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To: archy; wardaddy; Squantos
What's the bottom picture? Archy getting ready for a business conference?
9 posted on 02/04/2003 7:34:40 PM PST by Travis McGee (----- www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com -----)
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To: Travis McGee
What's the bottom picture? Archy getting ready for a business conference?

No. That would be *archy finding it difficult to make choices about his plans for R&R.*

*Archy getting ready for his business conference* would be *this one.*


18 posted on 02/05/2003 7:37:40 AM PST by archy (Keep in mind that the milk of human kindness comes from a beast that is both cannibal and a vampire.)
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To: Travis McGee
What's the bottom picture, Archy getting ready for a business conference?

My mistake, I thought you ment the pic with the Israeli Chen parachute rigger cuties. Nope, that's one of the Shrike belt-feed M16 conversions in the attache case, though for most uses, a longer barrel would be more practical.

I used to have a WWII German MG34 set up in a similar carry atrrangement, they can be compact, but they're still heavy. The SHRIKE, being based on the M16, is at least lighter than most. Around 21 March, we'll see how reliable it is, though initial tests have been very promising.

The Israeli police are considering the SHRIKE for use as a belt-fed MG that's a good deal less expensive than a NEGEV or FN-MINIMI/M249 SAW, and which when not in use as an MG, can have its regular M4 carbine upper receiver put back on for use as a standard patrol rifle. Handy for them, if it works. Of course, even with the belt feed fitted, the M16 rifle selector can be left in the semi-position, but that's sort of like using a racehorse to pull a plow....


21 posted on 02/05/2003 8:35:45 AM PST by archy (Keep in mind that the milk of human kindness comes from a beast that is both cannibal and a vampire.)
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