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Louis, T-72s have smoothbore guns, not rifled ones. However, T-54s and T-55s (and Chinese copies thereof) formed the bulk of Iraq's tank forces during the First Gulf War. The 100 mm gun on these vehicles was rifled.

Good morning, Larry - am responding by quoting parts of your post You know where the matches are - go see one. Helps explain things far more than reading about one. Don't be surprised if you get drafted into shooting in the match though! As for rules, the complete NRA highpower rulebook is...

Russian made (obvious from the box). Available in loads for rifle and pistol. Apparently very accurate (one choice for USSR Olympic Teams), but hasn't been imported into the US for at least 20 years. Due to relative rarity, is apparently semi-collectable. I have never shot this ammo, by the...

Hello Melvin. Why not contact McMillan? They have a lifetime warranty on stocks, though am not sure if it covers scratches. But hey, it never hurts to ask. http://www.mcmfamily.com/mcmillan-stocks-warranty.php http://www.mcmfamily.com/mcmillan-contact.php

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_F-82_Twin_Mustang http://www.johnweeks.com/p82/index.html Am guessing your acquaintence was named Walter Soplata? Reason I ask this is there are only 5 examples of this aircraft reamining. Two are at the National Museum of the United States Air...

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Gary, You were not wrong re: carrier based dive bomber - Buccaneer was designed for this role. Unfortunately, the plane didn't meet expectations (less than desired performance, and poor handling characteristics), and never saw combat use in WW2. From the webpage linked to earlier, less than...

All, Commercially, the AR-10 was a flop, especially considering it was often "toured" with AR-15s. Apparently, the Armalite salesman had two cans (cases?) of 7.62 NATO ammo he never could find shooters for. This ammo was finally given away (i.e., not fired through an AR-10).

Don't assume Across-the-Course shooting has lesser requirements in either accuracy or precision. (See http://celebrating200years.noaa.gov/magazine/tct/accuracy_vs_precision.html for a visual of both.) When firing from position, it is a given there is more "noise" affecting both. Still, 6xc...

Brewster SB2A "Buccaneer". ID'd by the bomb bay under the fuselage. (Dauntlesses didn't have these.) Easier still to ID, because the museum has a webpage on this plane at http://collections.naval.aviation.museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/Display.php?irn=9061&QueryPage=%2FQuery.php . (Okay...

Chuck, Swiss made GP 11 ammunition fires a 174 grain bullet which is .308" in diameter. (Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7.5x55mm_Swiss#The_GP_11_cartridge ) Shouldn't be hard to find a match for this projectile, as there are many good bullets in and near the appropriate weight range...

Boyd, Rifle in question was a 30-06, the boresighter assembly was left in the barrel by accident. Photos can be seen at http://michaelbane.blogspot.com/2006/10/helpful-home-gunsmithing-tip.html .

http://www.boomershoot.org/ is their website. There are two video links on that page, not sure if either one is the one Vern was discussing.

Enahs, Are you looking to maintain the rifle in a "correct for the period" configuration, or are you looking to shoot the rifle in competition? If the latter, a good set of Internationals are the best iron sight choice for a Redfield product. If you aren't dead set on buying a Redfield...

Railguns! From http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=57690: NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER DAHLGREN, Va (NNS) -- The Office of Naval Research (ONR) achieved a milestone Dec. 10 when it successfully conducted a world-record 33-megajoule shot of the Electromagnetic Railgun aboard Naval...

Dick, Now you have: Sierra 77 grain bullet w/ cannelure. Sources: Sinclair International: http://www.sinclairintl.com/.aspx/pid=38764/Product/Sierra_22_cal_77_gr_HPBT_Match_w__cannelure___500 Midway USA...

Jim, No, it was an F-Class Match, and it wasn't recent (2005) It's not listed in NRA records, probably because the record was superseded when the targets changed. In any case, the score would not have been eligible for an any rifle, any sight record, as any/any requires the only support to be...

What are IgNobel prizes awarded for? From the website at http://improbable.com/about/ Why We Do It Our goal is to make people laugh, then make them think. We also hope to spur people's curiosity, and to raise the question: How do you decide what's important and what's not, and what's real and...

It might be wise to pass on the stainless steel ones - apparently, one blew up in 1999. See the link at http://www.nra.org.uk/common/asp/content/content.asp?site=NRA&id=749 (UK NRA webpage.) I don't know more about the incident, and don't see links on the webpage for follow-up information.

While the above is true for 30-06 and 7.62 NATO brass, it is NOT true for US made 5.56 NATO casings. Brass with "LC" (Lake City Army Ammunition Plant) "WCC" (Western Cartridge Company - a subsidiary of Winchester Ammunition) headstamps, and recent production "FC" (Federal Cartridge Company -...