Comments on: A 5″gun for da’ Buckethead http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/09/20/a-5-gun-for-da-buckethead/ The unbearable lightness of Lex. Enjoy! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:48:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lee http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/09/20/a-5-gun-for-da-buckethead/comment-page-1/#comment-413749 Lee Fri, 21 Sep 2007 21:20:34 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/09/20/a-5-gun-for-da-buckethead/#comment-413749 Oh yeah, I forgot... 9. Empty case ejector a. Located above and to the right of the slide. b. Case port is located above gun barrel. c. A chain driven pawl, referred to as the ejector, pushes the spent case from the tray to the tube and out the port. I do believe they come out the front of the mount... Oh yeah, I forgot…

9. Empty case ejector

a. Located above and to the right of the slide.

b. Case port is located above gun barrel.

c. A chain driven pawl, referred to as the ejector, pushes the spent case from the tray to the tube and out the port.

I do believe they come out the front of the mount…

]]> By: Lee http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/09/20/a-5-gun-for-da-buckethead/comment-page-1/#comment-413748 Lee Fri, 21 Sep 2007 21:14:23 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/09/20/a-5-gun-for-da-buckethead/#comment-413748 Hate to disagree SeniorD, but, I pre-commed the previous ship to the one in that thar photo, DDG-73, and as a tried and true Destroyerman, spent more time on the greyhounds than I can remember. The Gunnersmates have been placing them mats on the deck since I was a HTFA aboard my first Tin Can, though not as fancy early on, mostly just used electrical matting. And yes, it was the Gunners Mates, because on every Can I served on, they owned the deck around the mounts... why? Because them damn guns dinged the deck too much! Course, I was only a Senior Chief, so, my memory might be a bit foggy! Hate to disagree SeniorD, but, I pre-commed the previous ship to the one in that thar photo, DDG-73, and as a tried and true Destroyerman, spent more time on the greyhounds than I can remember. The Gunnersmates have been placing them mats on the deck since I was a HTFA aboard my first Tin Can, though not as fancy early on, mostly just used electrical matting. And yes, it was the Gunners Mates, because on every Can I served on, they owned the deck around the mounts… why? Because them damn guns dinged the deck too much! Course, I was only a Senior Chief, so, my memory might be a bit foggy!

]]> By: SeniorD http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/09/20/a-5-gun-for-da-buckethead/comment-page-1/#comment-413747 SeniorD Fri, 21 Sep 2007 14:05:09 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/09/20/a-5-gun-for-da-buckethead/#comment-413747 Cap'n, et al, One must remember the MK 45 turret is fully automated. Shells are loaded into the barrell via a hydraulic lift. The casings are ejected out the rear of the turret as a result of the gas recoil. Please note the non-skid is painted all around the turret. Putting shock absorbing tiles around the turret is a distinct NO-NO as the turret must have free 360 degree movement. Tiles or other material may jam the turret (causing many Gunner's Mates no end of difficulty). Re-painting a deck after firing either guns or (my favorite) missiles is an expected part of normal activity. That we get so few opportunities to display our wares, we can clean up after ourselves. Cap’n, et al,

One must remember the MK 45 turret is fully automated. Shells are loaded into the barrell via a hydraulic lift. The casings are ejected out the rear of the turret as a result of the gas recoil.

Please note the non-skid is painted all around the turret. Putting shock absorbing tiles around the turret is a distinct NO-NO as the turret must have free 360 degree movement. Tiles or other material may jam the turret (causing many Gunner’s Mates no end of difficulty).

Re-painting a deck after firing either guns or (my favorite) missiles is an expected part of normal activity. That we get so few opportunities to display our wares, we can clean up after ourselves.

]]> By: John of Argghhh! http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/09/20/a-5-gun-for-da-buckethead/comment-page-1/#comment-413740 John of Argghhh! Fri, 21 Sep 2007 03:50:34 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/09/20/a-5-gun-for-da-buckethead/#comment-413740 And you thought I wouldn't notice. Hey, 6 inches, 5 inches... I know when an aviator is lying. His lips are moving. And Cassie is mine, flyboy. St. Barbara trumps sailors! And you thought I wouldn’t notice.

Hey, 6 inches, 5 inches… I know when an aviator is lying.

His lips are moving.

And Cassie is mine, flyboy. St. Barbara trumps sailors!

]]> By: xformed http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/09/20/a-5-gun-for-da-buckethead/comment-page-1/#comment-413741 xformed Fri, 21 Sep 2007 03:12:22 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/09/20/a-5-gun-for-da-buckethead/#comment-413741 Guy has it right. It's a real pain to patch in the dinged up non-skid after shooting.... Guy has it right. It’s a real pain to patch in the dinged up non-skid after shooting….

]]> By: lex http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/09/20/a-5-gun-for-da-buckethead/comment-page-1/#comment-413742 lex Fri, 21 Sep 2007 02:26:19 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/09/20/a-5-gun-for-da-buckethead/#comment-413742 You'd have to ask a 'shoe, but I think guy is right. Looks like they laid a pattern of them and while the ones underneath the barrel stayed together, the ones closest to the muzzle (and most affected by the blast) got scattered about. You’d have to ask a ‘shoe, but I think guy is right. Looks like they laid a pattern of them and while the ones underneath the barrel stayed together, the ones closest to the muzzle (and most affected by the blast) got scattered about.

]]>