seldom (dick renker) Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 I'll stand corrected on that one George. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Thanks for the info George. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notownkid Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 When moving a farm recently I found a few boxes of caulks both round and treaded sharp & blunt. As A young person we used them on our horses that we logged and sugared with, worked good on ice and packed snow but tore up the stall floors, we pulled them as soon as we could in the spring. We also made real sure not to get stepped on by them in the barn. We liked the treaded ones as we could take them out if they weren't going to be used for a time. Usually had a hard time getting them back in with the treads full of "stuff". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 If I recall what I read years ago the Roman army calked their war horse's shoes. The legionaries wore calked sandals so I'd be surprised if their horses didn't. Cool shoe Das. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 Thanks Frosty.it wound up in the old metal collection and I'm glad to have learned a bit about it. I had way different misconceptions about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 Das, you should find some old iron casters off of a chair, and put them in to the holes for the calks. Then come up with a good story for it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 haha. Horse roller skates! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 Or a farrier/veterinarian fix to an ailment.. Depending on the hole pattern a single large caster may match up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 "When a horse would "freeze up" they would often slip casters on the shoes to be able to push them to a place where they could recover from their fright....This was a common occurrence where horses often could meet a curmudgeon unexpectedly..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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notownkid Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 We had some Race Horses that could have used them to get around the track they sure didn't seem to run fast enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seldom (dick renker) Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 luv them roller skates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 Antique Horseshoe rollerskate. Ok BigGun, they are old wood casters but still... first thing I found. of course a horse would need more of course of course. looks funny enough... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 Looks good! Now just leave it sitting around and let people "discover" it and ask , what the heck is that for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seldom (dick renker) Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 sounds like a good idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 I found another piece to the puzzle today while cleaning up. I dug out this old horseshoe welded mailbox holder that I picked up in a scrap pile at an auction. Sure enough I spot 2 horse shoes on it that have the holes. And a couple of the holes had "bits" in them. The holes are not threaded and the "bits" are friction fit and only went into the hole 3/8". I just find this interesting because I never knew about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notownkid Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 I love the Roller shoe will make one for my shop and see what is said, I have a lot of horse people in and out during the summer months. I'll come up with a story or two for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 "Uncle Paul" had a gun and fishing tackle store where he also did gunsmithing. People were always fiddling with items on the counter, and a few "experts" would come in from time to time. He took a 50BMG case, slid a large magnum into it, them slid a .22-250? rifle case into the magnum. He then soldered it all together, and polished it so you could not see the joints. What he ended up with was a triple necked 50 case topped off with a 55 grain .22 bullet that he would just leave on the counter. The experts would tell their compares that when that cartridge came out it was the best of its day. Paul, would sit back and watch the show Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmall Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Just had to throw this in (great roller skate by the way). There was an actual wildcat cartridge with a .378 Weatherby necked down to .22. I love the name - .22 Eargesplitten Loudenboomer It was invented in the 1960s by P.O. Ackley to set a world record for firing bullets at over 5000 fps. It failed to reach the desired velocity, but got to 4600 fps with a 50 grain bullet and 105 grains of H570 powder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 The screwmachine shop I worked at had done some .17 cal solids out of copper for customers. They told me that they would send a slug for the customer to run through the bore, then the bullets were customs made for it. One guy reported back that he was getting around 6,000 fps. Paul worked on program in the Air Force that utilized a 20mm necked down to .60 cal. Made Island Naval Ship Yard had a 16" naval gun that they shot plastic pellets out of that were around 1/2" diameter IIRC, and they were punching steel plate with them. Modern rail guns have pretty much pushed solid propellants to the wayside for velocity projects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 3 hours ago, BIGGUNDOCTOR said: Modern rail guns have pretty much pushed solid propellants to the wayside for velocity projects. Sure, but can they shoot horseshoes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 At what range? Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 Close counts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 Sure does. What's "close" for a rail gun, 30 miles, LEO. . .? Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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