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Johnny Rico

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21. We used gun rubbers in WWII. Seriously.

Reply to tiny elvis (Original post)

Sat Jul 21, 2012, 04:54 AM

Jul 2012

http://www.scribd.com/doc/91882407/The-M1-Garand

Although rifle covers were later available to protect the rifles from sand, salt water, etc.,troops did not normally use them when they foresaw the need to be ready to engage an enemy immediately. A more common measure was the use of a condom stretched over the muzzle to protect the bore. If necessary, a bullet could be fired through the condom, so the rifle remained ready for action.

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Protecting the right of Mr. Holmes and Mr. Cho [View all] tiny elvis Jul 2012 OP

"gun rubbers"?? Is that an amalgam of 'gun runner' plus coalition_unwilling Jul 2012 #1

Typo? Maybe tomorrrow. freshwest Jul 2012 #2

Were it only once, I'd buy the 'typo' defense. But it appears in the coalition_unwilling Jul 2012 #5

i misspelled second amendment absolutist tiny elvis Jul 2012 #9

Thanks for responding. There have been so many posts and different angles on this issue today, it's freshwest Jul 2012 #11

Who is Mr. Cho? Tx4obama Jul 2012 #14

this mr cho tiny elvis Jul 2012 #15

Ah, thanks. I guess his name did not get burned into my long term memory. Tx4obama Jul 2012 #17

Could you repeat that please in standard English? Kalidurga Jul 2012 #3

Glad to know I'm not alone. I thought I had dropped some coalition_unwilling Jul 2012 #4

Haven't seen many posts from the OP writer, I'll cut him some slack. But I had trouble following it. freshwest Jul 2012 #6

I haven't figured out yet if I'm a 'gun rubber' or a 'gun grabber' :) - n/t coalition_unwilling Jul 2012 #8

I have a nice broadsword. It is unwise to rub or grab it. No guns anymore. Too complicated. freshwest Jul 2012 #12

gun rubbers and acceptable tertiary sex characteristics? Solly Mack Jul 2012 #7

a fetish need not be sexual tiny elvis Jul 2012 #13

Oh, OK. I get how fetish would fit the context. Solly Mack Jul 2012 #16

an object fetish is handled and rubbed tiny elvis Jul 2012 #20

"gun rubbers"? "tertiary sex characteristics"? Hot, but fapping isn't going well. Tejas Jul 2012 #10

Maybe a gun-rubber is a "protective sheath"? HooptieWagon Jul 2012 #18

sometimes i assume tiny elvis Jul 2012 #19

We used gun rubbers in WWII. Seriously. Johnny Rico Jul 2012 #21