Comments by "Howard the dot connector." (@peetsnort) on "Rhodesian FAL - The Based Battle Rifle" video.

  1. Yes we were forbidden to use auto. But I was naughty and substituted it for the bren on fire and movement drills in grahams town shot 10000 rounds in one day. It got so hot I had to use my bush hat to pick it up. Smoking. Never broke and lasted right up to mugabe vote where we were in gonrezou area. Disguised as rhodesian soldiers.
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  2. I was in 6sai the same time as you. I wasn't impressed with the 5.56 when the parabats had a contact next to us in the caprivi /zambia the bullet was too light for penetrative power through the long grass.
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  3. My fn once shot 10 000 rounds in one day during fire and movement drills. We used my rifle instead of the bren which was a bitch to clean. Sleep is very important in basic training. I was so lucky to have it because shortly towards the end of the 80 the 5.56 reared it's ugly head. The rhodesia fal had a halbec flash hider that reduced recoil a little.
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  4. I am left eye dominant and right handed and shoot left handed and after a lot of shooting my cheek bone got tender. But I would have loved a scope
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  5. Me too. 78 to 79 July intake grahams town
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  6. I am zambia born and that was northern rhodesia in 59. I don't make the fucking rules
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  7. I was in the rhodesia bush just before mugabe got voted in. We were south Africa army
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  8. I am 63 and was there
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  9.  @robertliebenberg8527  if I knew what I know now I would have done more. Because the same age corrupt politicians are ruining the place. But at least we stopped the Soviets and Cubans. You're welcome
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  10.  @Alexander-cg1ey  easy for you to talk. We were compulsory conscription and had little choice or knowledge pre Internet day. We were babes in the woods.
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  11.  @Sahanawaj_  we didn't know that. I was born in zambia and brought up in cape town and the parents are swedish decent. People are moving all the time all over the world and history
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  12. @Клаузевиц you don't have many Americans of colour wanting to move to Africa.
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  13.  @ia285  you are a lightie. I have been in the UK where I made friends with a spitfire pilot in ww2. He spent a lot of time with his former enemy in Germany and got along fine. Just watch out for the politicians. They are the true enemy of everyone. I worked with 32 battalion in swa and we had a lot of respect for each other. The times were different then. We initially thought we were fighting against the communist onslaught. I find myself today completely in support of Putins smo. Funny old world Look forward buddy. Not back in anger. You can't change history
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