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ATB Kevin
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03-26-2010 12:54 PM
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Nobody ever seems to learn, including the poms with the LSW, the Australians/Canadians with the L2A1 and Russians with the RPK that putting a heavier barrel onto a rifle and/or a bigger magazine and/or a bipod and/or a different butt configuration onto a rifle doesn't make it into a machine gun........... it just makes it a heavy rifle that becomes a little boy trying to do a mans job.
When you need a machine gun, you need a machine gun. Incidentally Brit Plum, I resurrected the enigmatic term 'LMG' for use with the MINIMI after the acceptance trials at Warminster. Call it a bit of nostalgia.
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NICE ONE PETER! Dont let the dream die.
p.s. I'm still convinced theres a place for the L4 in the modern war. Given the choice of GPMG, L4, MINIMI or L85A2 I'd take the L4 or the MINIMI as a personal preference.
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We (the REME and some other rear echelon troops) still had L4 Brens during the first gulf war. I had one in my landrover but Cfn Baxter didn't know how to use it!
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When I was is in Iraq, my EOD team of 6 only had A2s and L9s. The other 2 teams had a MINIMI on each team. We really could have done with somthing a little heavier, there were a few occasions we were miles and hours away from rescue, even a chopper would have been to late to help us. I remember on one job, we lost all comms, Bowman, Mobile and PMR and on the way back to the main route, a bull dozer had built a 10 foot bank of earth across the road (Which we had only driven down 30 minutes before) and the worst possible scenario went through my mind. It turned out to be a farmer stealing land and making boundaries before the first government election, but I did wish for somthing with a few more milimeters in its caliber at that point.
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Originally Posted by
triggerhappy2
I have one of these mk1 converted to 7.62 nato that is in pristine condition. Also a MkII that was converted also ( got that one from Wheaty many years ago ) if I get a chance I will post some pics Both are in excellent or better condition.
On the Mk1 conversion the weld on the MkII sight is as bad as the pictures here but it doesnt affect performance
regards Triggerhappy2
Any chance of some pictures ?
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