CM, Mace was a bit of a celebrity in Bowden's book so I recognized his name instantly.
Also, this photo was posted by LateWatch (first guy from the left) on the "other" site, ARFCom, and USMilitariaForum.
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Also, this photo was posted by LateWatch (first guy from the left) on the "other" site, ARFCom, and USMilitariaForum.
I know some of the others in this pic. Just wondering where you got it from, that's all.
Ugh displays, I was in charge of one during memorial day weekend. Civilians were cool but it was all the legs that came up and tried to show off in front of family members. "Oh look honey that's a M249 SAW" Um no dude, it's a MK46 and that is a MK48. They look at the shotgun and say something stupid like "Why is it so short? you won't get any range out of it".
[Pointing at the Gustav] "is that the new AT-4?"
The Gustav was a big hit
We even rigged up a little girl with a parachute, she asked.
It was my understanding that Regiment was going to get everyone pistols if and when the Army decided to switch sidearms in around that time frame. Never happened, but they had been procuring specialty weapons like the glock and short barrels for those sections that needed them.
[Pointing at the Gustav] "is that the new AT-4?"
The Gustav was a big hit
We even rigged up a little girl with a parachute, she asked.
It was my understanding that Regiment was going to get everyone pistols if and when the Army decided to switch sidearms in around that time frame. Never happened, but they had been procuring specialty weapons like the glock and short barrels for those sections that needed them.
I am sure big brother has that covered for them.
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Is it only the Regiment who use the 84? We recently updated it with a new missile and sights.
I only know of Regiment as having it as part of TO&E but have seen pictures of SF, SEALs and Marines using it. I heard about the new sights, hopefully not as fragile as the old ones?
As of when I left (summer 2010), every single person who would actually go out, and plus some, had a pistol assigned. I don't know about the rest of Regiment, but 1/75 was starting to take pistol training alot more seriously than in the past. I didn't know they were using helmet covers now, we never even had them issued the entire time I was there.
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We have gustavs issued.
Did they update the stand too? Looking at the pic it looks more rigid
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No. That's the stand that has been used for a long time. While rucking, I used to place it in the pants cargo pocket with the "U" facing up and button it and it doesn't move.
Mace... Macejanus? I had an ass clown bn xo once who tried to tell some of the lieutenants in the battalion that the "character" Macejanus in BHD was based on him (the XO). It wasn't until much later that I got a copy of the book, read it and thought "there's no way that ass clown is this dude" then did some digging and found out Mace was a real person. I think that XO might have to be the base for another case study.
Polish SOF also use this weapon.
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Regular Army units in the Irish army us it as well as Irish SOF.
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What's up with these M4's? I've never seen this setup before
what set up are you refering to?
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The barrels- they look weird. Are they the full length with just more rail points?
It is a free floating system. They are most likely 14" barrels.
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Ok thanks for the info!
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I agree
