Couple of Artillerys on Gunbroker

Big Norm · 09-17-2002, 04:21 AM

Thanks for the compliments regarding the scouts. It was just one of those things that just happened. I had just finished test firing a couple of artilleries that I had just bought. The pistol and rifle range where just about empty and these scouts were firing some 22 rifles. So I just opened my big mouth and asked if any of the scouts wanted to shoot a real Luger. I had to watch the range master because some ranges don't allow pistol shooting on the rifle range and visa versa. But the range was empty and everybody (including the range master and the scout master) got at least two shots.

Wes,
I have not had the chance to experiment with the Borchardt yet. Some medical problems with my prostrate and the closing sale on some real estate next week have kept me busy. Now, I have some small game hunting to do and then some deer hunting. Then Heinz and I are working on a pamphlet about the 1904 navy Luger. He is translating some old German print in a pamphlet that I bought on ebay and I want to copy cat it to an English version. I suspect that sometime this winter things will settle down and I will take a shot at the Borchardt along with that Johnny Walker Black that had mentioned to you earlier.

Markm3,
Nice going with your 1914 DWM LP08. They are real, hard to find treasures. I looked for one for years and then, all of a sudden, BAM!, three of them came up. The first one was an expensive birthday present to myself, the second one was for trade bait and the third one was just something so cheap that I could not turn it down.

You are right about people not knowing much about WW1. I have some excellent books on tape about that war. They are long, but I take them deer hunting with me and listen to them in my blind. They keep me from freezing to death or falling asleep. Very few people know why it started and how it ended. Right now I am trying to read the autobiography of Kaiser Wilhelm II amd then I want to read a book I have on the Von Moltke family. The Kaisers book is a bummer because it was written by some British guy who uses a lot of slang or old British terms and that throws me off tempo.
Big Norm

09-17-2002, 04:21 AM	#1
Big Norm RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: SE Michigan Posts: 1,864 Thanks: 1 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	Thanks for the compliments regarding the scouts. It was just one of those things that just happened. I had just finished test firing a couple of artilleries that I had just bought. The pistol and rifle range where just about empty and these scouts were firing some 22 rifles. So I just opened my big mouth and asked if any of the scouts wanted to shoot a real Luger. I had to watch the range master because some ranges don't allow pistol shooting on the rifle range and visa versa. But the range was empty and everybody (including the range master and the scout master) got at least two shots. Wes, I have not had the chance to experiment with the Borchardt yet. Some medical problems with my prostrate and the closing sale on some real estate next week have kept me busy. Now, I have some small game hunting to do and then some deer hunting. Then Heinz and I are working on a pamphlet about the 1904 navy Luger. He is translating some old German print in a pamphlet that I bought on ebay and I want to copy cat it to an English version. I suspect that sometime this winter things will settle down and I will take a shot at the Borchardt along with that Johnny Walker Black that had mentioned to you earlier. Markm3, Nice going with your 1914 DWM LP08. They are real, hard to find treasures. I looked for one for years and then, all of a sudden, BAM!, three of them came up. The first one was an expensive birthday present to myself, the second one was for trade bait and the third one was just something so cheap that I could not turn it down. You are right about people not knowing much about WW1. I have some excellent books on tape about that war. They are long, but I take them deer hunting with me and listen to them in my blind. They keep me from freezing to death or falling asleep. Very few people know why it started and how it ended. Right now I am trying to read the autobiography of Kaiser Wilhelm II amd then I want to read a book I have on the Von Moltke family. The Kaisers book is a bummer because it was written by some British guy who uses a lot of slang or old British terms and that throws me off tempo. Big Norm