Its more along the lines of "Ive been in the field for longer than I wanted, havent seen a girl in a week, and im trying to impress anything that *may* be female"

Its sad, but seriously, after 2 weeks, ANYTHING, even in a brown Tshirt is gorgeous...

Rick

I wear the underarmour stuff in uniform anytime we are out running around in BDUs (which is every morning now).  They work great.  They breathe much better than any regular cotton shirt and keep you very cool.  That said I like the loose gear a little better so its not bunched up under your armpit.  It really comes down to personal preference.  I would try the 5.11s but they arent available in the right color, so I cant pass them off as a uniform shirt.  I was told they are working on a correct army brown...but for some reason its not available yet.

Rick

I didnt like it.  Then again half of the guys I were with were beyond drunk (one guy held his hands up the whole time they followed that bullet with the camera) and I was extremely tired (always now that we started 2-a-day work outs) it seemed to drag on forever.  It wasnt bad, I just wouldnt reccomend seeing it in theaters.

Oh and Im not bringing any underware, Im going Comando!

Haha there we go!  Real men dont wear underwear (at least w/ BDUs!). I know I dont (and none of the special fellas I spent time w/ this summer did either).   (edit: didnt realize how homo-erotic that sounded....I swear thats not the case)

Seriously though this sounds like it should be a killer event.  I wish I had the funds to dedicate to getting out there and playing w/ yall but the TR classes and Real Steel guns are calling me.  

Yall have fun now.

Rick

i agree, lets see the xm8 put up a good 60 years of service before we say its better than the trusty ak-47. we cant afford forget the blunder our own airforce made in the early 60's with rushing the m16 into service. it may look cool and futuristic, but looks truly can be decieving. im glad the army's taking its time in testing , we've no need to rush a new toy then see the casualties pile up as the weapon's malfunctions come out of the woodwork. (case in point m16).

i'll take my weapon pre field proven, and if that means settling with iron and wood, im down.[/quote]

Im bored, so Ill bite.

Have you ever used an AK in the field?  If not, then you are just going by what you have read about them.  I HAVE used an M4, M16, and AK in force on force and range enviroments.  The BS about the AK being the king of reliablity is just that, BS.  It will shoot crappier ammo, and is a bit more lenient on how often you have to clean it, but they DO FAIL.  This summer alone I went through 3 different AKs that just kept failing on me.  I ended up with a well beat up M4 that NEVER had a problem.  If you ever did use an AK you would be familiar with their crappy sights, less than ideal accuracy, and horrible safety design.  

The negatives:

1. The safety doesnt permit the gun to be carried on safe on a patrol and then switched to fire immediately on contact.  This summer a SF candidate was removed from the course with only 3 days to go before graduation because of an accidental discharge he had with his AK.  After that point those with AKs were forced to carry them on fire but without a round in the chamber and then chamber a round upon contact.  Less than ideal.  The M16 is far superior.

2. The whole "knock down" power crap.  The gun has crappy sights, crappy egronomics, and the accuracy isnt up to par.  Which leaves you with a heavier bullet missing the target.  It doesnt matter how much lead you throw at a target, if you cant get reliable hits, the weapon is useless.  The M16 is far superior.

3.  Have you ever put more than a few rounds down the barrel of an AK with the wood grips?  After only a few rounds (less than 100) the foregrip became so hot so as I was unable to hold it securely and get hits.  Once again, a rifle that you cannot get hits with its USELESS.  I was able to fire a M16A2 until the front part of the handgaurds melted (in excess of 200 rounds in rapid sucession) and I was able to place all the rounds on my intended target.  

Until you use the weapon in a real enviroment, you can only go on hearsay on how they perform.  The weapon our troops are being issued today is truly one of the best rifles around.  (Then theres the whole HK416 and Sig 552...but yeah...)

Rick

Wal Mart has them for $7 if you want to support our trade deficit to china.

Rick

If I am able to make it, any of yall can run the stages with my shotgun no problem.  Just a mossberg 500a, but it works. I will also have my Bushmaster and Glock 19 there and if yall could run those if need be. Its quite a drive from where I am tho...would be a heck of a good time however.

Mines lame.  Rick...is my name.  And EJ6 is the chassis code for a 98 Honda Civic DX that I used to drive.