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Jagdflieger
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Hern,
8 rounds of M2 Ball (Cal 30 or 30/06). A good choice too. John Garand knew what he was doing when he designed the M1 rifle. The M-14 was nothing more than an improved Garand with a 20 round magazine and an improved gas system in the 7.62 Nato calibre.
8 rounds of M2 Ball (Cal 30 or 30/06). A good choice too. John Garand knew what he was doing when he designed the M1 rifle. The M-14 was nothing more than an improved Garand with a 20 round magazine and an improved gas system in the 7.62 Nato calibre.
Bill Kestell
Charter Member
Jeez, Jagd ... you said my favorite word (and the duck just dropped down from up above) ... M-14. God I just LOVED that rifle. Yes, heavy ... and the ammo too ... but boy I could shoot with it and if it could have cooked, I probably would have married mine. (or just lived in sin):friday:
Jagdflieger
Jr. Admin
Bill,
I too have had several affairs with the M-14. I used one on a couple different military rifle teams and went Distinguished with it. I also used it in its M-21 guise with both the Redfield and the Letherman sights on it.
My favorite was a Harington & Richardson made rifle modified for the National Matches with a match grade barrel and sights and a fiberglass bedded action. I've also used the TRW and the Winchester versions over the years. They are wonderfully accurate and are usable at 1,000 yards when using the M 118 round.
Not surprisingly, they are in great demand even now in the Global War on Terrorism as the Squad Designated Marksman's rifle.
I too have had several affairs with the M-14. I used one on a couple different military rifle teams and went Distinguished with it. I also used it in its M-21 guise with both the Redfield and the Letherman sights on it.
My favorite was a Harington & Richardson made rifle modified for the National Matches with a match grade barrel and sights and a fiberglass bedded action. I've also used the TRW and the Winchester versions over the years. They are wonderfully accurate and are usable at 1,000 yards when using the M 118 round.
Not surprisingly, they are in great demand even now in the Global War on Terrorism as the Squad Designated Marksman's rifle.
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Tango_Romeo
Guest
Actually...
....I do believe it's an eight-round mag.
Remember how the bolt could crush your thumb when you pushed the mag home and weren't prepared....good ol' 'M1 Thumb'. :costumes:
I entered the service when the Air Force was transitioning from the M1 and Carbine to the M-16, so I qualified on all, along with the old .45ACP Grease Gun. We didn't use the 1911A1, but instead our handguns were the S&W Combat Masterpiece in blue steel, .38 Special along with the AR-15 .22 survival rifle.
I loved the pistol so much that I now own a S&W Model 67 (Combat Masterpiece in Stainless Steel). In single action fire it is so accurate that I can hit a 2-litre bottle at 100 yards on the first try 98% of the time from a modified Weaver stance.
....I do believe it's an eight-round mag.
Remember how the bolt could crush your thumb when you pushed the mag home and weren't prepared....good ol' 'M1 Thumb'. :costumes:
I entered the service when the Air Force was transitioning from the M1 and Carbine to the M-16, so I qualified on all, along with the old .45ACP Grease Gun. We didn't use the 1911A1, but instead our handguns were the S&W Combat Masterpiece in blue steel, .38 Special along with the AR-15 .22 survival rifle.
I loved the pistol so much that I now own a S&W Model 67 (Combat Masterpiece in Stainless Steel). In single action fire it is so accurate that I can hit a 2-litre bottle at 100 yards on the first try 98% of the time from a modified Weaver stance.
Hey Tango R., they didn't call me "black thumb" for nothing. The Pentagon hardly ever asks me for advice any more and I didn't serve, so my opinion is just that, an uninformed opinion. I don't think they should have switched in Viet Nam, a semi-automatic encourages more deliberate aim. I have read that in the excitement of combat a lot of men didn't even shoot at all or shoot at the sky. I do know that in the War of Northern Aggression they would recover muskets with 6 or 7 bullets still in the rifle. Men would load, think they fired and then repeat. Fairly often men would shoot their ramrods. Believe me, I mean no disrespect to men who have "seen the elephant."
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hewman100
Guest
Maybe the fact that we all seem to be coming up as Uzis, with one or two notable exceptions, says something about the sort of people we are as doyens of CFS2?
But as Sigmund said "Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar"
But as Sigmund said "Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar"
Springfield Armory, .45 ACP Hand held, Magzine fed, Semi-Automatic Pistol, w/Leather, belt mount flapped holster, six magizine pouch web gear. Served me well through two tours in VietNam. A trusted old friend you might say. "Boom, Boom....Halt" or something like that.
ol' jarhead
ol' jarhead
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DauntlessDriver546
Guest
I maintain my trust in the M1 Carbine... love that little plinker... except that when it plinks... something's gonna happen on the other end...
I'd have to say that my favorite gun IS the standard M1 Garand...
I'd have to say that my favorite gun IS the standard M1 Garand...
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Tango_Romeo
Guest
I love...
...that little rifle too. It's not a very good rifle as rifles go, but there's something classic about it. It engenders a certain feeling something like that you get from the old Winchester lever-actions.
I was introduced to the M-16 (then known as the Matel-16, Stoner Carbine or Plastic Fantastic) by an NCO who took an old M2 Carbine by the barrel and struck the floor with the stock breaking it cleaning behind the trigger guard. He then did the same thing with the M-16, which was unphased by the treatment.
He then expounded on the merits of the rifle and it's ammo. All of the claims proved to be true.....except the one about the weapon not requiring much in the way of cleaning but a good dunking in the river from time to time. (This was the original M-16 without the chromed chamber/improved bolt which could jam under sustained full-auto fire without constant cleaning.) And you're right.....there was a lot of 'recon by fire' going on back then. :isadizzy:
The eventual replacement of the full-auto setting with the 3-round 'stitch' was very wise.
Am I the only one who was confused by the labels on the M-16's original selector switch? (This question is just for us youngsters who can remember back that far.) It offered S, A, and RR choices. S was obviously Safe. A was for Auto, but it really meant Semi-Auto. Then there was RR, standing for Rapid Repeat.....a crazy designation for Full-Auto, and the origin of the term 'Rock & Roll' to mean Full-Auto.
...that little rifle too. It's not a very good rifle as rifles go, but there's something classic about it. It engenders a certain feeling something like that you get from the old Winchester lever-actions.
I was introduced to the M-16 (then known as the Matel-16, Stoner Carbine or Plastic Fantastic) by an NCO who took an old M2 Carbine by the barrel and struck the floor with the stock breaking it cleaning behind the trigger guard. He then did the same thing with the M-16, which was unphased by the treatment.
He then expounded on the merits of the rifle and it's ammo. All of the claims proved to be true.....except the one about the weapon not requiring much in the way of cleaning but a good dunking in the river from time to time. (This was the original M-16 without the chromed chamber/improved bolt which could jam under sustained full-auto fire without constant cleaning.) And you're right.....there was a lot of 'recon by fire' going on back then. :isadizzy:
The eventual replacement of the full-auto setting with the 3-round 'stitch' was very wise.
Am I the only one who was confused by the labels on the M-16's original selector switch? (This question is just for us youngsters who can remember back that far.) It offered S, A, and RR choices. S was obviously Safe. A was for Auto, but it really meant Semi-Auto. Then there was RR, standing for Rapid Repeat.....a crazy designation for Full-Auto, and the origin of the term 'Rock & Roll' to mean Full-Auto.
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Tango_Romeo
Guest
The finest Garand...
...I ever fired is the one owned by my sidekick that has been rechambered to 7.62 NATO. I can't quite put my finger on the reason, but it is just the sweetest shooting most accurate M1 I've seen.
...I ever fired is the one owned by my sidekick that has been rechambered to 7.62 NATO. I can't quite put my finger on the reason, but it is just the sweetest shooting most accurate M1 I've seen.