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To: oldleft
Sounds like a load of crap to me. Where do you get ammo? You just walk up to the armory and say, "Hey, can I get a couple boxes of AK-47 rounds?"

Pretty much. The military maintains a large supply of captured enemy ammo. Keep in mind, we are equipping Iraqi security forces with 7.62x39. As far as soldiers getting their asses chewed for using captured weaponry, that would be up to individual commands. Some commands might frown on it while others condone it. If you see your officers patrolling with Kalashnikovs, that is a good sign that they aren't going to be too bothered if you brandish one yourself.

Using captured weapons goes way back. I've seen photos of American soldiers in WWII using German MP-40s.

19 posted on 04/17/2006 4:10:38 PM PDT by Drew68
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To: Drew68
Oh it's in Iraq...Maybe that would explain why I can't seem to find any 7.62x39. I have a new WASR I'm looking to try out and I can't find ammo anyplace.
104 posted on 04/18/2006 6:51:34 AM PDT by tcostell (MOLON LAVE)
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