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@dezrtfish:

The M14 was between the M1 Garand and the M16 in the American Army.  It’s a Semi or full auto .308 (7.62 x 51 NATO)  It i still used in Infantry units for the designated marksman.  It is also sometimes used as a police sniper rifle.

In my avatar I have an M9 9mm Bereta in my right hand, an M4 5.56mm carbine in my lap, and a SAW Squad Automatic Weapon, 5.56mm belt fed machinegun in my left.  These were all issued to me in Iraq and I carried which ever was appropriate for the mission I was on.

they let you keep all that.  :-o :-o and they complian about the ak-47  being legal.  :roll:

Squad
Automatic
Weapon

Basically an MG that can be easily used by one guy, and so fits nicely into squads.

@dezrtfish:

The weapons in my avatar are issued :wink:

no i just always thought they(the military) would just take your gun and send you home not keep it.

Isn’t the army transitioning away from SAWs?

@cyan:

no i just always thought they(the military) would just take your gun and send you home not keep it.

Maybe the photo was taken in Iraq?

I know this is old news, but it’s interesting to see what people look like beyond their avatars and posting content.  It looks like a lot of fun.

I’m just surprised that I could essentially identify every weapon there, and I kinda abhor guns (for what they do, but yes, they also wow me).

Have any WW2 weaponry, Dezrt?

@Jermofoot:

I’m just surprised that I could essentially identify every weapon there, and I kinda abhor guns (for what they do, but yes, they also wow me).

i know the names of like 5 guns ak-47, berta, uzi and now the saw. pretty sad.

P90 = Coolest gun ever

@cyan:

i know the names of like 5 guns ak-47, berta, uzi and now the saw. pretty sad.

What’s even sadder is your math skillz - that’s 4 guns, dude  :-D  :lol:

@froodster:

@cyan:

i know the names of like 5 guns ak-47, berta, uzi and now the saw. pretty sad.

What’s even sadder is your math skillz - that’s 4 guns, dude  :-D  :lol:

5 sounds better  8-)

what’s a berta?

I wondered too, but looking at it now my guess is “beretta”

that’s what i assumed as well, i was just poking fun at our local linguistic expert  8-)

you should get a MG42 they have a demo of it firing on you tube.

@dezrtfish:

Yeah, I’ve got an M1 Garand, A Kar98 (1941) and a Carcano (1942).  I used to have a P38, but it was stole years ago.  I am not actively looking, but I would like to eventualy pick up a decient Mosin Nagant and an enfield to make a good european theater set, I supose I could pick up and arisaka and have the axis and allies grand slam…

Awesome.  Which do you like the best?  And is the Carcano the Italian rifle?
I’d be looking for a BAR or a Thompson, myself, but I like your idea of the rifle collection (probably be easy to keep up  with as well).

@dezrtfish:

I have Fired  the MG-42, MG-34, MP40, Sterling(I actualy fired this one in Iraq, we had a captured one that we took to the range), Thompson and the PPsh, Russian Submachine gun.  That’s the list of WWII all though I guess the Browning M2 counts even though we still use it.

I’m not familiar with the Sterling…do you mean the Sten?

And which PPsh was it?