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Posted: 9/2/2005 9:44:45 AM EDT
I'm living/working in Kuwait these days...
One of the places I work at is Camp Virginia, which is the processing center for non-U.S. coalition forces heading into/returning from Iraq. Consequently I see members of military forces from around the World(Romanian, Bulgarian, and Polish women...WOW!  ).Anyhow, I've been seeing quite a few Austrailian soldiers and have noticed that they're carrying the Steyer AUG these days...so I decided to ask a group of them outside the DFAC about the AUG. "So, how do you like the Steyer?", I asked. One of the senior guys spoke up, "Oh, they're alright, mate...but I'd rather have one of the old L1A1's(FAL). That's a great piece of kit, a real man's rifle, you know?..." And there you have it... |
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Posted: 9/2/2005 9:48:39 AM EDT
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Damn skippy.
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Posted: 9/2/2005 10:09:38 AM EDT
[#2]
lol
Seems I hear the same thing about some rifle called the M14 as well. 
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Posted: 9/2/2005 10:18:29 AM EDT
[#3]
Irish old-timers say the same thing about the FAL/AUG change, the British old-timers say the same thing about the FAL/L85 change (though until the A2 came out, they would have had a point), the Americans said the same thing about the M14/M16.. actually, and the .45/9mm...
Come to think of it, anything 'new-fangled' is treated with suspiscion unless you have a positive reason to dislike the old thing. NTM |
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Posted: 9/2/2005 10:20:30 AM EDT
[#4]
sgtstinger,
Having fun over there yet? 
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Posted: 9/2/2005 10:36:12 AM EDT
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Dude, don't get me started on what a shit-hole this place is...the novelty has most definately worn off...  8 months and counting...I already have a good job waiting for me when I get home, though. I can also say, however, that I am an Official Charter Member of "Non-Alcoholics Anonymous"...yep, I'll never touch another non-alcoholic "near beer" as long as I live...that shit just ain't right...Yecccchhhh! |
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Posted: 9/2/2005 10:42:49 AM EDT
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The FAL/L1A1 is loved by all who used it for very good reason… utter dependability and 'soldier proof' build.
We,the British, would have been better served replacing the FAL/L1A1 with the FNC…… ANdy |
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Posted: 9/2/2005 6:30:49 PM EDT
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Posted: 9/3/2005 5:21:15 AM EDT
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Next time I'm having a cold one, I'll tip one back for you.
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Posted: 9/3/2005 5:50:57 AM EDT
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Sorry, don't have any... But trust me, there's something about a hot chick in uniform carrying an AK...
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Posted: 9/3/2005 6:09:47 AM EDT
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The L1A1 is alright..but in terms of reliability and accuracy it is nothing compared to a Lee Enfield |
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Posted: 9/3/2005 9:16:09 AM EDT
[#11]
 Tease us some more, heh!
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Posted: 9/3/2005 9:36:57 AM EDT
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this one hasn't gone away and probably never will. |
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Posted: 9/3/2005 9:45:38 AM EDT
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A big roger on that one man. The FNC was an excellent design that continued the excellence of the FAL. Plus, it actually looked like a gun! The Steyr Aug and L-85 are fugly. |
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Posted: 9/3/2005 10:16:33 AM EDT
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Yeah, once you've had a magazine follower/bolt hold open jam on a FAL, you lose a lot of respect for it. 
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Posted: 9/3/2005 10:23:04 AM EDT
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OK, OK...you win... Next time I see some good looking females in uniform, I will try to get some pictures and post them here... As long as "the powers that be" don't mess with me for a BOTD violation... There are some cute Korean girls on camp these days, now that I think about it... 
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Posted: 9/3/2005 10:24:57 AM EDT
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Wrong answer. M16!
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Posted: 9/3/2005 10:32:57 AM EDT
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The Israeis hated the Fal, and they made it? Educate me? |
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Posted: 9/3/2005 10:49:54 AM EDT
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The British built L1A1 was a superior FAL… nobody has a bad word to say about it, mud, sand, heat, cold… pull the trigger and it always went 'BANG'… what more can you ask of an Infantry rifle? 'FALs' come in 'Inch', UK, Australia, Canada, and 'Metric', all the rest. The 'Inch' versions seemed to be more dependable. ANdy |
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Posted: 9/3/2005 10:55:37 AM EDT
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THANK YOU! no one ever believes me when i say polish women are HOT!!! |
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Posted: 9/3/2005 10:57:17 AM EDT
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The Israelis also designed and made the Galil and had no time for that either… now the Israelis use M4's and M-16's… They claimed the FAL was sensitive to sand, but the British and Australians used it in sand also without any problems… Andy |
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Posted: 9/3/2005 11:03:03 AM EDT
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Hey. isn't that the gun Al Pacino used in Heat? 
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Posted: 9/3/2005 11:24:37 AM EDT
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I believe you, trust me... I just need to learn Polish. And Hungarian. And Czech.
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Posted: 9/3/2005 11:25:49 AM EDT
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Love those older rifles. What ever happened to the Brit's Fals afters they were de-commisioned? |
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Posted: 9/3/2005 11:29:01 AM EDT
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Many were sold abroad, others are kept as reserve stocks… one dealer here still has brand new in grease L1A1's he is exporting… ANdy |
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Posted: 9/3/2005 11:52:31 AM EDT
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did izzy's have sand cuts on the bolt carrier? I know my C1A1 parts rifle does.
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Posted: 9/3/2005 12:11:52 PM EDT
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Parts kits here in the USA? C'mon over andy, we'll save one for ya! It'll be just like home! 
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Posted: 9/3/2005 12:31:46 PM EDT
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Exporting where? The US? |
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