05-21-2011, 04:12 PM
stanc,
I was actually looking through Midway's selection of protected tip, bonded core bullets yesterday as well. They might be a good baseline from which to drill into the core, then insert a steel or other hard metal rod.
What I'm addressing with the various duty positions is the fact that a very large percentage of soldiers would be encumbered if they were to be saddled with anything heavier than an M4, with less ammunition capacity. That includes...
* Combat Medics
* Forward Observers
* RTO's
* USAF TAC-P's
* Assistant Machine-Gunners
* Ammo Bearers
* Javelin Gunners
* Platoon Leaders
* Rifle Squad Leaders
* Fire Team Leaders
* 1st Sergeants
* Company Commanders
* Platoon Sergeants
* Combat Engineers
I could go on, but you see the point. If you really want to hear the moaning and complaining, issue these guys something heavier than an M4, with heavier ammunition, who will most unlikely or never be trained in wind-doping skills, right along with the riflemen who rely on them for all kinds of support. I can see the Gun Rag articles now..."Everyone remembers the days of the wonderfully-lightweight M4 carbine, (a superb carbine with a nasty little cartridge with devastating wound effects, highly-preferred by Special Forces soldiers) before the Army came along and adopted this horrible monster..."
LRRPF52
I was actually looking through Midway's selection of protected tip, bonded core bullets yesterday as well. They might be a good baseline from which to drill into the core, then insert a steel or other hard metal rod.
What I'm addressing with the various duty positions is the fact that a very large percentage of soldiers would be encumbered if they were to be saddled with anything heavier than an M4, with less ammunition capacity. That includes...
* Combat Medics
* Forward Observers
* RTO's
* USAF TAC-P's
* Assistant Machine-Gunners
* Ammo Bearers
* Javelin Gunners
* Platoon Leaders
* Rifle Squad Leaders
* Fire Team Leaders
* 1st Sergeants
* Company Commanders
* Platoon Sergeants
* Combat Engineers
I could go on, but you see the point. If you really want to hear the moaning and complaining, issue these guys something heavier than an M4, with heavier ammunition, who will most unlikely or never be trained in wind-doping skills, right along with the riflemen who rely on them for all kinds of support. I can see the Gun Rag articles now..."Everyone remembers the days of the wonderfully-lightweight M4 carbine, (a superb carbine with a nasty little cartridge with devastating wound effects, highly-preferred by Special Forces soldiers) before the Army came along and adopted this horrible monster..."
LRRPF52