Cool Stumpy SKS

Take a look at this:
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Weird, unstable. How do the Yanks train nowadays?
 
^Not sure, this is from a Life magazine Vietnam era article (November 1964). The soldier's name was: "Gillespie" and there was a photo essay about what his job was there etc.

I got more info on him: Captain Vernon J. Gillespie.

There was also a National Geographic article from February(?) 1965 which was about his involvement in bringing a mutiny of Montagnard soldiers under control.

It seems that Captain Gillespie was a key field commander early in the conflict.
 
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Wouldn't it be prohibited? If you cut it down shorter then 18" it prohibited right?
Well, If you cut the barrel at home, yes, if you replace the barrel with a "manufactured, factory" one, it should only be restricted. Though, the law fails to define "manufactured", ie. at some point, someone has to cut a tube; but at which point a tube become a barrel which can no longer be cut ?

eg:
- A takes a non-restricted firearm, A cuts the barrel to 12": prohib'
- A takes a non-restricted firearm, A buys a 12" barrel from B: still non-restricted (?)

but what about

- B takes non-restricted firearm, strips it, cuts the barrel at 12", sells the barrel to A for his firearm: non-restricted ?
 
Neat little gun. I'd take one.

But what really had me LOLing was the second shooter.

"let's go.. Number...number...number...."
"4?"
"4!"

"we'll do 4 to the chest, 2 to the head"
Proceeds to take 11 shots. Because 4+2=11.

There's a joke or two about Australia there somewheres.
 
No, kidding. At 25 yrds he can't see a fresh target from one already shot up? Aside from a weird stance and an even stranger gun, perhaps his eye sight also plays a part in poor marksmanship...or perhaps too many Fosters at the range accounting for everything, including thinking it was a good idea to chop an sks!? (Aussie joke No 1 out of the way);)
 
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