There's some wealthy folks firing that 88, cause if your a civilian the atf requires a destructive tax stamp for each round, if i remember correctly each tax stamp for each rd is $1000 verses a tax stamp of $200 say to own a machine gun or a suppressor.
This is in Friendsville, TN near Maryville, where I live. The gentleman who owns this property is a substantial business owner and can certainly afford the ammo. If I understand correctly, he has sold the 88 flak gun and now has an operational Tiger I which is built on a T-55 chassis. I attended their 2023 Veterans Day celebration where a multitude of firearms were available to shoot by the attendees. Many reenactors were on site and were accompanied by their vehicles and equipment displays. My "Fun Meter" was definitely pegged that day. Another similar event is being planned for 2025.
I was there too Bayowulf and it was a great time. He has sold off a large part of his collection including the acht-acht, but he still has the Tiger. That 88 was awesome.
Hey Phil, wishing you well. Can’t comment on your site anymore because cederq has comments moderated, which blows me away actually that you allow that. Anyway Gods speed to recovery
Back in the good ole days (last meet, MLK b-day week end, 2002) we had our Annual 45.70 MLK week end shoot. There was an area between Plaster City and the gypsum mine to the north. West of the rail road that serviced the mine, on an unused bit of Naval bombing range, Anza Borrego, (Imperial Co. Ca.). We had a class 3 guy with a Ma deuce, Mg-42, Thompsons, M-16's and others. He was licensed for destructive devices, but were a bit too pricey. My fave was the Mg-42, 1100-1300 rpm. the recoil was a steady push, easy to keep on target. Lost in my memory is how many millions of Russians it killed on the 3+ year long retreat from Russia to Berlin. Patton got it right, we backed the wrong side.
I was at the Battle of the Bulge re-enactment 10 years ago. They had a couple of 88's they fired, impressive. They also had a static display of a German Panther and US Sherman. The Panther could run rings around a Sherman.
The Sherman is much maligned given it was not designed to engage heavy tanks in duels and the Panther couldn't run rings around anything when its gearbox shit itself every few hundred k's.
I'm thinking that you only have to register the 88. If the rounds aren't explosive there's nothing to register. Read an article about a ww1 artillery piece. The fellow that owned it had a mold made to pour his own bullets. Something like 6lbs per. Backwoods Okie PS As my wife says I could be wrong. Lol
There's some wealthy folks firing that 88, cause if your a civilian the atf requires a destructive tax stamp for each round, if i remember correctly each tax stamp for each rd is $1000 verses a tax stamp of $200 say to own a machine gun or a suppressor.
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ReplyDeleteNot that I mind, because I like my local driver, but what's w/ all the FedEx trucks in the background?
ReplyDeleteThis is in Friendsville, TN near Maryville, where I live. The gentleman who owns this property is a substantial business owner and can certainly afford the ammo. If I understand correctly, he has sold the 88 flak gun and now has an operational Tiger I which is built on a T-55 chassis. I attended their 2023 Veterans Day celebration where a multitude of firearms were available to shoot by the attendees. Many reenactors were on site and were accompanied by their vehicles and equipment displays. My "Fun Meter" was definitely pegged that day. Another similar event is being planned for 2025.
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I was there too Bayowulf and it was a great time. He has sold off a large part of his collection including the acht-acht, but he still has the Tiger. That 88 was awesome.
DeleteI'm sorry that I missed an opportunity to meet you. Perhaps at the next scheduled event?
DeleteFor sure. I have tentative plans for next November. If it gets close, give me a shout and we will make plans to meet.
DeleteYes Sir! That would be an honor!
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ReplyDeleteHey Phil, wishing you well. Can’t comment on your site anymore because cederq has comments moderated, which blows me away actually that you allow that. Anyway Gods speed to recovery
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ReplyDeleteSo its legal to own one of these. Recalling my WW2 history, the German 88 was a nasty piece of work.
ReplyDeleteBack in the good ole days (last meet, MLK b-day week end, 2002) we had our Annual 45.70 MLK week end shoot. There was an area between Plaster City and the gypsum mine to the north. West of the rail road that serviced the mine, on an unused bit of Naval bombing range, Anza Borrego, (Imperial Co. Ca.). We had a class 3 guy with a Ma deuce, Mg-42, Thompsons, M-16's and others. He was licensed for destructive devices, but were a bit too pricey. My fave was the Mg-42, 1100-1300 rpm. the recoil was a steady push, easy to keep on target. Lost in my memory is how many millions of Russians it killed on the 3+ year long retreat from Russia to Berlin. Patton got it right, we backed the wrong side.
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ReplyDeleteI was at the Battle of the Bulge re-enactment 10 years ago. They had a couple of 88's they fired, impressive. They also had a static display of a German Panther and US Sherman. The Panther could run rings around a Sherman.
ReplyDeleteThe Sherman is much maligned given it was not designed to engage heavy tanks in duels and the Panther couldn't run rings around anything when its gearbox shit itself every few hundred k's.
DeleteSherman’s had to fit on boats to get them over there.
DeleteAnd here I had thought it was the Soviet T34 that had the bad transmission.
DeleteGotta get me one of those 88s.
ReplyDeleteI'm thinking that you only have to register the 88. If the rounds aren't explosive there's nothing to register. Read an article about a ww1 artillery piece. The fellow that owned it had a mold made to pour his own bullets. Something like 6lbs per.
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PS As my wife says I could be wrong. Lol
That sounds right. I've heard the story, but don't recall enough to speak of it.
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