Deer with BP Howitzer

Fox Creek Kid · October 19, 2008, 12:02:38 PM

This is hilarious!!

http://www.buckstix.com/howitzer.htm

Alabama · October 19, 2008, 12:06:55 PM

That's good !
Heck, why not . If that's all you got is a Howitzer , it will work just fine looks like . Not too good on squirrels , but I am sure the ones standing behind that deer are very afraid of MAN .

Alabama

Ransom Gaer · October 19, 2008, 12:40:29 PM

I saw this a couple of years ago (forget where) and thought it was hilarious then. My opinion hasn't changed.

Ransom Gaer

Steel Horse Bailey · October 19, 2008, 01:27:43 PM

What workmanship!

I'm impressed. And amused.

Rusty Spurless · October 19, 2008, 07:18:10 PM

I can 1 up that

Back in the early 80's I was a gunner on a M60a3 tank. I was in the 1st firing order for night qualification. As I sat in my tank looking through the TTS (tank thermal sight) I spotted a deer on the range.
Just for giggles I layed on target & lased. The main gun jumped as it adjusted for range, wind, temp & tube wear.
The TC saw what I was doing I said "you cant hit that", I said "wanna bet?".

Just about that time the range went wet (command to fire was given). I squeezed the trigger & the screen went white from the muzzle blast. As the image came back into focus i saw the tracer from my 105mm HEAT round (dummy) connect with the deer.
It was picked up & flung out of view.

My "miss" was noted by the CO (I had a reputation as one of the better gunners in the company). He was outraged that I could miss my designated target by so much.

Ego got in the way of good sense & I had to tell him I hit exactly what I was aiming at.

Long story short, I got in trouble for engaging local wildlife.

I do know I went down in history... Story of that shot is still told at Ft Knox, along with a firm warning not to do the same.

Alabama · October 20, 2008, 01:18:43 AM

Now that's just an awsome story Rusty Spurless

And your a legend too , good going .

Alabam

Steel Horse Bailey · October 20, 2008, 01:23:11 PM

Rusty,

Was that perhaps at Yano range? Never shot any deer, but I've lased a Battalion's worth!

I put more than 3000 105mm rounds downrange in M60A1 & A3s (most from the A3) at Ft. Knox myself. Then came the M1s and M1A1s.

I was at the Engineer Board for 4.5 years and was able to shoot WAAAAAY more than line gunners. I had the 1st M1 at Ft. Knox - serial #15. We did most of our shooting on Wilcox range and (I forget the name) the one closest to the floating bridge site.

As much as I ~~like~~ love shooting BP and Cowboy stuff, I sure miss the BIG boomers!

Rusty Spurless · October 20, 2008, 02:18:39 PM

SH,

I dont rightly recollect the name of the range we were on at the time. Its been a looong time!

Shortly after that I re-uped for airborne infantry & got sent to Ft Bragg.

I was in the 194th & was leaving just as the M1's were coming in.

Rusty Spurless · October 20, 2008, 02:20:49 PM

I also miss the big boomers.

Best times were the Mad Minute after we got done with qualification... If you didnt get a little mahogany during those times you didnt have a pulse!

Steel Horse Bailey · October 20, 2008, 03:13:48 PM

Indeed!

I spent a year in the Dollar-ninety-fourth myself. (A-4/37)

I was just telling a good friend about "Mad Minutes."

I had MANY little mahoganies thanks to mad minutes!

Grizzly Smith · October 20, 2008, 08:07:57 PM

http://s18.photobucket.com/albums/b125/rlbadkarma/?action=view&current=USSNJ_15.jpg

It's not a M60 or even a M1A1, but it is a 50 Caliber.............9 16" 50's!!!!!!!!!

Plankowner and served 4 years on her, including 83-84 Beirut Lebanon.

Never forget October 23, 1983. 25 years ago this Thursday.

Grizz

Dick Dastardly · October 20, 2008, 08:14:40 PM

I taken me a cottontail this am with my .410. It dressed out lookin' a lot like that buck. Ate it for dinner this evening. All a matter of scale, of course. My dawg retrieved the bunny. I'll bet ya had to drag that buck. Of course, that buck will go for more than one meal. . . .

Good shootn'. Ya kin tell that I'm just plain jealous of that cannon.

DD-DLoS

Steel Horse Bailey · October 21, 2008, 10:04:23 AM

Quote from: Grizzly Smith on October 20, 2008, 08:07:57 PM
http://s18.photobucket.com/albums/b125/rlbadkarma/?action=view&current=USSNJ_15.jpg

It's not a M60 or even a M1A1, but it is a 50 Caliber.............9 16" 50's!!!!!!!!!

Plankowner and served 4 years on her, including 83-84 Beirut Lebanon.

Never forget October 23, 1983. 25 years ago this Thursday.

Grizz

Yep! Grizz, that's one of the few things that makes a tank look like a kid's toy!