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Remember this? The American general "allowed" a foreign officer to be within his own regulations? What bullshit! This, gentlemen, is how it is done!

My vote for post of the week!

Apparantly they cause morale to increase and other unwanted effects...

Knock off the debate and stick to the topic...

Well, I did have a lot of catching up to do...

Hey! Wait a sec! Was that a jab at me?!?

While the article states otherwise, I am pretty sure that was an earlier photo. As far as I can remember, Olds kept his mustache until he returned to the States. The one time I met Olds, I asked what ever happened to it; and he told me that when he reported to the CSAF the latter pointed at it and told him to get rid of it... Cheers! M2 p.s. Looks like Olds' book (pg 342) and Wikipedia confirm the story...

Here's a pic of my Webleys... They're great revolvers with a lot of history behind 'em... Cheers! M2

A good review, but I'm still not convinced it's worth the money... T-bonez Is your Webley shaved or still in .455? I've got one that's 95%+ that I paid a pretty penny for a few years back, but it was still in .455 and I had to get it. I've since picked up a pathetic Mk IV that some bozo scrubbed all the bluing off, but I felt I owed it to the poor thing to give it a good home. I've contemplated rebluing it, but honestly I think that would screw it up even further. I will love it as it is... Cheers! M2

T-bonez Sweet Python, I've got an early one (actually a 1954 pre-Python with a four-digit serial number) that was my Dad's. I love it, but I picked up a Ruger GP100 for when I have to scratch that .357 itch. It's worth too much to me to shoot on a regular basis, but I have shot it (as has my son) and now it's locked away someplace safe. When I have taken that pistol to the range it always draws attention. It's not only the sheer 'percussion' caused by the round (you can literally feel it several feet away) but also impact it makes both on the target and the dirt berm behind it! It is easy to understand why it was the first choice of lawmen for so long! Cheers! M2 p.s. This just came up for sale in Houston, $1300 is the F2F asking price. Tempting, but it does have some rust already setting in (see photos below) so I'm gonna pass...

Not my cup of tea, to be honest; and since I have access to some FA weaponry courtesy of a Class III dealer bud of mine, I don't really have much motivation to get one. I simply think there is too much liability involved with these things, good luck trying to use one at a range and not drawing attention. Heck, even the last time we had a FA shoot here at a private range the local sheriff's office showed up. Luckily one of the shooters is the chief of police of a local municipality, and was in his duty vehicle so there was no drama; but the deputy told us someone called in claiming it "sounded like a war going on" where we were only shooting one magazine every five minutes or so. Since they only sent one deputy to respond indicated that the sheriff's department obviously knew it wasn't a big deal; but the mere fact that he even showed up demonstrates that any indication of rapid firing will get noticed. The bottom line is that since there are easier/cheaper ways to bump-fire, I'll save the $289.95 for more important things like ammo! Cheers! M2

Apparently he's not "a 29-yr-old LtCol" but is 48 with 29 years in...

Here's the official Australian Defence Force website with more info... Overseas Applicants Specifically for the RAAF.... Overseas Applicants: Air Force But since Australia has some of the strictest gun laws in the developed world (ever since a gunman in Port Arthur killed 35 people in 1996)... ...I'm out. Cheers! M2

Agreed, that's a nice lookin' AR and I'm not even an AR guy! I do have a question, I would guess you are going to put a rear sight on it as otherwise I would be curious as to why there is a front sight? Since you have the rail I suspect that's the case, but as I said my 'expertise' runs more along the lines of Soviet bloc firearms...

Concur, I will set it up when I get back to the office... The is easily found via Intelink. Cheers! M2

Jesus, Butters, get a fucking life, will ya?

My condolences. I don't think things will have any chance of getting back on track until we have a CSAF named Gorenz... Same to you! Cheers! M2

Two...

True that, and considering the alternatives, growing old is not such a bad thing... to those who never got the chance!

Yeah, I know that; but do they gotta keep reminding us that we're old enough to be their fathers?!?

Stolen from another site... As for Lionel Richie, it was only 1984 so it wasn't that fucking long ago!

Agreed, so anyone looking to continue with the F-22 in combat discussion can do so in the following thread; where all comments not related to this incident have been moved... Cheers! M2

Just announced, you gotta make SSgt by 8 years (not 10), no more retiring as a Staff, and TSgt's will be done at 20...

WTF?

Good shit! Cheers! M2