RE: In Reversal, Army Bans High-Performance Rifle Mags

2012-05-26 Thread Eric Roberts
It had the 3 round burst -Original Message- From: LRS Scout [mailto:lrssc...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, May 25, 2012 11:36 PM To: cf-community Subject: Re: In Reversal, Army Bans High-Performance Rifle Mags Was it semi/full auto (A1) or semi/three round burst (A2) On Sat, May 26, 2012

Re: In Reversal, Army Bans High-Performance Rifle Mags

2012-05-26 Thread Larry C. Lyons
d >> they used lower quality metal for the springs ? >> >> -Original Message- >> From: LRS Scout [mailto:lrssc...@gmail.com] >> Sent: Friday, May 25, 2012 2:07 PM >> To: cf-community >> Subject: In Reversal, Army Bans High-Performance Rifle Mags >

Re: In Reversal, Army Bans High-Performance Rifle Mags

2012-05-26 Thread Bruce Sorge
Thanks Jerry. To be honest it's a pleasure to serve, even with the inconvenience of deployment. I gave up my nice cushy programming gig to come back to the Army because I love being a soldier so much. On 5/25/2012 9:10 PM, Jerry Milo Johnson wrote: > Coming up on Memorial Day, and seeing both y

Re: In Reversal, Army Bans High-Performance Rifle Mags

2012-05-26 Thread Bruce Sorge
I had an A-1 in Desert Storm. It was fully auto. I was a mechanic back then so new weapons were not our priority. Oh, and the Army uses the A-4 as well. it's for POG's. On 5/26/2012 3:38 AM, LRS Scout wrote: > http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b8/M16a1m16a2m4m16a45wi.jpg > > Fro

Re: In Reversal, Army Bans High-Performance Rifle Mags

2012-05-26 Thread LRS Scout
t; -Original Message- >> From: Bruce Sorge [mailto:sor...@gmail.com] >> Sent: Friday, May 25, 2012 9:38 PM >> To: cf-community >> Subject: Re: In Reversal, Army Bans High-Performance Rifle Mags >> >> >> While I have never had the desire nor the nee

Re: In Reversal, Army Bans High-Performance Rifle Mags

2012-05-25 Thread LRS Scout
that was 25 years ago and I am > lucky if I remember what happens 25 mins ago these days LOL > > > -Original Message- > From: Bruce Sorge [mailto:sor...@gmail.com] > Sent: Friday, May 25, 2012 9:38 PM > To: cf-community > Subject: Re: In Reversal, Army Bans High-Perfo

RE: In Reversal, Army Bans High-Performance Rifle Mags

2012-05-25 Thread Eric Roberts
: Friday, May 25, 2012 9:38 PM To: cf-community Subject: Re: In Reversal, Army Bans High-Performance Rifle Mags While I have never had the desire nor the need to purchase high performance mags such as the P-Mag, I really don't see what the big deal is about letting soldiers choose the magazine that

RE: In Reversal, Army Bans High-Performance Rifle Mags

2012-05-25 Thread Eric Roberts
PM To: cf-community Subject: Re: In Reversal, Army Bans High-Performance Rifle Mags You seem to be confusing Soviet 7.62x.39 with our NATO 7.62x.51. The complaints about jamming in the earlier versions of the M-16 (not the A2) mainly came from the type of ammo they used, and the fact that they di

Re: In Reversal, Army Bans High-Performance Rifle Mags

2012-05-25 Thread LRS Scout
Regrets, I've got a few.. TY though. On Fri, May 25, 2012 at 11:10 PM, Jerry Milo Johnson wrote: > > Coming up on Memorial Day, and seeing both you and Loathe posting > here, I wanted to once again thank you, your families, and everyone > else who has served. > > It is a great, great th

Re: In Reversal, Army Bans High-Performance Rifle Mags

2012-05-25 Thread Jerry Milo Johnson
Get some saddlebags. And move really slowly. On Fri, May 25, 2012 at 11:10 PM, LRS Scout wrote: > > Cool cool. > > I really want a nightster or an Iron. > > I don't know, probably going to have to be responsible though and use the > money for moving. > > bleh. ~~

Re: In Reversal, Army Bans High-Performance Rifle Mags

2012-05-25 Thread Jerry Milo Johnson
Coming up on Memorial Day, and seeing both you and Loathe posting here, I wanted to once again thank you, your families, and everyone else who has served. It is a great, great thing you have done. Thank you. Jerry Milo Johnson

Re: In Reversal, Army Bans High-Performance Rifle Mags

2012-05-25 Thread LRS Scout
Cool cool. I really want a nightster or an Iron. I don't know, probably going to have to be responsible though and use the money for moving. bleh. On Fri, May 25, 2012 at 11:05 PM, Bruce Sorge wrote: > > I traded it in for the new dyna super sport custom I have now. > > > ~

Re: In Reversal, Army Bans High-Performance Rifle Mags

2012-05-25 Thread Bruce Sorge
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Re: In Reversal, Army Bans High-Performance Rifle Mags

2012-05-25 Thread LRS Scout
You sell off that 883? On Fri, May 25, 2012 at 10:55 PM, Bruce Sorge wrote: > > December > > > ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Arc

Re: In Reversal, Army Bans High-Performance Rifle Mags

2012-05-25 Thread Bruce Sorge
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Re: In Reversal, Army Bans High-Performance Rifle Mags

2012-05-25 Thread LRS Scout
That's awesome man. When do you PCS? On Fri, May 25, 2012 at 10:50 PM, Bruce Sorge wrote: > > I guess I've just been lucky with the mags I had issued. Home is great, > especially knowing I'll never deploy again. Block leave starts the 9th. > Going to do a U.S. motorcycle ride with the wife. Ab

Re: In Reversal, Army Bans High-Performance Rifle Mags

2012-05-25 Thread Bruce Sorge
I guess I've just been lucky with the mags I had issued. Home is great, especially knowing I'll never deploy again. Block leave starts the 9th. Going to do a U.S. motorcycle ride with the wife. About 5000 miles . ~| Order the Ad

Re: In Reversal, Army Bans High-Performance Rifle Mags

2012-05-25 Thread LRS Scout
I managed to get my hands on some decent HK mags, and the rest some 100 mile an hour tape doctored them up enough to work well. In training I have seen bad mags a bunch, double feeds, bad lips, shitty springs and so on. Truth be told the only malfunctions I had during combat were related to crew

Re: In Reversal, Army Bans High-Performance Rifle Mags

2012-05-25 Thread Bruce Sorge
While I have never had the desire nor the need to purchase high performance mags such as the P-Mag, I really don't see what the big deal is about letting soldiers choose the magazine that they are more comfortable with. I am not a a geardo who has to have the latest and greatest gear out there

Re: In Reversal, Army Bans High-Performance Rifle Mags

2012-05-25 Thread LRS Scout
t in the barrels or firing > chamber. Maybe in later used they used lower quality metal for the springs > ? > > -Original Message- > From: LRS Scout [mailto:lrssc...@gmail.com] > Sent: Friday, May 25, 2012 2:07 PM > To: cf-community > Subject: In Reversal, Army Bans H

RE: In Reversal, Army Bans High-Performance Rifle Mags

2012-05-25 Thread Eric Roberts
springs ? -Original Message- From: LRS Scout [mailto:lrssc...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, May 25, 2012 2:07 PM To: cf-community Subject: In Reversal, Army Bans High-Performance Rifle Mags http://www.military.com/daily-news/2012/05/25/in-reversal-army-bans-high-per formance-rifle-mags.html

Re: In Reversal, Army Bans High-Performance Rifle Mags

2012-05-25 Thread Vivec
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In Reversal, Army Bans High-Performance Rifle Mags

2012-05-25 Thread LRS Scout
http://www.military.com/daily-news/2012/05/25/in-reversal-army-bans-high-performance-rifle-mags.html This is a horrible decision that must have been made by some POG who has never heard a shot fired in anger. The simple fact is that the old tired magazines that we were issued had horrible perfor