tankcommander

I did that when I was younger too. Most of my teenage builds went before the pellet gun when I enlisted. But once I started putting 80 hours plus into the work and the average tank model started pushing $40-$60 those days were over. The kit in the picture is a limited run resin kit out of Scotland and cost $140. That was before the research and a tube of glue was even opened. I worked on it on and off for 2 years. It took a second place at a regional contest. The 2 hobies compete for my time, and I have sold models both built and unbuilt to buy guns. Never sold a gun to buy models. TC

I have bought quite a few guns from the Sayerville Sportsman its on Washington Ave in Sayerville. Joe the owner is a good guy I thought his prices were reasonable and he will take trade ins as well. I stop by just to hang out and shoot the bull. Its that kind of store. he has a lot of used firearms so you never know what you'll find till you walk in. lots of Kimbers if you like 1911s. TC

welcome from another resident of Middlesex. TC

Well besides collecting guns I also build plastic models been doing it since I was 8. I have contributed to the Intrepid Museum and ocasionally build for commission. Here's a picture of one of my favorite kits. I mostly build tanks, go figure, but dabble in planes and ships. TC[attachment=0]179.jpg[/attachment]

http://forums.gunboards.com/index.php This site has a lot of information on older rifles and collectable surplus guns, If you like Mausers and Mosins its the place to go. After you try here of course. I did get some good info on my Mosin and FN-49 there. TC

Well I just have one quote for her from Monty Python and the Holy Grail."WITCH, WITCH" TC

Actually the bottom doesn't move. a tank or tracked vehicle lays its own road bed then rolls over it and picks it up again. So the bottom moves at 0 MPH. It may slide left or right in a turn but it has no forward movement. The only part of a tank track thats powered is the sprocket the road wheels free wheel. You could say that the tank constantly rolls down hill as the track gets picked up. Watch a film of the track to be sure. After I first heard it i had to watch a couple of tanks to be sure. TC

Otherwise a tank would never be able to cross muddy terrain or go cross country. Here's a question we like to ask if the top run of the track is going 30 mph what is the speed of the bottom run on the ground? TC

Hey we have better ground pressure then a car, About the same per square inch as a man. TC

It was 1978 and I was 18. Its an M60A1 RISE Passive. We didn't get BDUs until I joined the National Guard. Those are early issue MOPP suits copied from the Brits. TC

It was in the late 80s and my unit stationed in the Bound Brook Armory was tasked with a parade in North Brunswick. We took the tank an M48A5 down 287 to Easton Ave into towmn with a police escort. We took Joyce Kilmer into North Brunswick drove through the parade and back to Bound brook later that night. We Did alot of parades with the 48s, M60A3 and the M1. The last movement was on the weekend before 9/11 from the Somerset Armory down Somerset Ave to the ROTC building on the Rutgers College Ave Campus in New Brunswick. So I TCed an M1 tank down College Ave, it was always funny watching the reactions of people when they see a tank on their street. This is a picture of my first tank in Germany. TC

Just some friendly advice, pick your unit carefully as a guardsman for 22 years I saw the unit climb to excellence and fall back to climb again. Some units are great some are the pits. Choose with care. A lot of my buddies are in Iraq right now and being wasted on do nothing details. To get the most from your time look for the hard chargers. When i joined my unit I talked to a lot of EMs to get the straight scoop that you won't get from a recruiter. Also my company was usually better then the battalion so be prepared for borderline higher level commanders. Over all though I never regretted my service in the guard especially when helping in the community. Commanding a tank driving through New Brunswick is just too cool. TC

Jared I welcome you to the forum and can feel your loss, my father passed away a little over a month ago. It sucks. This is becoming a great site I'm sure we can learn alot from each other and hopefully change this state for the better. Again welcome. TC

It must have been an experiance serving on the USS New Jersey. Battleships have been a keen intrest of mine. I guess because they have turrets and big guns My Dad and Great uncle were in the Corp. "Semper Fi" TC

I shot for the first time at 16 with family friends. Then not again until I was in Basic, M16, M60 and M2HB, then I moved into tanks and shot big guns and the 1911. After I joined the National Guard I wanted to get my own pistol to get more practice then the once a year qualification they gave us. It was a matter of pride I always wanted to qualify Expert. So I bought a 45. When we switched to the 9mm I had to get a Taurus Berretta clone. Then the collection just started to grow. SWMBO has imposed a limit on the number of weapons so I usually trade in guns to up grade the collection. So I guess most of my training has been military and extensive reading of gun rags. Maksim, I also love COD 4 and have been tearing up COD WAW on the 360 on X box live. Something about WW2 loads of fun it has tanks. TC

US Army 77-81 and then the NJARNG, from 1982 until 2003. I was a tanker for almost the entire tour. M551, M60A1, M48A5, M60A3, and finished on M1s. 1 year of active duty after 9/11. TC

The way things are going we all might have to become reloaders. TC

Interesting, thanks. TC

I am seriously going to have to look into reloading if just to feed my WW2 collection. I better start saving my brass. Or just play video games and give up real shooting. TC

What no shooting range? Whats the point. TC

A sure winner. Thanks. You Da man. TC

Legal 45 cal ball ammo. Usually Speer Lawman. The legal problems of self defense in this state will be a big enough problem as is don't want to compound it. TC

You can't use JHP for self defense in NJ. Its a crime to shoot a criminal with JHP in this state unless your a cop. You can buy them and use them at the range but not for self-defense. You have to risk over penetration and multiple shots in this back a$$wards state. The prosecution would claim you meant to do excessive harm to the person you shot :roll: TC

I was just browsing no money to buy right now, but I was shocked by the sudden increase for steel case Wolf. If i dropped $400 on ammo the wife would drop me. I wouldn't do it either though mortgage went up taxes went up gas going up. Not a lot of cash for shooting. TC

Great link thanks. TC