The body is still warm

[joevann]

I would like to see a 3.2 fired.  That was our last field piece with no recoil system.  I can see how a hobbyist could make the bag charges, making the banded projectiles seems like quite an accomplishment.  Where in the world does your friend find the primers?

[emike123]

We can ask him about the primers, but as for the projectiles, he is a talented metallurgist.

If you want to be a powder monkey on his crew at Grayling, I may be able to convince him to take you.  I am not going up there and sleeping in a tent with a bunch of dudes ;-)

[joevann]

Oh, I don't know if I want to participate.  My shooting days are behind me.  I sure would like to see it.  This isn't the Paulson brothers, is it?

[emike123]

No, PBO is way North of both of us and they may go up there too, but Grayling is a firing range in upstate Michigan.  A hike...

I am with you on being ok just seeing the gun and rounds.  He's over my way...come on over.

On the flip side, I bid on a few things at this weekend's Rock Island Auction.  I did not go crazy so may not win any but if I do it is always nice to go out there this time of year and see the eagles along the river.  I'll let you know if I am coming out that way...

[foxholefrank]

 :DHELLO, SHRAPNEL WAS USED BY U.S. FORCES IN THE BATAAN CAMPAIGN IN 1942. PROBABLY NOT USED AFTER THAT.
                                           FOXHOLEFRANK.

[joevann]

:DHELLO, SHRAPNEL WAS USED BY U.S. FORCES IN THE BATAAN CAMPAIGN IN 1942. PROBABLY NOT USED AFTER THAT.
                                           FOXHOLEFRANK.

Do you have a reference for that?  During WWII Shrapnel was authorized for training purposes only as none had been manufactured for at least 15 years making the powder-train time fuzes very unreliable due to their age.  I have seen a photograph captioned as U.S. Troops dodging shrapnel in Bataan, 1942, which would indicate the Japanese were using it, and they certainly had it in their inventory.