P-38 completes its mission more than 60 years later. - Page 2

Hitperson · 06-24-2007, 05:57 PM

i saw a program one where they dug a lighning out of 500ft deep ice on greenland and that got restored the guns and ammo still worked as the shot a hole through an oil drum.

milobr · 06-24-2007, 08:55 PM

Holy Crap, how could it be so? Bullets firing after 50 years into solid water? Now that's something.

Where did you saw it?

~~ArmedDrunk&Angry~~ · 06-24-2007, 09:43 PM

this is that P38 that was buried in ice.
I don't know about testing the 50's on it although I would think they were cleaned and serviced before they were fired.

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06-24-2007, 09:43 PM	#13
~~ArmedDrunk&Angry~~ Banned Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Long Island Posts: 6,908	this is that P38 that was buried in ice. I don't know about testing the 50's on it although I would think they were cleaned and serviced before they were fired.

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