifornistan
April 15th, 2008 at 3:45 PMUsing
‘Not sure Roguetek, Jaybear,
It’s got a 1940 stamp, but the pics I see of those years have a swinging bayontte.
There’s an arrow in a star on the reciever,
AAAaand for the crushing cost of an extra 30 bucks you get the sling, bayo’, antique lube set, clips and pouches.
I’d passed up a zillion, until I saw this one’s bore. Best yet.
April 15th, 2008 at 4:51 PMUsing
LC Cheapshot911, Dept. of Redneck Tech
I can personally vouch for its accuracy. That one needs no offsets.
Thanks, Cheap-ster!
April 15th, 2008 at 5:04 PMUsing
Oohh, Mope,
April 15th, 2008 at 6:23 PMMy shoulder’s turnin’ yeller now, How’s yours?
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You know what the Germans always say: “What doesn’t kill ya, makes you stronger.” If I could only collect a few brain cells to remember how to say that in Duetch.
April 15th, 2008 at 6:36 PMUsing
Nice! But…BC..it shore wuld be nice if next time you actually answer your freakin’ e-mails and tell me what that sooper sekrit locashun is!!!!!!
I get it! too much booze n bullitz…culdnt find your way to a puter! Or..at least…that better be your
April 15th, 2008 at 7:13 PMlieexcuse!Using
BobO, I answered the one e-mail I received from you with my cell phone number. Just because you can’t figure out how to open a reply, it’s not my fault.
:em93: :em03:
April 15th, 2008 at 7:35 PMUsing
Cheapshot. could you post a more detailed pic?
IF the bayoent is the swing type, it’s mostly likely an m-44
if it’s the socket type, it’s a 91-30.
April 15th, 2008 at 8:00 PMUsing
LC Roguetek
Notta’ prob’
April 15th, 2008 at 8:56 PMUsing
allow me to re-phrase.
Could you post a more detailed pic of the -bayonet area-
April 15th, 2008 at 9:22 PMUsing
The lower right corner is the twist off lug, crappy light. Try this
April 15th, 2008 at 10:21 PMTwist off.
That’s the knob of the cleaning kit on the end of the rod,
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ah. a 91/30 for sure then.
April 16th, 2008 at 8:06 AMUsing
Roguetek
April 16th, 2008 at 3:10 PMWell a’right,
Thanks for the model-grockin’, I never cared enough to explore more than the condition and caliber.
The year stamped on it made me think it was in the swinging bayonet years. Scratched my head once and moved on.
‘Just another fun-gun like the 1921 A1.
Crunchie’s, on the other hand, ain’t nuthin’ but high-tech, pure bizzness.
Are you a Mosin buff?
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Cheapshot-
Vas dich nicht tötet macht dich stärker!
April 16th, 2008 at 4:26 PMUsing
You have me drooling at that lovely gun pr0n.
I have got to get the money and vacation time to go to the Rottiefest next year.
April 16th, 2008 at 6:12 PMUsing
LittleRott84-
You have me drooling at that lovely gun pr0n.
Here’s one from Ya-ya:
April 16th, 2008 at 6:27 PMUsing
What the heck did I do? hmmmm…
April 16th, 2008 at 6:29 PMUsing
Now ya got me blushing an’ stuff. Glad ya liked ‘em Cheapshot. Now that we got the absentee LC’s droolin’ an’ stuff over the gun pr0n, howz about ya send me some of the pictures of the food so I can post those and really make ‘em drool! :em93:
April 16th, 2008 at 6:33 PMUsing
What doesn’t kill you makes you naked?
April 16th, 2008 at 6:33 PMUsing
Cheapshot-
Noe that there is funny, I don’t care what anybody says.
April 16th, 2008 at 6:38 PMUsing
The thought of a naked Mopester is not funny! :em01:
April 16th, 2008 at 6:40 PMUsing
In fact, it hurts my duadinem.
April 16th, 2008 at 6:42 PMUsing
… I suppose I am. Never really thought about it. on of my current project is tweaking a 91-30 for long range precision shooting.
April 16th, 2008 at 6:44 PMUsing
While I’m thinking about it.
I’m looking for .30-30 caliber barrels ‘in the white’ not threaded, or tapped. Just a .30 caliber tube, with a .30-30 chamber on one end. Untapered would be ideal.
See, .30-30 is 7.62×51mm rimmed.
the nagant is 7.62×54mm Rimmed.
SO I re-ream the .30-30 chamber out to 7.62×54R and thread one end to match the mosin’s receiver… and now I havea decent barrel.
April 16th, 2008 at 7:25 PMUsing
Roguetek
A couple of thoughts on project Mosin fer ya.
One; not all 7.62 cartridges are .308 diameter bullets. The .30-30 Winchester is. The 7.62×54R Mosin Nagant is not. It is a .311 diameter bullet. (As is the 7.62×39, btw.)
If your plan is to handload for the rifle, this is not a stumbling block, particularly since the selection of bullets in .308 is probably the widest of any bore diameter. Just get a set of dies with a .308 instead of .311 expander ball, and you are good to go.
If you plan to continue using mil-surp ammo in your 91-30, weeeellll….. Maybe not a good idea. Some of the copper jacketed, lead cored will swage down without problems or excessive pressure..
Not always true of something like Hungarian heavy ball.
Free advice? Pick up another Mosin for the project, and, if you can wait until Sunday night, I can get you the proper dimensions and thread pitch for it.
(just as a side note, I have this problem with not one but TWO calibers. I have a .308 diameter Mosin made by Remington in 1915, (and four or five .311s, Russian and Finnish), and a J-barrelled 8mmx57 stalking rifle made in Germany between WWI and WWII. The stalking rifle is even more of a problem, since the respective bore diameters are .318 and .327…)
April 16th, 2008 at 8:34 PMUsing
You can say THAT again! I found this pic of him on one of his island vacations to Hedonism II. (Of course, he was much younger and much more svelte when the pic was taken.)
:em38: :em01: :em99:
April 16th, 2008 at 8:52 PMUsing
Well… That’s good and bad I suppose. suggestions on where I can get a decent .311 barrel in the white? I’m trying to find a barrel that -isnt- shot out. My reseach so far tells me I’m going to have to make one. as there does not seem to be anyone selling -good- mosin barrels. Yes, I can buy a surplus M-44 barrel for 60 bucks. I can get the whole rifle for $50.00….
erm…. I’m more inclined to keep the origional caliber. Having to remember that I cant shoot surplus in -this- one, is a bad thing. and I -might- be in a position where surplus is all I have…
Yeah, not doing that.
I’ve got -3-, how many more do I need?
Yeah, I’ve seen a remington recently. bore was horrid.
April 16th, 2008 at 9:01 PMUsing
BC ..sorry..didn’t get a chance to respond to your response sooner…I’m outta state now!
Anywhooo…either you have me on a spam block or you’re going into my spam filter..cuz, I’ve sent you several e-mails…and…I didn’t get the one from you with ur cell number.
Oh well…there’s always next year. Try sending me another e-mail with ur number…I’ll give ya a call..assumin I’ll get it.
Also…I found a great site for you to check out…gonna have to brush up on your old language skills maybe…
http://prophetmuhamed.blogspot.com/
April 16th, 2008 at 9:22 PMUsing
Will do, Bob.
As for the site— In order to get most of that, after all these years, I’d need my trusty ol’ Hans Wehr dictionary and I haven’t seen hide nor hair of it since Shoe PCS’d outta Hell-in-a-Can during the base draw-down. I can get some of the basic stuff, but it’s been so long since I tried to really translate that retarded monkey scribble that it hurts just thinking about it.
“Fee Ta-Ear-Rat Allah Ear-Tea-Fa Arbatash Kilo Foak Lubnan! Aaaaaiiiiiieeee!”
UT FIAT LIBERTAS, brother! :em03:
April 16th, 2008 at 9:45 PMUsing
Roguetek
Let me do a little looking. I would not hold out much hope, however.
What I would suggest as an easier route to take would be to find a Finnish M-38, or any of the Finnish rifles. If you find one with a good bore in it, (very possible, every Finn I have ever had had a good bore), you have a rifle that will do minute of angle, and shoot surplus ammo.
Look for a stock that is finger jointed at the grasping grooves, and a stamp of “SA” in a rectangle on the receiver/chamber reinforce.
I had a Finnish 1891 that would do sub minute of angle. Full magazine into a two liter bottle cap at 100yards.
(usually, I could not hold it that well, but when I did…)
I could routinely cut the caps off of the bottles, but holding the sight picture for that kind of grouping is not the easiest thing in the world.
The Finns had a simple rule with the rifles that they rebuilt, if the rifle would not put five rounds into 1.1 inches or less at 100 meters, it was reworked until it would.
Or it was parted out.
The “SA” stamp was the acceptance for usage, and is an abbreviation for Finnish Army, (Suomi Armi, IIRC)
I know there was something else I wanted to add, but I’m not remembering it right now…
April 16th, 2008 at 9:47 PMUsing
Dammit. Finnish M-39…
April 16th, 2008 at 9:51 PMUsing
Dammit BC! Warn me first next time!
April 16th, 2008 at 9:52 PM:em38:
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BC: The fires of Hades is his goal. One way or another.
At least I wasn’t nekkid… I had my hat on.
April 16th, 2008 at 10:34 PMUsing
I dont want to tear up a perfectly good historical piece for this project.
This is more of a ‘proof of concept gun’
the Finns are still using this thing as a sniper rifle, and I thought it might be fun to see if I could build one.
but not at the price of killing an m-38 to do it.
April 16th, 2008 at 10:55 PMUsing
Official Rottfest mascot!
Woot!
April 17th, 2008 at 9:22 AMUsing
Roguetek…
Uhmm… I wasn’t suggesting killing off a Finn to do it… I was just talking about getting a Finn and using as is…
You might check out Brownells for a barrel blank, if you want to work with .308 diameter bullets…
If you have access to a lathe, try here.
Shilen does .311 barrels, and pricing is looking to start at $177 for a 30 inch unturned. (or $212 for thirty inch turned to diameter).
Add a chamber reamer, (around $70-100, last time I was looked, try MidwayUSA or Brownells), and plan to spend some time putting it all together. (However, (lucky for you!) the cartridge headspaces on the rim, so you can fake that part of gauging it all together)
A preturned, chambered barrel in ChromeMoly steel is just about $400.00 bucks from them. But Shilen does make good stuff…
Google Search: “rifle barrels makers”
April 17th, 2008 at 6:04 PMUsing
I was going to take a 30 incher, true the outside to the inside, thread it, and mount it in a nagant reciever.
And while Shilen would do a better job I’m sure, it wouldn’t be -mine-.
I’m going to do every part, even if it makes for a shitty rifle.
Then I’ll throw away the shitty parts, and do it again.
and -again-. until it’s right.
these are thing I want to know how to do.
IF I could figure out how to make a barrel making machine without blowing 10,000 I dont have, I’d do it.
mine the ore, smelt it, alloy it, form it, and assemble it, if I could. but then, I;’m insane. the doctors tell me so.
April 17th, 2008 at 9:09 PMUsing