Friend of mine dug up his grandfather's guns he brought back ww2, and I need help identifying this gun
>>30446623
Looks like an air rifle that i've seen that you can swap some parts out and it becomes a real .22lr rifle
>when your grandfather is the only guy who took a child's toy as a capture
>>30446637
>swap some parts out and it becomes a real .22lr rifle
His grandfather also brought this back, a garand, and a nazi rapier. Just had no idea what the fuck this was
>>30446623
That's a Quackenbush. Doubt he "brought it back", it was a common U.S. air rifle in the early 20'th century.
>>30446716
My grandfather brought home a 8mm mauser bullet, he caught it with his knee caps.
>>30446749
Ah, that's a Lebel . French. Looks like it's missing it's piling/stacking pin.
>>30446794
>Meplat
Bullshit. No way you're the real one
>>30446854
Because?
>>30446873
He left like fucking 10 years ago. Usually when trips leave, they don't come back
>>30446892
I've been back for years now, just mostly posting as anon. So it's not unsurprising.
Anyway, good to see you again, Meplat. Still got those MP5K foregrips you sent us. Thanks.
>>30446749
>>30446794
More precisely, it's a Lebel R35. It's the carbine version of he Lebel.
You can cram 3 bullets (instead of 8 for the full sized Lebel) in the tubular mag, then one more into the action and one in the chamber.
That is, if you can find 8mm Lebel.
>>30446892
I've been "back" off and on since then.
Just not "on" like I was then, as I have other things to do.
>>30446926
I think I have ONE of those left, haha!
Every time I think I've gotten rid of the last, I come across another.
>>30446928
One can always handload using .348 Winchester brass.. (Assuming one can find .348 Winchester brass at a semi-sane price)
>>30446926
Holy shit talk about a throwback
>>30446972
>>30446926
Its good to see that you guys still hang around. Makes me wonder what other trips still post
>>30446979
>>30447023
I could swear I saw Drake a few months ago, probably just my imagination. Me, I've been hanging around /a/ and /m/ lately thanks to summer. That said, I wonder what Hotaru Maniac would think about Schwarzesmarken? I mean, he lived the Ossie life in the NVA, and considering it's set in the Muv-Luv universe's 1983 East Germany, maybe he'd have some insights. Or at least some bitching about how the anime couldn't even do Strichmuster right.
>>30446789
my grandpappy brought back an arisaka, like 15 bayonets of various national origin and length (those long ass US bayonets they chopped down eventually), 3 or 4 swords (one for each kid) and probably some other shit.
being an officer must have been nice in WW2 fighting japs
>>30447326
he was in a qtddtot and answered a question I had regarding pin fire 12 gauges.
>>30447351
I fired one of the rounds of 6.5mm Jap he brought back through it.
Pretty fucking nice shooter, low recoil, good velocity.
I wonder how 6.5jap does compared to modern 5.56x45 and 5.45x39 ?
>>30447391
Drake, you mean? That must've been him then.
>>30447586
I would ask what other person would have an obscure ammo collection but I think I've met like two other than Drake who also did.
>>30447409
6.5 was favored by jap snipers because of its low muzzle report and zero flash signature, it was very hard to figure out where rounds were coming from
>>30446854
Its been weeks now. You know how hard someone would have to work to stalk the archives and opchan long enough to mimic his style AND knowledge.
Besides, lots of people drift in an out, sometimes trips just stop tripping and people pursue other interests. I left for about 3 years so what.
Anyway, just accept that he's visiting or don't mention it. Making more fuss about his presence instead of what he said is retarded. Thats why Willis is gone
>>30447326
Drakes been fairly active recently, probably partially due to forgotten weapons threads. I haven't seen an HM post here in a few years. Last time I did most people didn't know who he was but he apologized for being abscent and for his life. Somebody said he was dead, or the drugs got him and he skipped on the family for Syria or whatever blah blah. Assuming HM is even a single person, crazy pit licking fellow. Johnnie's fate is a bit of a mystery to me since I thought he went back home then someone said he died.
Does bat guano still post on opchan?
>>30448245
Couldn't tell you, I haven't been on OPChan in almost a decade. Hell, I left the chan life behind entirely for a couple years. Like cold turkey.
>>30446623
Looks like some kind of FAMAS to me desu
>>30448585
>>30448453
Same here basically I came back in late 2013 or 14. Basically when I moved and lost all the fun shit in my life
>>30450406
I was employed as a DoD contractor for almost four years. Shit was crazy and I hated it, but I like to think I made a difference somehow. So I was pretty busy with that and not bothering much with being a presence on 4chan or elsewhere.
Anyway, since we've basically turned this into the trip thread, given the absolute batshit hilarity that is the /k/ reads thread right now, I'm wondering if I should post some of my own crazy fanfic shit for lulz. Might be entertaining at least.
>>30446972
what's a sane price?
http://www.buffaloarms.com/348_Winchester_Reloading_Brass%20_it-1077705.aspx
>>30448245
story was johnny got killed in syria hunting stg44s, sounded a little two exciting to be plausible.
>>30447409
6.5 jap is a full rifle cartridge 5.56 and 5.45 are intermediate cartridges and fall into a totally different class.
