MojoKrunch
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Wed Oct-29-03 02:47 PM
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Wow, think of the possibilities! |
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$20 says one shows up in civilian clothes in a few years. http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&ncid=1778&e=1&u=/031028/481/jrl80410282057In this handout picture made available Tuesday Oct. 28, 2003 by the Israel-based Cornershot Co. in Tel Aviv, Israel, a rifle is seen composed of two parts; the front, that can swivel from side to side, containing a pistol with a color camera mounted on top, and the back section which consists of the stock, trigger and a monitor. According to a report by the Israeli daily 'Maariv' newspaper, the pistol, produced by the Florida-based Cornershot Holdings, is being tested by the Israeli military and has already been bought by a number of special forces around the world. The unique weapon allows a soldier to remain behind cover, with only the barrel of the rifle exposed in the direction of the hostile fire. (AP Photo/HO, Cornershot)" Mojo
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theivoryqueen
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Wed Oct-29-03 02:56 PM
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but that is way cool. Dammit.
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Superfly
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Wed Oct-29-03 03:00 PM
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2. What if the TV breaks? |
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You're going to have to stick your fat head around the corner to shoot...
Me, I'd rather stick with your issue:1 each, M-4 carbine. Not many moving parts, light, small, moderately powerful cartridge.
This new whiz-bang gun has too many things that can go wrong with it, especially when you need it most (like those untested safety mechanisms now required (or soon to be required, I forget) on guns sold in NJ)
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jhfenton
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Wed Oct-29-03 04:19 PM
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That's interesting. It looks like it has a Glock pistol as the base firearm, mounted inside the extra hardware, with an extended threaded barrel. It's a clever combination of existing technology.
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Valarauko
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Wed Oct-29-03 04:36 PM
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4. I really don't like this idea |
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especially as this was already tried once IIRC.
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Wed Oct-29-03 05:49 PM
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5. How quickly can you reload? n/t |
DonP
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Wed Oct-29-03 07:47 PM
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6. Does the TV pick up the Cartoon network? |
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Might be nice if a trooper could play DVD's on it between engagements.
Too much technology in combat scares the bejabbers out of me.
Don P.
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Hrumph
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Thu Oct-30-03 01:28 PM
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certain niche applications for high-tech gadgets, I generally despise the idea of putting a battery-operated anything on a combat weapon. (Certain weapon lights on long guns are the only practical exception.)
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Thu Oct-30-03 02:15 PM
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Oooh... now the IDF can oppress round corners! :D
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Thu Oct-30-03 09:05 PM
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Useful in about 1 in a 10,000 cases, surely? It can't be that accurate when used round a corner, and I'm pretty sure that using a mirror would work just as well, wouldn't it?
And any extra stuff that can go wrong is just a pain in the arse.....it's like 4x4s with computer systems that can only be fixed in major cities.....no use to you if they break in the middle of nowhere.
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Fri Oct-31-03 10:44 AM
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10. it is toss, as my British comrades say |
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what if there is a nuclear device, or emp device, that detonates within the region. Poof, all electronics are gone.
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LibLabUK
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Fri Oct-31-03 10:51 AM
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""it is toss, as my British comrades say""
tosh, surely. :)
"what if there is a nuclear device, or emp device, that detonates within the region. Poof, all electronics are gone."
I'd imagine under those circumstances, shooting round corners wouldn't be your highest priority :D
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SlavesandBulldozers
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Fri Oct-31-03 10:53 AM
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12. no, not nearby, in the region |
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i get your point though. and i agree. tosh? its tosh now is it?
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LibLabUK
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Fri Oct-31-03 11:00 AM
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"tosh? its tosh now is it?"
AFAIK it's always been.. ofcourse I'm a Southerner, maybe it's "toss" past the Watford Gap (The North).
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Fri Oct-31-03 07:21 PM
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14. You know youve been on this site for awhile when |
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You see the name soundgarden1 and remember when soundgarden (the original) got tombstoned.
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Mon Nov-03-03 01:38 PM
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there was an evil soundgarden? sorry to hear that, I'm not him I swear.
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