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Mr. Luddite

On 9/2/2014 2:33 PM, wrote:
On Tue, 02 Sep 2014 13:55:40 -0400, F*O*A*D wrote:

I've "handled" and shot a Colt LE 901. Damned thing weighed more than 10
pounds with a mag and all the usual "tactical" crapola on it. Not a
rifle to be shot off hand.

When did we become such sissies? The M1 weighed about 10 pounds and
the skinny kids in the 40s had no problem carrying them across most of
Europe and the Pacific islands.
I carried one most of the day in boot camp, including during
calisthenics (PDUA). Do some situps holding this over your head and it
will put hair on your chest.
My M1A is about the same depending on which magazine I have in it.
With a 30 round it is probably over 11 pounds.
I am not sure I would want it much lighter shooting 7.62 NATO rounds.

What was that exercise routine called using a M1? 96 Count Manual or
something like that. It was a series of exercises done to the beat of
some John Phillips Sousa march played through a PA system. I remember
that after 4 or 5 iterations your arms felt like lead.