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09-28-2008, 11:28 AM
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13/f/cali
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Ft. Polk
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Military Sections Firearms thread.
Let's see if we can at least keep this decent, post up your privately owned firearms or what you use on the job.
I'll post up two of my personally owned
Then there's my M4...
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09-28-2008, 11:31 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Orlando, Florida
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09-28-2008, 11:32 AM
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13/f/cali
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Ft. Polk
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Not allowed to have these threads or something?
Heard theres was one in OSST?
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09-28-2008, 11:56 AM
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Undercover Brother
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Oakdale, PA
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how do you go about useing your own rifle downrage? or can you?
can you upgrade the rifle they give you?
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09-28-2008, 11:58 AM
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13/f/cali
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Ft. Polk
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Quote:
Originally Posted by oreo
how do you go about useing your own rifle downrage? or can you?
can you upgrade the rifle they give you?
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Not that I know of.
You can do whatever you want to the rifle you're issued, just can't be a permanent modification. |
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09-28-2008, 01:05 PM
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Who Dares, Wins
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Omaha, NE
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Have you ever had any problems with it jamming on you? Or is the AR reliability problem overstated?
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09-28-2008, 01:14 PM
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World Peace
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Yes.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jonnyblaze1991
Have you ever had any problems with it jamming on you? Or is the AR reliability problem overstated?
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people who don't clean their weapons are the ones that complain about jamming issues.
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09-28-2008, 01:44 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by oreo
how do you go about useing your own rifle downrage? or can you?
can you upgrade the rifle they give you?
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According to regs you can use different external components like stocks or handguards, but you can't touch the internals (although I usually upgrade my extractor to a stiffer insert). It also depends on your command and who you are.. a SGT or a CPT has a lot more leeway on what they can get away with than a PFC. |
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09-28-2008, 01:46 PM
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I am not in the USMC
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Ramstein AB, Germany
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All you really need is a gas piston and you have solved a major problem with the m-16 series weapons. Well that and new mags. To be on topic this will be my pistol when I get back from germany. 
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Current max weight in dead lift = 485
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09-28-2008, 01:50 PM
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13/f/cali
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Ft. Polk
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Marine786
All you really need is a gas piston and you have solved a major problem with the m-16 series weapons. Well that and new mags. To be on topic this will be my pistol when I get back from germany. |
whats wrong with M16 mags? |
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09-28-2008, 02:10 PM
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I am not in the USMC
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Ramstein AB, Germany
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JackH
whats wrong with M16 mags?
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People treat them like ****, so they tend to fail when you need them. We need a more durable design. There was a somewhat similar situation with the british rifle, which H&K fixed.
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"Evil is not defeated by submitting to it. Evil is not defeated by running away from it; nor is evil defeated by ignoring it. Evil is only defeated by fighting back"
-law dog
"An amateur practices until he gets it right. A professional practices until he can't get it wrong."
Current max weight in dead lift = 485
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09-28-2008, 02:10 PM
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World Peace
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Yes.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JackH
whats wrong with M16 mags?
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they suck. The springs wear out too fast, so if you've got 30 rounds loaded in the mag, and it sits for a week... you'll have a jam.
...which is why everyone either has HK mags, loads 20 or 25, or unload/reload after every few days to stretch out the springs.
I have only one HK mag, but I'll probably buy more before I deploy again.
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09-28-2008, 02:16 PM
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13/f/cali
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Ft. Polk
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Quote:
Originally Posted by the other one
they suck. The springs wear out too fast, so if you've got 30 rounds loaded in the mag, and it sits for a week... you'll have a jam.
...which is why everyone either has HK mags, loads 20 or 25, or unload/reload after every few days to stretch out the springs.
I have only one HK mag, but I'll probably buy more before I deploy again.
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Heh... I never had an issue but I only fired about 2 mags in combat |
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09-28-2008, 02:31 PM
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Originally Posted by shadow1118pimp
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lol I just noticed this what a choad
In my experience the stock mags work fine if you put in a better spring and an anti tilt follower. You just have to be careful to not mess up the lips at the top of the mag. My last job was as a weapons instructor, and we had thousands of beat up mags in boxes we used for the range. There were insane numbers of malfunctions out there, mostly due to either worn out lips or springs. |
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09-28-2008, 03:12 PM
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13/f/cali
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Ft. Polk
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My Glock 
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09-28-2008, 03:12 PM
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Undercover Brother
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Oakdale, PA
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yea range M-16's ****ing suck i had a jam every 4th shot.
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09-28-2008, 03:51 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Waldorf, MD
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magpul mags = win
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09-28-2008, 04:33 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Georgia
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can you carry your own side arm while deployed?
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09-28-2008, 05:25 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by E-M-P-I-R-E
can you carry your own side arm while deployed?
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Generally, no but it depends on how cool your commander is. I appropriated a glock 19 from the IPs and carried it during my second tour, and I also knew some guys who brought their own pistols (usually 9mm since you can't find ammo for anything else). They brought cheap used pistols like rugers and berettas since they didn't expect to be able to bring them back home through customs. |
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09-28-2008, 08:28 PM
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secedere
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: FL/GA border
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jonnyblaze1991
Have you ever had any problems with it jamming on you? Or is the AR reliability problem overstated?
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The AR base needs to be clean. Too clean. That is the reason for its problems in theater. They make conversion kits to make it more like the AK, as far as loading mechanics. A real breakthrough, for reliability purposes.
My personal weapon
Now that I teach, I have no need for them at work. My weapon is my brain.
Last edited by barrel roll : 09-28-2008 at 08:31 PM.
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09-28-2008, 08:34 PM
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13/f/cali
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Ft. Polk
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Quote:
Originally Posted by barrel roll
The AR base needs to be clean. Too clean. That is the reason for its problems in theater. They make conversion kits to make it more like the AK, as far as loading mechanics. A real breakthrough, for reliability purposes.
My personal weapon
Now that I teach, I have no need for them at work. My weapon is my brain. |
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