Any vietnam war era pictures of the beloved M14?

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typical vietnamese sandals
 
drache said:
I think that picture might be of one of the memorials....

I think this is the picture they are talking about:
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Or this one?

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Looks like M14's to me....
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I like the alternate video on "The Watchmen" where the girl puts the flower in the rifle and then they shoot all of the hippies.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAfkluSxSgQ

If you haven't seen the movie this is worth 23 seconds of your life:eek:
 
Jacks_username said:
What sort of mount did the issued M-14s use?
Given the trouble everyone else seems to have with scoping it, maybe their approach works better.
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there were a bunch of single thumbwheel mounts back then - i still have my s&k- i can't remember all, but i think brookfield was involved, and some others- typically they all had half-rounds and ledges that line up with the slots in the receiver- the rear end wasn't fastened down so that if something happened , you could strip the scope off the rifle and still have a normal m14- also these "problems" show up as a result of 1 wanting tighter groups,or longer ranges
2 back then all mounts were made of STEEL- whether fabricated in house ( rear echelon) not aluminum- that's where the "problem" lies
steel expands at a different rate than aluminum, and it's that expansion that causes the screw to loosen- screw loosens, plate move out of the mortice and tenon joint, and now your shot is lost- that's why that thumbwheel is so big- you'RE supposed to CHECK IT BEFORE THE SHOT- when you're doing your "hand inspection"- if you don't know what that is, ( typically it's done in the dark) you run your hands over the entire rifle, feeling for things that are loose that should be tight- the t.o.s used to take all the rifles in barraks, monkey with them, then let us back in, turn the lights out and we had to 'inspect and verify-then you stuck your hand up andthe to came over and you told him what was wrong, and what you did to remedy the situation- you had 5 minutes to complete the task-personally i question the advantage of the replacement charger clip and screw arrangement- but these guys with the 3 points or better mounting system also want CONSISTANT groups at 600, to 1000 yards, which was outside the typical m14 mandate, even with scope- remember, nobody thought about the bipod thing either , and if you did get ahold of one , it was off a m14a1 that was rtu'd - somebody had stripped it off for "pogey bait"
also the stocks were standard profile, no cheekrest for scope- you had to crane the neck to use it
 
charles.emond said:
"alternate video"? that's exactly the intro i saw at the theatre :confused:
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I think what he means is that it is "alternate to reality" as was mutch of the historical manipulations in The Watchmen. In real live the National Guard didn't shoot the Hippies when they put the flowers in the rifle barrels.
 
Rutger said:
I think what he means is that it is "alternate to reality" as was mutch of the historical manipulations in The Watchmen. In real live the National Guard didn't shoot the Hippies when they put the flowers in the rifle barrels.
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Yes, this is what I meant...
 
sf said:
What kind of moron runs this museum? The front end cap & sling on the LAW are upside down.
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LOL, oh yeah, I didn't notice before. Last time I saw that, a cornflake had done it. Though, now a days the rule is "can't touch it unless qualified".
 
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