On Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:28:36 -0500, Don Foreman
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On Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:49:28 -0700, Gunner Asch
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On Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:49:17 -0400, John Husvar
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On Mon, 28 Sep 2009 08:12:23 -0700, Gunner Asch
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Ever schlep a Garand or M14?

Much heavier.

Gunner


9 pounds (approximately) is heavy?

M1 Garand: 9.8 pounds

M1 Garand 15 miles into a 20-mile march: Move decimal 2 places right.

Indeed!

VBG

With the M14...have the magazine digging into your neck..or kidney..or
other soft or boney areas.....at the 2 digit move......

Gunner

I never noticed the M14 as a burden on a 20 mile stroll, sprint the
last mile. The 30 cal machine gun was a burden but not the M14. What
I did notice was the steel pot helmet. I purely hated that goddamned
pot pounding my neck. I am not quite a pencilneck but I gotta say I
hated that friggin' pot.

Helmet? What helmet?

Boonie hats dont weigh anything.

G

Gunner

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