We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2010 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/06/old_guns_new_gu.html Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:27:46 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2012 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification First up, something new... just because I like the pic. U.S. Marine 1st Lt. Kathryne B. Schilling coaches a woman as she prepares to shoot a pistol during her training to become a Sister of Ferris, June 4, 2008, Ferris, Iraq. The Sisters of Ferris will inspect women for weapons, suicide vests, large amounts of cash and contraband at entry control points. Schilling is assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Cindy G. Alejandrez Next, something old. John S. an enabler who feeds my habit gun dealer sent me a... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/06/old_guns_new_gu.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/06/old_guns_new_gu.html Sun, 15 Jun 2008 08:46:48 -0600 Actually, CAPT H, I'm pretty sure the NLOS-C was designed by a committee. TNG - I thought the same thing - but in the full size picture, it's more obvious that she's clear of the slide - unless she has a weak grip, then she'll get bit anyway. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/06/old_guns_new_gu.html#comment-74324 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/06/old_guns_new_gu.html#comment-74324 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 06:47:36 -0600 The lovely Sister of Ferris is about to get bitten by the "slide viper" if she doesn't get her weak-side thumb out of the way. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/06/old_guns_new_gu.html#comment-74320 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/06/old_guns_new_gu.html#comment-74320 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 04:57:01 -0600 Did I mention it was probably designed to satisfy "Gunners"? Cheers http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/06/old_guns_new_gu.html#comment-74316 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/06/old_guns_new_gu.html#comment-74316 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 03:42:46 -0600 Artillery 'point weapons' means the pointy end usually returns to earth first. Neffi- there's purposeful, functional, etc; here the "builders" abused the privilege. Cheers http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/06/old_guns_new_gu.html#comment-74315 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/06/old_guns_new_gu.html#comment-74315 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 03:39:25 -0600 And Chuck wins the "Who's gonna bring up Bueller?" contest! http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/06/old_guns_new_gu.html#comment-74303 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/06/old_guns_new_gu.html#comment-74303 Sun, 15 Jun 2008 15:59:08 -0600 It looks like they built it from the inside out and once they hung everything the engineers said they needed to make it work, they just bolted plate on it to keep the rain out. ...and that's *exactly* the way military stuff should be built, IMHO. It's designed to hurl sudden, violent death onto the Ranks of the Ungodly- it doesn't need to be *purty*. Tho, yeah- it's spugly as helk.]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/06/old_guns_new_gu.html#comment-74302 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/06/old_guns_new_gu.html#comment-74302 Sun, 15 Jun 2008 15:45:52 -0600 Spugly is what Spugly does. Brings me back to when I worked for a computer printer manufacturer and when a new printer came out we salesmen had to rate and forecast it: 1. If it was Ugly and worked we could sell it. 2. If it was pretty and didn't work we could sell it. 3. But...if it was ugly and didn't work it was an anchor. OK...they need to work on the form factor. It looks like they built it from the inside out and once they hung everything the engineers said they needed to make it work, they just bolted plate on it to keep the rain out. No amount of Candy Apple Red paint, racing stripes and chrome sprocket wheels is gonna pretty that thing up. Looks like the same team that designed the M-113 Personnel Carrier finally got a new job. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/06/old_guns_new_gu.html#comment-74301 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/06/old_guns_new_gu.html#comment-74301 Sun, 15 Jun 2008 14:56:33 -0600 Head Noises: Siser of Ferris I LOVE the picture! Gives one hope. ]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/06/old_guns_new_gu.html#comment-74300 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/06/old_guns_new_gu.html#comment-74300 Sun, 15 Jun 2008 13:52:59 -0600 The only thing the Sisters of Ferris lack are some wheels. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/06/old_guns_new_gu.html#comment-74299 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/06/old_guns_new_gu.html#comment-74299 Sun, 15 Jun 2008 13:09:14 -0600 Yeah, it's spugly as anything seen in a video game. The video game generation will take to it. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/06/old_guns_new_gu.html#comment-74297 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/06/old_guns_new_gu.html#comment-74297 Sun, 15 Jun 2008 12:11:06 -0600 Looks like the bore evacuator on that M109 needs a new O-ring... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/06/old_guns_new_gu.html#comment-74296 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/06/old_guns_new_gu.html#comment-74296 Sun, 15 Jun 2008 11:24:01 -0600 - and shooting artillery at "point targets" was a way to get your knuckles wrapped when I was a Lieutenant Yeah, if you were *bad* at it. I plunked a 105 round into a five-gallon pail on the third adjustment. Unfortunately, it was Danger *Really* Close and a chunk of steel the size of my forearm decapitated the BC scope...]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/06/old_guns_new_gu.html#comment-74295 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/06/old_guns_new_gu.html#comment-74295 Sun, 15 Jun 2008 11:10:42 -0600