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[robinbloke]

Foreign arms sales loopholes

Although frankly anyone who starts buying SA80's from us must be bonkers anyway.

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[riksowden.livejournal.com]

True, though some of our bigger stuff is well worth it don't forget...and its not small arms being talked about in the report i don't think...

H&K Fixed most of the SA-80 problems

[derekct.livejournal.com]

Well, H&K spent over 100 million of our money trying to fix the SA-80. the sights on it are good, since i have used it, however i still think its an bad design, and we should go for something else.

Derek :)

Re: H&K Fixed most of the SA-80 problems

[robinbloke.livejournal.com]

Theres little confidence in the thing is another problem.

We should the Steyr AUG :)

Re: H&K Fixed most of the SA-80 problems

[devalmont.livejournal.com]

With you on this. The SA80 jams like a bitch, is unpleasant to strip, and doesn't look anywhere near as much like a ray gun as the Steyr.

[davywavy.livejournal.com]

Of course, the real fuckwittery here is the idea that an 'ethical foreign policy' has any place whatsoever in government.
The only foreign policy worth having is 'what is best for us'. Anything else is a joke.

[dennyd.livejournal.com]

Although frankly anyone who starts buying SA80's from us must be bonkers anyway.

This sparked a tangentially related line of thought... war as advertising campaign. You know, our hardware isn't all that good, sales to foreign dictators are falling, so we go and blow the shit out of one of them just to sort of prove how good our weaponry must be, and then the black-market orders come flooding back in?

[whotheheckami.livejournal.com]

Well I liked it and at least I could hit a barn door with it, which is better than my best efforts with the SMG, LMG or SLR

[robinbloke.livejournal.com]

I had heard that general opinion was that the SLR was preferred.

Myself I only have experience with shotguns.

[whotheheckami.livejournal.com]

The SLR was a lovelly waepon, but I never got one with a short stock and never perfected my technique with it. The SMG never needed a technique - it was a bit of a hosepipe.
When I fired the SA80 - I felt at home with it staright away.

Shotguns are good and even better with....Water Melons :@) Especially water melons that have been filled with putrescent fermenting vodka for a week!

[robinbloke.livejournal.com]

I have this vague plan for when I'm next in the US to find a gun club and throw a few hundred at them and say 'let me fire a clip from everything you've got', just for fun.

[whotheheckami.livejournal.com]

When you come up on Monday - I'll tell you about a guy a gave a lift to who'd been for a holiday in Vietnam. Very Interesting!

[robinbloke.livejournal.com]

Cool; although obviously my attention is going to primarily focused on someone else :)

[whotheheckami.livejournal.com]

Maggie will love all the attention ;@)

[robinbloke.livejournal.com]

Actually looking forward to meeting her too; my parents used to have a spaniel; they're lovely hounds.

[whotheheckami.livejournal.com]

All joking aside; it will be lovely to see you again.