American rifleman cover!

JJ45 · May 20, 2019, 04:36 PM

Don't know how many saw the cover of AMERICAN RIFLEMAN magazine that just came. June issue. Or even if you are an NRA member. No matter.

That GI on the cover really made me proud to be an American, not that I really needed reinforcement. God bless him and God bless our "greatest generation"

Take a look at the wood on that Garand

bamaranger · May 28, 2019, 10:49 PM

Picked up on the wood on that Garand as well. Also the "lock bar" rear sight, which was correct, but not that often seen today on CMP or other rifles.

The by-line inside the covers ID's that trooper as an LT and apparently the entire photo showing his kit and rifle was not published.

greentick · May 29, 2019, 08:37 AM

I think it also mentioned that that rifle was not the weapon he jumped either... I wonder if he was victimized by weapons bag detaching upon the opening shock of his chute.

Ed4032 · May 29, 2019, 08:53 AM

I get the e-copy version so I had not noticed. I will have to go back and look. In the mean time can someone post a copy of the picture?

jrothWA · May 31, 2019, 03:56 PM

sums up the character of all ALLIED troops/ resistance fighters, commencing on the GREATEST crusade.

They ARE the GREATEST generation!

Bart Noir · June 4, 2019, 06:56 PM

It was a good little article, combining mention of heroic actions with the weapons used for them.

There is a picture of the British gliders a day or more after the troopers sailed silently in and captured that important bridge, Pegasus I believe. Those planes are within pistol shot of the bridge they wanted to capture. Impressive successful assault, with a posthumous Victoria Cross story.

So, yeah, the Allies as a group are deserving of credit.

Bart Noir
Who thinks the Sten Mk V is even uglier than the Owen sub-gun. But the Aussie SMG was tested and proven more reliable. Nothing that works well is truly ugly.

Edited: Looked again and am not sure the pic with the gliders is right at the bridge. I was thinking of a pic in a book I had just seen.

May 20, 2019, 04:36 PM	#1
JJ45 Senior Member Join Date: June 8, 2015 Posts: 908	American rifleman cover! Don't know how many saw the cover of AMERICAN RIFLEMAN magazine that just came. June issue. Or even if you are an NRA member. No matter. That GI on the cover really made me proud to be an American, not that I really needed reinforcement. God bless him and God bless our "greatest generation" Take a look at the wood on that Garand

May 28, 2019, 10:49 PM	#2
bamaranger Senior Member Join Date: October 9, 2009 Location: North Alabama Posts: 8,300	yup Picked up on the wood on that Garand as well. Also the "lock bar" rear sight, which was correct, but not that often seen today on CMP or other rifles. The by-line inside the covers ID's that trooper as an LT and apparently the entire photo showing his kit and rifle was not published.

May 29, 2019, 08:37 AM	#3
greentick Senior Member Join Date: January 15, 2011 Location: Deep South Posts: 261	I think it also mentioned that that rifle was not the weapon he jumped either... I wonder if he was victimized by weapons bag detaching upon the opening shock of his chute. __________________ nous défions

May 29, 2019, 08:53 AM	#4
Ed4032 Senior Member Join Date: January 13, 2010 Location: Texas Posts: 306	I get the e-copy version so I had not noticed. I will have to go back and look. In the mean time can someone post a copy of the picture? __________________ Gun control is like stopping drunk driving by making it harder for sober people to drive.

May 31, 2019, 03:56 PM	#5
jrothWA Senior Member Join Date: November 11, 2006 Posts: 2,519	That American. sums up the character of all ALLIED troops/ resistance fighters, commencing on the GREATEST crusade. They ARE the GREATEST generation!

June 4, 2019, 06:56 PM	#6
Bart Noir Senior Member Join Date: August 5, 2000 Location: Puget Sound, USA Posts: 2,215	It was a good little article, combining mention of heroic actions with the weapons used for them. There is a picture of the British gliders a day or more after the troopers sailed silently in and captured that important bridge, Pegasus I believe. Those planes are within pistol shot of the bridge they wanted to capture. Impressive successful assault, with a posthumous Victoria Cross story. So, yeah, the Allies as a group are deserving of credit. Bart Noir Who thinks the Sten Mk V is even uglier than the Owen sub-gun. But the Aussie SMG was tested and proven more reliable. Nothing that works well is truly ugly. Edited: Looked again and am not sure the pic with the gliders is right at the bridge. I was thinking of a pic in a book I had just seen. __________________ Be of good cheer and mindful of your gun muzzle! Last edited by Bart Noir; June 5, 2019 at 02:35 PM.