| From: | gurth@******.nl (Gurth) |
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| Subject: | Fwd: Gun fondlin' question OT ;-) |
| Date: | Sat, 15 Mar 2003 19:15:34 +0100 |
but here's something for the gun enthusiasts :)
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Subject: [Twi2000] Fwd: Re: [DG] Gun fondlin' question OT ;-)
Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2003 16:35:22 +0100 (CET)
From: "Dirk R. Festus Festerling" <festusdirk@*****.de>
To: t2k@*****groups.com, Twi2000@*****groups.com,
ArmyRecognition@*****groups.com
--- Mark McFadden <lizardrex@*********.net> schrieb:
> An: <deltagreen@************.com>
> Betreff: Re: [DG] Gun fondlin' question OT
> Datum: Fri, 14 Mar 2003 15:56:13 -0800
>
>
> On the other hand there is the relatively rare .45
> Yeehaw Magnum developed
> by Bill "Three Fingered" Sumbitch back when he was
> the chief designer for
> Belligerent Arms back in the 70s. It is essentially
> a stretched, lengthened,
> fortified, and buffed version of the .45 Winchester
> Magnum. With it's
> rimless Magnum case measuring 2.53 inches, rim
> diameter of .493 inch, and
> bullet diameter of .451-.454 inch, it was
> incompatible with any known
> firearm but did see a lot of garage usage from
> hobbyists utilizing bench
> vises and tack hammers. In the 80s the .45 Yeehaw
> Magnum design incorporated
> a combination of Teflon, spent uranium sabot,
> frangible jacket, cobra venom,
> whirling molybdenum steel bolos, flechettes and
> combusting magnesium in the
> bullet to produce a round marketed as the
> Belligerent Arms .45 Yeehaw
> Dominator Deathstrike Magnum Rhodesian Jungle
> Round(tm). Again, there were
> no firearms capable of chambering the cartridge, but
> sales in urban areas
> were robust after an article in "Soldier of Fortune"
> included them in a list
> of guaranteed "copkillers." Charlton Heston
> protested the sale of the .45
> Yeehaw Dominator Deathstrike Magnum Rhodesian Jungle
> Round(tm), but
> unfortunately, in an early example of what later was
> revealed as an episode
> of Alzheimer's symptoms, made the protest at a board
> meeting of Time Warner
> Music, resulting in the removal of an Ice-T song
> from several million CDs
> (UPC: 93624513926).
> To this day there are still no known firearms
> capable of using the .45
> YDDMRJR (or "Yadada-mergers" as they are known on
> the street), but sales are
> still brisk due to provocative packaging and online
> catalogues.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Mark McFadden
>
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