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Posted: 8/8/2012 8:24:50 PM
THE IMAGE ABOVE IS A PAID ADVERTISEMENT 
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Mall-Ninja
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Posted: 8/8/2012 8:26:23 PM
M14 in a pintle?
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Posted: 8/8/2012 8:27:03 PM
I remember when this sort of thing was something that happen in "other" countries.
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Pegasus6
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Posted: 8/8/2012 8:33:12 PM
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Originally Posted By TheWenisPrinkle: I remember when this sort of thing was something that happen in "other" countries. I agree. I wish EBRs only were used by other countries. I was really expecting/would want at least a belt fed. |
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Bklyn_Irish
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Posted: 8/8/2012 8:39:28 PM
Amateurs!
My local S.O.'s Marine Patrol has M-60s! |
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Nooobie
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Posted: 8/8/2012 8:45:16 PM
Neva bin dun befo?
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Chuy123
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Posted: 8/8/2012 8:46:16 PM
Think frisky libs will take pot shots at them?
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wag_bag
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Posted: 8/8/2012 8:54:37 PM
Stupid on so many levels...
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Posted: 8/8/2012 9:00:11 PM
Originally Posted By Nooobie: Neva bin dun befo? Yeah. Has to be a Red Jacket job. |
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Posted: 8/8/2012 9:01:48 PM
Originally Posted By Nooobie:
Neva bin dun befo? My first thought. Was waiting for a MK-19 though  |
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Posted: 8/8/2012 9:04:21 PM
Originally Posted By Mall-Ninja:
M14 in a pintle? Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile They used to have mounts for BARs too |
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captainpooby
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Posted: 8/8/2012 9:29:53 PM
I'll be jumping into an event with the Speaker and a bunch of other BWs on the Monday.
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Posted: 8/8/2012 9:41:21 PM
It's an AK47!
Oh wait...maybe it's a Glock. |
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Daytona955i
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Posted: 8/8/2012 9:43:44 PM
So what? If they normally have guns on them, why take them off?
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Posted: 8/8/2012 9:44:41 PM
Originally Posted By SilentType: It's an AK47! Oh wait...maybe it's a Glock. def ak47. tell is it's black. |
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Posted: 8/8/2012 9:54:12 PM
Looks like one of the M14s that were reconditioned and put into storage years ago. I saw a mag article where it said it took 7 minutes to take one off the rack, place synthetic stock that was self bedding while someone else prepped the scope and mounts attached them together, and I think they fired three rounds to settle the stock and three to confirm group size.
I'd bet it doesn't have the full auto switch added in. |
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captainpooby
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Posted: 8/9/2012 8:19:33 AM
Originally Posted By Casper507:
Looks like one of the M14s that were reconditioned and put into storage years ago. I saw a mag article where it said it took 7 minutes to take one off the rack, place synthetic stock that was self bedding while someone else prepped the scope and mounts attached them together, and I think they fired three rounds to settle the stock and three to confirm group size. I'd bet it doesn't have the full auto switch added in. News reports down here say the boats are armed with "fully automatic machine guns." |
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Posted: 8/9/2012 8:20:53 AM
Originally Posted By Mall-Ninja:
M14 in a pintle? Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile looks like it to me |
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Posted: 8/9/2012 8:24:15 AM
[Last Edit: 8/9/2012 8:32:29 AM by RifleCal30m1n00b]
Originally Posted By captainpooby:
Originally Posted By Casper507:
Looks like one of the M14s that were reconditioned and put into storage years ago. I saw a mag article where it said it took 7 minutes to take one off the rack, place synthetic stock that was self bedding while someone else prepped the scope and mounts attached them together, and I think they fired three rounds to settle the stock and three to confirm group size. I'd bet it doesn't have the full auto switch added in. News reports down here say the boats are armed with "fully automatic machine guns." Well, legally an M-14 is a "fully automatic machine gun" (ETA: sic). It just turns out that almost all of them (AFAIK anyway) have the lock installed where a selector switch would sit, and are incapable of full-auto firing as a practical matter, if not a technical/legal one. |
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Bhart89
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Posted: 8/9/2012 8:26:10 AM
Originally Posted By RifleCal30m1n00b:
Originally Posted By captainpooby:
Originally Posted By Casper507:
Looks like one of the M14s that were reconditioned and put into storage years ago. I saw a mag article where it said it took 7 minutes to take one off the rack, place synthetic stock that was self bedding while someone else prepped the scope and mounts attached them together, and I think they fired three rounds to settle the stock and three to confirm group size. I'd bet it doesn't have the full auto switch added in. News reports down here say the boats are armed with "fully automatic machine guns." Well, legally an M-14 is a fully-automatic machine gun. It just turns out that almost all of them (AFAIK anyway) have the lock installed where a selector switch would sit, and are incapable of full-auto firing as a practical matter, if not a technical/legal one. Does a fully automatic machine gun reload magazines for you? |
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WillAndrews
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Posted: 8/9/2012 8:27:22 AM
"We only use them when we need to," sheriff's Sgt. Demetrios Antoniadis said.
I will sleep well, knowing the deputies won't be plinking at sea gulls or doing mag dumps in the bay. |
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Posted: 8/9/2012 8:31:54 AM
Originally Posted By Bhart89:
Originally Posted By RifleCal30m1n00b:
Originally Posted By captainpooby:
Originally Posted By Casper507:
Looks like one of the M14s that were reconditioned and put into storage years ago. I saw a mag article where it said it took 7 minutes to take one off the rack, place synthetic stock that was self bedding while someone else prepped the scope and mounts attached them together, and I think they fired three rounds to settle the stock and three to confirm group size. I'd bet it doesn't have the full auto switch added in. News reports down here say the boats are armed with "fully automatic machine guns." Well, legally an M-14 is a fully-automatic machine gun. It just turns out that almost all of them (AFAIK anyway) have the lock installed where a selector switch would sit, and are incapable of full-auto firing as a practical matter, if not a technical/legal one. Does a fully automatic machine gun reload magazines for you? Yeah, yeah. I was going off the quote given. Should have put a [sic] in there. My fail. 
In actual answer to your rhetorical question, though: I wish. |
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Posted: 8/9/2012 9:08:50 AM
M-14= fully automatic machinegun?
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Posted: 8/9/2012 9:20:25 AM
Visual deterrent. Tampa is expecting 15,000 protestors, and the venue is right next to the water.
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ChadG
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Posted: 8/9/2012 9:39:50 AM
not a big deal or at least it shouldnt be. When the DNC meets dont they have the NBP on their doorsteps and at the polling places? voter intimidation by socialists like Van Jones and other black panther cockroaches.
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Posted: 8/9/2012 11:44:00 AM
For being the party that is supposed to support liberty and the like, all of this security dosen't reflect well on the Republicans. Although, most likely it isn't their decision but rather the decision of the law enforcement agencies.
" Garrison Channel, where vessels with permanent moorings will not be allowed to move during the restricted period. Those boats will be subject to searches by law enforcement and people seeking access to their vessels would have to go through a security screening. "
This especially doesn't sit well with me. why can the personal property of someone be searched just because the police feel like it? Or what about not letting people use their boats? (I have the same problem with shutting down whole roads so the president can drive on them.
I don't think it's right, but I'm sure it is legal. just like how the police/coastguard can inspect boats whenever they want in normal situations.
This is why i am in favor of small government. And I think generally, the 4th amendment should protect us more that its been interpreted to do so... |
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Posted: 8/9/2012 11:44:42 AM
Originally Posted By Mall-Ninja:
M14 in a pintle? Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile I don't know why, but I have an erection. |
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Posted: 8/9/2012 12:05:21 PM
Originally Posted By RifleCal30m1n00b:
Originally Posted By captainpooby:
Originally Posted By Casper507:
Looks like one of the M14s that were reconditioned and put into storage years ago. I saw a mag article where it said it took 7 minutes to take one off the rack, place synthetic stock that was self bedding while someone else prepped the scope and mounts attached them together, and I think they fired three rounds to settle the stock and three to confirm group size. I'd bet it doesn't have the full auto switch added in. News reports down here say the boats are armed with "fully automatic machine guns." Well, legally an M-14 is a "fully automatic machine gun" (ETA: sic). It just turns out that almost all of them (AFAIK anyway) have the lock installed where a selector switch would sit, and are incapable of full-auto firing as a practical matter, if not a technical/legal one. Looking at the larger pic in OP's article, it appears as though this particular M14 still has the selector. I don't think FA with a 20rd mag is of much use for this application. |
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Posted: 8/9/2012 12:08:02 PM
well it's not like there are some towel heads and other assorted screwballs that might want to cause trouble
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Posted: 8/9/2012 12:10:13 PM
They had them at the Saint Paul one 4 years ago too let me see if I can find the pic I took.
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Posted: 8/9/2012 12:16:51 PM
Is this the gun from Heat?
Seriously, C-Mags, maybe? Kinda stupid to have M-14's with 20rd mags...Also, being pintle mounted, won't the rifle pretty much tear itself up on F/A? |
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Posted: 8/9/2012 12:18:21 PM
Originally Posted By Chuy123:
Think frisky libs will take pot shots at them? No, they will use an agent provacateur attack on the DNC and blame it on a white, middle class, conservative. |
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Posted: 8/9/2012 12:20:32 PM
Originally Posted By Tyrannicide:
Originally Posted By RifleCal30m1n00b:
Originally Posted By captainpooby:
Originally Posted By Casper507:
Looks like one of the M14s that were reconditioned and put into storage years ago. I saw a mag article where it said it took 7 minutes to take one off the rack, place synthetic stock that was self bedding while someone else prepped the scope and mounts attached them together, and I think they fired three rounds to settle the stock and three to confirm group size. I'd bet it doesn't have the full auto switch added in. News reports down here say the boats are armed with "fully automatic machine guns." Well, legally an M-14 is a "fully automatic machine gun" (ETA: sic). It just turns out that almost all of them (AFAIK anyway) have the lock installed where a selector switch would sit, and are incapable of full-auto firing as a practical matter, if not a technical/legal one. Looking at the larger pic in OP's article, it appears as though this particular M14 still has the selector. I don't think FA with a 20rd mag is of much use for this application. you can get a beta for the M14... |
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Posted: 8/9/2012 12:37:49 PM
I'm a Charlotte resident who works 2 blocks from the convention center, arena, and Panther Stadium where Obama will be making a speech during the DNC. They just released maps of the road closures and limits to pedestrian traffic; the whole downtown (we call it UPtown for some reason) is going to locked down in a big way.
And I'm sure a machine-gun boat is just scratching the surface as far as the RNC is concerned. In any event I hope its all for not and everything goes smoothly. I really don't want to have to walk home from work with my GHB...which I will have with me during the convention. Or worse. |
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Posted: 8/9/2012 12:43:59 PM
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Originally Posted By BDinNC: I'm a Charlotte resident who works 2 blocks from the convention center, arena, and Panther Stadium where Obama will be making a speech during the DNC. They just released maps of the road closures and limits to pedestrian traffic; the whole downtown (we call it UPtown for some reason) is going to locked down in a big way. And I'm sure a machine-gun boat is just scratching the surface as far as the RNC is concerned. In any event I hope its all for not and everything goes smoothly. I really don't want to have to walk home from work with my GHB...which I will have with me during the convention. Or worse. I lived close to the RNC and the amount of problems the protesters created was INSANE. I never had a problem asking the police where I should go to get out of an area though. unfortunately the last day I ended up on the other side of downtown as the only way I could get out. EDIT also your get home bag should not have a firearm if you will be anywhere close to the convention. |
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Posted: 8/9/2012 12:56:07 PM
That gun belongs on a battlefield. RNC convention is a battlefield?
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Daytona955i
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Posted: 8/9/2012 2:17:38 PM
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Originally Posted By 110:
That gun belongs on a battlefield. RNC convention is a battlefield? Tampa is a city pretty much on the ocean with many waterways. The police should have boats. The boats should have guns on them. They shouldn't take the guns off just because they're driving around during a political rally. |
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LowBeta
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Posted: 8/9/2012 2:24:45 PM
Gone are the halcyon days when a group of militant hippies [sic] could trick the police into teargassing the air intakes of the convention hall.
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Posted: 8/9/2012 2:25:43 PM
lol sweet eotechs
faggots, the lot of them |
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Posted: 8/9/2012 2:26:10 PM
Cant find mine but here is what the boats looked like 4 years ago at the RNC
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Posted: 8/9/2012 2:32:46 PM
Originally Posted By WillAndrews:
"We only use them when we need to," sheriff's Sgt. Demetrios Antoniadis said.
I will sleep well, knowing the deputies won't be plinking at sea gulls or doing mag dumps in the bay. I'd sleep better if the did. They'd be much better with them if they ever needed them if they practiced by shooting small moving targets like sea gulls. |
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Posted: 8/9/2012 2:38:26 PM
Originally Posted By TheWenisPrinkle: I remember when this sort of thing was something that happen in "other" countries. You remember when American LEOs didn't carry firearms?  |
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Posted: 8/9/2012 2:40:30 PM
Here is a map of the RNC perimeter, as published by the Secret Service.
All of the waterways next to the convention center and the hockey arena (Tampa Bay Times Forum) are restricted areas. |
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GreenRifle
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Posted: 8/9/2012 2:44:59 PM
Not enough firepower! Check out the Texas DPS "gunboat".
http://www.marsec4.com/2012/01/1-texas-dps-gunboat/ |
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balki
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Posted: 8/10/2012 12:37:19 AM
Originally Posted By E-Mag:
Cant find mine but here is what the boats looked like 4 years ago at the RNC lol, I was actually underway on that very boat tonight...  |
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Posted: 8/10/2012 3:38:14 AM
Originally Posted By balki: I have always wanted to know are the guns ready to "rock and roll" or is the ammo just sitting in the can?Originally Posted By E-Mag: Cant find mine but here is what the boats looked like 4 years ago at the RNC lol, I was actually underway on that very boat tonight... |
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PanzerOfDoom
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Posted: 8/10/2012 3:52:55 AM
WTF do they call the CG which is currently patrolling there?
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Posted: 8/10/2012 4:29:21 AM
[Last Edit: 8/10/2012 4:32:05 AM by Zoomies]
If the dual 240's are mounted, why don't they take the bipods off 'em? Seems like they could get hung up on something
ETA: I was talking about the Texas highway patrol boat. Which reminds me, how is it highway patrol if it's on the water? |
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Posted: 8/10/2012 10:23:13 AM
Originally Posted By E-Mag:
Cant find mine but here is what the boats looked like 4 years ago at the RNC I had to do a double take, I was at the RNC and have almost exactly that same picture, except mine is boat number 255086 and the man standing at the rear with his left hand up has a hat on in my picture. |
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Tomislav
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Posted: 8/10/2012 10:26:57 AM
Originally Posted By MetalAndy: For being the party that is supposed to support liberty and the like, all of this security dosen't reflect well on the Republicans. Although, most likely it isn't their decision but rather the decision of the law enforcement agencies. " Garrison Channel, where vessels with permanent moorings will not be allowed to move during the restricted period. Those boats will be subject to searches by law enforcement and people seeking access to their vessels would have to go through a security screening. "
This especially doesn't sit well with me. why can the personal property of someone be searched just because the police feel like it? Or what about not letting people use their boats? (I have the same problem with shutting down whole roads so the president can drive on them.
I don't think it's right, but I'm sure it is legal. just like how the police/coastguard can inspect boats whenever they want in normal situations.
This is why i am in favor of small government. And I think generally, the 4th amendment should protect us more that its been interpreted to do so... There is no limit to the governments power. None at all. |
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Posted: 8/10/2012 10:29:11 AM
Originally Posted By cavedog:
Here is a map of the RNC perimeter, as published by the Secret Service. http://www2.tbo.com/mgmedia/image/0/0/218377/0723-tampa-vpp/ All of the waterways next to the convention center and the hockey arena (Tampa Bay Times Forum) are restricted areas. It's a sad day when our political parties need that much security.
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