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Send the stuff to him. Here in Afghanistan we have tons of guys with "unauthorized" stuff on their weapons. Nobody seems to care in a combat zone.

Every time I've been on guard duty with a "coalition partner," he has offered to swap me his beat-up, ratty old AK for my M4. The Afghans all want rifles like ours. Most of them don't know crap about weapons, but they assume that if an American has an M4, it must be better than an AK! I do...

How? I suppose its the difference between being a collector and a simple user. I derive no pleasure from guns that just sit in the safe gathering dust, nor do I need an example of every minute variation of a basic design. Clearly, the OP somehow does, and that's okay by me. The only...

Gift from wife for most recent anniversary, given while I was home on leave from Afghanistan.

Rifles and pistols serve completely different missions for me. For me, the rifle is primarily for hunting, and I don't take the SHTF/TEOTWAWKI stuff seriously (I just sold my last AR, actually). I choose a bolt gun, which I find vastly handier than a military rifle. Pistols are for...

I lived in Connecticut before I moved to America. My permit took about twelve weeks. My wife's took three. Go figure.

I'm well aware of the 1911's illustrious history, thanks. I carried one for years before I switched to Glock. I should have been clearer, however. I was referring to the fact that 1911s are on the cover of every current gun rag that doesn't feature an AR or M4gery. Well, that and the...

I bought one to train with before I deployed. Now that I am here, it languishes in the safe back home. I'm selling it because I now have no use for it (I'm getting out after this deployment). I bought and sold a Beretta 92 for the same reason. They're "okay" guns, but I find them clunky to...

Why post a poll on something that can be objectively answered with ten minutes' research into AK production numbers? :uhoh:

I realize this thread is very hypothetical for most people, but I notice a lot of the rifles mentioned have fixed stocks with long LOPs. Bullpups like the AUG are bad in this respect. One of the things I like about the M4 is the adjustable/collapsible stock. A long fixed stock is very tough...

I doubt you will find many people who have much real-world combat experience with more than one of them. That said, I am in Afghanistan and my issue M4 is fine. Not that I have a choice, so it doesn't really matter which gun I would choose. I think most people who have spent time in combat...

Howdy. Arizona Army Guard currently serving in Afghanistan.

I'm in Afghanistan. My Guard infantry battalion deployed with M4s exclusively, no M16s of any variety. Even the battalion's admin, commo and us supply pukes - I'm an armorer - got the carbines. Here at Bagram, I see about an even mix of M4s to M16s. M16A2s are mainly in the hands of Air...

Wow, a lot of bitterness here from AZ natives (who only comprise 17% of the state's population, as I understand it). I moved to AZ from CT four years ago, and I could not be happier with my choice. The only thing that's pulled me away from AZ a National Guard deployment to Afghanistan! But...

I have a friend in Arizona who is "prepared" for the end of the world - or the end of Phoenix, at any rate. His plan is to gather up his FAL and 1911 and spare ammo, along with the contents of a small campsite, and hike north to Prescott, up the mountains. The problem is, he's 5'6" and...

After completing the NRA course(s) as suggested, check out Tiger McKee at www.shootrite.org. He's in your area, and has an excellent reputation. I met him at SHOT a couple of years ago, and he is also a fine gentleman.

Nope, but I've talked to lots of other coalition people: French, Germans, New Zealanders, Koreans, etc. Compared to the M4, especially with the stock collapsed, the A2/A4 is very big and clunky. Be still my heart! You mean a lowly Nasty Girl like me might actually get a chance to meet a...

Just an opinion, but I'm serving in Afghanistan right now with the AZ Army Guard. We replaced the aforementioned CT Guard unit (which also happens to be my old unit when I lived in CT - small world). I have talked to dozens of the outgoing CT guys. None complained about 5.56 "stopping power,"...

I grew up in that town and visited that particular DQ many dozens of times. My best friend, Joe, lived in the home directly behind the DQ. Joe and I were on a first-name basis with the manager who shot the thug. He's a very decent, friendly, hard-working man. If he had to shoot the thug...

Galco's SAO (Single Action Outdoorsman) covers the trigger guard. www.usgalco.com