Brits replacing Hi-Powere with Glock 17...
Saw this in this mornings paper, though some of you might find it interesting:
http://www.knoxnews.com/photos/galleries/2013/jan/11/british-armed-forces-getting-new-g...
I think the lanyard is pretty neat, didn't realize militaries used these that much anymore.
I am certainly looking forward...
to surplus Hi-Powers being available on the market.
don't bet on it...
by D Sikes 
, the Ozarks of Missouri, Friday, January 11, 2013, 10:08 (4340 days ago) @ Brian A
it's the British government... they'll distroy all the Hi-Powers as they get turned in for the replacement Glocks....
will they ever have to actually use them?
by bj , Friday, January 11, 2013, 20:46 (4340 days ago) @ pokynojoe
I can't imagine British troops every having to shoot at anyone except maybe British citizens.
They did pretty dang good shooting Iraqi and Talibon and
by Rob Leahy 
, Prescott, Arizona, Friday, January 11, 2013, 21:04 (4340 days ago) @ bj
Argy's in the South Atlantic...Brits troops with Hi Powers and FALs fought a Argentine Destroyer to a standstill in Price George island
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Of the Troops & For the Troops
lanyards were mandatory when I was in the sandbox
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Glurks all have a hole for a suicide strap... er lanyard...
by Rob Leahy , Prescott, Arizona, Saturday, January 12, 2013, 00:08 (4340 days ago) @ mcassill
for your safety...
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Of the Troops & For the Troops
Gee, I allus thought . . .
. . . that hole was there to snap "The Plug" into . . .
I used to have EVERYTHING tied down (except hand
by Hobie , Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, Saturday, January 12, 2013, 12:16 (4339 days ago) @ mcassill
grenades). I hate paying for lost stuff. I have even been known to put lanyard rings on my own handguns.
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Sincerely,
Hobie