your favorite weapon

[freyasman]

My favorite is the good old Colt Single Action Army revolver with a 5.5 inch barrel, ivory grips, and chambered in .45 Colt.

I have one of those, with the original plastic grips. Made in 1901, belonged to my great-gandfather.

 

[Dalia]

Taekwondo and later buying a Colt.

 

[harmonica]

My favorite is the good old Colt Single Action Army revolver with a 5.5 inch barrel, ivory grips, and chambered in .45 Colt.

I have one of those, with the original plastic grips. Made in 1901, belonged to my great-gandfather.

please post pics

 

[Dick Foster]

my favorite weapon are rocket launchers
especially the toy ones in the old Godzilla movies
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Modern gatling guns especially the 30mm GAU 8 Avenger. That is a serious kick ass weapon. As far as home I'll take a 12 gauge pump because I want to be the one left standing. If I could get one I'd have an M16 though.

 

[progressive hunter]

my favorite weapon are rocket launchers
especially the toy ones in the old Godzilla movies
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[harmonica]

my favorite weapon are rocket launchers
especially the toy ones in the old Godzilla movies
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Modern gatling guns especially the 30mm GAU 8 Avenger. That is a serious kick ass weapon. As far as home I'll take a 12 gauge pump because I want to be the one left standing. If I could get one I'd have an M16 though.

..I've fired grenade launchers, an UZI, .50 cal MG, M60, mortars, M16A1 and 2, ...
...how about the old Nam grenade launcher:

 

[Dick Foster]

my favorite weapon are rocket launchers
especially the toy ones in the old Godzilla movies
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Modern gatling guns especially the 30mm GAU 8 Avenger. That is a serious kick ass weapon. As far as home I'll take a 12 gauge pump because I want to be the one left standing. If I could get one I'd have an M16 though.

..I've fired grenade launchers, an UZI, .50 cal MG, M60, mortars, M16A1 and 2, ...
...how about the old Nam grenade launcher:
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I think the most fun gun I shot in nam was a quad fifty once. I was playing courier for some moble radar gear being trucked in a convoy that had a gun truck escort once and they let me shoot it. I know the gatling probably has more fire power but the quad was more fun to me. Maybe it was because you sat inside the thing surrounded by M2s. Dont remember ever firing a thump gun. I was in the AF so we didn't get as much exposure beyond the M16 and pistols. I did get a ride in an F4 once and we fired the 20mm Vulcan and some 2.5" rockets. Does that count?

 

[harmonica]

my favorite weapon are rocket launchers
especially the toy ones in the old Godzilla movies
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Modern gatling guns especially the 30mm GAU 8 Avenger. That is a serious kick ass weapon. As far as home I'll take a 12 gauge pump because I want to be the one left standing. If I could get one I'd have an M16 though.

..I've fired grenade launchers, an UZI, .50 cal MG, M60, mortars, M16A1 and 2, ...
...how about the old Nam grenade launcher:
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I think the most fun gun I shot in nam was a quad fifty once. I was playing courier for some moble radar gear being trucked in a convoy that had a gun truck escort once and they let me shoot it. I know the gatling probably has more fire power but the quad was more fun to me. Maybe it was because you sat inside the thing surrounded by M2s.

mucho firepower
..I did see 16 inch naval gunfire impacts at Vieques PR...we were about 4000m away up on a hill and it was still loud and impressive
...and the USMC took over 900 of those big shells at the Night of the Battleships Guadalcanal --plus the smaller gunfire ...one Marine said it was the most frightening night of the whole CAMPAIGN

 

[whitehall]

Posting on the Military forum assumes that one would have some experience with these weapons rather than engaging in a fantasy discussion. General Patton opined that the M-1 Garand was the "greatest battle weapon ever devised". Not many of us are still around who had to qualify with the M-1 but I still remember qualification day on Parris Island. A left handed NY kid managed to qualify sharpshooter thanks to Marine training. The 9.5 rocket launcher would spit cordite in the winter and cut your face. We usually wore hoods when firing them but I still have a small scar on my lower lip. The 81mm mortar was the only artillery weapon intended to be carried by ground troops. It broke down to the bipods, tube and two piece base plate. Even as a radio operator I carried a base plate part for many a mile.

 

[harmonica]

Posting on the Military forum assumes that one would have some experience with these weapons rather than engaging in a fantasy discussion. General Patton opined that the M-1 Garand was the "greatest battle weapon ever devised". Not many of us are still around who had to qualify with the M-1 but I still remember qualification day on Parris Island. A left handed NY kid managed to qualify sharpshooter thanks to Marine training. The 9.5 rocket launcher would spit cordite in the winter and cut your face. We usually wore hoods when firing them but I still have a small scar on my lower lip. The 81mm mortar was the only artillery weapon intended to be carried by ground troops. It broke down to the bipods, tube and two piece base plate. Even as a radio operator I carried a base plate part for many a mile.

..I was a mortarman...bipods weighed 42 pounds..our base plate was one piece......base plate 2 pieces? post a pic please

 

[Asclepias]

Two best weapons on the planet.

 

[Oddball]

2nd place, by only the tip of the nose....

 

[Oddball]

My favorite is the good old Colt Single Action Army revolver with a 5.5 inch barrel, ivory grips, and chambered in .45 Colt.

 

[whitehall]

Posting on the Military forum assumes that one would have some experience with these weapons rather than engaging in a fantasy discussion. General Patton opined that the M-1 Garand was the "greatest battle weapon ever devised". Not many of us are still around who had to qualify with the M-1 but I still remember qualification day on Parris Island. A left handed NY kid managed to qualify sharpshooter thanks to Marine training. The 9.5 rocket launcher would spit cordite in the winter and cut your face. We usually wore hoods when firing them but I still have a small scar on my lower lip. The 81mm mortar was the only artillery weapon intended to be carried by ground troops. It broke down to the bipods, tube and two piece base plate. Even as a radio operator I carried a base plate part for many a mile.

..I was a mortarman...bipods weighed 42 pounds..our base plate was one piece......base plate 2 pieces? post a pic please

Maybe Army pogues thought they were mortarmen when they rode on vehicles with the four duce stuff. Real infantry mortarmen who had to carry the 81mm remember that the baseplate broke down to the inner and outer ring.

 

[Missourian]

MK19 automatic grenade launcher. It's old hat now...but when it was new, it was the cat's meow.

I saw the demonstration when it was first put into service. They aimed it at a surplus silver bus three kicks away.

My reaction was exactly the same as this fellas...almost word for word.

 

[Daryl Hunt]

And the most dangerous weapon of the all,

A book. Here it is with a Picture. Most of you will find it foreign and need the picture to identify it

 

[harmonica]

Posting on the Military forum assumes that one would have some experience with these weapons rather than engaging in a fantasy discussion. General Patton opined that the M-1 Garand was the "greatest battle weapon ever devised". Not many of us are still around who had to qualify with the M-1 but I still remember qualification day on Parris Island. A left handed NY kid managed to qualify sharpshooter thanks to Marine training. The 9.5 rocket launcher would spit cordite in the winter and cut your face. We usually wore hoods when firing them but I still have a small scar on my lower lip. The 81mm mortar was the only artillery weapon intended to be carried by ground troops. It broke down to the bipods, tube and two piece base plate. Even as a radio operator I carried a base plate part for many a mile.

..I was a mortarman...bipods weighed 42 pounds..our base plate was one piece......base plate 2 pieces? post a pic please

Maybe Army pogues thought they were mortarmen when they rode on vehicles with the four duce stuff. Real infantry mortarmen who had to carry the 81mm remember that the baseplate broke down to the inner and outer ring.

..hahhaha---- I was USMC and the bipods weighed more
..please post a pic

 

[harmonica]

Posting on the Military forum assumes that one would have some experience with these weapons rather than engaging in a fantasy discussion. General Patton opined that the M-1 Garand was the "greatest battle weapon ever devised". Not many of us are still around who had to qualify with the M-1 but I still remember qualification day on Parris Island. A left handed NY kid managed to qualify sharpshooter thanks to Marine training. The 9.5 rocket launcher would spit cordite in the winter and cut your face. We usually wore hoods when firing them but I still have a small scar on my lower lip. The 81mm mortar was the only artillery weapon intended to be carried by ground troops. It broke down to the bipods, tube and two piece base plate. Even as a radio operator I carried a base plate part for many a mile.

..I was a mortarman...bipods weighed 42 pounds..our base plate was one piece......base plate 2 pieces? post a pic please

Maybe Army pogues thought they were mortarmen when they rode on vehicles with the four duce stuff. Real infantry mortarmen who had to carry the 81mm remember that the baseplate broke down to the inner and outer ring.

what year? and google it ...post a pic

 

[harmonica]

Posting on the Military forum assumes that one would have some experience with these weapons rather than engaging in a fantasy discussion. General Patton opined that the M-1 Garand was the "greatest battle weapon ever devised". Not many of us are still around who had to qualify with the M-1 but I still remember qualification day on Parris Island. A left handed NY kid managed to qualify sharpshooter thanks to Marine training. The 9.5 rocket launcher would spit cordite in the winter and cut your face. We usually wore hoods when firing them but I still have a small scar on my lower lip. The 81mm mortar was the only artillery weapon intended to be carried by ground troops. It broke down to the bipods, tube and two piece base plate. Even as a radio operator I carried a base plate part for many a mile.

..I was a mortarman...bipods weighed 42 pounds..our base plate was one piece......base plate 2 pieces? post a pic please

Maybe Army pogues thought they were mortarmen when they rode on vehicles with the four duce stuff. Real infantry mortarmen who had to carry the 81mm remember that the baseplate broke down to the inner and outer ring.

..this is similar to what I used:

 

[harmonica]

MK19 automatic grenade launcher. It's old hat now...but when it was new, it was the cat's meow.

I saw the demonstration when it was first put into service. They aimed it at a surplus silver bus three kicks away.

My reaction was exactly the same as this fellas...almost word for word.

....I saw the Mk19 destroy a ''shack'' in Ecuador ....very impressive .... late 80s..
....3000m?
.