YankeeVol
To some, war is hell. To us, it’s sanctuary.
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Back azimuth, intersection, resection, Mag to Grid, Grid to Mag, terrain features, 4/6/8 digit grids, pace counts.
All still in the noggin.
Child's play. Try True, Magnetic, Compass, conversion of one minute of longitude to yards at any latitude, degrees-minutes-tenths, degrees-minutes-seconds, knowing the 57 navigable stars (and how to find them), four planets, sun, moon, LAN, upper or lower limb, Latitude and Azimuth by Polaris, knowing that inverting a sextant makes it easier (bring the star down to the horizon, trust me), GMT, UTC, GHA, LHA, first point of Aries, and then trying to remember to check how much water you've got under your keel.
Groundpounders. If they didn't print directions on the MRE wrapper, you'd starve trying to get in.
That was our drill rifles in jrotc..1903 Springfield. Still remember the nomenclature of my disabled "weapon" from 9th grade. Technically, i am an Airforce brat, but never lived on base or with my dad other than every summer for a couple months. He was stationed in denver, salt lake, san antonio, and then at the pentagon though..so i got to have some really cool summers. Tetons, yellowstone, pikes peak, the USAFA twice, etc. Miss my dad. Cancer took him in february this year. He was far braver in death than he ever had to be in life. Smartest man i have ever met, hands down. Retired a colonel with 2 masters and 2 bachelors.
Sorry for your loss.That was our drill rifles in jrotc..1903 Springfield. Still remember the nomenclature of my disabled "weapon" from 9th grade. Technically, i am an Airforce brat, but never lived on base or with my dad other than every summer for a couple months. He was stationed in denver, salt lake, san antonio, and then at the pentagon though..so i got to have some really cool summers. Tetons, yellowstone, pikes peak, the USAFA twice, etc. Miss my dad. Cancer took him in february this year. He was far braver in death than he ever had to be in life. Smartest man i have ever met, hands down. Retired a colonel with 2 masters and 2 bachelors.
There's also a difference in the gas length. You will have to get an A5 system to run any kind of collapsible stock on that rifle length system. It's unusual to find an FN 18 BBL mid length gas system...intriguing.
Otherwise, the FN barrels are typically good to go, so no problems there. Not sure who the manufacturer is on the other, but seems to have decent specs.
Not sure the FN is worth $100 more depending on what you use it for.
Thanks GV. I went with the cheaper option. The $100 extra plus having to get another bcg & ch and sights was too much of a difference. Is the main advantage of the a5 buffer system just being able to fully collapse the stock with the rifle length gas system?
GV, you got any experience with the Hornady 62gr TAP? Somehow I ended up with 500 rounds of it, and even though it may not be a true barrier-blind round, can I safely load it alongside the Federal 62gr JSP bonded round?
If not, I will move it to my "reserve bank", and buy enough Federal 62JSP to fill out my ready loads.
Somehow ended up with? You're turning into a certified ammo whore.
You talking about the 60 grain polymer tipped stuff that comes in the black or red box? The TAP Urban stuff? Or the 62 grain TAP barrier?