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Topic: Replacing guns
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wanderer
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posted 22 December 2020 18:42
For having been a soldier for 2 years, and having often used the C-7 riffle, all I can say is that it is a GREAT weapon. it is light, precise, and easy to use and clean! (easy cleaning is a MUST because it's a pain in the a**). The sight is O.K.; not the best I have used, but at an adequate distance (at least 100 metres), it's a suitable scope; plus it has "combat sights" on top, which resemble the former sight when the C-7 still had a handle... Anyway, from what I've heard, the issue is NOT to replace the C-7, but to improve it; one added item is the grenade launcher (no, I'm not kidding!). The C-6 is a very powerful weapon, so if the DND wants to replace it, the new weapon would have to be OUTSTANDING. The C-6 stability is only equalled by its great range and accuracy. As for the C-9, I must admit the C-79 sight is a bit to precise to be used on the C-9, but it is still a powerful section weapon. indeed, while there is only ONE C-6 per platoon, there are 2 C-9 per Sections, ready to provide cover when it's needed! Of course, it is hard to say "I am for" or "I am against" changing these weapons. To me, they seem still adequate for our needs. I would have to SEE and TRY the hypothetical new weapons to take a clear decision... in any case, I like the C-6, love the C-9 and adore the C-7!
Posts: 1 | From: Qu�bec | Registered: Dec 2000
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Master Blaster
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posted 29 March 2021 11:15
Come on you guys! If you can't hump it, dump it! The question isn't wether you should have to fire the F'n thing, it's do you know how to deploy it in the defesive/offensive roles? Was it in the Light (bipod) mode or the SF kit that makes it an outstanding 1000m weapon? Area denial as well as hit/kill/wound ratios are the primary roles of the GPMG and the C6 has been demonstrating that capability for 40 years (originally called the MAG 58, this weapon has been deployed in armed forces throughout the world since 1958/59).Just a note from an old soldier...if you humped it all weekend, you damned well better have cleaned it before returning it to the Q. Water, dust and grit are almost as hard on the GPMG as firing blank ammo. I've seen too many excellent weapons reduced to expensive paper weights because of lax cleaning and user maintenance practices. From your posts ender, I make exception...you are probably one of the most informed and intelligent NCO's I heard from in the last 29 years (present company excepted, of course). Regarding 7.62 lniked blanks, theyu are available in the system though are getting more difficult to obtain. Suggest to your Ops O that he/she order 6 to 9 months in advance of training to ensure that supply is available and that your unit can afford them. As always Dileas Gu Brath --------------------
Posts: 45 | From: Ontario, Canada | Registered: Aug 2000
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ender
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posted 04 April 2021 23:06
Thanks for the complement Master Blaster!I've never actually seen the SF kit and I probably won't unless I get my gunners course. (please, please I want a gunners course!) And yes I did clean it before I turned it in, and yes it did need cleaning. I complained about the lack of 7.62 blanks to my troop commander after the excercise, and maybe they'l sort it out. (ha, I doubt it) I don't even know who the ops O is, and he probably doesn't like private level sappers telling him what to do anyway.
Posts: 101 | From: toronto | Registered: Feb 2001
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