Mystery of the M105 trailer solved.....

[Low-Tech-Redneck]

Leo, an ol' Nam Vet from the neighborhood came by the other day to check out the deuce, he knew we had bought one but hasn't seen it since we refurbished it.

Well, as he was checking her out, he walks over to the 105 trailer and points out a pair of small holes in the tailgate. They've been there since we bought the trailer at DRMO (see picture below) and we assumed because they lined up more-or-less on a straight line from top to bottom, that they were for some hook or somthing that was taken off.

Leo says, and upon closer inspection he's correct, that they're holes from a pair of .50 cal machinegun rounds that went through when the tailgate was in the down positon

What amazes me is that neither me nor my Dad, who went over every inch of that trailer with wire brushes and a paint gun, didn't ever consider that as a possibility....

Another mystery in life solved....

 

[Recovry4x4]

War wounds! I like it!

 

[mangus580]

My deuce bed has a couple holes like that

 

[bozozimbo]

I would beg to differ. As a nam vet myself....and i'm sure a few here would agree, that two 50 cal. rounds in such close proximity to each other would make a much bigger hole than whats showing in your picture. Been there done that.
If those holes are from a fired round at all...it is a much smaller round than the Ma duece.
Just an opinion of someone who has much M2 triggertime.



jimbo

 

[motorolanut]

Piss Poor Sniper, LOL

 

[reblawyer]

Looks like it could be from 7.62x39 chinese steel core round, I have made some similar holes with my own.

 

[Armada]

Piss Poor Sniper, LOL

Unless his intended target was taking a nap on the tailgate.......