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Now, That’s A Gun!

Vietnam-era photo features a chopped M14 with an M60 foregrip and 40 round magazine.

This entry was posted on Saturday, July 1st, 2017 at 14:00 and is filed under History, weapons. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

29 Responses to “Now, That’s A Gun!”

  1. Gerard says:
    July 1, 2017 at 14:31

    In HS this guy had a chopped customized volkswagon

  2. Ed says:
    July 1, 2017 at 14:41

    Love! Is this one of our early SEALs operating in the Mekong??
    Great History!

    • Ed says:
      July 1, 2017 at 14:41

      *Love it!

    • JM Gavin says:
      July 1, 2017 at 17:07

      In context of the Vietnam era, the sewn-on rank and name/service tapes indicate this is either not a SEAL, or is a publicity shot. The weapon also appears to be in such poor state that I do not believe that any combat unit would carry it.

  3. JayfromVA says:
    July 1, 2017 at 14:42

    Does the gas system look inverted as well, or is that just the pic?

  4. Jack says:
    July 1, 2017 at 14:42

    This is a really interesting picture fro a number of reasons, but I’m curious: anyone have any insight as to that the little dropper bottle taped to the bayonet on our man’s shoulder might be?

  5. rz says:
    July 1, 2017 at 15:02

    it is water purification tablets and next to that is a straw, so he can drink water from a small pocket of water.

    • Che Guevara's Open Chest Wound says:
      July 1, 2017 at 23:22

      The straw is so when he hides in water, he can breathe through the straw. Then he pops up and shoots Charlie with that sweet rifle.
      sarc/

    • Casey G says:
      July 5, 2017 at 01:06

      That looks like a syringe to me

  6. Uncle Dan says:
    July 1, 2017 at 15:37

    Bet that pushed that little rascal somewhat! Sure it was comforting however.

  7. Ray forest says:
    July 1, 2017 at 15:41

    Can you imagine this? Today you get flak over painting an issue rifle. Yeah chief I’d like to saw the barrel off my issue rifle then lets weld the firing grip and trigger mechanism off one of our crew served guns onto it. Whatcha think?

    • D.B. says:
      July 1, 2017 at 19:32

      Different times. Today we’re restricted by overly-regulated-everything, imposed and controlled by the overzealous bureaucrats of a nanny state.

      • Rob Collins says:
        July 5, 2017 at 16:49

        Dad also never had cleaning gear the entire time he was deployed. 1/1965 – 11/1965. Sand an motor oil to clean with plus enough sustained fire one night to catch his M14 stock on fire. When he turned that in, he said there was no pits on it, but, there also wasn’t any blue either. He also carried a model 12, and a Thompson, none of which were ‘issued’, rather were ‘acquired’. Fast and loose…

  8. JR says:
    July 1, 2017 at 18:34

    It looks like he is wearing a paracord bracelet…were they around back then?

  9. Strike-Hold says:
    July 1, 2017 at 19:16

    “Holy Mother of all muzzle flashes Batman!”

    • James says:
      July 1, 2017 at 21:53

      Half the point of that thing! Can you imagine someone burning a 40rder at you from 10m?

  10. orly? says:
    July 1, 2017 at 23:50

    Loving the huge PO2 shoulder patch!

  11. JKifer says:
    July 2, 2017 at 03:52

    How about that awesome magazine extension job…

  12. idaho says:
    July 2, 2017 at 04:11

    one of the best camo patterns ever.

  13. PTMcCain says:
    July 2, 2017 at 11:25

    In for first “TRIGGER DISCIPLINE” comment…

    🙂

  14. tangloppen says:
    July 2, 2017 at 13:51

    Pretty sure that the guy has a wallet that says “Bad Motherfucker”.

  15. Stefan S. says:
    July 2, 2017 at 16:17

    Can you say boomstick? Must have been hell firing next to him.