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- Thu Mar 05, 2009 3:20 pm
- Forum: Automatic Rifles
- Topic: 1941 Johnson Carbine
- Replies: 7
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The 'W'
The large W on that weapon stands for Wilhelmina, the queen of the Netherlands.
- Fri Jun 15, 2007 9:16 am
- Forum: Classic British Firearms
- Topic: A Day At The Range---RFI-ish No5
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600 yard range
Where in Nebraska is that beautiful 600 yard range?
- Tue Apr 25, 2006 11:44 am
- Forum: US Military Rifles
- Topic: M1 Garand
- Replies: 23
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Hey Niner, The rest of the story about the M14 demonstration is that we were all laying in our bunks, resting up after lunch, when this Regular came in with the word on the M14. Some of us sat up and listened to him. He then announced that if we wanted to shoot the M14, then we first had to sit thro...
- Tue Apr 25, 2006 7:47 am
- Forum: US Military Rifles
- Topic: M1 Garand
- Replies: 23
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Garands in Service
:bigsmile: I was issued an International Harvester in 1959 during basic training at Fort Leonard Wood. A real beater, but could it ever shoot! Two years later I was back on active duty at Ft. Riley (Kennedy's Berlin Crisis,) and we still had carbines and M1s. The following year, 1962, word came over...