Re: MAO-MAO WAR

In a message dated 11/25/03 10:57:38 AM Central Standard Time, 
rmgill@mindspring.com writes:

> "it was a miracle."
> "Boxer Henry 45 caliber miracle....Saah!"
> 

I think the line runs: "If it was a miracle, it was a .45 caliber, boxer

cartridge miracle, Sir."

Boxer cartridges were a way of making the brass cartridge where the base

plate was woldered on to the length of the cartridge. This is an
inferior way of 
making a cartridge in the long run, as the extractors on weapons will
sometimes 
tear the base plate off the brass cartridge, leaving a jam very
difficult to 
clear.