Or another shiny uniform or piece of shiny metal for the uniform (i.e. the beret, the new blues, the acu, metal combat unit identifier badge for the blues, etc)
Bashing of the M4
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Or another shiny uniform or piece of shiny metal for the uniform (i.e. the beret, the new blues, the acu, metal combat unit identifier badge for the blues, etc)
Great post and on the $$$$$$$$...
AZG, with your experience at an engineering/RD level, WTF are you doing in a hospital wrestling crack addicts??
Determining level of experience is a vetting measure.
but I do know guns as a shooter and what the 'fellas' want.
I wrote 5 contracts for Triple Canopy, 4 of which were fielded, from the comfort of my bunker solo in Baghdad. I'm a cut n paste aholic.
PMP is a program I have yet to invest in but would be worth the time for any entrepreneurs wanting into the contract management business, either with DOD or DOS, HS, any of the big contractors.
http://pm.umd.edu/page.php?id=1
Another helpful site: TEC news (Technology news)
http://www.technologyevaluation.com/news/m_20081128.html
and fedbiz.gov (use a .mil address or a PMC as your source of reference)
http://www.govdirections.com/users/register/?gclid=CIbF5uTctpcCFQt4HgodGWO7kA
Have a good one and good luck!!
AZG, send the link to Sen McCain's website/email??
:2c:;)
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Thanks RB!
RB, thanks for that question. It's a funny silly-ass notion I have about "making a difference" (read that: stupid "sheepdog/hero" complex). Things changed after my Mom died last February...(resulting in serious "soul-searching" about MY legacy, and how I want to be remembered).
I wanted to go back into the Military right after 9-11, but had to put everything on hold to care for Mom for 5 years (alzheimers).
So, NOW I'm what you could call "pent up" (feel like I'm behind the power-curve)to make a difference.
I tried to get in again last year (Intel or MP), as Mom was passing, but there were medical issues (bullshit, and since proven wrong) with the MEPS doctors(idiots! no other word for it). Now, another year has gone by and I aint any younger. (but still a bit of an adrenaline junky).
:uhh:
But, I have come to the conclusion that I SHOULD find a better protection gig (one that I can believe in)...as the current company/people (mostly)suck. Just have a couple more things to do (teach) first, and another couple important purchases to make before vacation/re-evaluation.
That, or maybe back to (fulltime) Tourguide work, where I was "changing the world 10 people at a time":cool:
(example: I had an israeli family and arab family on the same tour, who became "friends" at the Grand Canyon with my help...good stuff.)
My tours are small (10 person), so much more "intimate/personal" than the big busses. That, and if I can help here at SS, and with our folks overseas, at least that's making a difference.
Thanks RB! for the kind words. And thanks for the links/information. I will pass that stuff on. I do know of a couple folks who are also sending a copy of the letter to their congress people, so we should be able to at least get the "151rds to combat" issues resolved.
The equipment issue is a "bigger story" ($$$/egos/contracts/etc) though...and all the points folks have brought up are very valid.
I (like JAB) am interested in more info about PMP, and etc. Good stuff RB!
Thanks.
THAT's what my Dad keeps asking!! :doh:
RB, thanks for that question. It's a funny silly-ass notion I have about "making a difference" (read that: stupid "sheepdog/hero" complex). Things changed after my Mom died last February...(resulting in serious "soul-searching" about MY legacy, and how I want to be remembered).
I wanted to go back into the Military right after 9-11, but had to put everything on hold to care for Mom for 5 years (alzheimers).
So, NOW I'm what you could call "pent up" (feel like I'm behind the power-curve)to make a difference.
I tried to get in again last year (Intel or MP), as Mom was passing, but there were medical issues (bullshit, and since proven wrong) with the MEPS doctors(idiots! no other word for it). Now, another year has gone by and I aint any younger. (but still a bit of an adrenaline junky).
:uhh:
But, I have come to the conclusion that I SHOULD find a better protection gig (one that I can believe in)...as the current company/people (mostly)suck. Just have a couple more things to do (teach) first, and another couple important purchases to make before vacation/re-evaluation.
That, or maybe back to (fulltime) Tourguide work, where I was "changing the world 10 people at a time":cool:
(example: I had an israeli family and arab family on the same tour, who became "friends" at the Grand Canyon with my help...good stuff.)
My tours are small (10 person), so much more "intimate/personal" than the big busses. That, and if I can help here at SS, and with our folks overseas, at least that's making a difference.
Thanks RB! for the kind words. And thanks for the links/information. I will pass that stuff on. I do know of a couple folks who are also sending a copy of the letter to their congress people, so we should be able to at least get the "151rds to combat" issues resolved.
The equipment issue is a "bigger story" ($$$/egos/contracts/etc) though...and all the points folks have brought up are very valid.
I (like JAB) am interested in more info about PMP, and etc. Good stuff RB!
Thanks.
lol, you have "officer material" written all over you
I can hear the "Ouch!" all the way down here!
I agree with training joe to shoot first, however there are minimal things that can be done to the M4 to make it a lot more affective! Why buy an ACOG and Aim Point? Why not have one optic system that had both intergraded, standardizing your training even further? Why replace a barrel with MIL-SPEC when you can put a target barrel with 1/7 twist? Why run M855 when MK262 is more accurate and just as affective?
Good post 82ND, I just wanted to clear some things up
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That is all I want, all the other stuff is extraneous to me.
Amen, I should know lol
HOLLiS
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I am going to start a adoption home for all the unwanted/unloved M4s. If you got one and feel it falls into that category, please give them a better home.
PM me, I will give you my address and you can send them here. They will be cleaned, given a warm dry spot and fed good ammo regularly.
I will be putting in for a non-profit status if is seems warranted,
Thank you.
H.
H's home for unwanted M4s.
PM me, I will give you my address and you can send them here. They will be cleaned, given a warm dry spot and fed good ammo regularly.
I will be putting in for a non-profit status if is seems warranted,
Thank you.
H.
H's home for unwanted M4s.
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Hell, I'd be happy to just take just one of the old non-piston uppers, when the Big Army swap out time comes!
(wish I could find a good lower receiver right now, though).
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(wish I could find a good lower receiver right now, though).
:2c:
What is the advantage in carrying twice as many rounds if it takes four times as many hits to put the target down?
"...if you train the soldiers to shoot head/ center chest..."
Shooting only for the head and chest is just peachy. I practice it. I do it. I teach it. And if we could just get Hajji to train his guys to stand still, like on a pop-up range, that would be really keen too. Little fuquers just haven't got the memo and they've been known to move.
Just because you're shooting center of mass, doesn't mean your shot is gonna hit center of mass. Gunfights aren't laser tag. There's this little thing called "time of flight". Ask any cop who's been through an OIS investigation that involved him firing at a suspect who chose that exact instant to turn and, what would have been a nice CoM hit and a clean shoot, now everybody wants to know why he shot the suspect in the back.
Forgive me, but I want a round that will incapacitate even with peripheral hits because the vast majority of the hits are going to be just that. And that may be all you going to get on that particular hajji that day. I want a round that drops the target as if he was hit by lightning, no matter where I hit him. I want a round that causes the target to question his belief in allah. I want a round that blows off body parts. I want "impressive secondary kinetic effects." And I know for a fact that it's technically possible.
Hajji likes to do the old un-aimed, ak-over-the-wall, spray and pray.
I have, on more than one occasion sighted in on where I last saw arms and fired when they popped out again. I have also used the arms as a reference to gauge where Hajji was standing, off-set my point of aim a little and fired through the mud wall and scored.
Anybody who's been reading my posts knows that I favor a regular old, rack-grade, plastic-stocked, minute-of-hajji M14, stoked exclusively with M993 AP. 126 grains of cupra-nickel jacketed tungsten, at 2985 fps, slows down when it gets tired. Getting one of those through one or both fore-arms tends to have a negative effect on your offensive potential. Not to mention your ability to feed yourself or wipe your own ass. Another side benefit is that if I hit the weapon? It's out of action. M855 will not do this.
One round of M993 AP?: $1.14
The look on Hajji's face when that mud wall turns out not to be cover after all?: Priceless.
"...if you train the soldiers to shoot head/ center chest..."
Shooting only for the head and chest is just peachy. I practice it. I do it. I teach it. And if we could just get Hajji to train his guys to stand still, like on a pop-up range, that would be really keen too. Little fuquers just haven't got the memo and they've been known to move.
Just because you're shooting center of mass, doesn't mean your shot is gonna hit center of mass. Gunfights aren't laser tag. There's this little thing called "time of flight". Ask any cop who's been through an OIS investigation that involved him firing at a suspect who chose that exact instant to turn and, what would have been a nice CoM hit and a clean shoot, now everybody wants to know why he shot the suspect in the back.
Forgive me, but I want a round that will incapacitate even with peripheral hits because the vast majority of the hits are going to be just that. And that may be all you going to get on that particular hajji that day. I want a round that drops the target as if he was hit by lightning, no matter where I hit him. I want a round that causes the target to question his belief in allah. I want a round that blows off body parts. I want "impressive secondary kinetic effects." And I know for a fact that it's technically possible.
Hajji likes to do the old un-aimed, ak-over-the-wall, spray and pray.
I have, on more than one occasion sighted in on where I last saw arms and fired when they popped out again. I have also used the arms as a reference to gauge where Hajji was standing, off-set my point of aim a little and fired through the mud wall and scored.
Anybody who's been reading my posts knows that I favor a regular old, rack-grade, plastic-stocked, minute-of-hajji M14, stoked exclusively with M993 AP. 126 grains of cupra-nickel jacketed tungsten, at 2985 fps, slows down when it gets tired. Getting one of those through one or both fore-arms tends to have a negative effect on your offensive potential. Not to mention your ability to feed yourself or wipe your own ass. Another side benefit is that if I hit the weapon? It's out of action. M855 will not do this.
One round of M993 AP?: $1.14
The look on Hajji's face when that mud wall turns out not to be cover after all?: Priceless.
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Yup, and they could easily "tool up" and spit out M-14 (carbines?) quickly and all-day-long, if there really was a demand. This just seems important to me with the emphais probably moving to Afghanistan's longer ranges, soon.
If not, then at least go to the mk262 round, as JAB points out?
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If not, then at least go to the mk262 round, as JAB points out?
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Exactly!!!
The old carry more ammo argument never jibbed with me for that exact reason.
People don't take into effect penetration power through walls etc...
5.56 is good for ideal conditions, I wonder how many combat vets have seen that on a regular basis.
5.56 is fun to use but if I'm going to war I'd much prefer a serious round :2c:
What would work out really nice (even though I know it won't happen) is if the Army sold off the old M-4s to help pay for the new weapon (if they go that route). Even with replacing the current trigger group for a semi-only trigger group, they'd make money selling them.
I'd buy one. Tried to get our armorer to "lose" mine when I checked out, but he's too honest...
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Yup, the 7.62's increased effective range, AND the redefinition of enemy "cover". Damn.
I know the M-14 (carbine?) could be tooled up with existing M-14 machinery, and punched out in VOLUMES for the price of ONE F-22.
SOCOMs for all, dammit! Put it on MY (ex-USAF)tab.
HOLLiS
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This is a old discussion that has been going around in circle for years, a least 40 years that I know of.
Yes if we can keep Hajj standing still, or Charlie, or even better, keeping the battle scape the same in every conflict.
More ammo is always preferred to less. One shot one kill maybe the sniper's ideal but the reality of a grunt is it takes lots and lots of rounds. Staying a live is better than the alternative, if your putting rounds down range the "opponent" will have problems putting rounds down range at you.
If your in a fix position the M14 is a great weapon, if you are a mule it is not. If your in a fixed position there are other choices too. Everything is going to be a trade off. When your "opponent" does manage to get a shot off your next shot may be less than ideal. Effective fire is what a grunt shoots for.
I should dig up the Marine Corps rules of gun fighting. If you got the time to B-R-A-S-S, then you are at the range, not in a fire fight.
Okay that settles it; we give every soldier M14’s and M993 AP ammo. That way they will be able to still kill hajji when they miss! :doh:
The USMC in their findings and said that their Marines simply were not trained well enough to hit the target and even when they did it was in non vital places with little to low affect, regardless of caliber used..
It is not a bullet issue, it is a marksmanship training issue!!!
I will take 5.56 over 7.62 (rifle) any day of the week!
The USMC in their findings and said that their Marines simply were not trained well enough to hit the target and even when they did it was in non vital places with little to low affect, regardless of caliber used..
It is not a bullet issue, it is a marksmanship training issue!!!
I will take 5.56 over 7.62 (rifle) any day of the week!
Well the Army always needs a good M240 B gunner, and you get all the 7.62 you can carry
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Yup, and I'm buying, dammit. :cool: I'm trading in my F-22.
You want M-14 regular, or carbine?
In the meantime You and me are gonna increase the shit out of the training budget...and switch to the Mk262. Yes? Maybe throw a piston upper on that bitch, with a match grade barrel. (and we ain't even kidding!)
:)
What is the typical 5.56 combat load? 300rounds? How much of that DOES become suppressing fire in a typical engagement? How much is used to "pin" the enemy? Am I to understand that typically MOST of the 300rds is used for suppression fire? Is that until the guy with the 7.62 shows up and can penetrate what he's pinned behind? Until something else is used? Gunship? I'm curious about the "typical" firefight. IS there such a thing? Let's take a serious look at typical tactics and outcomes, if there is such a thing. Does Charlie (or Hadji) hide behind a tree in Afghanistan? Is he firing from behind a rock that a 7.62 isn't gonna penetrate anyway? What are the enemy using in Afghanistan? WTF is the norm (if there IS such a thing)?
Does the "typical" firefight usually end with Hadji (or Charlie) taking a "typical" center-of-mass hit at close range(without having to penetrate cover) with the 5.56, and then only after a bunch of supression fire?
I don't know these answers, and that's why I'm asking. If OPSEC prevent's answers to these questions, I understand.
But, you bring up a Good question, Hollis.
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Well the Army always needs a good M240 B gunner, and you get all the 7.62 you can carry
Fuck yeah, That is my favourite weapon and the one I'd carry over anything else giving the choice! :cool:
I am not saying that 7.62 is not another tool to keep in the bag, every rifle comapany has a few... I am saying there is no reason to put that kind of weight and recoil on a riflemen. Besides it will never mean shit anyway unless you train them to be better shooters!!!:cool:
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