Preparing for RIP
Let me tell you something, right now motherfucker. You will address me as Ranger Saltbitch; and you will address ALL Rangers on here with the same courtesy. Got it?
So, are you saying that you're prior service/currently in? What's the matter, not proud of your service? Man, you should be ashamed, you sorry fucker. No integrity.
So, are you saying that you're prior service/currently in? What's the matter, not proud of your service? Man, you should be ashamed, you sorry fucker. No integrity.
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Ranger Saltbitch
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Ranger Saltbitch I just wanted to know about getting physically and mentally prepared for RIP so that I can suceed in my goals, thats all.
Ranger Saltbitch I just wanted to know about getting physically and mentally prepared for RIP so that I can suceed in my goals, thats all.
Ranger Saltbitch
(standing at parade rest)
Ranger Saltbitch I just wanted to know about getting physically and mentally prepared for RIP so that I can succeed
in my goals, thats all.
Ranger Saltbitch I just wanted to know about getting physically and mentally prepared for RIP so that I can succeed
in my goals, thats all.
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Hey boys, am I missing something here? Since when did they start manufacturing the M249 with an adjustable gas regulator?
I'm raising the bullshit flag to half-mast. Unless the design has changed, the M249 is not designed to be adjustable. The M240G - yes, the M249 - no. Am I wrong? If you open the collar up on the SAW regulator, what the fuck is gonna keep the regulator in position? All I can say is that "back inthe day" I was one competant motherfucker behind the SAW. I FULLY disassembled the SAW in EIB in 19 seconds (that's right, DEPs - 19 fucking seconds), but never "adjusted" the gas regulator. One day at one of the AGR / end of the fiscal year / we've gotta blow all our ammo - days, I went through the entire barrell life of my saw without touching the gas regulator. If you want it to running smoothly, what ever happened to cleaning the son of a bitch every now and then?
If the design has been changed, then I retract my statement, but I've never heard of anyone in the military fucking with the gas pressure on a SAW. It is not an approved method of employing corrective action.
I'm raising the bullshit flag to half-mast. Unless the design has changed, the M249 is not designed to be adjustable. The M240G - yes, the M249 - no. Am I wrong? If you open the collar up on the SAW regulator, what the fuck is gonna keep the regulator in position? All I can say is that "back inthe day" I was one competant motherfucker behind the SAW. I FULLY disassembled the SAW in EIB in 19 seconds (that's right, DEPs - 19 fucking seconds), but never "adjusted" the gas regulator. One day at one of the AGR / end of the fiscal year / we've gotta blow all our ammo - days, I went through the entire barrell life of my saw without touching the gas regulator. If you want it to running smoothly, what ever happened to cleaning the son of a bitch every now and then?
If the design has been changed, then I retract my statement, but I've never heard of anyone in the military fucking with the gas pressure on a SAW. It is not an approved method of employing corrective action.
A Co 1/75 '94-'97
Class 5-96
Class 5-96
I agree that their has been a ton of stupid questions and disrespect. I just don't understand how they think they are going to make it with disrespecting RIP instructors. Do they think that Rangers don't talk to each other or don't they even think about one of us calling RIP and us giving the instructors their names. Sometimes I am just amazed at their stupidity.
All I know was that I was in awe and scared shitless of anyone with a Scroll and a Tab. As far as I was concerned they could walk on water.
Ranger2
All I know was that I was in awe and scared shitless of anyone with a Scroll and a Tab. As far as I was concerned they could walk on water.
Ranger2
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On the SAW issue, I seem to remember hearing that the first version had 2 positions on the gas regulator. The one that had the faster rate of fire was for shooting in very cold weather. The SAWs got left in the fast mode of fire and shortened service life and caused malfunctions so later versions didnt have the option. On the other hand Iwasnt a SAW gunner and only ever got to really play with one once, so maybe I heard wrong
75th RGR RGT 91-94
RS 03-92
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Hey fuckface you're not a Ranger, and I doubt you ever will be. Maybe you can claim the title of Rump Ranger. All of the questions you asked have been answered many times before. If you would shut your fucking mouth and look there would be no reason for you to waste the Rangers time.if you are not a Ranger do not reply to this post im tired of reading your lame replies.
I was never a gunner either but what you say sounds familiar. It has just been too long. Someone has had to have been a SAW gunner before.cbar10 wrote:On the SAW issue, I seem to remember hearing that the first version had 2 positions on the gas regulator. The one that had the faster rate of fire was for shooting in very cold weather. The SAWs got left in the fast mode of fire and shortened service life and caused malfunctions so later versions didnt have the option. On the other hand Iwasnt a SAW gunner and only ever got to really play with one once, so maybe I heard wrong
Ranger2
the (probably 1st generation) saw had the tear drop shaped reg. then the newer ones were round knurled knobs if i remember correctly. you could change the rate of fire in the old and if you put a new style reg on the old it woould fire much faster,old to new much slower.
this shitbag (vd)probably saw an old one in a national guard armory
this shitbag (vd)probably saw an old one in a national guard armory
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Well, I was a SAW gunner for quite a while before I went to stupid school. Granted, it has been a while, but I don't remember it being adjustable. The regulator would click in one of two ways. The slots were spaced 180 degrees apart on the regulator, and would go in in either position. But I don't remember it functioning any different in one position or anotherand was never told that there was any difference between the two positions. And you could not move the regulator without disassembling the weapon. You needed that little ramp tool to seperate the regulator from the collar AFTER you removed the barrell assembly and lower hanguard (to get to the regulator unimpeded) . Now, the 240s had three different holes in their regulator (if I remember correctly), and if you installed the regulator where it used the biggest opening - on a clean weapon you could turn out approx 1100 rnds per minute. However, it was designed to initialy use the smallest hole. When on a support burm, cranking out all that ammo, as the weapon began to slow down, you could crank up to the next biggest hole, and your rate would pick back up. At least that is my understanding, as I never was unfortunate enough to hump that big fucker around.
All I can speak from is my experience with it. I was a SAW gunner for a little over a year, and I never tweaked the setting on the regulator. I was never told by those who trained me, or anyone in the Army for that matter, that it was necessary, required, capable, or even possible. I was trained to slide the regulator into the barrell assembly, slide the collar on, and twist it till it clicked in - not the chose this hole or that hole. just put it in, twist it, and get the fucker up ASAP.
I would be shocked to learn that it is in fact adjustable, and I didn't know it, nor did those that trained me (read all of the SAW gunners in my PLT, and any squad or team leaders that ever were in the past), nor did any of the RIs that trained up all the hooahs that never had any SAW time. I would be shocked indeed.
But, I have been wrong before.
And Vega, now that you mention it I humper the newer SAW that had the round knurled collar on it. I don't remember humping the older tear dropped ones. Those were phased out about the time the put me in as a saw gunner.
All I can speak from is my experience with it. I was a SAW gunner for a little over a year, and I never tweaked the setting on the regulator. I was never told by those who trained me, or anyone in the Army for that matter, that it was necessary, required, capable, or even possible. I was trained to slide the regulator into the barrell assembly, slide the collar on, and twist it till it clicked in - not the chose this hole or that hole. just put it in, twist it, and get the fucker up ASAP.
I would be shocked to learn that it is in fact adjustable, and I didn't know it, nor did those that trained me (read all of the SAW gunners in my PLT, and any squad or team leaders that ever were in the past), nor did any of the RIs that trained up all the hooahs that never had any SAW time. I would be shocked indeed.
But, I have been wrong before.
And Vega, now that you mention it I humper the newer SAW that had the round knurled collar on it. I don't remember humping the older tear dropped ones. Those were phased out about the time the put me in as a saw gunner.
A Co 1/75 '94-'97
Class 5-96
Class 5-96