Hey Sniper

[scumdog]

Oh and you have to forward assist the bushmaster after you chamber a round, if you forget the weapon can jam.

A legacy from Viet Nam when the wrong powder caused excessive fouling and gunge build up which caused the rounds to not chamber properly.

[Sniper]

Gotta love iron sights

Not a bad range to use those M4's. Considering the most use they will get is between 25 to 100m I shouldnt be too worried. Glad they aren't auto in case in the heat of the moment, mr plod flicks the catch too far and instead of 3rds hitting the target you get umptten rounds hitting everywhere.

Steyrs were ok, but they needed to be cleaned religiously if they were to be reliable. Much like the M16 . Why cant our govt make life easier by just using ak47's? At least when you run out of rounds, they make a more useful club compared to the Steyr

[Sniper]

ak47's fire a tumbling bullet and are a bit of a war axe. I dont think we would go for a rifle that has 7.62mm as well

Thats true, I suppose it comes down to individual preference. I would prefer a hard hitting 7.62 to a 5.56. At least the AK is a sturdy thing

[jimbo600]

Gotta love iron sights

Steyrs were ok, but they needed to be cleaned religiously if they were to be reliable. Much like the M16 . Why cant our govt make life easier by just using ak47's? At least when you run out of rounds, they make a more useful club compared to the Steyr

Austrian Steyrs can fire all day without probs ADF steyrs have crap machining and require high maintenance.

[jimbo600]

A legacy from Viet Nam when the wrong powder caused excessive fouling and gunge build up which caused the rounds to not chamber properly.

Nah it aint scummy. Its a good drill practise born from Pommy LA85 drills to ensure that the weapon fires 1st time when Paddy is coming at ya. Forward assist is always a good thing as that last sound you want to hear should no be "click"

[sAsLEX]

Sure it wasnt a black chevy suburban?

I would be more afraid of the guys in big Nissan Patrols......you know who I mean dont ya Sniper

AKs fire a tumbling round? (cant confirm that on the net so calling bullshit) And no tumbling round would be "effective" out to 300m!!

The AK-47 and AKM, with the 7.62 × 39 mm cartridge, have a maximum effective range of around 300 meter

Suppose there is no point in keeping the accuracy up as most rounds from them go high


And like the old 9mm vs 45 hand gun debate some people dont like the lack of stopping power behind a 5.56 compared to the bigger round

[sAsLEX]

Gotta love iron sights

Dad has one of these


and I was suprised how accurate it is over a reasonable range killed many a coke bottle lol!

[Sniper]

Dad has one of these
and I was suprised how accurate it is over a reasonable range killed many a coke bottle lol!

Yea well thats got an old classy feel.

[sAsLEX]

Yea well thats got an old classy feel.

And if someone hadn't filed off the serial number in a past life it could be worth a bit

[scumdog]

AKs fire a tumbling round? (cant confirm that on the net so calling bullshit) And no tumbling round would be "effective" out to 300m!!

Suppose there is no point in keeping the accuracy up as most rounds from them go high

The tumbling in the 7.62 X 39 projectile happens AFTER impact, they destabilise easily on impact.

And what do you mean 'go high'? - using my bayonet as a mono-pod I know I could hit you in excess of 400m away. (and anywhere inbetween)

[sAsLEX]

The tumbling in the 7.62 X 39 projectile happens AFTER impact, they destabilise easily on impact.

And what do you mean 'go high'? - using my bayonet as a mono-pod I know I could hit you in excess of 400m away. (and anywhere inbetween)

I see.

In single shot yes but look at most poorly trained people and they hold the trigger in for a few and end up shooting seagulls instead of the target infront of them as the barrel climbs