Thanks for the thread! Decent show today. Some good callers talking about the first Gulf war. The last guy doesn’t listen to the show enough to know that’s not how you get a free phone.
I remember that ‘03 start-up to GW1. I was in a local FFL’s store, getting a Trijicon ACOG scope fitted to my AR-10 - the G-mith had to modify the mount w/his machinery, and two US Army Officers came in, and bought all the remaining ACOGs, EoTech Red Dots and Leupold glass. A HUGE briefcase full of cash and an extra long rental van outside. I felt guilty that I’d just bought one, knowing that they might not have enough. Heh.
The one major said they’re hitting every FFL, online business firearm scope seller for those 3 scopes, regardless of configuration. He said the soldiers would adapt to whatever they were issued.