Well, I am relieved to see you are getting some help. I first saw A-10's in the early '80's, flying out of Eielson AFB….....sometimes those things seem to hover and I would think I was passing them by…
Being a good friend, I was trying to come up with some scenarios, thinking that the weapons freaks wouldn't be here in droves. Of course they are here in droves. I don't even own a gun, and I still think in terms of weapons!!.............
The Unproject
1) I determined that the A-10's still do fly here in Alaska, as recently as August. Apparently they are used in the Red Flag war games on a regular basis. Wonder if I could join in the fun and games, and get close enough to purloin a casing or ten….......
2) I could sneak onto the base at Elmendorf or have my good buddy, (retired EOD), see if there are any A 10's around, "could you give me one of the spent cartridges, maybe a dented one?", I think they recycle the cartridges.
3) Or I could ask if they would like my aging Honda van for target practice…..in exchange for a bunch of the cases. That would be an excuse to get a new car…........
4) .........perhaps suggest a politician or two to use for a moving target, they would most certainly die, but could go out with a smile having finally done something useful in life…...(-:
5) My son-in-law is a civilian working at Eielson AFB in the interior. He is one of the guys that runs the heating and generating facilities there, and perhaps he could wrangle a cartridge case or two, perhaps trading moose meat or smoked salmon to one of the Chair Force people there…..........
Then I would have my excuse to run out and buy a lathe to make the bullet…......it would be necessary, because after measuring one, the rest would need to have a purpose…...right?
So, Lew, just let me know…...if I need to implement any of the above schemes. Might try them all, just to see what works best….......(-:
