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OFFICIAL VINTAGE A2 PHOTO THREAD (Page 7 of 9)
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Snakes would be less annoying than raccoons and skunks if they were of the non venomous type. Now rattlers... ewwwwww. We don't have many snakes around here to worry about. If any. I've only ever seen gardner and grass snakes and neither is an issue. Creepy but noting to worry about. I forget if we even have poisonous snakes up here. I think we might have coral snakes but I've never seen one. I might not be right though... I just googled it. According to one sight we have timber rattlers and eastern massasauga that are poisonous. |
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Camp Shelby was ate up with rattlesnakes. One time at the Headquarters building 1001, one of the S1 shop ladies walked out to her car and walked right back in again, shaking her head, saying, "nope, nope, nope." Turned out there was a 4' long rattler sunning itself on the pavement right by her drivers side door. We all agreed: "NOPE." |
"I don't give a shit how many hookers you beat up in a video game." - SSG Cooke
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Originally Posted By doubleclaw:
 Rattlesnakes were a bit of a nuisance at Fort Bliss, but most of the time, our guys were able to just avoid them. We saw some big fat ones out there. During my last training exercise, a SGT was bit by a baby rattler. The medics gave him anti-venom, and then we brought in a MEDEVAC bird to take him out. I’ve been told that the baby can’t control their venom output, so they can end up injecting more than a grown rattler will. Or maybe that’s scorpions... |
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I posted this in another thread but thought I’d share it here. This photo shows some of my guys conducting MOUT training at Fort Hood in late 2006. The number one and four men in the stack are carrying early FN M16A2s, according to my records and close ups of other weapons in the unit. Note that the guy up front has an M5 RAS with VFG on his A2, while the rear man still has the old plastic handguards. From reviewing other photos, it appears that most of our A2s had M5 rails by this point, with only a few (maybe 1 in 5) still using the old standard handguards.
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| I can’t post pics from my iPad , but I have an AR-15 A2 Government Carbine from 1988 I got in 1996 for $1100.00 and recently picked up a Colt AR15A2 HBAR Sporter complete lower for $250.00 . Brand new Govt profile barrel . The only difference between these two and an SP1 is the Roll marks . All three are slabsided . |
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Originally Posted By Jmmoore1970:
I just found my spare “N” marked stock to use on my next 11.5 Colt Commando Upper that I got a few years ago a brand new in the wrapper N.O. S. 1997 . I am not sure what Colt model number that would be .   How much did that set you back? They usually aint cheap. |
John 16:33 In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”
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Originally Posted By Snake-in-the-Grass:
My simple 1980s Colt AR15A2 https://i.ibb.co/kmXhdwv/DSC00806.jpg |
*Born in Texas, raised in Europe. Will die in the USA*
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Attached File Attached File Colt/Colt. Issued to me as a Bradley driver from 1-34 Armor HHC arms room. |
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Originally Posted By thasiccness:
Ran across this today in AIT land. Fn upper, Colt barrel and lower. M4 waffle stock and m5 ras. https://i.ibb.co/zNtG3JY/4347-E8-E8-8-DAB-43-AB-85-E2-CB71-EA4-D9-BCD.jpg https://i.ibb.co/7XwQVHz/B2364987-AE47-48-E9-AB8-C-268-FB6-C2-D044.jpg https://i.ibb.co/86YWnxW/F5966032-6-E36-4801-B09-A-4-D24-B009-A80-E.jpg |
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Originally Posted By thasiccness:
Ran across this today in AIT land. Fn upper, Colt barrel and lower. M4 waffle stock and m5 ras. https://i.ibb.co/zNtG3JY/4347-E8-E8-8-DAB-43-AB-85-E2-CB71-EA4-D9-BCD.jpg https://i.ibb.co/7XwQVHz/B2364987-AE47-48-E9-AB8-C-268-FB6-C2-D044.jpg https://i.ibb.co/86YWnxW/F5966032-6-E36-4801-B09-A-4-D24-B009-A80-E.jpg |
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Vápnum sínum
skala maðr velli á
feti ganga framar
því at óvist er at vita
nær verðr á vegum úti
geirs um þörf guma
Vápnum sínum
skala maðr velli á
feti ganga framar
því at óvist er at vita
nær verðr á vegum úti
geirs um þörf guma
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Originally Posted By thasiccness:
Ran across this today in AIT land. Fn upper, Colt barrel and lower. M4 waffle stock and m5 ras. https://i.ibb.co/zNtG3JY/4347-E8-E8-8-DAB-43-AB-85-E2-CB71-EA4-D9-BCD.jpg https://i.ibb.co/7XwQVHz/B2364987-AE47-48-E9-AB8-C-268-FB6-C2-D044.jpg https://i.ibb.co/86YWnxW/F5966032-6-E36-4801-B09-A-4-D24-B009-A80-E.jpg |
One of Nortega's retards
ARF Callsign: Chord
ARF Callsign: Chord
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Originally Posted By OLIAR15:
https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/390738/8AC027CE-312D-46D0-889B-1FF07D021DB1_jpeg-1166426.JPG CD |
De Oppresso Liber
Iraq: 91,03,04,05,06,08,09,15&16'
Afganistan: 09,10,11',14',17',18'&19'
Iraq: 91,03,04,05,06,08,09,15&16'
Afganistan: 09,10,11',14',17',18'&19'
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Me near the DMZ in Korea, 1995 summer with M16A2/M203 in my Recon Platoon.
I was a Recon Assistant Team Leader at the time:  M16A2 with PAQ-4 FSB mount and BFA, around March of 1995 IIRC: 
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AR15/AR10 student since 1980s
Co-author of 6.5 Grendel Reloading Handbooks Vol I & II
NRA Certified Instructor: Basic, Pistol, Rifle, RSO, Shotgun
Co-author of 6.5 Grendel Reloading Handbooks Vol I & II
NRA Certified Instructor: Basic, Pistol, Rifle, RSO, Shotgun
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Originally Posted By Combat_Diver:
Slings around sights, useless and sling around rear of stock renders pulling charging handle useless plus no mag useless. CD 
ETA: Great pics LRRPF52! |
If U can't Truck It F!@k It!
| Spotted an Air Force cat in the North Line DFAC today with an A2 built on a “no fence” M16 lower, but didn’t get close enough to see the markings on it. |
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Vápnum sínum
skala maðr velli á
feti ganga framar
því at óvist er at vita
nær verðr á vegum úti
geirs um þörf guma
Vápnum sínum
skala maðr velli á
feti ganga framar
því at óvist er at vita
nær verðr á vegum úti
geirs um þörf guma
Here is my “ rescue rifle”. I have a thing for worn parts and dissapators. Found a chopped hbar on the ee, it had a flattop, well I swapped things around a bit and put on my beautifully patina’d FN upper and some well worn hand guards and stock (The upper was for sale, but thank god no one bit and I sold it, I would have regretted it)
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Originally Posted By thasiccness:
Here is my “ rescue rifle”. I have a thing for worn parts and dissapators. Found a chopped hbar on the ee, it had a flattop, well I swapped things around a bit and put on my beautifully patina’d FN upper and some well worn hand guards and stock (The upper was for sale, but thank god no one bit and I sold it, I would have regretted it) https://i.ibb.co/yQbrXsG/5-AD05-C74-5994-4-D49-B51-A-373-B536-A9-C73.jpg https://i.ibb.co/1zrw4Px/216-C6-E28-DBBE-4-CCA-BA38-CB42-C1-E7-E1-A1.jpg |
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Originally Posted By mech4matsnova:
USMC in experimental NV camo, unknown date https://i.pinimg.com/564x/5a/0d/f1/5a0df164c8c02c780e8d367558b2b7f2.jpg |
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Originally Posted By mech4matsnova: 2003, Iraq https://www.pewpewtactical.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Marines-using-M16A2-e1508862386253.jpg I was there in 03-06 Iraq.. Saw many A2s.. And a few A1s |
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Originally Posted By mech4matsnova: 2003, Iraq https://www.pewpewtactical.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Marines-using-M16A2-e1508862386253.jpg I was there in 03-06 Iraq.. Saw many A2s.. And a few A1s |
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I was in when we switched from the M-16A1 to the A2...fwiw the 2nd ID switched in 1988 and the 101st in 1989. We used the top sling adapters when we could get them (not every guy cared, many just left the parade ground sling setup). In Korea we didn't use slings, particularly when conducting operations inside the DMZ. We did however have a piece of 550 cord tied to the rear sling swivel and stuffed into the trapdoor if we needed to sling the rifle or tie it to an RB15 for crossing rivers. We also carried a length of engineer tape in there to mark mines as well as a non-ferrous probe taped to the handguards for finding mines. We used them one day, that was exciting...lol I usually just used paracord for my sling. circa 1990, with a 4x scope on a no name gun show mount. In a training exercise I popped the Assistant Division Commander, Hugh Shelton, using the setup, having even a crappy scope was a real advantage.  In this one you can see the mine probe taped to the handguards....  |
RIP Ed Avila
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Originally Posted By mlin: the-receiver-of-an-m-16a2-rifle-with-a-burst-guard (1986 photo from U.S. National Archives) https://i.imgur.com/yDE00VE.jpg Nice find |
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Damn...I really miss my BDUs... |
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Originally Posted By Combat_Diver: Hot weather BDUs, not the Elvis collar heavies. I miss jungle boots. CD Yes on the Hot Weather BDUs. I rarely wore my Jungle Boots in the USMC then, preferring the Speedlace. But fast forward 10 years and AF TACP, I wore them out and did a re-sole with Vibram. ETA: Flak Jackets SUCKED!!!!! Later I realized those stupid Fritz helmets sucked too! MICH was a big improvement. |
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Lots of pics of M16A2 rifles in use at this link for the U.S. National Archives: https://nara.getarchive.net/topics/m16a2+rifle |
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Originally Posted By doubleclaw: Glad you enjoyed them! I have many thousands more photos saved on CDs, all from the "glory days" of GWOT mobilization at Camp Shelby. I've got pics of units from every branch and all corners of the country. I might very well be the only person on the planet with this photo collection, as all the hard drives, CDs, floppies and hard copy prints disappeared after we closed down the PAO shop in 2013. I don't have any idea what happened to all that stuff, which is why I went through and copied every file, every photo and scavenged up all the old hard copy stuff I could find before we shut down. I thought about offering the stuff up to the Armed Forces Museum on Camp Shelby, but I doubt this stuff would ever see the light of day again. I might try contacting the Army Center for Military History and see if they'd be interested. @doubleclaw My unit went to camp Shelby a lot between 2008-2011. Got any pics of marines there? |
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Originally Posted By fadedsun: @doubleclaw My unit went to camp Shelby a lot between 2008-2011. Got any pics of marines there? Originally Posted By fadedsun: Originally Posted By doubleclaw: Glad you enjoyed them! I have many thousands more photos saved on CDs, all from the "glory days" of GWOT mobilization at Camp Shelby. I've got pics of units from every branch and all corners of the country. I might very well be the only person on the planet with this photo collection, as all the hard drives, CDs, floppies and hard copy prints disappeared after we closed down the PAO shop in 2013. I don't have any idea what happened to all that stuff, which is why I went through and copied every file, every photo and scavenged up all the old hard copy stuff I could find before we shut down. I thought about offering the stuff up to the Armed Forces Museum on Camp Shelby, but I doubt this stuff would ever see the light of day again. I might try contacting the Army Center for Military History and see if they'd be interested. @doubleclaw My unit went to camp Shelby a lot between 2008-2011. Got any pics of marines there? @fadedsun I might. I will have to dig through the giant pile of discs I have in storage, though. I should start an Instagram account just for all those old Camp Shelby pics... |
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