Universal Enforcer handguard??

[browningautorifle]

I saw an M3 in 1975 or so, here in the back of a gunshop that closed some years back. It was all there and as issued...not so scarce or valuable then. It sat for quite a while before going...

[gunsdora]

There nice to have if your a carbine collector . A great pieces of the past. I think they used the M3 scope mount for day time sniping from some of the info I got . I put Lyman Alaska scope on this one.

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[browningautorifle]

I'd rather use the Lyman. Those night scopes are too top heavy and too heavy to use for anything except their own job. I know, I had to carry stuff like that. Half the time it only worked half the time...

[Sentryduty]

Those night scopes are too top heavy and too heavy to use for anything except their own job. I know, I had to carry stuff like that. Half the time it only worked half the time...

Even the stuff I had issued over the years was of limited usefulness, it wasn't until the 2000's that nightvison equipment really came into it's own. I especially appreciate the AN/PVS-504A (C2), lightweight, runs for ages on a single "AA" battery and it just works.

Thermal sights observation and weapon are where it's at, however even they have draw backs, such as the rattling noise during operation, and being defeated by glass windows and wool blankets. It was really interesting looking at mice tracks through the snow at night and watching them cool off and fade in intensity.

I remember doing enemy force in Gagetown years ago for an Infantry Officer Phase course, we were in a LAV 3 and just over a kilometer off, overlooking where their defensive position was located. It was easy to pick out the domes of a couple poorly camouflaged helmets in trenches, however one "bush" did sprout arms suddenly and stretch. We bumped every 40-50 minutes with para flares just to keep them at stand-to for the night.

It was my first exposure to modern thermal systems and drove home the effectiveness of such devices, it sure did change my outlook on what camouflage and concealment really meant.