Daniel E Watters

Small Arms Historian;
Co-author of the Vickers Guide AR-15, Volume 1, 2nd & 3rd Editions

[Daniel E Watters @556timeline]

@ARtweaker Apparently, DuPont SR7641 was a bulk non-cannister equivalent of the commercial off-the-shelf SR4759.

[Daniel E Watters @556timeline]

@ARtweaker SR7641 was one of DuPont's "Sporting Rifle" line of propellants.

[Karl Beining @KGBCustom]

A Special Bowen Conversion in 44 Special, the Old Model Ruger 357s converted to 44 SP are some of the most practical 6 guns a man can own

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[Daniel E Watters @556timeline]

@SkkBandit14 The Norton Special was originally developed for polymer frame pistols. Despite NP3 being capable of plating aluminum frames, I suspect that it was popular for those pistols because it eliminated the expense of stripping the anodizing.

[Daniel E Watters @556timeline]

@SkkBandit14 By the way, it appears that the slide and internals of your pistol were finished in Robar NP3. This was Robar's specific plating preference for Aluminum frame pistols.

[Daniel E Watters @556timeline]

The Project Manager - AR-15 office was not based in Springfield Armory. I believe that it was headquartered in Rock Island Arsenal. Springfield did have a representative at the AR-15 Technical Coordinating Committee, but Charles Packard was not a voting member. Propellant testing was conducted by Frankford Arsenal, primarily by William C. Davis, who was already known as a SCHV advocate from his previous position at Aberdeen Proving Ground's Development & Proof Services during the 1950s. M14 advocates were purposely kept away from the joint-service TCC meetings and decision-making.

Stoner specifically stated that he saw no need for chrome plating the chamber and bores for both the AR-10 and AR-15. He nitrided the Stoner 63's barrels solely because of the belt-fed variants.

[Daniel E Watters @556timeline]

@DocStrangelove2 I suspect that the prototype slides were formed from stampings with a pinned-in breechblock, a la the early SIG-Sauer P22#-series.

[Karl Beining @KGBCustom]

Some Hot Iron hit the site today

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[Daniel E Watters @556timeline]

It was good to see Jack Robbins get some coverage. He would later be involved in the USAF 9mm handgun program and the early JSSAP efforts, prior to the US Army taking the reins for the XM9.

Robbins was also a regular at the early Second Chance Bowling Pin matches. His pre-teen son, John Jr., even set a table time record that beat the adult shooters. John Jr. was so short at the time that they gave him a stump to stand on. He actually had to jump up in order to clear the Kevlar lip of the table when a pin was knocked down but had not yet rolled off the back edge.

Jack sadly passed away from cancer in the early 1980s.

[Daniel E Watters @556timeline]

The only thing I remember about OS/2 was the mouse cursor option that had a kitten chasing the moving cursor, pouncing on it when it stopped, and then falling asleep until the cursor moved again. At that point, the kitten would be startled awake, and begin chasing the cursor again.

[Daniel E Watters @556timeline]

@ARtweaker @toxicAmeriCAN I gave up on Cops when arresting officers claim that CCI Blazer snakeshot loads are "Cop Killers" on the basis of the color. Nevermind that KTW used green Teflon, and the CCI shotshell rounds are translucent blue. You could even see the pellets under the blue cap.

[Daniel E Watters @556timeline]

@nash847 @LumMagnum I think that is an inert training rifle, dubbed a "Rubber Duck." Note that the upper fence is lower than the forward pivot pin. In addition, the ejection port dustcover appears to be molded directly into the upper receiver.

[Larry Vickers @LarryVickers]

Have you all heard of the early-mid 2000's @WilsonCombat "Cave Guns"? Pretty cool gun. SF had requested a railed 1911 for use in the dark caves in the Middle East to hunt down bad guys. These are made up of Wilson Combat slides and Caspian Arms Ltd. frames (Wilson didn't make a railed frame at that time). They were spec'd for a SF unit and a few were tested, but not officially adopted. These were leftover Caspian frames with the unique 'WCSF' serial prefix they used for those test guns. Technically an overrun of sorts. Not too many made and the ones they did make were offered in a green, grey or black frame. @Caspian14838

[Daniel E Watters @556timeline]

@MagnumKeith Some jokingly referred to the ASP SWT conversion as the "Fast Five."

[Daniel E Watters @556timeline]

@nash847 @SK_i_am_Raven It may have been that forum thread. I wish I could remember which issue of American Handgunner has the Nitex coverage.

[Daniel E Watters @556timeline]

@nash847 @SK_i_am_Raven FWIW: I have seen a claim that the Coltguard finish was applied by Nitex. The texture and color of the nickel plate appears similar.

[Guns Fanatics @GunsFanatics]

S&W Model 625, chambered in .45 ACP.

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[Karl Beining @KGBCustom]

Teddy Ray does the Browning better than anyone, 1974 Hi Power - Ted Yost Perfected - Spegel Shod

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[Smith & Wesson Inc. @Smith_WessonInc]

Classified for over 60 years, this Cold War experimental J-frame is finally out of the vault.

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[Rodger Young @ARtweaker]

That’s a good price.

US Rifle M14 from John Garand to M21 Steven Collector Grade Publications Book | eBay https://t.co/uhSUbTdmk4