Best pistol of World War 2

no this was when he was in the merchant navy after the war and his friend was shot by a copper

 

Copper as in "Policeman" ??!!!

 

yeh, my grampa mate ran past him because he was late for the boat that was leaving and the police man thought he did something a put a bullet in his back and then 1 in his head

 

And how did the policeman explain this ?! He was most certainly fired after this wasnt he ??

KBO

 

i dont know my granpa didnt tell me the rest of the story but he said the police man said he didnt mean to kill him, well whats the point of shooting him in the head

 

Here's a 45 story..One of my close friends served in the USAF. When he got orders for Vietnam he took is private .45 with him as he did not particularly like the SW.38 that was standard issue. He kept the.45 in a holster hidden behind a towel rack in his room , in the BOQ (BAchellors Office Quarters)- After one frustrating, steamy, muggy long day, he returned to the barracks, and went to take a shower. In the meantime, his room mate had returned pretty bagged up, since he found out he was going to be a father and left the room door wide open. My friend was returning from the shower when he noticed something out of the corner of his eye: a cobra coiled up in his room mate;s bunk. in his own words:'
" Took the towel l had wrapped around my waist and the !#$%! snake lunged for it, not a a supersofic speed, as you see in the Hollywood movies-but rather slowly. This gave me time to reach for the towel rack, which is only a couple of feet away from the door. I blew its head off, and was so pissed l fired two other shots, cutting the body in pieces..Then l realized l was standing naked in the hall, with a smoking gun in my hand and several guys with AK47s, and M16s staring at me..when they saw the snake and the blood spattered walls and bed they understood and relaxed..You see, "Charlie' had a habit of breaking into this building before l arrived..on the base ..My room mate? you don't want to know what happened when he returned to our room!"

 

yes, we do!!!! 8)

 

My friend beat the tar out of him with part of the snake's body-and they had to pull him off the poor other unfortunate bastard. Fortunately, they were both the same rank and "nobody saw a thing"-..then again my friend's rather professorial appearance-- and his phlegmatic, soft spoken personality are quite deceiving-for he has an explosive temper and a tremendous capacity for violence-now ask me about the time he came accross a Phyton.... 8) :smok: :-?

 

I don't think we can stop you from telling that story even if we don't ask.

 

In other words what are you waiting for??

 

Ok, you win!..Now, the story was not related to me by my friend, but by Ronald W, a retired US Army colonel who at the time of the incident was the fresh shave tail 2nd. Lieut in charge of the two APCS, a Southerner from Georgia., who during a reunion held at our club back in 1996. My friend had never mentioned this episode in all the years that l've known him

"Our friend volunteered to lead a small convoy of M35 trucks with supplies to a remote detachmennt- away from the main base. A pair of M151 jeeps armed with M60s rode point and rear, and in addition the US Army assigned two r of M113 APCS with the ACAV Browining .50 cal, mounts .to escort duties. At a stop in a deserted villge, they found discarded VC weapons , incuding many AK 47s, a few PSSH 41s, about a dozen RPG-7s, a Tokarev pistol and even a Nagant 7,62 mm revolver with Tsarist markings..Since he's an AFV enthusiast he was allowed to drive one of the M113s for a while-then climbed on top, where he had stashed some of his trophies and smoke his pipe-the temperature inside the APC was about 100o..While approaching a bend on the dirt and mud track that passed for a road , he noticed a python about 75 feet ahead, hanging on a tree branch, and looking like a pair of automobile tires.. The snake continued to move, and figuring that she wanted to have him for lunch, he grabbed one of the RPG-s an fired"... According to Ronald :"" Wood chips and snake bits continued to rain in that province for about a week after the smoke had cleared..Shaking with laughter, l mockingly scolded him:
" Now Sir, Killing snakes is mighty fine, for l l hate the !@#$ things! but killing snakes with a rocket launcher is carrying things too far!.l will have to report your dastardly deeds to the nearest ASPCA (Association for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) .The captain turned on me suddenly,with a fixed, purposeful expression, and l thought he was going to strangle me., but no! he was trying not to laugh so hard that l think every bone, muscle and cartilage in his body ached with the sheer effort.."

 

Wow, quite a story

 

Very typical of this friend, and also typical that he never said a word about it... :smok:

 

This calls for a second Geneva Convention - for animals this time!

 

Agreed! but we should include in its charter certain provisions for animals that want to turn you or me into lunch....particular giant snakes...... :smok:

 

No animal of any size you can percieve with the naked eye, preys on man. It might react when threatened, though...

 

Beg to differ with you. Shark attacks against humans are quite common and have been amply recorded on film; in fact, in New Jersey many years ago, giant white sharks swm inland, and devored several people...sharks, and giants cats.which have beeb recorded on film praying on man ..giant snakes such as the python and its South American cousin, the Anaconda prey on man...or whatever else draws their attention when they happen to be hungry...If you are ever in Brazil, visiit the "Serpentareum" at Sao Paulo, and you'll see a selection of photographs which show these snakes with their human meal in their stomach...some if these brutes reach lenghts between 39 an 45 feet. .They feed about once a month..that's how long it takes them to digest their prey. heir method of attack? hey just hang from branch way above you, and then drop on anything or anybody unucky enough to wonder in their path..They throw a coil aroun the victims body while holding their heads at a safe distance and anchor their tail, to get proper leverage.and preserve their strength.. They axphistiare their prey, then crush their bones, and since they have the ability to unhinge their jaws, they have been known to tackle small horsrs, large pigs, jaguars (even tigers and panthers in SE Asia) and of course; humans...So, when they are hungry, and you least expect it.., you are elected, you are their lunch today!.. :smok:

 

Ambush predators will kill humans. Admittedly not terribly often, but it happens.
Sharks generally spit us back out, because they thought they were getting a nice plump seal...

But back to handguns! (I blame the Moderators... )

 

I blame you! If you hadn't treated both topics in one post I could at least have made a decent split! :evil:

What I meant, scaramouche, is that no animal has Man on his diet, they will only eat us when they encounter us and happen to be very hungry.

Indeed, let's get back to handguns.

 

Just curious, but what do u guys think of the polish Radom pistol?