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To: old gringo

Not really unless you have shot 100’s in Skeet and Trap and a lot of four legged critters and those with wings.

My short experience in the Navy with good guys was most of them could not hit their ship with a 45 bullet firing from 20’ away. It was pretty bad when the Divers on your ship wanted a Spook to help stand shark watch over them with a M1 when they were diving.

I’m sure that you are and were a good shot. Most of the sailors I served with were not.


19 posted on 04/20/2017 12:42:53 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (Don't bother with fake news about Trump on MMS. FR has Trump's Tweets and his real news each day!!!)
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To: Grampa Dave

Navy small arms training consisted of one day firing Garands when I was in bootcamp. Before shipping out to Nam we were given 2 days at Pendleton firing M14s, 1911s, M16s and Remington 870s. Oh yeah and throwing a few grenades. When I got to Nam I had to learn to use the M60, M79 and Ma Deuce on the job. The only good shots in Nam in the Navy learned at home like I did. God help you if you are relying on a Navy Shore Party to save your a$$. 90% of sailors are totally clueless. And so what. It’s not like they ram and board any more.


28 posted on 04/20/2017 2:40:56 PM PDT by Seruzawa (I kill you filthy Vorga.)
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To: Grampa Dave

i was a brown water sailor in nam 2 50 cal.foeward and aft 1depth charge tommy gun and 45. side arms and plastic explosives just for starters.


50 posted on 04/21/2017 6:49:27 AM PDT by old gringo (a wise monkey never monkeys with another monkeys monkey.)
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