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Originally Posted by Cosmic Trigger
Reaper- thanks for the info. The ADVON guys are mailing pics to me of the host nation AKs today, and I found some screw on BFAs for about $20 each.
Dan- this is what I call "simple research". If I had any success with what I found on Google, I wouldn't be asking you guys, and the CD manual on the AK that SWCS gave to me when I graduated the Bravo course doesn't mention it. Quite frankly, I've never dealt with blanks for the AK, and I think its a gay idea to use them at all, but my detachment cmdr is all about it. So, forgive me if I've offended you by asking questions related to a weapons topic in the bravo forum, I figured that was what it was for. Since there haven't been any posts in here for the last 30 days, I didn't think it'd be a burden to ask for some info. Thanks.
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CT - Time to engage in meditation exercises! You're letting your obvious (and probably thoroughly justified) frustrations cloud your judgement. FWIW I agree about training with blanks - they build bad habits. Unfortunately they are one of the only ways to do maneuver training without spending a lot more money or accepting a lot more risk. In my experience most third world countries don't use blanks because (a) they don't train and/or (b) they cost almost as much as live rounds so there is no monetary benefit to purchase non-lethal tng ammo (see (a) previously mentioned). Blanks aren't worth buying because the budget has to cover live/lethal to defend the borders and keep the subject population under control.
The important stuff - Where did you find the $20 blank adapters (and how are you planning to pay for them)? That sounds like a fair amount of work in itself. Inquiring minds want to know. Since you broke the code please use this vacant forum for its intended purpose and educate the rest of us.
P.S. - If this gets you upset, wait until you've had to deal with the expectations of the guy who sent you on this goose chase and the frustrations of training the indig he's trying to accomplish his/your mission with/for. Words to the wise - Peregrino