A much more detailed report will follow, but let me give you the highlights of the rifle course I took this weekend.
Class size: 12, usual gamut of civs and mil.
Gear: unadulterated WASR-10 w/ a Specter sling, six magazines; Beretta 92-G in an old mil-issue holster.
Round count: about 400 7.62×39 (all Golden Tiger), about 30 9mm.
Ranges: 5 yds to 100 yds, majority were at 25.
General comments: I used this as a foreign weapons prep for deployment (everyone else shot ARs), and it was a complete success. (I’ll explain the Beretta later.) I now have a much better appreciation for the AK, and what it can and cannot do. John Murphy puts on a great show– it’s Gunsite quality instruction at a bargain price.
MORE TO FOLLOW.
I agree – this was an excellent course. I was there too and really got a lot of good work behind my M4. Murph puts together a great class and I like his creative approach to the course of instruction.
LTC, what sort of mags are you running for the WASR now? What reload technique are you using for it, are you using the reload mag to hit the mag release to dump the empty, or releasing the empty and then reaching for the reload? Any comments on the WASR in general now that you’ve put some pressure on it?
I ask cuz I’m considering getting an AK and doing the Lightning Bolt bit to it to get the left side charging handle…I figure with our new administration firmly in place now, I should have at least some symbol of socialism laying around the house.
mule:
stay tuned, all will be answered shortly. :-)