How Deadly is a Flintlock Rifle…

[TFoley]

It’s all meant in good fun… When I was a fresh butterbar going thru Armor BOLC we had a British Officer at the school house with us teaching. I don’t remember his name but he was a good dude and he really knew his stuff when it came to tactics and planning. That said, no one missed an opportunity to throw in a dig at him over the Revolutionary War. We even got a Singaporean Officer who was going thru the class with us to join in and he managed to make references to the Brits getting whooped in the Revolution during every Operations Order he briefed. The British Officer usually smiled and took in good stride… And then he’d drop a strategically placed reference to burning down Washington in the War of 1812.

Like I said, all in good fun…

However, it sure do get tiresome.

 

[Nav]

Theres no such "Australian Royal Marines" , never has been and probably never will be.
Our Australian Defence Force (ADF) doesn't even have "Marines" as such.

They were Australians not British. I thought that’s what they were.
Edit:
Actually now that I think about it I got that from a reunion about ten years ago where one of my buddy’s who was there told the story.

It was a big deal with all the Allied countries, Clinton gave a speech, and as far as I know these guys were the only Australians at the celebration, and I know they weren’t Navy/sailors.

 

[Coinneach]

I’m waiting for pics of his sister……

Hopefully sans a Latino mustache.....

 

[nhmoose]

Dead is dead, I have killed animals that are 10 times bigger than me with one. Since 1990 or so All game taken has been with one. Except vermin and control. I like my AR for them.