11 September 2007

Guns

This post is for Charlie. I asked him what he wanted to see about Afghanistan. Duhhhhhh...guns. Well here you go buddy.

Today, several of the Border Police came over to try out some new machine guns they got and also to train some of their newer soldiers. We were more than happy to arrange the use of our range.

This first video is of them firing the PKM. These weapons are all Russian made. They fire 7.62mm rounds. The commander is giving them a countdown before they fire..."Yo"..."Dwah"...."Drei"...which as you can probably guess is pashto for 1,2,3. I did get to shoot the PKM with them, but it's hard to shoot video and a weapon at the same time. In this video, you can hear the rounds impacting on the metal targets which were between 150 and 300 meters away.

This next video is the same guys firing the AK-47 and the AMD-65. The AMD-65 is a shortened version of the AK-47 and is made in Hungary. Both operate identically and both shoot the same round. I didn't get a chance to shoot one of these but I'm sure I will before I leave here.

6 comments:

Judy said...

Hey, sweetie...good to see your post! Even if it is guns...

Hope you are good...Granny and Jo are going to be here Sun if you get a chance to let them see ya...

So glad you can help those guys..but sure wish you could be home...Love Mom & Dad

Heather said...

thanks daddy i love you.


HE WAS REALLY EXCITED TO SEE A BLOG FOR HIM. Thanks! Love you!

Shelia said...

This post sure makes it more real for us. Thanks for sharing it.

AmyWhit said...

Riley is getting a kick out of the videos. Thanks for sharing, Jeff!

Nancy S. said...

I think it is just awesome how you can stay in contact with family and friends as far away as you are. It is good to hear from you and I am glad you are doing good. Thanks, Jeff for what you are doing for me and my friends and family. Stay safe! We love you!

Valerie said...

That was pretty cool being able to post a video. Take care and be safe.