Wholley wrote:Where in Essex Keith?
A county not unknown to me

A little town called Thornwood outside Epping.

I was just curious about this new M855A1 ammo the picatinny arsenal in the US have developed. The US army put in an order for about 200,000 rounds (if I remember correctly) to be sent to Afghanistan. It is quite interesting as it weighs the same as the M855 & SS109 rounds but has no lead, just b...

I still reckon the Browning (HP not DA) or the Sig P226 but the Glock is still a decent enough bit of kit. The Browning system is time proven & the locking mechanisms on the latter two are very similar. The only real drawback with the Browning HP is the 13 round capacity whereas the Glock holds ...

I've been wanting to become a regiment gunner for a while, but I'm not sure if I'll be able to fire the SA80 properly! I am left-eye dominant but right handed and wear glasses, and though I can see perfectly with both eyes open or with just my left eye, I can't see fantastically with my right eye (...

Excellent weapon, the G36. Accurate, reliable & easy to use. I think it's kinda cute too. The full size one may be a little long but the G36K would be about right. Fitted with the AG36 UGL and a decent sight, I reckon it would be the perfect battle rifle, but I have no frontline experience, I'm ...

I reckon it's a tight one between the G36K and the C8 SFW. Just my opinion anyway. My thinking being, they're both sound designs out of the box & don't need to be rejigged like some designs. Then again, anything's better than the SA80 (the sight & barrel are only decent things on it). The G3...

Pity more didn't think like that... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1318028/As-families-face-benefits-cuts-Kelly-Marshall-spent-4-500-BOOB-JOB.html Giving a thick chavvy tart like her that sort of money for doing sodall is just asking for trouble. What shocks me is that she actually admit...

I know I'm new here, but I say take the money and rant all you like anyway. You've paid your taxes all your working life & the government does everything it can to take cash from you so get every penny you can out of them. If some asylum seeker can drain the system of a lot more money (taken fro...

The simple answer to that question is YES Not meaning to sound like an old "things were better in my day" type, (I'm only 27) but when I think about how I was brought up & the things I read about in the paper/see on documentaries now, I'm inclined to agree with you. The concept of dis...

[/attachment] wp-alanna_1024X768.jpg Hello there, My name is Keith and I live in Essex in the UK. I have very little experience in the armed forces, (except for briefly being in the TA) but my late father used to restore military vehicles and he had a lot of interest. I guess it rubbed off on me a b...