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Old 10-27-2009, 09:23 PM
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I don't get the shorty craze. I saw on one of the ar-15 sites (arfcom or m4carbine.net) someone got a scar and did a range rpeort. Several people told him he should go class 3 to get a 14.5 inch barrel. I dont see why, 1.5 inches wont give you a close quarters advantage. I like when someone buys a 20 inch ar-15 since there pretty much target shooting anyway and people say to get tacticool carbines since you can room clear and dismount vehicles faster......

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Old 10-28-2009, 03:57 AM
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I don't get it? Who's Thrice?
I just assumed... Your icon has Thrice lyrics.
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Old 10-28-2009, 11:59 PM
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how bout:

http://airbornecombatengineer.typepa...under_50_.html
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Old 10-29-2009, 10:43 PM
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I don't get the shorty craze. I saw on one of the ar-15 sites (arfcom or m4carbine.net) someone got a scar and did a range rpeort. Several people told him he should go class 3 to get a 14.5 inch barrel. I dont see why, 1.5 inches wont give you a close quarters advantage. I like when someone buys a 20 inch ar-15 since there pretty much target shooting anyway and people say to get tacticool carbines since you can room clear and dismount vehicles faster......

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Shorty rifles and snubby revolvers just look cool. I think most folks at least once or twice or more will buy a firearm because it looks cool. Firearms are a consumer product and people often buy their product based on look, smell, touch etc. I own a Luger and a Webley just because they look great (IMHO) and I had wanted one of each for a couple decades. Finally own both. Almost never shoot them, but so what? They look cool and I own them.
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Old 10-30-2009, 02:03 AM
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I gotta admit, id love an all original .455 webley (not one of the rechambered ones) myself
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Old 10-30-2009, 12:17 PM
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'Nuff said.
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Old 10-30-2009, 03:00 PM
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I see that and i raise you:



and this:



Enough said.
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Old 10-30-2009, 05:30 PM
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Enough said.
It wasn't a completely bad idea...if it could have been achieved at a much lower cost and resulted in a lighter, less complex weapon. The technology just wasn't ready yet at the time (still isn't today, either).

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Mostly just a redundant idea. I mean, H&K might as well have just offered them the G36 as it was - because the original G36 was a more developed and refined design at that point.
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Old 10-31-2009, 12:58 AM
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The XM8 was pretty much a G36 in a new body. It's the same kind of internals and same charging handle and magazines. Originally the US army was close to adopting it
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Old 10-31-2009, 02:43 PM
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I don't know why. The M4 and M16A4 are great weapons. And no, they don't jam that often.
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