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Tony
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I mean, if I REALLY want a pistol that'll stand up against armor, I have a TT-33.

Once I gave a try to a NORINCO clone of a P-226 in 7,62 mm Tokarev. Boy, wasn't that fun! Apparently Pakistan bought 80,000 of those.

The whole point behind the M-3 was to clear a track of unwanted riders, at least how I was taught to use it.  Not accurate for a damn at much range, but reliable and packs a punch with that ACP.

In reply to Kelsey Sarah Champlain (msg # 4):

Yeah, delousing.  M3s were a wee bit before my time, but I want to get a semi-auto one someday...

Did the Canadians use the para or folding stock versions of the FAL?

In reply to Eric C. Wright (msg # 6):

The only version of the "FN" (as they are called) the CF used was with the fixed wooden buttstock, even in airborne units.

Funny anecdote about cleaning sand out of the FN:

"The sand issue is overplayed with the Canuck FN, here's an example from the days when I carried one.

During a day of "advance to contact" training, our platoon commander "asked" a few of us to lend our "shootin' irons" to three American reserve officers that wanted to go in on the next advance up into some sand dunes. I quite enjoyed the smoke break and when the shootin' was over the smiling Yank returned my beloved FN rifle with the curt complaint that "It broke". Time for IA's and Stoppages. Action is stuck to the rear, check mag, empty of rounds but full of sand, roll over rifle, pour sand out of action (Canuck FN has a cutaway body cover with a bridge for using charging clips), drop mag, with thumb depressing holding open device bash butt of rifle against a stout tree, action is released, ask Yank "Can you do that with an M16?", worked the action a few times and it was ready to go. Faster than you can read this I had it back in service, after all I used to train cadets to strip and assemble it in under a minute, while blindfolded.

Although the cut away body cover allowed debris to get into the action it also made it easier to clean it out as well."
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Tony

In reply to helbent4 (msg # 7):

Well, we can do that with an M16, although because it's designed different our equivalent for a stuck bolt is holding it upright & stomping on the charging handle.  I know i can dissaemble/reassemble the M4 in under a minute blindfolded.  AK was under the same time hack, but a little longer than M4 since you have to dick around with getting the bolt & bolt carrier/piston properly aligned.  Never had any real trouble with my FAL, except if the little trigger bar thing came out; that was a pain to get back in place.

I know the FrankenFAL I have was build by a Century.  It's a mish-mash; metric upper on an inch lower with a metric magwell.  My bolt is Aussie, most of the furniture is now aftermarket & I had to swap a terrible barrel for an Angentinian new-old stock one.  But it shoots fine now.

Not quite as good at my AR10 though.