BONNIE and CLYDE
Just for grins and giggles!
What type of firearm would you have carried in that era if you were them? [:D]
What type of firearm would you have carried in that era if you were them? [:D]
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What Clyde preferred - a sawed off .30-06 Browning Automatic Rifle.
Doug0 -
Man give me one of those 45 cal tommy guns with the drum mag! I could have some fun with that on full auto![:0][:0][:0] 0 -
Ive got to go with SIG232 on this one give me an original Full-Auto Thompson SMG and let me at it.That has always been my favorite SMG. 0 -
I'm with Doug, ol Clyde knew what worked, and thats what he used. 0 -
American Chopper 0 -
The B.A.R. worked just fine then and still does now. 0 -
Easy, a Luger[:p] 0 -
Bonnie and Clyde chose well.[:)] 
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quote:Doug Wilson:
What Clyde preferred - a sawed off .30-06 Browning Automatic Rifle.
... and probably a .32ACP Colt because of it's inherent - concealability because
of it's 'flatability.'
[:D]
Barrow Weapons: Check out this site - may interest you.
http://texashideout.tripod.com/guns.html0 -
Definitely a B.A.R, with a Thompson as back up, a sawed-off Browning 12 gauge semi auto, and a 1911 close by for easy access. It wouldn't hurt to have a few grenades or some TNT for breaching & crowd control.
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I stumbled across a website awhile back that had pics of alot of the stuff recovered from the B&C death car. Their blood soaked clothing, Bonnies glasses etc. And had morge pics of them. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by Doug Wilson
What Clyde preferred - a sawed off .30-06 Browning Automatic Rifle.
Doug
Helz yea!!!0 -
Earl:
quote:Originally posted by eboydell
Don, Is that a functional BAR? Is that the one with two rates of full auto, or is that the one with select fire? You can email me at: nhullenlawoffice2006@yahoo.com I love BAR's![?][;)]
It is the Ohio Ordnance semi-auto reproduction.
http://www.ohioordnanceworks.com/
Go to OOW exclusive and then the 1918A3 SLR. I bought it as new old stock a couple of years ago when OOW had stopped production due to military contracts. They have since re-started production.
These are incredibly well-made rifles, and are very true to the original. I was talking to Ed Silva of Miltech Arms a couple of weeks ago, and FWIW, he stated that this is the only reproduction rifle he would recommend.0 -
Heck for if he had had a nuke he'll still be freaking dead.... and last time I checked being "Alive" is the only game that counts.... now me I'd pull all those freaking bullets out their bodies and whatever gun scored the most hits that is what I'd be a look'n for!!! 0 -
I'm not sure, Earl.
When I bought mine the expensive one that they are describing had not yet been produced, and the 1918A3 SLR had not been made for a couple of years. I wasn't sure if production was going to resume, so I bought the first one that came up on GunBroker. I have no clue as to the difference between the the models they are selling now.0 -
I am thinking a 1919 would have been my prefered choice. not as portable, but then who would approach you where you needed to run? 0 -
Earl:
Yes, July of 2005 if memory serves. I don't know about being proud to own it, but it sure gets the looks.[:)]0 -
quote:Originally posted by sig232
Man give me one of those 45 cal tommy guns with the drum mag! I could have some fun with that on full auto![:0][:0][:0]
As much as I like the Thompson, the BAR was Barrow's weapon of choice for good reason.
At the time police radios were rare, with the ability to notify or coordinate with others limited to phone or telegraph. For this reason the Barrow gang's favored tactic was to hit and immediately take to the road. If law enforcement got after them, all they had to do was either outrun or stop the ones behind them to make a getaway.
Cars were built much heavier than what we're used to these days and FMJ .45 ACP's, even out of a Thompson length barrel, couldn't be relied upon to penetrate those heavy body panels. The 30-06 BAR, on the other hand, would completely penetrate any car and could even put it's engine out of commission.
quote:Originally posted by Dennis Smith
They bought the best firepower that stolen, blood soaked money could buy.They actually obtained most of their guns and ammunition from raiding local National Guard armories. Among other weapons, the car they were killed in contained 3 BAR's and 11 1911's. I saw a post-ambush picture once that showed some of these. There were at least 25 loaded BAR mags and 3-4 GI bandoleers of stripper clipped '06 ammo visible.0 -
The real Bonnie Parker was kind of fugly. Though both of these thugs had good taste in the tools of their trade, they also got their just reward in the ambush that killed them. They would have gotten the death penalty in ether Louisiana, or Texas if caught alive. Today this ambush tactic would get you a lot of bad press, but if I was Ranger Hammer back then I would have done it the same way. These two creeps were ruthless, and they were armed to the teeth. They didn't need to have the upper hand. Afterwards the world was better off without them. In my opinion Melvin Purvis taking out John Dillinger at the Biograph Theater was no different.
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Dual Jennings .380s. 0 -
Originally posted by Fatstrat
I stumbled across a website awhile back that had pics of alot of the stuff recovered from the B&C death car. Their blood soaked clothing, Bonnies glasses etc. And had morge pics of them.
In 1971 my Father took me to see the death car. It was in a travel trailer with link fence around it. Think they charged a dollar to get in. The pictures you see of it do no justice till you see it with your own eyes from one foot away.
And you can definitly tell what holes were the 30.06.
I think the car is in a casino now?0 -
quote:Originally posted by TrinityScrimshaw
The real Bonnie Parker was kind of fugly.She looked nothing like the movie depicted (actually a 4'10, 85lb redhead), but she didn't necessarily fall into fugly category either. I'll agree she looks pretty rough in most of the pictures you see, but a lot of this is due to the crappy cameras back then. Subjects commonly had to be faced squinting directly into the sun, causing odd shadowing and giving them a scowling look.
Here's a shot of her that's a good example of this:
That doesn't even look like the same person shown in these:0 -
Ahhhh, a redhead! That explains a few things.[:D][}:)] 0 -
Yup.
Them redheads is nuts.
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The BAR couldn't have been cut down and function. The gas port's at the end of the barrel. 0 -
50 cal like annold!!!! 0 -
quote:Originally posted by v35
The BAR couldn't have been cut down and function. The gas port's at the end of the barrel.
Clyde Barrow used a shortened BAR. Modified BARs were not rare in those days. The one he used that was shortened was stolen from the National Guard Armory in Beaumont, Texas. Clyde would also travel with his car concealed in the back of a van so as not to arouse suspicion among the law - such was the case when he would visit Beaumont.
http://texashideout.tripod.com/guns.html0 -
Thank you, kimi.
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quote:Originally posted by kimi
quote:Originally posted by v35
The BAR couldn't have been cut down and function. The gas port's at the end of the barrel.
Clyde Barrow used a shortened BAR. Modified BARs were not rare in those days. The one he used that was shortened was stolen from the National Guard Armory in Beaumont, Texas. Clyde would also travel with his car concealed in the back of a van so as not to arouse suspicion among the law - such was the case when he would visit Beaumont.
THAT IS A COOL WEBSITE! [:D]
http://texashideout.tripod.com/guns.html0
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