Poor man's photoshop, or I just rattlecan'd my VX.

[Joe_Black]

Anyway, here's what I'm working on, as you can see I've got the hood mount pretty well fabbed up...with the trigger mechanism, ammo feed & brass catcher still to go.
Keep the faith Bro...

Ah, the 20mm solution. I wondered about the brass catcher, but considering the current price of 20mm components I can see why.

[MustangO4]

Well, It is often hard to get an accurate zombie count in CA due to many of the citizenry, apearing to be zombies, but in fact just being weirdos. The latest problem though is determining if an illegal alien that becomes a zombie in CA becomes an undead citizen, or would they still be deported if captured. As for your mounting issues, I think you would have a hard time finding super large primers after the Zombocalypse to reload your 20mm, so I would just skip on the brass catcher. You know, keep it simple.

[Ldub]

Both of you make good points re: the brass catcher...
My main reason for including it was cleanliness...once I get this bad boy up & firing, it's gonna be bad enough what with Fargo & surrounding areas bieng knee deep in zombie carnage.
I figured, it would be that much worser stubbing your toe or cutting your foot (& risking certain zombification through an open wound) on brass strewn willy-nilly about the post apocalyptic landscape.

I'll let ya know how it works out.

[creeg]

Zombies!?!

You guys are all a bunch of nut-jobs.

Besides, everyone knows that Vampires are more dangerous. Sheesh.

[Joe_Black]

As for your mounting issues, I think you would have a hard time finding super large primers after the Zombocalypse to reload your 20mm, so I would just skip on the brass catcher. You know, keep it simple.

No sweat there, the 20mm accepts .50 BMG primers although you need to use Loc-Tite or cyanoacrylate to fix in place as they won't fully seat/crimp in the primer cup. A high ROF keep da zombie away!

Some pics for reference...

[Ldub]

Zombies!?!

You guys are all a bunch of nut-jobs.

Besides, everyone knows that Vampires are more dangerous. Sheesh.

An obvious attempt at focusing attention AWAY from your own bad zombie self.

BTW Mustang, I'm pretty sure I saw a few at the DMV the other day...there could be no other explaination.

[VehiGAZ]

That's a really, Really, REALLY big cartridge.

Btw, what movie/TV/radio show did I miss that would explain this zombie discussion?

[MustangO4]

You won't cut your toe if you don't battle the undead in flip-flops. Always wear a closed-toe shoe for the zombocolypse.
If you don't consider the zombie threat, you are missing one of the key reasons the vehicross was originally designed. I mean, it was released in 1999, anyone remember the Y2K outbreak? Yea it was localized in Vista, Fredericksburg and Toledo, but without the skilled VX operators in those locations.......I shudder to think. Keep your brain in your head!

http://zombiehunters.org/index.php

[Joe_Black]

http://zombiehunters.org/index.php

"We make dead things deader." Oh, that's just priceless! Time to make another bulk ammo order...

[MustangO4]

Glad to know you are on our side Joe.

Ammo-Buy it cheap and stack it deep.

[Joe_Black]

LOL! Well, you know, if you can get an order over 500 lbs. UPS gives one heckuva bulk discount.

[MustangO4]

Heck, that's just restocking after a weekend of plinking. You know you have an issue when you and your buddy take 2 trucks to the range because the guns and ammo won't all fit in one. I think I need to find a VX style trailer.

[Joe_Black]

Heck, that's just restocking after a weekend of plinking. You know you have an issue when you and your buddy take 2 trucks to the range because the guns and ammo won't all fit in one. I think I need to find a VX style trailer.

You're kidding, right? What the heck are you shooting to burn that much brass? Yike! My last order, which just tipped over 1/4 ton had 4K rounds 7.62X51, 1K rounds 7.62X54, 1.5K rounds 7.62X25 and 1K rounds 30.06 in 8 round Garand clips.

Are you one of the 18 with a mini-gun?

[MustangO4]

Yea, just kiding, I wish. However when I was with 3rd LAR, in 29 palms we'd go to the range with the LAVs and have 2 7tons bring us 25mm and 7.62x51 for just a 2 day shoot, 1 practice, 1 qual, and have nothing but casings at the end. Thanks taxpayer. In one firefight in Iraq, on my vehicle, with my pintle mount 240g and the coax 240g we went through 1200 rounds of 7.62 in 45 minutes (25mm main gun went down) Alas, I cannot afford to shoot that way myself though. Now I just buy components and reload myself. Since the wreck though, I have neglected the reloading and spent a lot of time under the VX.(see we're on topic) Well, If you get out to SoCal and want to burn through some ammo, drop me a line. I shoot at a buddy's ranch where I give the VX a workout too. This winter:

[Joe_Black]

Bet that was hairy when the Bushmaster went down!

I collect a lot of European military arms from the 30's and 40's, plus I'm an HK G3 (and variants) fan. Currently have just an old rock-chucker RCBS so most of my ammo comes from bulk surplus purchases, but I'm planning a holiday treat to myself in the form of a Dillon XL 650 reloading package. At almost a 1000 rounds an hour it keeps the costs down and lets you get out to the range more often.

We have some great local machinegun shoots with big ones quarterly. Several local collectors have vintage armor with live ordnance ranging from 5.56 minis on cupola mounts to 90mm HV turret guns. Always a blast!

Since we've totally hijacked this thread to zombified destructo-toys, here's a link to a vid of me playing with something really cool. Can y'all identify the weapon on the table in front of me and it's historical significance?

Joe with Zombinator