12 Feb 2021 Garand Picture of the Day

[RCS]

photo shows a black plastic M16 muzzle cover

Jim, see if anyone else can guess the other parts in the photoAttachment 115104

[browningautorifle]

Yes, I know what they are.

[fjruple]

In OIF1 we were issued the black ones to keep the sand and dust out of the bores of our M16A2. (They would not issue us M4s). We were told to just shoot them off if we got into a fire fight. At the end of the rotation we ended up throwing thousands of them away. I being a pack rat kept a box of them. The party "ballons" probably were not issued for the purpose of keeping your rifle bore free of debris. They were issued to keep your "gun" bores clean of other "debris" like bacteria as VD was a real problem in modern armies around the world.

[us019255]

How many of us actually remember friction tape? It was gross stuff that sort of worked for electrical wiring and repairing bicycle tires. I was really happy when other types of electrical tape and duct tape showed up. No, I am not old enough to remember it used on rifles, I am only 78.

[browningautorifle]

How many of us actually remember friction tape?

Still has it's uses and I have a roll down in the workshop with all the other stuff...

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I being a pack rat kept a box of them.

I just kept a big bag or two. I took dozens in to my army reserve unit after my release from regular and gave them out. I only kept a few...