tpayner
Member
Well, glad to hear there is finally snow for you way up north! My winter ended last September when I got activated to Ft. Benning to train Infantry recruits. It could be worse (that's what I keep telling my wife and daughter) even though they didn't move down with me. Hopefully everyone stays safe and keeps the track-side down.
I've got some vids from training the we do with the little morons as well as some pics at my myspace page.
www.myspace.com/drillsgtpayne
I've got some vids from training the we do with the little morons as well as some pics at my myspace page.
www.myspace.com/drillsgtpayne
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archer
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DS Payne that is quite a display of firepower. The m240 is that belt-fed from a can? How long does a barrel last at that rate? Are the grenades used by our forces the same as they were 50yrs ago? Dumb questions from a life-long civilian.
sxray
Member
sgt. payne, thanks for the sacrifice. train them right so they all come home to play in the snow. i have a nephew, 2 cousins and a good friends son playing in the sand right now who would love to play in the snow but they will miss out this year too. good luck to you and your family, ray
tpayner
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archer said:
For one thing, your questions are more appropriate than the ones I get from the recruits. That saying "There's no such thing as a dumb question" is a load of BU!!SH!T.
The M240B is a belt-fed fully automatic weapon. We now use metal link belts. At the rate we were firing, we change barrels every 200 rounds. The barrel change takes 3 seconds. The M-68 fragmentation grenade has a smooth, green, round, case and is identified with a yellow band around the top. So the pineapple grenade is gone. The hand grenade has a larger killing radius than the M-203 grenade lanucher mounted under the M-16. So, the next time you throw one I don't recommend watching it go off.
archer
Member
Throw one! HaHa. I would like to but I might be just a little past the age requirements for the military.