Comments for Soldier Systems

Comment on Stop The MFing Presses! A Colt AK? by TomcatTCh

TomcatTCh — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:07:59 +0000

Are then are rounds besides 7.62×39 that would feed better from an AK style magazine?

Comment on Stop The MFing Presses! A Colt AK? by TomcatTCh

TomcatTCh — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:05:42 +0000

if that is the Colt 901 lower, I’d bet the larger magazine is for a different upper. What better way to show how modular their rifle is then to pull out the 7.62×39 upper and magazine adapter and swap in a 308 upper and the magazine just locks in, no further mag adapter?

Pure speculation, but that SURE does look like a 901 upper and lower. The light coming off the angles by the fire control pins really sell me on the idea.

Comment on A Picture Says A Thousand Words by Ryan

Ryan — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:42:01 +0000

To be fair it did work when he was walking up a pea gravel road in heavy fog.

Comment on US Army Camouflage Improvement Effort – The Hidden Costs Of Delays by This guy

This guy — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:10:38 +0000

I have vowed not to buy anymore UCP items for exactly the reasons SSD has laid out. A new uniform is coming so why waste the money?

Comment on Evolution of Austrialpin Buckles for Ares Armor Derma Carrier by Haji

Haji — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:56:19 +0000

That’s not the retail price, either. These buckles will likely be a fair bit more expensive than that, due to smaller runs and all the extra work to make them. Still, its an amazing capability.

Comment on US Army Camouflage Improvement Effort – The Hidden Costs Of Delays by MKULTRAFUN

MKULTRAFUN — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:48:18 +0000

Exactly, before 9/11, we all had to buy our own knives, assault packs, eyepro (if we chose to wear it), gloves (if we chose to wear them). What this is, is alot of companies about to shit the bed, because they can no longer (at this moment due to which camo pattern being “official” being unknown) make money hand over fist because of the size of the operations going on. I challenge anyone to name a chest rig, or “battle belt” pre-9/11 that gave you a choice of camouflage colors, sizes, configurations. When we deployed to Iraq in 2003, we were all issued brand new molle vests, rucks, assault packs, a gerber, etc. All in woodland camo, uniforms were 3 color desert. When I went back to Iraq in 2005 I was reissued everything in 3 color desert, so now my vest and pouches matched my uniform. Deployed to Iraq 2008 UCP everything. Afghanistan 2010 Multicam everything….. ridiculous really.

Comment on Stop The MFing Presses! A Colt AK? by Middle Man

Middle Man — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:22:29 +0000

Let’s all say *modularity*. That was the intention with the 901 model from the get go two plus years ago. 7.62×51…5.56…7.62×39…300Blk…6.5…etc, etc

Comment on US Army Camouflage Improvement Effort – The Hidden Costs Of Delays by MattF

MattF — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:15:49 +0000

How many soldiers are members of AUSA, the American Legion, Veteran’s of Foreign Wars, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Association, etc?

Those are your lobby organizations.

Get in touch with any or all of those organizations which you may be a member of and make your opinion known regarding the Army’s Camouflage Improvement Effort and the delays in fielding a replacement to UCP.

Comment on A Picture Says A Thousand Words by AGL Bob

AGL Bob — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:15:44 +0000

Yes, it blends in with rocks.

Comment on A Picture Says A Thousand Words by SteveB

SteveB — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:14:50 +0000

That’s a good-un!