Recent content by SP 7M

Yeah, I was just ruffling your feathers. You obvisously do know what you're talking about with the AF. Applying the expression "confused" to one of the pilots I'm closest with was off, though. No big deal, though. ;) Is the length of flight schools all the same in the AF whether the pilot is...

All the pilots that have joined my squadron have been in the Marine Corps for about four years when they've checked in, which includes everything from OCS (Officers Candidate School) through their final flight school. Maybe they've got a longer commitment than other branches. I don't think...

Yeah, I'm not really sure about officers. What I just heard from my now former Captain is that he's got 15 years until he can get out. He's a pilot and I know damn well that his term isn't just five years. Shit, he'd only be flying the aircraft he was trained to fly in a tactical squadron for...

I have some very un-fond memories from cleaning guns - the M16 in particular - in the past.

Any idea how long an officer's "contract" is for (from what I understand, they can give up their commission to get out; correct me if I'm wrong)? Greg, if you're directing that banter toward me, I'm not at all about that kind of stuff. But hey, he might as well go for the hardest branch to...

"The Misery Shows (Act II)" - Trouble "Since I've Been Loving You" - Led Zeppelin

I expected a lot more from that movie. Jack Black is hilarious, but the script writers totally bombed.

Silent Sniper, .50 cal > 7.62mm ;)

"Special forces," "regular forces"... heh. There are no "regular forces" and I think there is too much of a focus on "special forces" in the Army. The two "special forces" I'd suggest that you try to become a part of are Marine Recon and the Navy Seals. Those aren't typically called "special...

Is the bottom one a M240G, Squid? Either way, I got to shoot one of those before. It was a damn good time, other than the fact that I only had 50 rounds at my disposal.

Roy, if you want to do it then fuck what anybody else thinks. It's your life and your choice to make. I could understand you directing this toward people that are in or have been in the military, because nobody that doesn't meet either of the afformentioned conditions understands what it...

I've actually seen a barrel from a XM-218 that got so hot that it sagged so much that a round flew out the side of it. And that's not exactly what you want, you know? I've also heard from some guys that when you shoot it enough, the barrel gets white and you can see the rounds travelling...

30 is what was sticking in my mind, but I wasn't certain. I wouldn't have any issues with owning a Thompson sub-machine gun, either. That's also a damn nice piece of WWII weaponry right there. Anybody else ever shoot the XM-218 .50 cal (pictured below)? Squid, I know you've shot a .50...

Hayells yes. What's the caliber on those rounds? Fixed. ;)

The M1 is a classic WWII rifle. I'm all about owning one of those.