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Posted: 3/14/2002 1:23:07 PM EDT
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Gents, I had the opportunity to visit a USMC Armory. They had a lot of great weapons and I got to play with them. Here is a short list of what I saw: M240G 7.62mm MG SAW 5.56 M16A2 Service Rifle M4 Benelli Semi Auto Shotgun(Awesome shotgun) Colt M4A3 Carbine (Brand new with Burst no full auto) M40A1 Sniper Rifle(3 Pound trigger pull) Designated Marksman Rifle(M14) Galil Sniper Rifle(Folding Stock) Silenced M40A1 rifle FN National Match M16 A2 Service rifle(Yes FN complete with burst) m16A4 Urban Sniper? (with RAS/Scope/bipod) Match M14 Rifle Match 22 pistols(Not sure of make) Match 1911 45s Match 22 rifles(Not sure of make) Barett Sniper Rifle 50 cal Needless to say I left a happy man. Semper Fi  max |
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Did you miss the SMAWS? I got to handle one last week at the armory. I didn't get to fire it, but I'm working on that. I saw them on the range. They are LOUD! I did get to run 100 rounds thru the .50 cal and a couple boxes throught the Mk 19 with the Heavy Guns Platoon I'm assigned to. And the piece de resistance, the Barrett .50 cal SASS! Ran a 10 round mag through it. After the first shot was low and to the right, I had no problem dinging tanks at 1000 meters. That's good for a Doc. I know the STA guys had no problem dinging the fly off the commander's hatch on the tank at that distance. :) Sherm |
A3??? When did they come out with an A3? I thought they only had the M4 and the M4A1. What configuration are the A2 and A3?
Was this the property of the unit or was it a personal weapon being stored in the armory? |
| The Galil rifle surprised me too, never seen one in the armory before but it is likely a POW. We were always instructed to register any personally owned weapons with the MP's and then store them in the armory. Most of us just kept them in our wall lockers for easy access. |
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