Posted: Wed 17 Sep, 2003 11:02 am
Wheyhey! I've waiting for 9 months for somebody to say that! I realised that as soon as I posted it it should have been called "pistols". 
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Posted: Mon 06 Oct, 2003 1:41 pm
I fired lots of weapons and now Im firing blanks
Posted: Fri 17 Oct, 2003 9:26 pm
from what i can gather i think id rather have a sig sauer (not sure about spellings) as i believe when tested, it didnt jam for 20,000 rounds and has the same stopping power as the 9mm browning. can anyone clarify this?
Posted: Tue 10 Feb, 2004 12:24 am
Do any raf nc aircrew get issued with sa80's?
Posted: Tue 10 Feb, 2004 5:39 pm
Yes, when the rocks come to take the piss out of you and make you crawl thorugh the mud for a few hours.
Posted: Sun 15 Feb, 2004 7:06 pm
What is a rock ape?
Posted: Sun 15 Feb, 2004 11:48 pm
Generally a very nasty, very angry person, with a flashy stable belt and far too little hairday tripper wrote:What is a rock ape?
Posted: Mon 16 Feb, 2004 2:07 pm
OK, to extend on the RAf Sidearms theme and particularily the Rocks, do they carry pistols as standard, or would they only be used in FIBUA situations, also in a FIBUA situation would the RAF Reg. have access to MP5s? Would appreciate well informed replies, I would find it interesting if they did.
Posted: Tue 17 Feb, 2004 12:48 am
Turning Pedantry into an art form.................
Much to the knuckle dragging pebble monkeys dislike, they don't get to play with MP5 or SLP as standard, although some might be qualified annually. As with the RMP, CP work in the RAF is the preserve of the RAF Police who DO get to play with MP5 and SLP. In fact, for many years, SLP was standard issue for the snowdrops rather than pebble monkeys (who could only carry Long Arms due, of course, to them having...........long arms !!
On the other hand, pebble monkeys always did get to play with grenades, 66's etc and hang out in trees...................
Aye.
Much to the knuckle dragging pebble monkeys dislike, they don't get to play with MP5 or SLP as standard, although some might be qualified annually. As with the RMP, CP work in the RAF is the preserve of the RAF Police who DO get to play with MP5 and SLP. In fact, for many years, SLP was standard issue for the snowdrops rather than pebble monkeys (who could only carry Long Arms due, of course, to them having...........long arms !!
On the other hand, pebble monkeys always did get to play with grenades, 66's etc and hang out in trees...................
Aye.
Posted: Wed 10 Mar, 2004 7:44 am
If you lot want to play with guns are you sure the Army wouldn't be a more suitable outlet for your...er 'interests'...and/or...'talents' ?
Mind you I'd love to see the look on the armoury guy's face when you're queueing up discussing which handgun you would like for todays trip out in one of Her Majesty's £50 million EuroSuperFighterBomberTankerRecce FGKR27
Anyway shooting people when you end up on the ground prematurely is really going to get in the way of your future successful career as a tv presenter and author
Rob B
Mind you I'd love to see the look on the armoury guy's face when you're queueing up discussing which handgun you would like for todays trip out in one of Her Majesty's £50 million EuroSuperFighterBomberTankerRecce FGKR27
Anyway shooting people when you end up on the ground prematurely is really going to get in the way of your future successful career as a tv presenter and author
Rob B
Posted: Sat 27 Mar, 2004 8:18 pm
RAF REGIMENT MATE, as they are force protection with field squad's and ground based air defence they have a nasty habit of not getting in the supertankerfighterbomber thing majig!