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Well. My dream come true. [Pictures]

Discussion in 'Weapons & Technology in WWII' started by Grant, Jul 1, 2008.

  1. Grant

    Grant Member

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    Well, on saturday, as I was sleeping at around 1PM, my Grandpa called my Dad and asked if we'd like to meet him at the police firing range to shoot.
    He said of course. My dad woke me up, I showered, ect ect.

    I shot the following weapons:

    AR-15 w/ Red Dot scope
    AR-15 w/ ECO Tech Reflex sight.
    M14 Socom 16 rifle with scout scope.
    And heres where this topic fits into WWII weapons..

    An M1 carbine. Oh what a beauty she was.

    Now, by now I bet you want pictures. Here we are:

    First two are the AR-15s.

    ECO Tech Reflex sight:
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    Red dot Scope
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    Heres two pictures of the M14 socom 16:
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    Last but not least, the M1 Carbine.
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    Also! On thursday, I shot an M1 Garand. About 50 bullets. The feeding system, supposivly a spring in the feeder, wasnt working right, so I had cocked the bolt everytime. Still a wonderfull experience.

    Thanks everybody,
    Grant
     
  2. Grant

    Grant Member

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    Hm. Nobody cares. I see how it is ;)
     
  3. T. A. Gardner

    T. A. Gardner Genuine Chief

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    Been there done that; for near-on forty years. Sorry, but requalifying with the M 16, et. al. for the umteenth time takes all the fun out of it.
     
  4. krieg

    krieg Ace

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    as long as you enjoyed your self .. and it is not that anyone does not
    care you should not think that
    krieg
     
  5. bigfun

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    Cool!
    Glad to hear you had a good time!
     
  6. Slipdigit

    Slipdigit Good Ol' Boy Staff Member WW2|ORG Editor

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    I didn't see the post yesterday, Grant. I would have killed when I was your age to have been able to squeeze off a few from those weapons.
     
  7. Stefan

    Stefan Cavalry Rupert

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    Great stuff, I don't get nearly enough range time (and when I do it's usually with some of the bigger toys) so I'm REALLY jealous. Would love to fire an M1, beautiful little gun.
     
  8. Martin Bull

    Martin Bull Acting Wg. Cdr

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    Me, too ! :eek: It sounds odd to say that a weapon is 'beautiful', but the description really does fit the M1 Carbine......
     
  9. Kai-Petri

    Kai-Petri Kenraali

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    Maybe everybody was just jealous and could not open their mouths...

    ;) ;)

    Definitely a great experience. Knowing what the gun feels like in hand and how the shooting feels.

    I have had a couple of moments I´ve understood why soldiers back in WW2 liked certain weapons only after I tried them myself.
     
  10. diddyriddick

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    Looks like fun! The only one I've fired is the AR-15. The sound of the recoil spring was thoroughly disquieting. Pop-boing....Pop-boing.
     
  11. Totenkopf

    Totenkopf אוּרִיאֵל

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    Nice!

    But I have yet to fire my Father's friend's K98. :(
     
  12. Erich

    Erich Alte Hase

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    glad to see the requirement of head phones and eye-wear as mandatory.

    sorry Grant but your avatar is a bit bizzare
     
  13. Skipper

    Skipper Kommodore

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    It must have been excellent to shoot with the legendary M1.
     
  14. Stefan

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    I know it's not WW2 but what were the M14 and AR-15 like to shoot? How did the different sights compare? I've handled their ilk quite a bit but never got any range time. I really want to fire one of the Canadian Demarco's which our SF guys love so much, apparently they are a dream on the range, I'm curious because they seemed so light compared to almost anything else I've fired.
     
  15. Grant

    Grant Member

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    Well, the Ar-15 is VERY light, as the m14 is very heavy with medium recoil, about same as an ak-47 would shoot. The m14 was a lovely weapon to shoot, although I was on my knees on concrete shooting it.

    Eco tech reflex sight is a circle with a dot in the middle, and as if there was a cross, on the outside of the circle theres 4 small little lines.

    The red dot is like a laser pointer insider a scope. No matter how you look into that scope, wherver that red dot is, that bullets going.

    Both sights were made for use with both eyes open, to observe more of the battle field or shootout with police.

    Very fun, and hoping to go again.

    The M1 was a beauty. Kicks like a .22 rifle, if not less, and the bolt is just amazing sounding.

    Any questions will be answered.

    Thanks every1!

    Grant.
     
  16. tikilal

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    Some of us didn't get to use the internet all last week and refuse to be held at fault for such events. Glad you had fun.
     
  17. Falcon Jun

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    M1 thumb? I think I've seen that happen to a few of my buddies who were a bit careless when they were reassembling their rifles.
     
  18. Tomahawk720

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    Lucky. All I've fired is the BAR and Springfield.
     
  19. Slipdigit

    Slipdigit Good Ol' Boy Staff Member WW2|ORG Editor

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    First hand experience? (no pun intended)
    Or something you had the pleasure of watching someone else endure?
     
  20. Falcon Jun

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    Yes, sir. A scream is a sure sign that somebody found out the hard way.
     

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