Recent content by James Pickering

I will only be able to contribute occasionally to this forum in the future. I now have seriuos health problems (particularly prostate cancer) that sap my energies and affect my ability to concentrate. I need to devote most of my time and energy to my family and the accomplishment of a multitude...

I will only be able to contribute occasionally to this forum in the future. I now have seriuos health problems (particularly prostate cancer) that sap my energies and affect my ability to concentrate. I need to devote most of my time and energy to my family and the accomplishment of a multitude...

I will only be able to contribute occasionally to this forum in the future. I now have seriuos health problems (particularly prostate cancer) that sap my energies and affect my ability to concentrate. I need to devote most of my time and energy to my family and the accomplishment of a multitude...

I understand.

My how times have changed. I don't notice that when I use the facilities on the various Military Installations in my retired status, but of course I am not usually in the duty areas. Thanks for the information.

I was in charge (NCOIC/Chief Range Officer) of the small arms firing training programs and range at Yokota Air Base (Tama Army Airfield) some twenty five miles north of Tokyo in the early 1960s ..... among the weapons in my inventory were two M1918A2 Browning Automatic Rifles (BAR) which were...

A trivial anecdote relating to the Sten gun: My father was a corporal in the Home Guard and he was issued a Sten gun (MkII) in 1940 which he kept at home (no ammunition -- common in his unit -- Burnley HG). I used to take it to bed with me at night and pretend there were German...

I agree -- please see my previous posting on this subject.

In the midst of combat that "ping" is swallowed by the "sound of battle". I never remember hearing it in the midst of rifle fire. Recruits are required to reload during rapid fire strings -- 10 shots, initial loading with two cartridges, reloading with a full clip in 50/60 seconds -- on the...

Not so, never was a problem -- an anecdotal myth.

I have never fired a Reising SMG and the only knowledge I have of it are as a result of reading written articles and on-line search references.

No, you should be as clean as posiible and your clothing and equipment in as good condition as possible -- taking into account the combat situation you are in -- in order to function at your best.

While I was sorting through my rifle shooting photographs, I came across the attached one of me dry firing a Winchester model 70 heavy barrel target rifle (Redfield International Mk 8 sights) in 30/06 caliber in preparation for a high power rifle match. I thought it would be instructional to...

Actually not that unusual with an accurized Garand. There would usually be several clean 600 yard targets by NRA Master class shooters in High Power rifle matches.

Yes, actually an upgrade -- chambering for the 7.62mm NATO cartridge, substitution of a box magazine for the en-bloc clip of the Garand and provision of a selector lever in order to chose semi-automatic or full-automatic fire.