Right, so I've been here since about a little after the beginning of the month.

Chow at the DFAC's a bit better than the one back at Bliss. King Crab legs and hangersteaks on Friday nights. I hear it gets even better downrange, and even if you're not on a FOB the outposts give you the mad pogue bait. The servers wear paper hats, bow ties, and black vests.

The Great Steak & Potato Co. is better than any one I've eaten at Stateside. Also, Mirinda is the best orange soda I've had, even better than Slice. Subway's has this one kind of beef that's thinly sliced and it looks but doesn't taste like pastrami. They put balsamic vinegar on it, and it tastes excellent.

Lots of British Army and RAF boys and girls out here. They've got more beret colors than we do, that's for sure. One of their logistics sergeants said they're on their way out, as are our neighbors up north, but I'm sure that's already in the news by now.

Permanent party is mostly sustanainment brigade and fellow MPs as far as I can tell, with Dustoff and some chopper WOs. Some Navy EWOs. Some Air Force, since there's F-whatevers doing barrel rolls on occasion. When we touched down in the airport, I ran into some Marines that were on their way out; they're the only ones I've seen so far, since most of 'em are probably in A-stan.

Last-minute training and classes are done with, and we're done guarding Class One and crew-serves since the connexes are moved again, so I've suddenly had a lot of free time on my hands. It's hottest around 12-1pm, but since I can wear PTs a lot now, it's not so bad. There's pallets of bottled water every ten paces.

Gym's nice. PX is overpriced but go figure. Quite a few 24/7 facilities. It is fun to go for a morning run on Eisenhower since you never know who you'll run into (AF girls are pleasant jogging partners).

TCNs are in a surprising variety running the AAFES and miscellaneous shit. Not just Arabic and Farsi; I'm hearing some Tamil, some Urdu, even maybe some Hindi, but there's only so much I can recognize. AT&T is the only serv

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OPERATOR 09/07/17(Fri)16:55 No. 6416 File: t40158_irak 022.jpg-(140.60KB, 640x480, irak 022.jpg) Do you mean this scrapheap next to Talil AFB ? damm iraqi's messed up the whole site by bricking up everything they though was an relic

OPERATOR 09/07/17(Fri)16:59 No. 6417 File: t40159_babilon 024.jpg-(149.37KB, 640x480, babilon 024.jpg) An much more interesting site (at least not as fucked up) is about an hours drive further towards baghdad

▂▅▇☭SERV☭▇▅▂!ne.YeFb.9M 10/03/09(Tue)11:16 No. 10856 also see: http://operatorchan.org/t/arch/res/41573.html

So, after a bit of thinking, I present to you... "/k/ is for /k/ommando".

A is for Ares, the SMG that folds.

A couple of weeks ago, I posted a guide on how to convert a Saiga. Serv benevolently decided to move it to the archive. Serv also somehow managed to lose every post but the first, rendering the guide kaput. I asked him on IRC what to do, and he said to re-dump it in /k/ for him (it was originally in /st/). So here we are. Eighty or so posts will follow. This is good, because after a few test firings, I found it necessary to re-work two of my steps. I would have had to re-do the whole guide anyway, so no harm no foul. Here we go:

I finished converting a Saiga. I thought I’d put all my work together for you guys, as a guide. Let’s start with some background information:

I never intended to convert my Saiga. I bought it, because I had been looking for a traditional grip semi-automatic rifle in .223 that wasn’t a Ruger or Kel Tec. I bought the Saiga online, because the price ($425 shipped & transfer fee) was win, the model for sale had magazine dimples, I couldn’t find the model I wanted in my area, and most importantly, they have a great reputation for accuracy, fun, and durability.

The problem was how it handled. I bought a model with a 20.5 inch barrel, since this was to be a paper/squirrel puncher, but the balance of the rifle was akin to a club. Completely front heavy. In addition, the sights were four inches further from my eyes because of the traditional style stock, making it hard to get a good sight picture. I also noticed on my first range trip that the rifle shot two feet off at fifty yards, and at 100 yards I couldn’t hit the paper. I learned a hard lesson in why you should buy an AK in person: Canted sights. Later, you’ll see just how canted they were.

I decided to convert it as part necessity and part fun summer project. It took me about three weeks working on it here and there; if I do it again I can cut that time way down with what I learned doing this one. If you undertake this, know this: No two Saigas seem to be the same. Some have different receivers, and some different barrel diameters. It seems some are made from old Bulgarian .223 patterns, some from new Russian patterns, and some are a Frankenstein mix of the two.

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Every natural and manmade disaster to date has overwhelmed the communications capabilities of both the private and public sector in the affected areas. This is something that just happens. Everyone thinks they have to contact their family/friends/whatever NOW to make sure they're ok, and the phone system gets clogged. Things start happening quickly and need responding to, so all of a sudden 911 systems are overwhelmed, as well as the radio networks for emergency services now have tons more traffic due to tons more situations requiring some level of response.

What this means for us as OPERATORS is that your most obvious standard communication methods will most likely fail.

What's non-standard for the majority of people? Radio.

There's tons of different radios, for tons of different frequencies. Some reach further than others, and some are more expensive than others.
Lets go over them and figure out what they're good for.


FRS Handhelds:

These are your run of the mill Walmart Motorolas.
They typically get at BEST 5 miles of range under good conditions with fresh batteries.
The meager range is accented by the fact that they have weak power, limited amount of channels, and any asshat can go buy one.

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Dump!

Well, I finished converting a Saiga. I thought I’d put all my work together for you guys, as a guide. Let’s start with some background information:

I never intended to convert my Saiga. I bought it, because I had been looking for a traditional grip semi-automatic rifle in .223 that wasn’t a Ruger or Kel Tec. I bought the Saiga online, because the price ($425 shipped & transfer fee) was awesome, the model for sale had magazine dimples, I couldn’t find the model I wanted in my area, and most importantly, they have a great reputation for accuracy, fun, and durability.

The problem was how it handled. I bought a model with a 20.5 inch barrel, figuring on some extra accuracy, but the balance of the rifle was fucked. Completely front heavy. In addition, the AK rear sights were four inched further from my eyes because of the traditional stock. It made it hard to get a good sight picture. I also noticed on my first range trip that the rifle shot two feet off at fifty yards, and at 100 yards I couldn’t hit the paper. I learned a hard lesson in why you should buy an AK in person: Canted sights. Later, you’ll see just how canted they were.

I decided to convert it as part necessity and part fun summer project. It took me about three weeks working on it here and there; if I do it again I can cut that time way down with what I learned doing this one. If you undertake this, know this: No two Saigas seem to be the same. Some have different receivers, and some different barrel diameters. It seems some are made from old Bulgarian .223 patterns, some from new Russian patterns, and some are a Frankenstein mix of the two. The latter was my rifle.

This guy’s conversion guide http://www.cross-conn.com/Saiga_Conversion/ is an excellent starting point, and shows how to do a basic conversion perfectly. I studied that first. The saiga12 forums were my go-to for oddball questions I had, and I found this http://forum.saiga-12.com/index.php?showtopic=26419 , a list of diameters for when you order parts- very helpful. The rest of my basic kno

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Dearest OPERATORchan,
I had a really shitty day. I'm going to go cheer up with Jack Daniels, Serv's Indian Music Video, Taylor Swift, a James Bond movie and gun porn.

Will you guys help a brother out with the gun porn? I'll start.

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OPERATOR 09/10/23(Fri)23:44 No. 9832 >>123513 A little dark humor always helps with the pain.

Rabid-Possum 09/10/23(Fri)23:47 No. 9833 >>123707 I felt a pain in my balls upon seeing this as well. >_> <_<

Jesus Rapist Actual !!R4MTZ3LwH2 09/10/24(Sat)00:01 No. 9834 File: k123712_CSA-2006-01-12-095303_M249SAW.jpg-(820.49KB, 1989x1542, CSA-2006-01-12-095303_M249SAW.jpg) >>123513 Laughing over something bad is usually interpreted as symbolic, because it does have an effect. I can look back at my last relationship and laugh at how stupid I was. Still hurts like hell, but I'm not anywhere near as miserable as I was then. I think that's how we remember the important things. M249 Para, with the older style side telescoping stock, and an ECLAN telescopic sight.

Wherein I set forth wih some advice to newlywed men, those who are going to marry, and those who might be married sometime in the future.

First off: marriage is a big step. A lot of people do it who shouldn't, and for no good reason. In modern culture a single male can get sexed up pretty regularly without any serious commitments, so arguably the largest (bad) reason men used to get married (regular sex) is out the window. Think seriously about the values your partner and you share before popping the question or even moving in together. Remember, when you seriously commit to a girl - in either a common-law or normal marriage - you are going to be spending a shitton of time with her, most of which will not be all the cool stuff you do on dates or sex. Ask yourself if you'd be happy being around her for all that non-awesome stuff people do before you pop the question. Moving in I only ever advise as a "test run" before popping the question - which means, move in with the explicit intent of either breaking it off (incompatible) or popping the question after a few months.

With that said, on with the fun bits!

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OPERATOR 09/10/17(Sat)03:06 No. 9202 >>64971 Holy FUCK balci likes something.

/k/omrade!XIxc6BpKnU 09/10/17(Sat)04:34 No. 9203 File: t65052_1245850349561.jpg-(7.82KB, 222x203, 1245850349561.jpg) >>65004 He knocked her up supposedly. >>65045 See pic.

OPERATOR 09/10/17(Sat)11:47 No. 9204 >>65052 and then she had an abortion without telling him and he got pissed off and left her.

Dumped.
Cheer me up, /t/?

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PanamaJack!Vi7GYCtXEo 09/10/14(Wed)10:15 No. 9162 File: t64383_SophieDee005.jpg-(28.94KB, 350x466, SophieDee005.jpg) >>64382 .... (FOR THIS POST, USER TOOK ONE HIT AND IT WAS ALL OVER)

OPERATOR ## Mod ## 09/10/14(Wed)10:18 No. 9163 i love my work.

Mosinmatt!!MuMwVmZQH1 09/10/14(Wed)10:29 No. 9165 >>64381 LOL!

Seventy years ago this day, the Red Army crossed the Polish border.

ITT, Polish and eastern Euro stuff, to commemorate the fight they put up against the Reds.

OPERATOR 09/09/17(Thu)14:16 No. 8397 File: k112933_1252401328717.jpg-(131.96KB, 1025x489, 1252401328717.jpg) Polish made Anti-Soviet Machine Gun Assault Rifle .50 cal extended clips.

LORD HUMONGOUS 09/09/17(Thu)15:20 No. 8398 File: k112949_ak47.jpg-(47.54KB, 758x415, ak47.jpg)

penis 09/09/17(Thu)15:23 No. 8399 wow, the thread was ruined and i didn't even have to do anything

ITT: We discuss our fixations on singers like HM's former devotion to Lady Gaga and Bushwacker's obsession with Taylor Swift. Jack's obsession with Amy Lee and Jesus Rapist Actual's fixation on Zooey Deschanel. Pic is to avoid picking favorites.