Gov issued or personal AR for Cdn Mil.?

I have seen a MCpl on a number of occasions carrying a USP as a sidearm instead of the issued browning..........This was in Canada on a field Ex not on operation though.

before someone says oh it was probably just the new Sig p225. I have seen and held it, and it is definetly a 9mm USP compact
 
At one time you could own and use a knife of your own choice. It would be a great idea to allow soldiers the option of supplying their own sidearm. I know I would rather use my own choice in that respect.
 
I remember one hero in our section who went out and bought a gerber version of the 'fairbairn sykes' , wanted to wear it on his upper left shoulder of his webbing, thought if he put it in a vice and heated with a blow torch he could get the curve he wanted to better fit the curve of his shoulder, blade snapped and he then had to 'spot weld' it back together, how he made it into RCR Recce I will never know
 
Tom_Swift said:
Well I keep on seeing all these Canadian soldiers with AK's from A Stan if you found a 1911 could one carry it outside the wire? From what I was told on Dragoon Squadron had AK's in the back of their LAV.
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The CF owns several AKs. They even have foreign weapon training on them.

In my experience the CF wants you to use issued kit.
In certain roles there is a lot more flexibility in what you can have issued.

Of course sometimes the superiors might not notice the use of non issued kit. Depending exactly what it is, and your situation they will notice more or less items.
 
I know a U.S. captain who used a captured M14 in the sand box .but when he returned it stayed in country. also Canadian officers attached to other countries.as leason officers use the weapons of that country. seen a major in Sarajvo in 97, using Spanish
weapons. looked odd.
 
Longshot said:
If the CO turns a blind eye,uppers but not usually lowers have found their way into service.Personal experience.
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That's about as close as anyone is going to get to using their own firearm. I've also heard of guys using their own uppers but it was mostly a don't ask, don't tell sort of deal. Only got away with it because no one noticed, etc.
 
shortandlong said:
yeah but as a private at the time i wasn't going to ask dumb questions or imply he didn't know what he was talking about ...........he probably meant wild dogs
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He was most likely talking about dig-digs. They are a small deer like animal, about the size of a small dog.
 
Brownjoe said:
I have seen a MCpl on a number of occasions carrying a USP as a sidearm instead of the issued browning..........This was in Canada on a field Ex not on operation though.

before someone says oh it was probably just the new Sig p225. I have seen and held it, and it is definetly a 9mm USP compact
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Ummmmmmmmmmmm................reservist?...or Reg?
 
Firing a C8 on auto works for bursts, but prolonged firing (with the old pencil barrels at least) can cause cook offs. That only happens when someone tries to use it as a machine gun, but it can happen.
 
Canadian Sig said:
Ummmmmmmmmmmm................reservist?...or Reg?
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:rolleyes:

I call BS on the USP story. The next time anyone sees this MCpl with his USP, ask him for his ATT that authorizes him to have that restricted firearm at other than a CFO approved range.

And every other post that mentions non-issued weapons on this post being used is just third party stories.

The short answer is no. Only issued weapons are used in training exercises and on ops.

This thread is painful.
 
DATAM said:
At one time you could own and use a knife of your own choice. It would be a great idea to allow soldiers the option of supplying their own sidearm. I know I would rather use my own choice in that respect.
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This might be a great concept....until it breaks. And your personal, one-off gun becomes a useless paperweight because no one can fix it (unless, I suppose you bring a heap of parts, know what you're doing and have a spare gun in case yours is becomes permanently U/S).

Standardizing weapon systems means increased operator familiarity, technical expertise (i.e. fixers) and a parts supply. Your HP breaks? The boys either swap parts and fix it or swap it out. If you bring your own toy to the fight, who is responsible for keeping it running? It certainly shouldn't be the CF, thus you'd be on your own, for everything.

On a personal note, as aircrew I was given the option of taking a Sig225 to the sandbox (in addition to a C7A2), even though I was in a non-flying position. I chose the HP, simply because I didn't want to carry a weapon that relatively few others carried. There's a certain comfort factor in knowing that your gear is compatible with everyone elses.
 
The only time I have seen anyone use their own firearm at a range was because he was a staff member, and also the one running the range. If it ain't issued, it's a no go. Also, depends on the unit, but you can change things like the handguards, with accessories, sometimes... Not too often though.
 
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