found in the garage

[General Geoff]

Friend of mine found this in his stepmom's garage. His words:

"We were going through my stepmom's garage when we found the shells and clip for one of the Bofors guns from his AC-130 in Vietnam. Of course, since he wasn't allowed to send war material home, he declared them as 'Four 40-millimeter brass vases with vase holder.'"

8mm Mauser ammo is shown for comparison.

 

[hotshotshoting]

can i have your stuff?

 

[PershingRiflesC-7]

Well, one good thing, you aren't going to be beat up on the thread about the improper use of the term "clip".

 

[Beagle-zebub]

ROFL!

That, sir, is a big-ass clip.

 

[DoubleTapDrew]

Nice! What a cool find.
How big is his reloading press?

 

[Starship1st]

Nice looking vase.

 

[MIL-DOT]

I bet you could play it like a pan flute !!

 

[scrat]

i think it would take a mighty big press to resize that brass. I know i wouldnt want to do it.

 

[Hk91-762mm]

I have Several Brass vases from WW-II the Navy guys had time on there hands and made all kinds odd nifty goodies from ammo components -I also have several ash trays made from cut off artillery shells with 50cal cut down for butt holders .
Ill try and take some photos

 

[Cave Dweller]

No, I think that is a clip...

four, 40mm brass vases

I was at an air show, and a couple of pilots were outside their warthog with a duffel bag full of brass vases, 20mm I think. Selling them for 10 bucks a piece.

 

[The Unknown User]

Oh my.

I don't get it--does the AC-130 just shoot massive bullets? Or do the rounds explode? I never quite understood how artillery worked.

 

[Shung]

My guess is that she fires HE rounds..

but why not a AP HE I and tracers combination ...

 

[maestro pistolero]

I bet you could play it like a pan flute !!

Yep, a contra bass pan flute.

 

[Drgong]

good taste in beer too

 

[jonmerritt]

I wonder what kind of recoil pad I would need for that rifle?

 

[Mandirigma]

I wonder what kind of recoil pad I would need for that rifle?

We'll build it, you go first `mkay?

 

[Stevie-Ray]

I was at an air show, and a couple of pilots were outside their warthog with a duffel bag full of brass vases, 20mm I think. Selling them for 10 bucks a piece.

30mm, out of the Warthog. I would have bought one.

 

[hotshotshoting]

rob87 it can fire a very wide variety of ordinance, as well as has a very wide variety of firearms it can equip depending on the mission

it is 1 of my favorite aircraft i call it the show stopper

 

[chefman]

40 MM Bofors

Ah yes, the old 40 MM anti-aircraft cannon. We used to have those on the A model AC-130, got to see a live fire demo one night while in the Reserves at Duke Field. They loaded every other shell as tracer, fascinating to watch those dotted orange lines coming down in a black sky. Talk about ground rattling!

 

[ColinthePilot]

can we call that a hi-cap clip?
I have a lot of friends who fly on gunships...I should ask them for some flower pots!

fascinating to watch those dotted orange lines coming down in a black sky. Talk about ground rattling!

Some of the stories I've heard in my Air Force travels indicate that the enemy will run from regular C-130's because they know the pounding a gunship can bring.

 

[230RN]

Mmmmm... necking down.... .50?

 

[Hardware]

The 40mm on the Spectre are still anti-aircraft cannon. They'll turn an aircraft into an all-day barbeque.

 

[Dravur]

oh yeah...

Those look like the rounds we used in Montana for deer hunting. Your average Montana deer would brush off your .30-06 like it was a tickle. We have to use gunships and large artillery pieces for deer.

Don't get me started what we have to use for Elk. The recoil is just almost unbearable.

We also have to use 40mm grenades on the prairie dogs up there. I saw one eating a barn one day, and opened up on it with a 30mm Minigun from an A-10. Took almost the whole load to bring it down.

It's true.

 

[SapperMapper]

Dravur - Can your FFL dealer get you an MLRS?

 

[Dravur]

Cool.

You found a photo of my Antelope gun. Wow, I haven't been Antelope hunting in years.

I'll have to take it to the range and sight it in soon.

My range is North Dakota.