A rarity in government

 

What, you want links? Here ya go:
a review of the “new” .308 M1: http://www.shootingtimes.com/longgun_reviews/st_0302_springfield/
CMP’s story from the NRA: http://www.nraila.org/issues/factsheets/read.aspx?id=104
CMP price list: http://www.odcmp.com/catalog.pdf
CMP rifle details page: http://thecmp.org/m1garand.htm
brand new M1A prices, if Springfield ever gets around to building any: http://www.webarms.info/Gun%20Suppliers/Springfield%20Armory/Springfield%20Armory.htm

1. When you were a lad Old Cat, the military surplus rifle was an arquebus, right?

   

   Posted by Drew458       04/15/2010  at  04:32 PM  



2. Funny I’d never heard about this - although the hubby says that there is a place here in OH - east side of Columbus - who knew?!? He says he’d like to get one of those rifles - but alas on no money (from a job) coming in - we are in the midst of just eating and doing little else.

   Posted by wardmama4       04/16/2010  at  08:40 AM  



3. When these are avaliable through CMP Sign me up:

   Trident II D-5 Fleet Ballistic Missile
   
   Primary Function: Strategic Nuclear Deterrence
   Contractor:  Lockheed Missiles and Space Co., Inc. 
   Unit Cost:  $29.1 million
   Power Plant:  Three-stage solid-propellant rocket
   1st and 2nd stage burn times are 65 seconds each 3rd stage burn time is 40 seconds
   Length:  44 feet (13.41 meters)
   Weight:  130,000 pounds (58,500 kg)
   Diameter:  74 inches (1.85 meters)
   Range:  6,000nm (6,900mi; 11,000km)
   Guidance System:  Inertial
   Warheads:Thermonuclear MIRV (Multiple Independently Targetable re-entry Vehicle) 8 W88 300-475 kiloton MIRVs in a solid-fuel Mk 5 PBV
   Circular Error Probable (CEP) reportedly as low as 0.07 NM (120 m)
   Date Deployed:  1990

   They must be gettin kinda old and rusty by now shouldn’t they??

   Posted by Rich K       04/16/2010  at  01:30 PM  

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