Alex C.
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I have heard an anecdote that when Stoner and Kalashnikov met they were quite friendly with one another talking about all sorts of things when Kalashnikov said, "My design earned me respect and military honors. In fact I became a Hero of the Soviet Union. Did you receive any such honors?". Stoner replied, "No, they just pay me lots of money". Apparently this confused Kalashnikov. Capitalism FTW. -
There were plenty of VERY fast factory Caminos. Some were even blessed with the LS6 454 engine. Guys used to fill the back up with water bladders or sand to get traction at the strip, and they would run. Even Ford put a 428 in their Ranchero in the spirit of the muscle car era. Something you may not know is that the Camino/Ranchero concept is alive and well in Australia. They make modern version with performance options (ground pounding V8s): GM/Holden's offering comes with an LS3: Ford likes powerful vehicles, so they decided to go with the much more powerful supercharged 5.0 (coyote):
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So this is pretty bitchin': And it can be yours: http://www.rockislandauction.com/viewitem/aid/65/lid/1664
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TFBTV has an ammo sponsor, but rounding up all those guns and condensing the test into a reasonable amount of time would be impossible. Youtube lets you see audience retention rate, and we average about 5 minutes. You have 32 seconds to grab a viewers attention too, or they exit. This is why I generally open with a mag dump or action shot.
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Indeed. And unethical for, you know, stealing someone else's content. Also, one time his title photo was a picture of him using the screen capture application. I almost died laughing... then I got sad.
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Me too, but that is above my pay grade.
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Also realize that TFBTV is meant to be a fun program rather than strictly informative. I react negatively when I watch a video with an authoritative jerk trying to instruct me, so I think the friendly banter between Patrick and I works, and James does a nice job as well with humor. One thing we have learned is that video is hard (even ones that look simple). If you watch our early videos compared to our new ones, the difference in quality is mind blowing. It is also funny how your personality and demeanor changes when that camera starts recording. This was bad at first but now we are pretty normal on camera.
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Miles recently came down to shoot some videos with me and he revealed something pretty shocking. We have a writer that steals other peoples videos with a screen capture program, uploads them to his own channel, and posts the video on TFB.
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While not in the date range the OP specified, there is perhaps nothing more American than a good ole American girl with an M1 Garand and '57 Chevy: But in the date range is the same girl in an American bikini top in front of a 1967 Mustang fastback sporting a Roush Racing 427 putting out about 600 to the tires:
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Oh believe me, if it were up to Nathaniel, Miles, Patrick, James, a few others, and myself then things would be different. But yes, I agree with everything you said. The "look at this shit I found on facebook!" stuff irks the hell out, as does a number of other things I won't discuss. That is why I started TFBTV. I did not want my reviews and articles to get lost in a sea of press releases and buzzfeed style firearm posts.
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I would really appreciate that.
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The lebel has a tendency to setback bullets when loaded up all the way. Does PPU not crimp properly or does the krepacheck (spelling?) system just kind of suck?
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Pshhh, what do you know about old guns? Welcome Othais!
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They are quite nice. The peep is actually sunken in a bit too as opposed to just being a hole on a flat piece of metal (like an enfield no.4). I suppose this would help with any sort of glare/shadow effect.
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lol. Out of curiosity, what is the weight of a Krag carbine? I imagine you have the figure somewhere in your krag bible.
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Heres a fun comparison of the Krag and the Enfield:
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As for the GN bringing back the muscle car to the US, well, it certainly was admirable but there was already a renaissance going on. However these cars scoot pretty well:
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But back to 455s, as I stated they are all very different engines. You would think that all engines under the GM umbrella with the same displacement would have a lot of parts commonality, but this is not the case at all. GM actually had each brand competing against one another! In fact, it wasn't until recently that they merged fleet sales of all brands. A '67 GTO's 455: Hurst Olds: Buick GS stage 1: And the 442 W30 for some olds redundancy: Lastly, to break the combo, we have the holy grail of engines of the era (Ford's cammer disqualified), an engine to which only Chevy's LS6 454 comes close (the Ford 429 will show over 600 hp on a flywheel dyno!):
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Alright, here are a pair of racecars that were available to the public that ran 12.5s-12.6s right off the showroom floor in 1963. Ford and Chrysler were in an arms race to see who could scoot down the track fastest. These cars have no seatbelts, and the oldtimers I have talked to who were racers in the early-mid 60s said that in order to properly race, you had to clinch your beer firmly between your legs. My how times have changed. First up is a car that was designed to defend the blue oval: The 1963 Ford Galaxie 500s were offered with a factory lightweight option (aluminum bumpers, fiberglass hood and trunk lid) and R code cars were fitted with the 425 horse 427ci big block mated to a Borg-Warner T-10. They featured a 9 inch rear end with 4.11 gears. To reduce weight, the following were deleted: radio, heater, clock, trunk, sound deadening material, roof cross support, courtesy lights, dome lights, arm rests, insulation, mirrors, trunk mat, and more. These had one purpose, and that was to kick ass: Mopar's pride on the strip was much the same: While not a hemi, the 426ci max wedge engines still put out 425hp, although interestingly they came with a borg-warner T85 3-speed. Comparable to the Ford, these would run mid to high 12s and trap 110-113. And indeed, they were proud of the max wedge:
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The bolt action that was too late. Had this come out 15 years earlier, the Danish would have had something here. Very light and handy rifle with a nice rubber butt pad and muzzle brake. 30-06 that accepts 1903 stripper clips and is a joy to shoot. The sights are also excellent and very Arisaka like:
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Your mom sounds like she was an awesome lady! My first car was an '89 5.0 hatch that I bought for $2,000 and thought it was the fastest thing on the planet. When you are 16, 200hp makes you feel like a god, lol.
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I wish there was a way to put this whole "THE MAS SUCKS", "NO IT DOESNT" to rest. I mean I have the equipment, but no method.
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I don't think any muscle cars were considered "classy". They were all just moderately priced American sedans. It really wasn't even until the 1990s that people thought "hey, these old beaters from our youth are cool" and started collecting them. Who would have ever thought that a freaking Nova could bring what they do?
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In the meantime, this is historically significant as a period correct American racecar, and its owner lead an interesting life. We recently pulled it out of the Texas Museum of Automotive History.
