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Really, go to Page 3 of this thread.  A KB can happen to anything. http://getoffthex.com/groupee/forums/a/tpc/f/182106881/m/523108458/p/3

I have a lot of respect for Mikhail Kalashnikov as a designer.  He's probably the best one to come along since John Moses Browning.  But he's out of his lane on this one.  Most of the US soldiers I see carrying AKs around here, do so because they work intimately with Iraqi forces.  I'm...

That doesn't mean that the populous sees it that way.  Especially in that neck of the woods.

I think I understand where this perception comes from.  But it is false.    http://www.indexmundi.com/g/g.aspx?c=iz&v=26 From the CIA World Fact Book via this sight.  The death rate in Iraq has been going down steadily. 6.40 Deaths per thousand in 2000 5.84 Deaths per thousand in 2003 5.49...

Actually I'm pretty sure that FMC is the Fuller Machine Corporation.  They make the Bradley as well.

How did the 1911 not make the top 10.  I know that you can find more elements of the Hi-Power in modern pistols, then you will find of the 1911.  But I would think that it deserves the top 10, if only for it's continued success and sales numbers.  The Colt Single Action Army and it's copies...

I think the general consensus around Glockophiles is that 9mm Glock just give you the most bang for your buck.  And KevinBs point about ammo availability is significant.  To illustrate, here in Iraq, where ammunition prices are grossly inflated, 9mm can be had for around $0.50US a round. ...

If only to satisfy my quest for semantic purity, I submit the following.  The Hummer H3 is not based on the Colorado platform.  The H3 and the Colorado are both based on the Trailblazer/Envoy platform.  They are, in ways, different branches of the same tree.  Though the H3 has more in common...

From Tactical Forums by way of Self Defence Forums: Dr. Gary K. Roberts, terminal ballistics researcher and member of the International Wound Ballistics Association, had this to say about the 5.7 x 28 mm over at Tactical Forums: Other than being able to perforate soft body armor, the 5.7 x 28...

What Big Red said.  :threat: I have a Belgian Hi-Power at home, that's brilliant.  But it's been relegated to the locker since I bought my Glock -17.  As another friend of mine says, Glocks are the pesant's (sic) pistol.  My Browning has been a faithful and reliable pistol at least until the...

When the ambassador came to visit us there were no MSGs in evidence.  His protection was Control Risks Group.  Again as Big Red said, it's very rare for vehicles to get lit up inside the IZ.  My personal theory is that it wasn't the army at all, but BW who has their own M1114 hmmv's that they...

When the ambassador came to visit our compound, he was brought by the same crew that does the PSD for the British Embassy.  All Brit expats, all very professional.  I would have assumed that he would have made similar arrangements for this journey, but I don't know what he would have done in the...

Or how about, Arguing with a Nutjob is like trying to teach a pig to dance.  You look like an idiot and it annoys the pig.

Yeah if it hit's the plates.  I believe the study was talking mainly about the stuff that missed the plates and penetrated the soft armor itself.

http://usacac.leavenworth.army.mil/CAC/milreview/download/English/NovDec05/aylwin.pdf There's the link to the actual article.  Pretty on the money, I think.

I think that the US mil would solve a lot of problems if they increased the protection of the soft armour in the Interceptor vest.  Probably to level III.  As it is, the existing armour is only rated to stop shrapnel and 9mm.  At my old job the insurance company mandated that we wear Level III...

Actually it's an embassy.  The ambassador was just here last week visiting our client.  But he moonlights as the Ambassador to Jordan too, so he's a busy guy

I wish people would quit saying that we are unregulated and unaccountable.  Our industry in Iraq is heavily regulated by the Iraqi Ministry of Interior.  If your company isn't registered with the MOI than you are operating illegally.  We have ROEs like everyone else and they are as...

Copyright 2005 CanWest Interactive, a division of CanWest Global Communications Corp. Times Colonist (Victoria, British Columbia) November 17, 2005 Thursday Final  Edition Pg. A5 Senator seeks federal ban on Canadian mercenaries: Private security firms should be off-limits, says former...

I'd vote for another thinly disguised attack on the GWOT.  That said, stand by for more pics from this scandal.  We haven't even seen the worst of these pictures.  Also I've heard that there are some new pics of insurgents that were turned over ISF circulating the Arab media now.  Rest...