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The chit talk about the 1911 confuses the hell out of me. Seriously? I would call it more of a reluctant surrender of the 1911, certainly not something that was "cast off". Yes, seriously. Most of those 1911's were shoddy rattle-traps, assembled by kids who didn't have a clue, and the issue mags were worse. And that brings up another issue with the 1911, the damn fragile magazines. No, the M92 was not well-recieved, for good reason. But I will reluctantly say that it is was a better gun for a GI than a 1911, or at least the ones in the inventory outside of MARSOC's or CAG's hand-built guns. I concur that their ain't no flies on an M79 grenade launcher, but I'd rather have one mounted on the bottom of an M4. The 79 has better sights, but I got pretty good with that front leaf
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We were through khobar on our way up, stayed there a few days after a scud hit a barracks there. That was a mess.
We worked at the port during the day but didn't always stay there. Seems like a million years ago.
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Yes it does feel like a million years ago. But they were good times.
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I swapped out thousands of slides on M9's in the early 90's after a few servicemen ate half a slide while firing at the range.
We replaced the slides with new ones that had a slot milled on the left side of the rear portion of the slide. Hammer pin was also replaced with a new pin that had a large flat head, like a dime which rode in the new slot on the new slide.
It was supposed to work like a safety stop to jam and hold the back half of the slide in case it broke around the ejection port.
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We would go through 2-5 slides a year on the M9, never saw one break completely, but they would break one side. Locking blocks would break constantly.
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Yes, seriously. Most of those 1911's were shoddy rattle-traps, assembled by kids (name TAK) who didn't have a clue, Fixed it for you 147
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I swapped out thousands of slides on M9's in the early 90's after a few servicemen ate half a slide while firing at the range.
We replaced the slides with new ones that had a slot milled on the left side of the rear portion of the slide. Hammer pin was also replaced with a new pin that had a large flat head, like a dime which rode in the new slot on the new slide.
It was supposed to work like a safety stop to jam and hold the back half of the slide in case it broke around the ejection port.
That was the SEAL guns, pre- M9 versions that broke in half. The major problem with the M9 was/is the locking block. If the locking blocks were replaced when worn, and if it was easy to remove, it was worn, then the gun would run a long time, much longer than any issue 1911 without something breaking on it.
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Yes, seriously. Most of those 1911's were shoddy rattle-traps, assembled by kids who didn't have a clue, Like the ones that Quantico built for MARSOC, total pieces of trash, literally built by E-3/E-4 "kids". I met some of them.
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TAK you have done it all with no pictures and can't even speak the language. But hell carry on as it is funnier then hell.
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TAK you have done it all with no pictures and can't even speak the language. But hell carry on as it is funnier then hell. What are the two primary treatable causes of death on the battlefield genius? How many bags of colloid solution can you infuse on a wounded patient? What is the proper ET tube size for a cricothyroidotomy on an adult? I could do this all day but for the fact I have some work to do.
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Blah blah blah. I don't claim to be SF or a medic. But I did stay at a holiday inn express a couple weeks ago.
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Blah blah blah. I don't claim to be SF or a medic. But I did stay at a holiday inn express a couple weeks ago. I don't claim to be an expert on helicopter nomenclature either, I just ride in whatever shows up.
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But you claim to know about weapons and DON'T. You try to talk about the Marine Corps but don't know [bleep] about it.
I could have made a call or two to answer your questions but I am not in to BS.
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I swapped out thousands of slides on M9's in the early 90's after a few servicemen ate half a slide while firing at the range.
We replaced the slides with new ones that had a slot milled on the left side of the rear portion of the slide. Hammer pin was also replaced with a new pin that had a large flat head, like a dime which rode in the new slot on the new slide.
It was supposed to work like a safety stop to jam and hold the back half of the slide in case it broke around the ejection port.
That was the SEAL guns, pre- M9 versions that broke in half. The major problem with the M9 was/is the locking block. If the locking blocks were replaced when worn, and if it was easy to remove, it was worn, then the gun would run a long time, much longer than any issue 1911 without something breaking on it. "SEAL guns"? scratching my head... Pre M9? I'm certain I still have a slide or 2 from that huge recall type effort. Lemme look... Yep, looks like an M9 to me... ![[Linked Image]](http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e364/northerndave/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_3942_zps6734465d.jpg) Pre mod, no slot... ![[Linked Image]](http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e364/northerndave/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_2531_zps52a7f026.jpg) As far as running longer than any issued 1911??? I guess I just have to disagree.
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after a hard days fishing and being up almost 2 days. ![[Linked Image]](http://i57.tinypic.com/156fhno.jpg) ...not to mention polishing off the better part of a jar of 'shine during that 48 hours...  Ahem, try TWO jars, sleepyhead. We were busy downstairs while you boys were snoozing... 
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Well, yes, I do, especially seeing as how I've trained a bunch of them. The only ones that are worth killing are the ones the Army has put through the SOF program. I've taught TCCC to a mixed Navy group and the SEABEE's were way more competent than the corpsman at the end of the course.
You may want to watch who you say that around. Some Marines don't take well to anyone messing with their corpsmen.
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Poor Transvestite: busted by his own posts and trying to cover his tracks. Poor TAK/Uterus. Laughin' my ass off... Travis
Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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Yes sir looks like M9 to me, but I am not SF so not qualified to make the call!
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Poor Transvestite: busted by his own posts and trying to cover his tracks. Poor TAK/Uterus. Laughin' my ass off... Travis Poor Transvestite�no comeback other than that.
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