Pic's From Ft. Leonardwood MO.

trevor8 · Post by **trevor8** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 12:28 am

I was not really alowed to bring a camera everywhere in basic training so I kinda had to hide it...here are a few of the Pics I could sneek in.

Me and my S.A.W.

My battle buddy york

Inside our tent

Me and Pvt. Robichaux (im on the right)

View from my turrent cruising through the ozark Mountains...

Main4ce · Post by **Main4ce** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 11:45 am

Nice Pic's m8 ...Hope your enjoying it!

Cono · Post by **Cono** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 12:31 pm

Trevor, how's that SAW working out? I was before the SAW and loved my M-60. I was wondering how the two compared.

It shoots a .556 instead of the 7.62, right?

trevor8 · Post by **trevor8** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 1:33 pm

Yeah its 5.56 or .223 Kinda a weak round but it makes up for it in volume...Rate of Fire is very fast. Dont jam much unless your using blanks.

trevor8 · Post by **trevor8** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 1:34 pm

Much lighter then the M-60...I can easily fire from the hip...I diddnt like sleeping with it...or having to clean it. Climbing into and out of the humvee with it and in and out of windows is hard too. Makes the M-4 look like a toy. Shes a bitch but i love her.

Cono · Post by **Cono** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 2:56 pm

About 15lbs w/o ammo and tripod?

Effective range about 1,000m at most? The barrel appears a tad shorter than the M-60.

If memory serves, the M-60 weighed in at 23lbs empty. I remember an idiot Captain giving me the PRC-77 to carry around in addition to the M-60 on a particular patrol one day up in the mountains. I managed it and seeing that Captain getting his ass chewed out for it by the battalion commander made it worth it.

All in all, one of the best training exercises I ever went on as I shined during it. I had a damn good spotter and could put a real hurtin' on anyone within 1,800m.

Yea, I hate to see them go to the smaller round, but it's all about logistics.

I actually like the M-2 the best, but that damn thing is HEAVY!!

Kizmet · Post by **Kizmet** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 3:25 pm

You're looking good trevor. The life seems to agree with you. Nice work by the way.

trevor8 · Post by **trevor8** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 5:22 pm

Yes it is shorter then the M-60. I think it weights around 14 or 15lb empty...Full combat load includes 4 extra drums of ammo too. Never seen anyone put it on a tripod...im sure you could but the bipod works fine...(wish it swiveled left and right but it dont). The 5.56 round will travel 1800ft or so but its effective range is 600m point target (Persons) and 800m Area Target , building. field,ect ect).

Post by **Sniper62** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 7:44 pm

nice, u guys are lucky getting to carry around M4s instead of the big ole M16. i havnt had to lug aroung the SAW yet but they got one here and my SFC is saying once i get qualified on it i gota lug it around....

Cono · Post by **Cono** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 7:58 am

Sniper62 wrote:nice, u guys are lucky getting to carry around M4s instead of the big ole M16. i havnt had to lug aroung the SAW yet but they got one here and my SFC is saying once i get qualified on it i gota lug it around....

DAMN, only one SAW there to hold off the North Korean hordes??!!??!!

It must be a helluva gun.

barely8 · Post by **barely8** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 11:45 pm

Looking great Trevor8! How much longer 'til you're through Basic?

trevor8 · Post by **trevor8** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 1:47 am

im done my friend. I am a Military Police Officer. 239th MP CO. Det 1. out of Carville LA. Oh....yes the SAW is a hell of a weapon...M4 is 100x better then the M16....M16 is like a damn telephone pole compared to the M-4....M-4= comfort...M16=Heavy and longer then it needs to be...

Post by **Sniper62** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 3:31 am

Cono wrote:
Sniper62 wrote:nice, u guys are lucky getting to carry around M4s instead of the big ole M16. i havnt had to lug aroung the SAW yet but they got one here and my SFC is saying once i get qualified on it i gota lug it around....

DAMN, only one SAW there to hold off the North Korean hordes??!!??!!

It must be a helluva gun.

we got other stuff for that :twisted:

trevor8 · Post by **trevor8** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 10:44 am

MK19 has to be my fav....40mm Grenade Machine gun....

Post by **Sniper62** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 7:45 pm

ya i like that one too

dunk, dunk, dunk...then u can actually see em just lobbing to tgt

same as the 203

i say my all time fav in the M2 .50 cal tho. its just scary what power comes outa that thing