Comments by "Old Guy Gaming Network" (@CRAZYHORSE19682003) on "How the M249 Machine Gun Evolved" video.

I was with the 3/22 Inf Rgt 25th ID from 90-95. When I first got there the M-249 had the tubular stock and exposed barrel that was substantially thinner than the heavier barrels on the M-249 today. Guys were always burning their forearms on the exposed barrel. Our unit armorer was a genius and fabricated custom heat guards for our M-249's out of the upper portion of the barrel guard for M-16's with the M-203. So we had these cool squared off heat guards for our SAWS. The Tubular stock was a POS, it was always getting tangled in the brush and it had a lot of side to side give to it which made the weapon a lot more inaccurate when firing because the stock would wiggle back and forth a bit. Eventually we got the solid stock, new heavier barrel which was less prone to overheating and heat shield. It made the M-249 about 5 pounds heavier, noticeable in the field.
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@brianjob3018 You would be correct, Schofield Barracks.
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@brianjob3018 Oo-ah? Do you mean Hua or Hooah? As far as this November goes, I personally believe it is to late to save the country. The USA is GONE, circling the drain and the only thing left to do now is wait for the final collapse. Our votes, MEAN NOTHING. Politics and Government is nothing but a puppet show to distract the masses into thinking they matter. Republicans and Democrats have their roles to play but they are both beholden to the corporate interests who have bought them. Our courts, politicians, agency officials are all bought and paid for. All of us are simply economic serfs working on the tax plantations for the tiny group of people who own everything in this country and who own the Government that is supposed to represent us.
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