Aircrew Survival Equipmentman 1st Class Jesse Taylor shoots an M4A1 assault rifle during a small arms qualification aboard the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) on Monday in the Arabian Sea. Taylor is assigned to Explosive Ordinance Disposal Mobile Unit Two (EODMU-2), Detachment 10. Roosevelt and Carrier Air Wing Eight (CVW-8) are underway in support of the war on terrorism. Photographer's Mate Airman Javier Capella / U.S. Navy Photo


Soldiers from Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, arrest a suspect during an overnight raid on Tuesday in Tikrit, Iraq. U.S. forces backed by fighter aircraft and helicopter gunships have killed at least 33 rebels since the start of an anti-insurgent sweep in western Iraq, according to figures released by the military. Tauseef Mustafa / Agence France-Presse / Getty Images


An Iraqi motorist talks to a U.S. soldier at a checkpoint following a suicide car bomb attack in Baghdad October 4, 2005. Two Iraqi policemen were killed and one was wounded when a suicide car bomber blew up his vehicle at a main checkpoint at Baghdad's Green Zone, police said. REUTERS/Ali Jasim


US soldiers from Delta company 2/7 infantries division guard arrested suspects during an overnight raid in the city of Tikrit, 170 kms north of Baghdad. Thousands of US troops widened their sweep for Al-Qaeda insurgents in a new offensive along Iraq's Euphrates Valley, as Iraqi security forces braced for new attacks with the start of Ramadan.(AFP/Tauseef Mustafa) Email Photo Print Photo


A picture released by the US Army shows a US infantryman with Company D, 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, watching as vehicles carrying Iraqi police forces pass his unit's position on a street in devastated town of Tall Afar, north of Iraq. Thousands of US troops widened their sweep for Al-Qaeda insurgents in a new offensive along Iraq's Euphrates Valley, as Iraqi security forces braced for new attacks with the start of Ramadan.(AFP/US ARMY-HO/PFC. James Wilt)


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TIKRIT, Iraq: A US soldier from Delta company 2/7 infantries division searches a house during an overnight raid 05 October 2005 in the city of Tikrit, 170 kms north of Baghdad. US forces backed by fighter aircraft and helicopter gunships have killed at least 33 rebels since the start of an anti-insurgent sweep in western Iraq, according to figures released by the military. AFP PHOTO/ Tauseef MUSTAFA (Photo credit should read TAUSEEF MUSTAFA/AFP/Getty Images)


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Jalalabad, AFGHANISTAN: A U.S soldier gives candy and cake to children on the outskirts of Jalalabad city in the Nangarhar province east of Kabul, 03 October 2005. U.S ambassador to Afghanistan Ronald E. Neumann talked with the villagers, elders, and governor of Nangarhar province during his one-day trip to the region. AFP PHOTO / Musadeq Sadeq (Photo credit should read MUSADEQ SADEQ/AFP/Getty Images)


An Iraqi soldier stands guard at a checkpoint following a suicide car bomb attack in Baghdad October 4, 2005. REUTERS/Ali Jasim


Suspected insurgents hold weapons in the streets of Ramadi, Iraq,, following reported clashes between gunmen and Iraqi security forces in the early morning hours. Two Iraqi army trucks were destroyed but there were no reports of casualties. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)


A masked suspected insurgents mans a machinegun in the streets of Ramadi, Iraq, Monday Oct. 3, 2005, following reported clashes between gunmen and Iraqi security forces in the early morning hours. Two Iraqi army trucks were destroyed but there were no reports of casualties. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)


An Afghan soldier stands near the site of an explosion in the border city of Spin Boldak October 4, 2005. A bomb exploded at a key border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing at least six Afghans, including a woman and two boys, and wounding 16 other people, officials said. REUTERS/Saeed Ali Achakzai


Pakistani paramilitary soldiers keep stand guard at a check post on Pakistan-Afghanistan border at Chaman, February 27, 2004. Three people were killed when a bomb exploded at an Afghan security post on the border with Pakistan at Chaman while security forces shot dead five suspected Taliban militants in separate encounters.(AFP/File/Banaras Khan)


Pakistani border guard stands alert at Pakistan-Afghanistan border post in Chaman, Pakistan, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2005. A bomb exploded near a key crossing point on the border, killing three people and wounding 20, the latest in a series of recent attacks that authorities blamed on Taliban insurgents. (AP Photo/Matiullah Achakzai)


Palestinian security men protest inside the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) building in Gaza City. The Palestinian parliament ordered leader Mahmud Abbas to appoint a new government because of the current regime's failure to impose order on spiralling chaos in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.(AFP/Mohammed Abed)


Palestinian policemen react and aim their weapons during an exchange of fire with Hamas militants during the funeral procession of a slain Palestinian policeman in Gaza City Monday Oct. 3, 2005. According to witnesses, members of the funeral procession shot toward the house of a militant Hamas leader, prompting the exchange of fire. No injuries were reported. The Palestinian policeman and two civilians were killed Sunday in a shootout between Palestinian police and Hamas. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)


Israeli soldiers and medics treat a fatally wounded Palestinian woman, who died shortly after, at the Hawara checkpoint, on the outskirts of the West Bank city of Nablus Tuesday Oct. 4, 2005. The woman, 30-year-old Haifa Hendia, stabbed and wounded an Israeli soldier Tuesday before other soldiers shot and killed her, the army and witnesses said. According to relatives the woman was mentally ill. ( AP Photo/Nasser Ishtayeh)


Israeli medical crew carry a mortally wounded Palestinian woman, who died shortly after, to an ambulance at the Hawara checkpoint, on the outskirst of the West Bank city of Nablus Tuesday Oct. 4, 2005. The woman, 30-year-old Haifa Hendia, stabbed and wounded an Israeli soldier Tuesday before other soldiers shot and killed her, the army and witnesses said. According to relatives the woman was mentally ill. (AP Photo/Nasser Ishtayeh)


An Israeli border policeman prays at the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem October 2, 2005, ahead of the celebration of Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year, which starts at sundown on Monday. (Michael Leckel/Reuters)


Lebanese policemen stand guard in front of the government Grand Saray building during a cabinet meeting in Beirut October 4,2005. Lebanon appointed a new head of a powerful security agency on Tuesday, replacing the former pro-Syrian chief who was arrested for a suspected role in the killing of former Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri. REUTERS/ Jamal Saidi


A factory worker and a Thai Buddhist monk ride on a prototype of an armoured motorcycle and side car in a demonstration at Thai defence contracting firm Precipart Co in Bangkok October 4, 2005. The vehicle was invented to provide security for monks during their morning alms in the country's restive Muslim south. More than 900 people, including monks, have been killed in 21 months of violence. REUTERS/Sukree Sukplan


Thai security personnels examine the pickup truck carrying police officers that was ambushed by Islamic insurgent in Pattani province, southern Thailand Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2005. Five police officers were wounded in the ambush. Thailand is battling its own militants in the south with more than 1,000 people killed since the separatist insurgency erupted early last year. (AP Photo)


Confiscated firearms are put on display by Panamanian police at a police station in Panama City, Panama, October 4, 2005. Between September 5 and October 4, 2005 more than 4.5 tons of cocaine, 78kg of marijuana and 801 grams of heroin were seized in Panama. Two hundred firearms have also been confiscated in the country over the same period. REUTERS/Alberto Lowe.

Outstanding.  Thanks!

That armored side car looks about worthless..

Quoted: Outstanding.  Thanks! That armored side car looks about worthless..

+1 on both counts!

I love the front mounted M16.

Okay....

BTT

Sweet pics Lumpy.

Thanks!

The Tactical Yellow relly helps the armored sidecar avoid detection...

Very nice pics, Lumpy...thanks!

HH

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thats wat i call bullet proof monk

good stuff!

Excellent pics again Lumpy


Thanks

Palestinian policemen react and aim their weapons during an exchange of fire with Hamas militants during the funeral procession of a slain Palestinian policeman in Gaza City Monday Oct. 3, 2005. According to witnesses, members of the funeral procession shot toward the house of a militant Hamas leader, prompting the exchange of fire. No injuries were reported. The Palestinian policeman and two civilians were killed Sunday in a shootout between Palestinian police and Hamas. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)


Palestinians and their wonderful weapons training. I always wonder why insurgents and others take the stock off, or don't extend the folding stocks on their AKs.


Thanks Lumpy, these threads are the best.

Awesome pics Lumpy, thanks again!

Quoted: us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/ap/20051003/capt.jrl10610031042.mideast_israel_palestinians_gaza_jrl106.jpg Palestinian policemen react and aim their weapons during an exchange of fire with Hamas militants during the funeral procession of a slain Palestinian policeman in Gaza City Monday Oct. 3, 2005. According to witnesses, members of the funeral procession shot toward the house of a militant Hamas leader, prompting the exchange of fire. No injuries were reported. The Palestinian policeman and two civilians were killed Sunday in a shootout between Palestinian police and Hamas. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen) Palestinians and their wonderful weapons training. I always wonder why insurgents and others take the stock off, or don't extend the folding stocks on their AKs. Thanks Lumpy, these threads are the best.

hey, at least their trigger fingers are right, I think thats first time I've ever seen Arabs do that.

Thanks Lumpy.

The Monk has a vest he and the driver need helmets. I wonder if the "turret" moves independant of the wheel. Neat anyway.

I like the "suspected" insurgent
Oh Im sure hes just a reg guy with a RPD and a mask wearing jeans and  cross trainers

Thanks again Lumpy!

Is this camera angle fucking with me, or is that a Dissy 16" setup?? Seems highly unlikely to be, but dang it looks just like mine.

Thanks!

Great pics, like always.

Quoted: www.armytimes.com/content/editorial/editart/100405front10.JPG Is this camera angle fucking with me, or is that a Dissy 16" setup?? Seems highly unlikely to be, but dang it looks just like mine.

Looks like a 10.5" to me

Lot's of good gun porn in this post Lumpy! I'd like to get my paws on some of those AKs in the last photo

You could never identify that Iraqi insurgent by the face...but the stupid looking red shoes might give him away.

Good to see ya back Lumpy, nice picks.

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link

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That thing may suck more than anything I've ever seen.  But if I were rich, I'd definitely buy one and hire a really hot female midget to dress up in leather and drive me around.

Thanks for the pics!

I want to know who is taking these pictures of the "insurgents". If I had to bet I would say a Reuters photographer, but even they may be fair game to kidnap so maybe it's a photographer of Middle Eastern origin.

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That is the strangest way of using a sling as I have ever seen.

Quoted: I want to know who is taking these pictures of the "insurgents". If I had to bet I would say a Reuters photographer, but even they may be fair game to kidnap so maybe it's a photographer of Middle Eastern origin.

(AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

But even if they weren't of Middle Eastern origin, why would the insurgents want to mess with their own propaganda distribution team?

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I've done that exactly that, carrying a 203 with a homemade two point sling.  That's one of the great things about a two point-if you're humping your weapon around for a long time and one carry position gets uncomfortable, there's all kinds of ways you can hang it.

Palestinian policemen react and aim their weapons during an exchange of fire with Hamas militants during the funeral procession of a slain Palestinian policeman in Gaza City Monday Oct. 3, 2005. According to witnesses, members of the funeral procession shot toward the house of a militant Hamas leader, prompting the exchange of fire. No injuries were reported. The Palestinian policeman and two civilians were killed Sunday in a shootout between Palestinian police and Hamas. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

I dont care who you are this shit is funny.

Thanks lumpy for the first chuckle of the day.

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Awful nice of them to stand out in the street for the cameras. Can't we get SpecialOps guys to dress up as cameramen with hidden weapons?

us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/ap/20051003/capt.bag10410030908.iraq_clashes_bag104.jpg?x=380&y=225&sig=aHuWwQ8Dk.VEVxlvXR5Nbg-- A masked suspected insurgents mans a machinegun in the streets of Ramadi, Iraq, Monday Oct. 3, 2005, following reported clashes between gunmen and Iraqi security forces in the early morning hours. Two Iraqi army trucks were destroyed but there were no reports of casualties. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

He's got his spare belt of ammo in a plastic bag.

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CQBR upper receiver

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Silly. Its the economy class pope mobile.

Suspected insurgents hold weapons in the streets of Ramadi, Iraq,, following reported clashes between gunmen and Iraqi security forces in the early morning hours. Two Iraqi army trucks were destroyed but there were no reports of casualties. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

Awful nice of them to stand out in the street for the cameras. Can't we get SpecialOps guys to dress up as cameramen with hidden weapons?

Some more on those pics.  

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