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We need like 30 issues of Firepower magazine for inspiration.
Miami I think I recall that sling. |
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Quoted: There's a lot of fodder to be had from conflicts and organized crime in Latin America, Africa, and the Middle East for sure. A commando class like mentioned or a merc class, on top of the cartel one, would be cool. Maybe an open class to represent the time period broadly (if you could get it during the time period in question, it can be used). I'm curious about the bipod prohibition. A lot of combat rifles available back then to varying degrees came with assault bipods [among others, the HK-91, Port. AR-10, FAL, BM-59 and BM-69, etc., and more easily removable (including clamp-on) bipods for M1As/M-14s, ARs, and such]. View Quote |
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Im more for time period up to the end of the 80's than a more narrowed focus of cops and robbers. I think a open ended competition with period correct weapons from the 70's and 80's in either 2 or 3 gun style. Regan era style.
Handgun - no optics/dust cover rail/extended mags Shotgun - pump or period correct semi auto, no optics/extended mags Rifle - iron sights only/no extended mags, period correct or clone of one. Keep it simple and fun. 2 gun would probably draw more crowd. Make dress up optional or at least some basic setup maybe retro t shirt minimum. |
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Interesting how this evolved into more of a cops and robbers sort of theme than a general period one. Anyhow, does anyone recall these slings being around back in the day? GRSC V-TAC Snap Sling made by Ed Verdugo. Very little online about it, although I think I saw a comment on a forum that it inspired the Giles tactical sling that debuted in 1989. My dad says he bought his in the early 1990s for about $20, but he's not absolutely certain. The ones from the wayback mahine archived website are a bit different as sold from 1999-2001. Any other period tactical slings out there? http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v336/bigstick61/001.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v336/bigstick61/002.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v336/bigstick61/004.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v336/bigstick61/005.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v336/bigstick61/006.jpg View Quote |
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I have more period photos from my Old Man I'll be posting up.
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Dad dressed for a raid.... https://i.imgur.com/tVoG3HV.jpg https://i.imgur.com/7tNErn3.jpg The one piece coveralls were real popular down in South Florida. View Quote |
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Definitely needs a stage where you kick in door and engage targets.
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For the BUG class:
laying on the ground shoot weak hand only while getting hit with a padded whiffleball bat |
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Im more for time period up to the end of the 80's than a more narrowed focus of cops and robbers. I think a open ended competition with period correct weapons from the 70's and 80's in either 2 or 3 gun style. Regan era style. Handgun - no optics/dust cover rail/extended mags Shotgun - pump or period correct semi auto, no optics/extended mags Rifle - iron sights only/no extended mags, period correct or clone of one. Keep it simple and fun. 2 gun would probably draw more crowd. Make dress up optional or at least some basic setup maybe retro t shirt minimum. View Quote Most “Cold Warrior” or “Bush Commando” loadouts discussed here would fit into the categories I laid out, and be competitive with the “cop gear”. That’s my intention here, to allow for the widest selection of guns to be able to play and compete with a decent amount of “equipment parity”. |
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Ok.... my load out so far....
Mossberg "Shockwave", M16a2 Carbine (we ARE allowing M4 barrels, so long as the rest of the rifle is a2, correct?) , Smith 66-1 in a vintage Bianchi X15... Attached File |
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Dad dressed for a raid.... https://i.imgur.com/tVoG3HV.jpg https://i.imgur.com/7tNErn3.jpg The one piece coveralls were real popular down in South Florida. View Quote During police academy training, I kicked a door open whole keeping both hands on my handgun. Training officer told me that was stuff from TV and movies and to use your weak hand to push a door open. |
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Ok.... my load out so far.... Mossberg "Shockwave", M16a2 Carbine (we ARE allowing M4 barrels, so long as the rest of the rifle is a2, correct?) , Smith 66-1 in a vintage Bianchi X15... https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/7785/20181217_170719_jpg-775797.JPG View Quote |
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Gopd to go since we're including the 90s. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Ok.... my load out so far.... Mossberg "Shockwave", M16a2 Carbine (we ARE allowing M4 barrels, so long as the rest of the rifle is a2, correct?) , Smith 66-1 in a vintage Bianchi X15... https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/7785/20181217_170719_jpg-775797.JPG |
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@miami_jbt
It's awesome that you have so many pictures of your dad undercover... my dad did 18 months undercover detached to the secret service in the early 80s and maybe 3 pictures exist.. The first time he saw part of an episode of Miami Vice, he looked at me and said "i picked the wrong place to be undercover. " his cool clothes were jeans, t shirts and a windbreaker.. his uc car was a wrecked yellow Camaro... |
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I took 3 of my period correct beater Smiths out this morning,wouldn’t be bad choices for these shenanigans Attached File
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I took 3 of my period correct beater Smiths out this morning,wouldn’t be bad choices for these shenanigans https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/56204/B38E3EB6-FFC2-4776-8A97-97C1C1C31BEF_jpeg-775848.JPG View Quote |
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Yup. Thanks,it’s a great shooting gun. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes When I was a teenager in the late 70's, I wanted nothing more than 39 and a Ithaca riot gun. |
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That’s a lotta steel.
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But not a single kilo brick of coke.
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Howabout some Germanic action German https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/29486/20181218_191149-777085.jpg Austrian https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/29486/20181218_191011-777084.jpg View Quote |
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Look, we can't stop the match if you lose a GB mag. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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I almost bought a GB because the store had the gun, a leather duty holster, a leather double mag pouch, and a total of three mags. I figured I could buy the lot and sell the mags and make my money back. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Quoted: I have not. I'll have to look that up. Do you have any pics per chance? View Quote Edit: I can't seem to post a picture. Try this. |
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The editor of Firearms News is a huge retro guy. Got his first AR-15 in 1979 and his first job in the gun industry was building AR-15s from kits when he was a teenager in the early 80s. I heard that he was looking to do a Retro 3-Gun event in Ohio next year. https://files.osgnetworks.tv/12/files/2018/07/Issue-13-retro-cover-.jpg View Quote |
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