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To: Constitutional Patriot; NVDave
I would not normally give up my AR's BUT if I could get this...

Netherlands NM-1

...in that snazzy 6.5 x 284 NVDave is refering to I would give it some serious thought.

28 posted on 04/20/2008 12:50:43 PM PDT by TLI ( ITINERIS IMPENDEO VALHALLA)
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To: TLI

“Netherlands NM-1”

Really? To me it looks like an Israeli Galil —and the Israelis got rid of their Galils and replaced them with M4’s and M16A2s if I recall correctly!


32 posted on 04/20/2008 12:58:26 PM PDT by Towed_Jumper (Stephen Hopkins: Founding Father who had Cerebral Palsy.."My hand trembles, my heart does not.")
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To: TLI

***Netherlands NM-1**

Looks Israeli/South African to me! I want one!


41 posted on 04/20/2008 1:22:23 PM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar
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To: TLI

Well, let’s be careful here: I’m pointing out the 6.5x284 only as evidence of the superior exterior ballistics of the 6.5mm bullets.

The Winchester .284 is a real oddball case, a “rebated rim” case, which means that they’ve using a .473” head, but the case diameter is large than the head rim.

For a full-auto weapon, there are feeding issues that have to come into consideration of the case design, which is why I say “start with the bullet” and then design a case that will feed properly, then start worrying about the action. The superior ballistics mean nothing if our guys are dying because their rifles jam, much as the superior accuracy of the M-16’s direct gas impingement means nothing if the action fouls and jams or fails to feed.

The whole method by which we now field weapons is infuriating to this taxpayer. Colt is taking some serious money off the US taxpayer at the same time they’re delivering an inferior product. They do this by gaming the contract bidding process.


45 posted on 04/20/2008 1:28:57 PM PDT by NVDave
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To: TLI

That looks like a Galil.


62 posted on 04/20/2008 3:57:25 PM PDT by headstamp 2 (Been here before)
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