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A huge tortise-like covering designed in a vaccume by risk-adverse cowards.
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Last edited by BH321; 01-21-13 at 12:25.
"Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats." - H. L. Mencken
Do the crotch protectors suck when trying to move out of a vehicle, or helicoptor stuff?
We miss you, AC.
We miss you, ToddG.
The dick-flap and ass-panel are useless. They get in the way of everything, and will oocasionally bunch up under your nethers when diving into position. The added protection is not worth the weight, especially considering that the panels aren't sufficiently armored to stop much more than a psychopathic mosquito.
I like the A5, have it on my primary instructor gun, think it would be great to see retrofitted to the Corps' guns.
I have never used an VLTOR upper, so I can't really give an opinion.
Okay, here's a question.
A friend had me try his ballistic codpiece. Not sure who made it, but he told me (to illustrate how garbage they are) to go prone as quickly as possible. When I did it, the dick flap (I really love that you called it that.) went forward too soon, like it was just freely floppin' around (lol) and when I went prone it... stabbed me... kinda. It was suck.
Does that happen with the MTV?
(I'll stop thread drifting now. But ballistic weiner plates have always seemed pants-on-head retarded to me.)
We miss you, AC.
We miss you, ToddG.
From what I've heard the VLTOR A5 is the only collapsible stock assembly the USMC has tested that has proven to be as reliable as the A2 fixed stock assembly. Reliability is one of the big reasons the Marines have not fully adopted the M4 in general.
The biggest complaint you hear from ground Marines is that the A2 stock is just too long, especially so if your of smaller stature or if your donning body armor. It's good to hear that they are listening to the feedback and actively looking to fix the shortcomings.
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