M1 Carbines: I Job I Would Love to Have

[imntxs564]

I'm sure a lot of y'all have seen these Carbines getting a Good Scrub, but I've Never seen them

. I would this Job for Free, especially now that I'm Retired. This would be Fun.

 

[Mills]

Cool photos, thanks.

 

[Moonpie]

OP is drunk.
OP have you ever cleaned cosmoline out of a weapon?
It sux.
The guys in the pics are wearing jackets so it must of been cold that day.
Cold hard frozen cosomoline sucks even worse than hot day cosomoline. It sux x 2.

 

[Army 1911]

Gasoline is the easy way. Hot water doesn't work.

 

[Moonpie]

Gasoline is the easy way. Hot water doesn't work.

I've found Coleman lantern fuel to be very useful.
It doesn't leave as much smelly residue as regular gasoline.

 

[kbaxter60]

Gasoline is the easy way. Hot water doesn't work.

Hot gasoline, maybe?
I remember as a young student coming across the "boiling point" value of gasoline (104 to 392F, depending on the blend; I had to look it up).
Even though I was a budding pyromaniac, that sounded dangerous.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

Cool photos, thanks.

If only there were a thread specifically for cool photos....

 

[TipBledsoe]

I think anything would get boring and less desirable after some amount time - Even being a gigalo.

 

[kbaxter60]

If only there were a thread specifically for cool photos....

 

[Bozz10mm]

omg

 

[SQLGeek]

OP have you ever cleaned cosmoline out of a weapon?
It sux.

Yes, yes it does.

 

[Army 1911]

Hot gasoline, maybe?
I remember as a young student coming across the "boiling point" value of gasoline (104 to 392F, depending on the blend; I had to look it up).
Even though I was a budding pyromaniac, that sounded dangerous.

104F is ambient air temp some places in summer. Not Texas of course.

 

[cycleguy2300]

Hot gasoline, maybe?
I remember as a young student coming across the "boiling point" value of gasoline (104 to 392F, depending on the blend; I had to look it up).
Even though I was a budding pyromaniac, that sounded dangerous.

I am just a cop, not a fire fighter, but I am pretty sure a barrel of "hot gasoline" sitting atop a fire would be a bad idea...

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[Army 1911]

You don't heat the gas.

 

[mdf9183]

The guy in the background in the brown uniform appears to be USAF 1505 uniform circa early 1960s.

 

[kbaxter60]

I am just a cop, not a fire fighter, but I am pretty sure a barrel of "hot gasoline" sitting atop a fire would be a bad idea...

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Yes, it was tongue in cheek. I really didn't think that I had to add the safety disclaimer. Mea culpa.

 

[kbaxter60]

You don't heat the gas.

See #16.

 

[kbaxter60]

104F is ambient air temp some places in summer. Not Texas of course.

Nope. Use the right blend.
And no smoking.

ETA: Disclaimer: That was sarcasm/humor. See post #16. Do not try this at home. You are better off dropping the frozen turkey into your outdoor fryer in November.

 

[imntxs564]

OP is drunk.
OP have you ever cleaned cosmoline out of a weapon?
It sux.
The guys in the pics are wearing jackets so it must of been cold that day.
Cold hard frozen cosomoline sucks even worse than hot day cosomoline. It sux x 2.

I like Cold Weather...The Colder the Better at our Ranch during Hunting Season if we get Lucky enough. I Really like M1 Carbines and after all that Free I would of knowneven more. There's nothing wrong with a little hard work, did the most of my Life.

 

[Aus_Schwaben]

I never experienced cosmoline myself but the only good thing I ever heard about it was that it did the job of protecting the metal. Otherwise most of what I heard about it was not repeatable.