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Title: GUNNY ON HISTORY
Post by: mudman on July 31, 2009, 01:31:38 PM
  MAIL CALL NOW HISTORY
Title: Re: GUNNY ON HISTORY
Post by: tombogan03884 on July 31, 2009, 02:47:42 PM
Bummer, that was a good show.
Title: Re: GUNNY ON HISTORY
Post by: Bill Stryker on July 31, 2009, 02:57:10 PM
Yeah, but he is on a new show tonight, I think, on History called Lock and Load. Check it out.
Title: Re: GUNNY ON HISTORY
Post by: 1911 Junkie on July 31, 2009, 04:37:58 PM
I think what mudman, in his own elegant way, is trying to say, is that there is a Mail Call marathon on the History Channel today.
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Post by: Walkeraviator on July 31, 2009, 06:18:59 PM
yeah i think the show was hsitory in 05.
Title: Re: GUNNY ON HISTORY
Post by: brosometal on July 31, 2009, 07:01:03 PM
As was mentioned above, the Gunny has a new one: Lock and Load, tonight at 9EST.  The DVR is standing ready.
Title: Re: GUNNY ON HISTORY
Post by: Dakotaranger on July 31, 2009, 08:26:18 PM
I want one of each of these machine guns ;D
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Post by: Pathfinder on July 31, 2009, 09:23:00 PM
I think what mudman, in his own elegant way, is trying to say, is that there is a Mail Call marathon on the History Channel today.

Nice lead in to Lock & Load. Appears to be the same episode they ran last Sunday night. Still most excellent - they are shooting the Parrot gun at 4 barrels of water lined up. Very cool.
Title: Re: GUNNY ON HISTORY
Post by: tfr270 on August 01, 2009, 12:23:56 PM
Good shows plus the mail call marathon before it. Did anyone see the weird weapons show that was on before Lock and Load? They had a lot of "non letal" anti personnel weapons for breaking up demonstrations and crowd control; area denial and stuff like that. I wonder what they are planning on using those for?

My favorite machine gun is still the old Ma Deuce. That gun just rocks!
Title: Re: GUNNY ON HISTORY
Post by: Walkeraviator on August 01, 2009, 04:32:07 PM
Is it me or were there a few things teh gunny said that were a hair off?  Inaccuracies and such... like omissions and stuff... i dont know teh show just seemed incomplete...maybe due to time constraint.  Like when the went into the whole assault rifle thing, they went staright for the M-14 like thats where it all started...skipping StG44 and AK...  i dont know.. myabe i am juts being picky cuz i am in a bad mood.
Title: Re: GUNNY ON HISTORY
Post by: Overload on August 03, 2009, 07:31:45 PM
They only have an hour.  The Arty show featured more guns than the MG show.  I am surprised they showed 2 shows this week.

Should a show like this warp, or at least be selective, about history in order to feature the guns they have on hand?

I wonder why they didn't mention the m2 MG is actually the M1919, and cover it in chronological order after the m1917.  No mention of the BAR.

I expect they'll do a separate episode on automatic rifles.
Title: Re: GUNNY ON HISTORY
Post by: tombogan03884 on August 03, 2009, 10:04:52 PM
 The M1919 Browning is the .30 cal light machine gun, The .50 Cal was originally the M 1921 water cooled .50 Cal the M2 was the same receiver with an air cooled barrel replacing the water cooled one
Title: Re: GUNNY ON HISTORY
Post by: Overload on August 05, 2009, 06:44:58 PM
If the 1919 is the .30 Browning, what was the 1917 I saw on the show?
Title: Re: GUNNY ON HISTORY
Post by: tombogan03884 on August 05, 2009, 08:42:20 PM
If the 1919 is the .30 Browning, what was the 1917 I saw on the show?

The 1919 is the AIR cooled .30 cal LIGHT machine gun. The 1917 was the WATER cooled .30 cal HEAVY Machine gun

Title: Re: GUNNY ON HISTORY
Post by: MAUSERMAN on August 06, 2009, 01:11:22 AM
Maybe a show on small arms is coming up soon, and side arms as well.