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Really? Try it........
OUCH- LOL
R.L.
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2/2/2006 7:51:37 AM
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David can be so funny....
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REALLY OFF-TOPIC: The USA needs a new standard rifle.
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David F Mayer
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1/24/2006 3:31:26 PM
Concluding remark on this thread.
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David F Mayer
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1/31/2006 9:08:09 PM
A replacement is already under development and test
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Larry J
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1/25/2006 2:22:44 PM
Pardon me. I meant a GOOD replacement.
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David F Mayer
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1/25/2006 8:18:49 PM
Did you even read the article before making your 'expert pronouncement of fact'?
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R.L.
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1/29/2006 8:45:22 PM
did you miss the bit about XM8 being lighter and more reliable than M-16?
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Tony
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1/25/2006 10:09:31 PM
People who design an eighteen pound rifle
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David F Mayer
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1/26/2006 1:37:05 PM
So sayeth David, it must be true
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R.L.
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1/25/2006 9:12:57 PM
He's right.
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Lee
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1/26/2006 6:34:27 AM
That price isn't just for the rifle
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Larry J
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2/1/2006 2:31:21 PM
Too heavy at 18 lbs. MUCH too expensive. No improved hitting power.
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David F Mayer
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1/25/2006 9:48:55 PM
You know not of what you speak
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Larry J
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1/29/2006 2:13:02 AM
David is an expert on all things he speaks on....
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R.L.
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1/29/2006 5:49:47 AM
I just have common sense, which Pentagon planners seem to lack.
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David F Mayer
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1/29/2006 3:08:40 PM
That is just stupid...
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R.L.
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1/29/2006 7:06:33 PM
"failed defense project USA" needs to be in quotes.
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David F Mayer
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2/1/2006 3:29:54 PM
Really? Try it........
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tony
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2/2/2006 5:58:56 AM
OUCH- LOL
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R.L.
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2/2/2006 7:51:37 AM
Hah, can beat you
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Tony
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1/31/2006 3:52:45 PM
Ever seen how many high-tech projects FAIL?
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David F Mayer
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1/29/2006 3:01:02 PM
Googling "Iraq war failure" gets you ~17 MILLION hits- I WIN!
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R.L.
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1/29/2006 8:39:53 PM
Do you REALLY expect the thing to work?
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David F Mayer
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1/29/2006 2:23:48 AM
You've never carried an M-60, have you?
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Larry J
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1/30/2006 2:19:18 PM
The BAR didn't have a girlie round. Now that was a weapon!
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Lee
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1/30/2006 6:15:26 PM
The BAR was big, heavy, had a low sustained rate of fire...
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Larry J
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1/31/2006 7:22:40 PM
USA loses and old standard.
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RobVG
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1/25/2006 6:24:42 AM
Another example to make my point about the evils of corporations.
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Lee
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1/25/2006 7:46:47 AM
"an" old.
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RobVG
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1/25/2006 6:26:42 AM
HabitableZone — be civil, or at least entertaining.