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| Bob Kotch |
| Posted on: January 14th, 2013, 7:00pm |
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| We would keep the safety on and, as Jim mentioned, it took only a split second to switch it off. We also used the barrel end to pull each other up dikes and river banks. The sight ramp was a great handle to grab on to. I can't ever remember thinking about or asking if the safety was on. A scary thought all these years later. |
HHC, MP Plt. 9-67 through 9-68 |
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| Fletchw2zero |
| Posted on: January 17th, 2013, 4:15pm |
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| The remark about the open flash suppressor reminded me that there were at least a couple of those still in my unit in 69. I recall someone using it to break bands on a crate. |
Fletch
Co B 4/31 May through November 69
C Btry 1/82 Arty Nov 69 thru April-ish 70 radio handle whiskey two zero
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| Bob Kotch |
| Posted on: January 17th, 2013, 6:51pm |
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| Wow, Fletch, I thought those would have been pretty much weeded out by then. But then, I had mine the whole time I was there, right through Sept., 68. I cut the wire bands on many cases of C rats, something you couldn't do with the later M 16s, and a use I'll bet the designers at Colt never dreamed of. |
HHC, MP Plt. 9-67 through 9-68 |
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