Mortdooley wrote on Jun 7
th, 2020 at 11:32pm:
Quote:Unlike the US Army where you are a specialist first and foremost, in the Australian Army, diggers are trained to be Riflemen first and foremost. I was a qualified Rifleman, a Machinegunner, a Grenadier and a Mortar Number before I transferred out of the RAR to Ordnance. In Ordnance because of my experience was I was invariably placed in charge of the IMT (Infantry Minor Tactics) training of my underlings. I know what I am talking about as far as weapons are concerned. You're an amateur.
I don't believe drawing a paycheck to be a soldier makes you more skilled or a professional. I never claimed to be an accomplished soldier but I know how to maintain my equipment better than you apparently. If you didn't learn to drive a vehicle until your time in the Army that wouldn't make you a professional driver! I qualified expert marksman in the Boy Scouts but don't take it too seriously. As for being an amateur, I admit to being an amateur gunsmith. I've built a matched pair of 1911's and several AR-15s to my personal specifications. I've used the empty cases to make less common calibers, 30 Mauser 30 Tokerov and 300 blackout. Made .400 corbon from .45acp and 7.62×38mmR from 32-20 cases. All safety rules observed!!!
As I was trained and drew a pay check from the Australian Army that makes me more qualified than an amateur who has never been trained and indulges in amateur use of firearms, Mort.
I learnt to drive when I was 16 years old, as most Australian youths do. I also qualified as a Driver in the Army and was able to drive most C class vehicles (up to 10 tonnes in weight). I do not claim to be professional driver although I do hold a civilian license equivalent to that level.
The Boy Scouts? Wow! Really? A whole new level of disrespect, Mort. Why am I not surprised?
Quote:Diggers?https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DiggersDiggers
The Diggers were a group of Protestant radicals in England, sometimes seen as forerunners of modern anarchism, and also associated with agrarian socialism and Georgism. Gerrard Winstanley's followers were known as True Levellers in 1649 and later became known as Diggers, because of their attempts to farm on common land.I would guess you mean some other group of Diggers.
Diggers. You were looking at the wrong term, Mort. That's understandable, your a Septic.
Quote: Quote:The ammunition was manufactured in Australia to US Army specifications. It was marked 5.56mm Ball on the cartons issued. I would assume it was 5.56x45mm Ball ammunition.
Some powders are better than others, cost may have been a factor.
Take it up with the US Army, Mort. It was manufactured to their specifications. Tsk, tsk, you really are a slow learner, you realise?
Quote: Quote:The weapons were maintained correctly, Mort.
Then there shouldn't have been an issue.
There wasn't. It was a crappy gun. QED.