Re: Mines 8 (!)

On Fri, 15 May 1998, Thomas E Hughes wrote:

> Colonel Fertig of "American Guerilla in the Philippines" tells that
they
> used the explosives from washed up mines for reloading their ammo. It
> gave quite a kick. As a matter of fact the local curtain rods were .30
> cal so they cut them into bullet lengths and the women sat and rubbed
> them against rocks until they were pointy. This is how they reloaded
> their .30 cal ammo before the US got back in touch with them ( the US
> never did give them all the stuff they needed.) 
> 
> It just goes to show you how little "tech" you need for reloads!

What did they use for primers? 

Somehow I get they feeling that stealing enemy supplies would have been 
easier...

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