THIRTY YARDS
Some time ago back if the hazy days of my youth ( yes,
yes, I’m a young pup compared to you ancient withered motherhumpers ) I recall
reading that a study done in the Rhodesian conflict reported the average combat
engagement distance was a mere thirty yards.
I probably read it in Soldier Of Fortune magazine, one of the mainstays
of boring school classroom distractions.
A few lads and I bought different titles, money being a smidge tight in
the Seventies, and switched back and forth so we got all the good stuff like
Guns And Ammo, SWAT, etc. Now, not only
were magazines much better back then, since it was still a writers job to
actually teach rather than just aim entertainment at the lowest common
denominator, there was also a huge field of activity to base their articles
on. Riots in Miami, terrorists blowing
crap up in Europe, actual opportunities for mercenaries over in Africa. It was good times. I probably encountered the statistic on
pistol fights being something like ten yards average distance but I’m a lot
more fuzzy there.
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Thirty yards.
That doesn’t just mean we only fought in jungles anymore. Plenty of clearings and cleared areas such as
farmland, small towns or large villages.
It means that the combatants that survived the brutal Darwin selective
process of combat adapted to the limitations of their weapons. In the case of the AK-47, you get out much
around a hundred yards and the thing targets like a paint spray gun. But in close, you can blast the place down
like a fire hose, the carbine almost impossible to jam. And ammo, being steel cased, cheaper than
dirt. The M-16. What can you say about that flaming dog turd? I guess, that without a recoil you can hose
the area down with greater accuracy until it jams- call it about three mags
worth. But when you get too far away
from target, leaves and wind deflect the tiny rimfire bullet. Both are carbines, not rifles. And so it is fair to say that with an AK, it
is THE perfect weapon as such. The M-16
is just an embarrassment, and one our increasingly idiotic military
Generals-In-Bureaucratic-Command feel compelled to defend and keep tinkering
with. Newsflash, HumpTards, if you still can’t make the pathetic piece of crap
work after fifty years, I don’t think it is going to. But I’m not here to tell you how bad a weapon
is. This is about carbines in
combat. They are wonderful. At close ranges. Which is fine for the military. They have vehicle mounted heavy weapons to
reach out further. Artillery. Drones.
What have you. They do the job
the infantry needs to do. But
survivalists are not military, however much heavily compensated “experts” try
to sell you the fantasy. Thirty yard
engagements are dangerous to you personally.
You don’t want to be that close if you can help it. So you really don’t need a gun designed for
those distances. You want a rifle to get
you ten times further away. Yes, it
would be so friggin wonderful if you had the option of spraying and praying, as
well as mid- range sniping. It would be
wonderful if I had a skinny big bosomed survivalist wife who was independently wealthy
and loved to copulate between cooking. Life
is compromise, not rubbing a crystal ball in one hand and your junk in another,
wishing for perfection.
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Jim:
ReplyDeleteFace it!.
You want to learn Survival?.
Well, start learning (Mandarin) Chinese. That is if you want to have a job in the new economy.
The company that I work for is taking applications for employment, If you speak Chinese you automatically get the job. The new rule is that pay will be in accordance to per piece produced. That way the new employers will stop the trend of U.S. way of producing overprice items and the consumer wont be rip off. Worker will have to work standing and not sitting with the thumb stuck up their anuses. Is a good concept.
Might as well start learning Chinese. I'll get you in shape and there will be no more FATSOS. keeping you healthy will decrease your medical insurance costs. You'll move faster without causing a small earthquake with every step you take. Also your food hoarding will decrease by several tons if you start using the Chinese methods of eating what your body demands and no more.
Please send your application to dr.dedocagado@yahoo.com or just write to say hello and the dr. will give an electronic bicuit and any answers that you submit will be answered with his profound knowledge.
Jim people tend to forget greater distance means more excape routs.In a fire fight the ones left alive win and the dead lose regardless of side.better an old chicken than a dead hawk.
ReplyDeleteI hope I'll be as cunning and safe as a weasel.
DeleteLearning some Chinese may have some merit, as does Spanish but off topic.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the AK points. I have sold my ARs and acquired 2 AK style carbines. The ammo cost savings alone was substantial and a much more reliable weapon. Not hating on the AR if that is what you want, but the muzzle and down range energy is much higher with the 7.62X39mm round. Simple physics. Yes accuracy is a factor but I we have to weigh our options.
By the way, I missed the link on the old blog and just found the new blog. Like the format. The constant posts are great. BTW, I see our poser is back. I don;t recommend Tabasco enemas..LOL
Are you noticing a continued round shortage because of the Russian import ban on the ammo, or was it a flash in the pan? I imagine with all those Warsaw Block nations now in NATO, a lot of them can sell us the rounds.
DeleteJimbo, I am sitting on a pretty good supply of ammo in that caliber so I only know what i saw on-line. There does seem to be a bit of a shortage driven by panic buying most likely.
DeleteNo worries, not really an issue. Just curious. I've got enough laid by myself, I'm going to concentrate my big spending elsewhere. Perhaps more solar panels, see about dry batteries, etc.
DeleteCondensed Version: for what your plastic wielding Yuppie Scum drops on an AR, you can get an Enfield or Mauser, some Prvi Partizan ammo (@ $15-17/20), and a wireless camera or two. Which will allow you to shoot the bastard from a ways off, finish your coffee, and then stroll out to the body for your free bonus plastic carbine!
ReplyDeleteAnd if he is still twitching you have a bayonet to use. Save ammo!
DeleteSound advice if you live in a clearing and you never have to leave it... ever!
ReplyDeleteI don't know that many MZBs advance across open fields for the benefit of the survivalist slash bench-rest shooter. Fog. Smoke. Dust. Rain. Snow. Sleet. Evac. Get used to the idea that mother nature and enemy action is going to make a laughing stock of any plans to perpetually choose the time, location and distance of gunfight.
Don't get me wrong. Long-barreled thirtycals have their place, but between this authors hatred of the M16 vs Mosby's combat experience to the counter, anyone that wants advice on what to be carrying around after TSHTF should head over to mountainguerrilla at wordpress.
No offence. If it so happens that you've shot people in hostile territory for a living then I have underestimated your credibility in this matter.
No offense taken. But ask yourself if current situation advice is going to suffice in a changed future environment. I'm trying to get ahead of a changing curve, not relive the last war.
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