LETS CHAT MACHINE GUNS

Has the British Army come almost a full circle when it comes to Machine Guns and the GPMG?
The GPMG started service as our Light Machine Gun in the mid 60's then seemed to disappear from the Rifle Section, being replace with the LSW and then the Minimi, only to find its self back where it started in the Rifle Section! What was that all about?

[@davidleonard1813]

7.62 is the friendly round. Its lets you reach out at 600, touch someone, and let them know you care: enough to use the best calibre

[@LetsTab59-bd4fd]

🤣🤣🫡

[@stephenhogg2472]

Afghanistan proved that 5.56mm wasn’t effective when the enemy could take you on with a PKM and they were outside the maximum effective range of the SA80s. This is why the US army are now adopting the 6.8mm Sig Sauer M7 and I can see something similar happening with the British army in the not too distant future. Maybe the SLR will make a come back.

[@LetsTab59-bd4fd]

PKM was a formidable gun

[@simonh317]

The Brits in the 1950`s saw the limitation of the big full cartridges and want a smaller round ; the 6.8mm (.280) in the EM-2/ TADEN guns.

[@lablackzed]

Yep the Indian army will be happy to sell them back to us.💩😳

[@crazycressy7986]

7.62 ,when a body is hit, a body drops

[@davidleonard1813]

Australia bought 1 designated marksman rifle for this. 1 H&K we probably pulled out SLRs but we'd surplussed exported and sold them all with our 303 rifles and the one figure I remember 84 000 brens

[@ianturner8459]

The GPMG is belt fed diplomacy.

[@TomFynn]

My favorite GPMG story is from the Falklands War: The hills that ringed San Carlos Waters were bristling with RMs and paras with lots of GPMGs. So when the Argy jets came in, every man and his dog would open up on those jets. Until a request from the ships out in the bay came a request to stop that. Reason being, the jets had to come in very low, so the GPMGs were not pointing up but almost level. With the effect that thousands of bullets went out low across the bay, hitting ships out there.

[@campbellbrand8038]

Pay back for the Seacat that slammed into the hill side just up from us.

[@crazycressy7986]

7.62 ,when a body is hit, a body drops

[@cyclesgoff9768]

You’re a sad fantasist get yourself a life.

[@lablackzed]

I miss my old GPMG AND MY SLR GOT A FEELING WE MAY NEED THEM SOON .😱💥👊

[@LetsTab59-bd4fd]

I think you could be right

[@nigelsutton9073]

As an ex RE, we were using the L14A1 7.62 (Bren) in 1989, so much better than the LSW ever was!

[@Crunch2327]

Still issued in '91, I know this cause as a sprog 432 driver, I was informed that it was mine, and I had to carry the fking thing everywhere as well as the sa80

[@plumduff3303]

Great film keith..i love the tractor going past and the classic line 'thats a stinker' lol 😆

[@LetsTab59-bd4fd]

Lol, busy little village at the moment, I could probably make videos about tractors for tractor spotters lol. Thank you for your continued support 🙏

[@JayMac-gh1kx]

Best ever weapon i used! Was the brengun !! 303/762! Then the GPMG 7.62 WIDOW"MAKER!! AS we call it in the PARAS!! 😊😊 then minim.beltfed!! 😊😊 greenon muckerlots of memories lol'lmao winks lol😊😊 an yeah the brengun in 7.62 was used in the 1st Gulfwar!!

[@crazycressy7986]

Done my skill at arms with the No4 and Bren Mk1 lol

[@JayMac-gh1kx]

@@crazycressy7986 lol'lmao winks lol same thing m8t as me

[@user-gn7cm6db2d]

Also they found that penetration was becoming an issue due to body armour being used therefore bigger bullets are good small is bad

[@user-bd6nm7du2j]

LMG (bren) Light machine gun. Mine was far from being light 🤣

[@LetsTab59-bd4fd]

So true 👍

[@crazycressy7986]

Make sure you move the rats tail lol

[@freelegal]

Loved it when I had a chance to fire the GPMG.

[@LetsTab59-bd4fd]

Was a lot of fun, until we had to clean it lol

[@millycarrington]

Back in 91 on Op Haven (RAF) we were at a place called Silopi and when we went off base we had a choice of drawing an L1A1 or SA80 as our personal weapon, needless to say most of us chose the L1A1, so yes they (SLR) were still in use in 91. GPMG, I remember having to de-tracer and relink ammo belts before we went to 'Onion range' (Falklands) for training so we didn't set fire to the peat!!

[@neillgrange9841]

It's the old saying,if it ain't broke,don't fix it.The GPMG was and still is, an awesome piece of kit to have in your arsenal. Great video as always buddy 👍

[@TheJon2442]

When I was in uniform as a young man, 193 metres tall. I always carried the LMG. Funny move forward, in a war zone, outside the wire, 15 years later as a WO2 I was given an LSW, I also had an 9mm pistol, which I would sleep with under my pillow loaded. Happy days. Sorry can't go into further details but I spent the most of my time 76-2019 in civies!

[@lablackzed]

Red or green ?

[@Mitchell-mo9up]

A WO2 with an LSW that’s not something you see very often

[@johnregan326]

Let's TAB keepthe videos coming mate .

[@matthewjones9565]

I remember when I first joined battalion it was always the junior blokes who carried the gun, the GPMG for the uninitiated, and when I became the senior bloke in the platoon they'd changed their stance and wanted the senior blokes on the gun for the experience. As you can imagine I was severely pissed off with that, I'd gone full circle, started off carrying it and ended carrying the fucking thing. Thankfully I started moving up the ranks and my gimpy days were behind me.

[@LetsTab59-bd4fd]

🫡 that's just typical

[@crazycressy7986]

I have no live rounds or empty cases in my possession, SIR

[@Steve24339]

Forgot to say. I got out in 1993 and was still using the SLR. Best rifle ever.

[@crazycressy7986]

7.62 ,when a body is hit a body drops

[@Dog-whisperer7494]

That’s right. The SA80 was meant to come into service in 1980 that’s where they got the name for the weapon from but it was delayed because of some major design problems such as the breach block cracking and spitting when the weapon was fired on full automatic also it could not be fired by a left handed person because the cocking handle was attached to the breach block and would hit the firer in the mouth when the block flys back to eject the spent casings . It also proved to be crap during operations when it got wet or sand got into the working parts during operation desert storm the SA80 finally came into service in 1986/7

[@johndickson7119]

Terrific weapon the GPMG...It was getting phased out from the RAF Regt when I left in the 90's but I knew it made a comeback!! Never knew the Minimi was getting so widely used in Afghan though. Another informative/interesting vid Keith, keep it up 👍

[@donxz2555]

Used a few various machine guns Loved the SMG for ease if tasked as a driver well designed and very few stoppages, was No1 on the GPMG which was essential kit, as to the the LMG only used it on a few occasions and to be true I would take the extra weight and go for the GMPG . Had little experience with the SA80 as I was on the way out but the SLR with SUIT sight was my main weapon for most of my time, some hated the SUIT sight as it was not a great mount having to go on a modified top slide. Used some other weapons FAMAS F1, AK47, AUG, but swap them all for the SLR (the 7.62 round was what you needed to knock down your target. )

[@Katmando376]

Yes, Keith.The general purpose machine gun was a great piece of kit.💂‍♂️👍 Damn stinking tractors.😅🚜🚜

[@johnnycooper7019]

Dear Keith, I think you summed it up quite rightly. I have very fond memories of the jimpy. During basic not only did I have to learn the SLR, but some Cpl decreed that being 5' 6'' I had to learn the jimpy too! The bloody thing was nearly as tall as me! Oh, Happy Days! I think the bean counters in NATO finally realised that 5.56 doesn't cut it. Being hit by a 7.62 almost guarentees your target won't be getting up again anytime soon. Best Wishes Johnny

[@andrewclark5444]

I carry the gpmg up the rad fan in Aiden 1964 good old days

[@keithgubbin2354]

Never strip the feed tray of GPMG. I did this at Sandhurst and ended up with half a dozen nuts and bolts I couldn’t place. Not a good career move! 11:57

[@LetsTab59-bd4fd]

I can take anything apart, putting it all back together again however is beyond me lol

[@tdezyn]

GPMG beats all hands down. For the Falklands we had extra GPMG's from other regiments, mega fire power. Besides, the platoon carried ammo for the GMPY team. I also liked using the [SMG] Sterling 9mm Submachinegun. People used MAG's from the Bren gun in Ireland to have extra rounds, however the spring wasn't made to be used from under the SLR, the Bren was gravity fed so to say. Funny though, the old AK 47- [7.62 39 round mag's is used by many others today. AK-47, then came the AKM (modernized), then AK-74 (5.45 mm version), then the AK-100 series All our previous weapons were easy to clean and look after.

[@mikechild3414]

I remember both the GPMG and the LMG. Loved the LMG, was a very accurate weapon. 762 wins the day in my opinion. Like you say, “what goes round comes round!”

[@laurenced2916]

In Pirbright I didnt want to shoot and get my rifle dirty but then as I got better at cleaning I became pretty trigger happy and ammo hungry haha

[@zaynevanday142]

Jez those roads are tiny Keith ! That feckin tractor took up the entire highway 😂😂😂

[@LetsTab59-bd4fd]

Yeah, have tabbed that road a few times but not videoed there before, don't think I'll repeat that lol

[@albundy8139]

Good video as always Keith, regarding the GPMG, my best friend carried the US version the M240B in his National Guard service and loved it too, he said it was heavy but accurate and his guys always felt better when he was putting rounds down range in Afghanistan too.

[@stephenward3468]

Our Rhodesian RLI used the MAG after jumping from the Daks into a contact.The MAG being made by FABRIQUE NATIONAL was a fantastic machine gun that every stick carried on our ops. We got results for sure. Go the SAINTS.

[@inthearea63]

The MAG is the GPMG with a different name.

[@kenmurphy7718]

Jimpy brilliant don't re-invent wheel with this one , fired MG 3 on exchange visit with a bundeswehr infantry regiment , brilliant ! It's based on the old WW2 MG 42 , don't mess about with the old stuff , it's tried and tested and works great .

[@GeorgeJackson-cz8fw]

Great videos, wants me to sign on the dotted line once more, even though its been 40 years since I left the R.E outstanding

[@LetsTab59-bd4fd]

Thank you George all the best mate 👍

[@louisdisbury9759]

SA80 and assorted hardware were a real step backwards for Infantry regiments and I doubt if the GPM will ever be surpassed.

[@user-ff2hi4op7v]

The SA80 has had a bad rap over the years.... the first time i came across it was back in 1986 at a recruitment day at my secondary school in Fleet Hampshire the second time i came across it was in 1991 when i joined up.... love or hate it it has its place and as a bullpup it is a nice fire system to carry of which 95% of its life was undertaken but and that is a big BUT its was very unreliable hence breaking down the cleaning kit into what i like to call pods of which i have 2 rods, brushes and leaky oil bottle kept in pod 1 tool kept in which ever was easy access in the field pod 2.... i have put it simple for the non service of you out there But saying the above i loved the SA80 as it was really my first weapon system and that is why i use only Bullpups now in .22 and .177 just feels rite on the range....

[@crazycressy7986]

We should have gone with the AR15

[@barrymason5714]

With the Gurkas in Hong Kong we had a number of AR15 Armalites, along with the SLR, GPMG, 9mm HP Pistol, 81mm Mortars, 2inch Mortars and MOBATS.

[@crazycressy7986]

@barrymason5714 you dident see the SAS boys going in with SA80s they had ARs lol ,I had a straight pull AR15 with a free floating barrel and a 4 point tactical rail ,M4 upper SS free floating barrel and a wildcat sound mod ,tactical driver at 100m and 200m with home loads on the range but if I was going into battle I would rather a SLR LOL

[@bugler75]

GPMG SF or Lt rôle, made you feel like a real soldier! Don’t forget to balance the gun change your barrel!

[@malcolmspeakman9699]

Yeah, i used the old Bren gun, magazine fed 7.62, i only got to use the Gpmg once on the ranges, both guns were as good as each other in my opinion but the Gpmg had a faster rate of fire.

[@paulmansfield5055]

I was in a SF platoon in 85 for two years. GPMG..

[@LetsTab59-bd4fd]

👍

[@SimonFlax]

Good old ww2 sten gun

[@johnribble]

Gpmg is a must , yanks have adopted them ,can’t beat the browning 50cal

[@chanwtv]

7.62 LMG & GPMG Still upto the Job. Leave good alone.

[@buzsalmon]

I enjoyed your video ! Very informative!

[@granitesevan6243]

Yes, I think some Royal Marine units retained the SLR into the '90s because of the longer ranges involved when onboard RN vessels

[@patrickbeecroft5423]

i used to put a bren magazine on my slr,just for the extra ammo.

[@ProfileP246]

SA80 in the air cadets was as far as I got 🤣

[@danielmalthouse4429]

Brilliant video Cheers

[@LetsTab59-bd4fd]

Very many thanks 🫡👍🪖

[@davidthefirst6195]

The LMG is a far far far superior weapon than the LSW All the LSW is, its basically an SA80 with a bi pod and longer barrel Only advantage was the SUSAT on the LSW But give me the LMG every time

[@MWaNut]

The Gimpy has stood the test of time and battle! - Heavy but simple - awesome firepower and much feared by the enemy. Made the mistake of touching the barrel after letting off 100 rounds on the range....dooh🙄

[@scottborham2838]

Interesting video Keith. A mate of mine used the NATO version of the Bren Gun in the NZ Army back in the 70's. The Australian Army replaced the Bren gun with the American M60 in the early 60's. But the Bren NATO version was introduced to some units in the late 60's and in service till the late 70's. I first seen a picture of the Minimi (called the F89 LSW in the Australian Army) in Andy McNab's Bravo Two Zero book. And I loved it. So when I enlisted it was my weapon of choice. I qualified on it at in basic training. And always volunteered to be section gunner so I could use it. Everyone gave me shit for wanting to carry it all the time with extra ammo and spare barrel. But there was method in my madness. By carrying the Minimi I didn't have to carry the radio. HA HA As always Keith keep the great videos coming.

[@campbellbrand8038]

The L4 LMG was excellent for Recce patrols where engaging the enemy was not the primary object

[@petermanning1864]

Carried the LMG (Bren) in the late 70s in South Armagh lovely weapon.

[@user-gj8rt5gw2j]

Love these videos, keep them coming.

[@LetsTab59-bd4fd]

Thank you I'll try for as long as I can

[@zaynevanday142]

Our rifle section doctrine changed when I was in. changed from section tactics to the two fire team doctrine 2 LSW’s, 2 Grenadiers and 2 riflemen per fire team still a 10 man section just split into 2 😂 that was mid 90’s

[@LetsTab59-bd4fd]

We reinvent the wheel 😆

[@zaynevanday142]

@@LetsTab59-bd4fd yeah funny that aye 😂

[@davidleonard1813]

In the late 80s we were unit by unit having SLR replaced by Austeyr and L1A2 ( if about) and Brens replaced by minimi. We kept the Bren about into the 90s. A matter of replacing as they came off the production line. Huge mistake to dump 7.62. As afgahnistan proved. As most said at the time wrong decision if we ever have to fight on home soil. Small numbers greater range a 7.62 is what you want in Australia. As you lot had with the SA80, we had lots of issues on the first runs of aus. Ive seen one empty 22 rounds on a range att load action. Brrrrrrrrtt. Full auto safety was on and i was watching no finger on the trigger. Minimis just would miss a 1x1m target at 200 went everywhere. NZ bought some we made and sent them back😅

[@LetsTab59-bd4fd]

Agreed 👍

[@Simon_W74]

On Pre Bosnia training in Sennalager we have the pleasure of having a go with the Gimpy. I absolutely loved it. Wasn't sure about the clearing procedure, as the swiping the hand over the plate where the belt went just didn't feel right. I only got to clean the LSW, but never used it. The one rifle I would have loved to fire was the SLR. AS it would probably have fitted me better than the SA80, that would smack me in the check every now and then as it was to short for me. Long neck. Didn't have that problem with the Susat sight, only the Iron sight.

[@richielamb3509]

Hi Keith, Ni training , Sanger shoot with the GPMG …..belt of 200 various distances came down and the lads ask how I got on and how many targets I hit ….my reply haven’t a scooby as I was laughing to much to notice 😂 loved firing it …hated carrying it 🤫, when I joined in 87 ,joined 94 in Larkhill was told welcome to the TP , oh by the way your the LCHRS new LMG gunner , wasn’t trained on the drone for about 6 months so all I did on exercise was stag on 🤙

[@jassin1]

We would be forever be cleaning the build up of carbon,, nightmare from all the BA issue LMGs and GPMGs. Design flaws in all, Creating the springs/pins trouble for misfires. Only rifle ever built without a MAJOR flaw was the .303 shame it was not an auto version… the SLR and SA80 equivalent Flasher was a nightmare. I swear the mini me was too short for accuracy due to the barrel size and burst rate on Auto it would buzz around on the pops. Saying all that , I had used the Sa80 on Single Shot with a conversion in the Aldershot tunnels with a .22 conversion kit single shot. No problems. Love your Content Mukka.

[@sigurdivar4227]

How organise squads and platoons when it comes to support weapons is a long term question and debate. It depends both on the available guns, and on the tactical doctrine, and it tends to go in circle in a rougly 50 years period or so. Keep tabbing, and a D-day tab would be nice!😀

[@harrymonti6586]

Blimey, I'm glad you don't have Smellyvision mate, bet em tractors hauling silage containers ponged a bit?...Phewee Muskee!!!

[@zaynevanday142]

Most of my career I was on the Section Gun the C9 Minimi LSW & the GPMG’s or MAG 58’s were in DFSW Plt I even shot the C9 on the Queens medal shoot (We only had iron sights back then 😂)

[@zaynevanday142]

It’s what I’m holding in my profile picture 😂

[@LetsTab59-bd4fd]

Iron sights, best way to learn how to shoot accurately in my mind.

[@zaynevanday142]

@@LetsTab59-bd4fd I was pretty darn good at it but saying that I did both the Unit & Army Snipers Cse’s and passed both, but shooting the Gun was a whole different ball game snapping 2 rounds off with both hitting the Rushing Russian or the Fig11 was an art in itself 🔥

[@johnlascelles2916]

Once adin 7.62/308 as with the SLR counts

[@jaegarfiftyeight8048]

XMG ‘77 - 1 WFR and QLRs used GPMG for the cuds but LMG around town. And what about the Browning .30 with its cloth belts Keith! We had those on the Ferrets and Saricans. The Saricans in XMG had a short section of black plastic water pipe with a rubber smoke discharger cap over the end to protect the Brownings from the lovely Irish weather. When you opened fire the whole tube flew off the end of the gun like a missile! Years later ‘someone’ told me that when those improvised pipes first appeared it was believed that they actually were a 40mm rocket! 🤣🤣🤣 IIRC we suffered a lot of stoppages with the .30 down to those cloth belts.

[@allanxxxxxxxx]

Hi Keith Blinking Heck the old Bren Gun I remember that! let me loose with the GPMG, not that SA80 what was worse GPMG / Charlie G carrying that about lol

[@LetsTab59-bd4fd]

Hated having to hump the Charlie G about, what a pain!

[@stephenhogg2472]

@@LetsTab59-bd4fd still not as bad as being the No2 for the LMG, running about with that box full of loaded mags🥵🥵🥵

[@LetsTab59-bd4fd]

@@stephenhogg2472 oh crap yeah, that was a nightmare

[@crazycressy7986]

Don't let go of that mag main spring and make sure you move the rats tail to one side lol

[@charlietreston4035]

Great stuff 👏 👍 👌

[@terrystephens8603]

16 Sigs in gulf and attached personnel took Lmg and Slr to gulf 1991 I believe they also too gpmg but being shit with weapons I avoided that. Being a cook i took self loading ladel😂

[@harrymonti6586]

The sound of the 2nd tractor approaching sounded like you was about to be attacked by some kinda beast...or is that my vivid imagination??.. Like yourself I was a Cold War Gunner who apart from using the GPMG on the ranges a few times, the LMG was as close as we got to machine guns so I can't contribute to the technical side of things...

[@paulbennie5690]

1990-1991-1992 we still had SMG as personal weapons in the RMP.

[@user-gw4ld2wl6r]

I got too fire gpmg and bren gun working with TA back in 85 fun times mate

[@LetsTab59-bd4fd]

Cracking bit if kit

[@kurtsteiner8384]

I was rn not army, we had simular. Small arms. In cadets we had 303s and brens. In late 1960s hang over from ww1 and 2 i guess. We had in rn smg 9mm naval version. Lmg and gpmgs. Depending on ship you may have olicon 50 calliber machine gun or spandau. We also had slrs semi automatic version not fnla fully auto, like most other nations

[@LetsTab59-bd4fd]

Always good to hear from the Senior Service Kurt. Cheers 🫡

[@Martinthehun59]

I think I've mentioned before Keith in a previous vid about my favourite - the LMG - which was standard weapon for RE. Another thing you mentioned there Keith was the SAS patrol 'Bravo Two Zero'. Outstanding film but read the book - you'll never put it down, personally having read it probably about three times now... Another one whilst we're on the subject - 'A Bridge too Far'... The film is an excellent depiction of the tragedy that happened there in Arnhem, but read the book if you ever get a chance Keith, you won't regret it... Looking forward to your next vid... Let's tab! 👍👉

[@LetsTab59-bd4fd]

Cheers Martin 🫡

[@LetsTab59-bd4fd]

@neilw.3012 yes I've seen that, bit of an eye opener

[@peterbrown1012]

On the Chiftain tank, if we had to bail out, the gunner took the cupola GPMG, the driver had the tripod, and butt in his compartment and brought it with him to convert it to a dismounted role.

[@plumduff3303]

Just tabbed from turnpike Lane to east finchley..avoiding the doggers in ally pally...eyes right lol 😆

[@LetsTab59-bd4fd]

Brilliant, well done mate 👍

[@kevinadamson5768]

It's funny looking back I can't really say I enjoyed firing the weapons on the ranges in the light role but did in the armoured role from the vehicles. Range days were always a pain in the arse I thought you always seemed to be under pressure to get good results so you didn't enjoy it. When I was a gunner signaller in the Scots guards reconassaince platoon range days were much more fun, you had the main armament the 30 mm rardon cannon and a turret fixed gpmg. We once had a fun shoot on the ranges in Germany where they flew model airplanes up and down the range. Eight vehicles on the firing point each had a go, no one hit one then two call signs four call signs, eventually all eight of us let rip all at once and dropped it. It's unbelievably hard to hit a moving aircraft from a fixed point on the ground so hats off to the lads in the Falklands for dropping a Pukara.😊

[@SteveHB59]

Carried a Bren while serving in 1st Battalion Royal Australian Regiment back in the early 80’s they were brought back after the Vietnam war US M60 MG’s had all worn out.

[@a8283371]

Slr & lmg were used in first gulf war

[@LetsTab59-bd4fd]

🪖👍

[@Screwball70]

I was the smallest lad in my section so guess who humped the GPMG, but i loved it, i was a great shot sith it when needed just using irons, its an amazing sight when you got a full section of GPMGs in SF roll at night with the tracers pouring in on a distant hilltop. Quick edit., but then you had to clean her and she can be a dirty girl, lot as dirty as a gas operated system but dirty all the same lol

[@clivedunning4317]

Mobat and Conbat had the LMG for spotting. Wombat had •50 for spotting.

[@LetsTab59-bd4fd]

Cheers Clive, I was banking on someone having the correct information 👍 thank you 🫡

[@user-qf9hn9ff6c]

Just can't beat the jimpy

[@LetsTab59-bd4fd]

Agreed 👍

[@jonbritland8389]

I'm a civvy but I heard that some modern body armour can defeat 5.56 so there is a rumour of an intermediate cartridge in USA between 5.56 and 7.62. First ww vickers water cooled mg defensive only due to weight. Sure I heard that ir operated all day with no stoppages. Fairly low rate of fire but absolutely reliable. Good channell keep it up.

[@pauldurkee4764]

I think when the vickers were replaced, they had all that spare ammo, they set up an experiment to see how long it could run without a stoppage, apparently they put millions of rounds through it.

[@JayMac-gh1kx]

Im doing the 80th anniversary of D-DAY JUMP!! Like i did on the 75th anniversary of D-DAY JUMP ❤❤ green on mucker lots of memories lol'lmao winks lol

[@LetsTab59-bd4fd]

Brilliant Jay! Please be safe mucker and let me know how it goes. You're an airborne star mate!

[@JayMac-gh1kx]

@@LetsTab59-bd4fd im a oldswet of the AIRBORNE forces shot day's brother we r all fkin nuts an bolts!! Lol'lmao will mucker lots of memories lol'lmao winks lol yeah I will do m8t give you a call tomorrow ok bud!! Green on mucker lots of memories lol'lmao winks!!

[@JayMac-gh1kx]

@@LetsTab59-bd4fd . I'll give u a call tomorrow ok bud an give u me dog an bone number etc ok bro cheers man no worries brother blessing to u all brother an family

[@CensureAsylum]

I would like to re-connect and chat in person. Support for my brothers in arms.

[@LetsTab59-bd4fd]

You can always email me [e-mail]

[@CensureAsylum]

Right now. I have nothing else. Life has hit me very hard and I am getting back up.

[@LetsTab59-bd4fd]

@@CensureAsylum you're never alone. Use my email if you need to talk. Take care.

[@vmax42dave]

LMG (Bren) My personnel weapon in Norway, great on ski's !😵‍💫

[@stuartbrown8259]

GPMG, certainly wasn't light, if i remember right it weighed around 36 Pound, add on all the other kit, was hell to carry. I'm only 5' 7" carrying that baby plus kit wasn't much fun, especially when a sprog. Don't get me onto the 84mm, plus SLR, now we are talking. Carried that mfer around, got to the firing point, told to give it to him over there, was gutted. Never actually fired it, but at the time i was gutted. Was hell being a sprog until the next draft came in, then they got the privilege of them weapons. 😮😮😮

[@colinjones7741]

What about the l 37 mg that was mounted on a a p c.

[@LetsTab59-bd4fd]

Another great gun, I was initially only chatting about light machine guns used at Rifle section level. But thank you for mentioning it, much appreciated

[@tomcolvin8199]

Mg42 pinnacle of machine guns

[@pauldurkee4764]

That's the thing with the germans, designing weapons with such a high rate of fire, it was a good idea to carry a water trough to cool the barrels.

[@tomcolvin8199]

@@pauldurkee4764 The Russians called the mg42 the widow maker.

[@user-gw4ld2wl6r]

am coming back to UK in sept to Bath mate

[@LetsTab59-bd4fd]

Safe trip! All the best 👍

[@davidclarke3342]

Used both lmg and gimpy love them both got stopping power 😅

[@crazycressy7986]

I did my skill at arms in the Army cadets with a No4 and the .303 Bren in the 80s ,loved it ,yet the air cadets were allowed to play with the SLR ,and GPMG and Strling SMG ,only because the armors lad was in the air cadets, we was well pi$$Ed, we used to shoot the single shot .22lr bolt action, first firearm I bought when I got my FAC was a No4 Mk 2 ,I have no live rounds or empty cases in my procession, sir ,never once had .22lr stuffed in my puttes lol loved doing my skill at arms ,then later in life I has a FAC and a AR15 ,AK47,.303 and lots of other rifles ,like in the film Tumbledown , 7.62 when a body is hit, a body drops ,think the British should have adopted the AR15 and not the SA80

[@zaynevanday142]

2nd 👍 WA Australia 🇦🇺 🔥

[@LetsTab59-bd4fd]

🫡🪖

[@johnhempsall4644]

If it’s not broken don’t change it

[@bloggs692413]

Was a jimpy gunner for Ireland used to single tap that bad boy

[@paulwebster7293]

Jonny 7......OMA

[@LetsTab59-bd4fd]

Now we're talking serious kit, awesome 👌

[@mefinlay1780]

7.62 .. aimed shots shoot to kill ..simple

[@LetsTab59-bd4fd]

Exactly 💯

[@paraguard60]

In Canada (BATUS) Alberta 1979 we had to train Section Attacks with figure 11 targets and with Chieftains up front live firing, it started getting boring. So I and my No 2 on the gun (GPMG) decided to fire 3-5 bursts at the Chieftains rear (Turret area) DUNK! DUNK! DUNK! Of course this was very stupid but we had a great laugh! I didn´t know the "Tankies" stashed all their beer in the outer containers, and without knowing we "Shot up" I don´t know how many pallets of beer....... (As I said, it was a stupid idea)

[@Darenbranch]

I think all of us infantry guys in BATUS did that, we certainly did 👍👍

[@powerwolf-vw8st]

Some of my guesses why a workhorse piece of equipment is back in rotation, Utility/better suited for whatever conflict the people that know abit too much are speculating on, Cost-cheaping out ( vast stockpiles of readily available weapons instead of spending more on new equipment ). If your willing to put some tinfoil on however More depressing thought related to above, Mass rollout of older mothballed ish equipment to get personel familiar with it because they're giving away good equipment to people who arent properly trained to wield a bananna skin. Perhaps thats unlikely but start sweating if it starts happening to other pieces of hardware long consigned to the dustbin. A more positive option but also the most conspiratorial because it would imply they actualy care somewhat.. gap filling between what you have now and new weapon systems that have modern cutting edge tech in them with ww2 and above level calibres capeable of defeating modern body armour w very minimal recoil in various stances+ other features

[@roberttrevorwilliams3226]

SLR

[@zaynevanday142]

I once melted a barrel of my C9 on a Battalion Fire Support mission on feature Hotel 😂😂😂 I saved up all my trace on EX (I had 2 belts 2, 200 round belts) of complete trace not 5 & 1 it was straight tracer the Gas plug started glowing and halfway through the second barrel it was glowing orange 🍊 and you could see the bullets as they were darker 😂😂😂

[@zaynevanday142]

I’ve got a photo of that shoot the battalion photographer was there 13 gun line

[@LeonTrotsky6782]

USA army looking to bring in 6.68? Nearly full circle. Come on. Back to 7.62mm, it worked. FFS.

[@LetsTab59-bd4fd]

Exactly 💯

[@zaynevanday142]

Aggghhh Heresy, Minimi waste of time 😂😂😂 wash ye mouth out Keith 😂😂😂 I ❤ that gun 😂

[@LetsTab59-bd4fd]

🫡

[@zaynevanday142]

@@LetsTab59-bd4fd always go with the heavier round

[@720Gunner]

The LSW was a waste of time.

[@donvance5081]

The GPMG was the bollocks S F was a killing machine

[@LetsTab59-bd4fd]

Devastating firepower

[@campbellbrand8038]

The LSW was an utter waste of space