Military experts! Can a soldier use his own weapon(not that one) instead of gov. issue?
September 6th, 2010 by eranio
I’ve seen some ads for some impressive gas powered long range fully/semi automatic rifles. Is that allowed?
good info folks! thanks. too bad they couldn’t have an approved list you could have, in addition to the standard issue. But the safety and being able to use someone else’s weapon effectively make good sense.
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September 6th, 2010 at 9:08 pm
As much as some Soldiers and Troops wish they had there own weapon, you can’t. It falls under Safety issues and Combat issues. If for some reason you weapon becomes unserviceable, you can pick up the own laying next to you and its the same weapon you have been trained on and every body else in all the armed services had. Also legality issues if something off the wall would happen, you wouldn’t be properly trained in that weapon by the government no matter how long you owned and fired the weapon. Also ammo is a big deal and having everybody using the same stuff makes it easier espicially on the battlefield.
I do know of Soldiers/ Troops bringing their own Hand Guns to Iraq and Afghanistan with them. I have friends that have done it. Most of them didn’t get there pistol back to them in the U.S. though due to customs so they ditched them there before coming home.
September 6th, 2010 at 9:08 pm
Nope you can not.
September 6th, 2010 at 9:08 pm
Unfortunately its not. I wish like hell they would issue the troops some of the items available on the civilian market, not so much as fire power but armor like Dragon Skin. But more than likely if it is useful the military will get those weapons soon enough. The military buys its weapons (and everything else) from the cheapest bidder. What the person below me is partially true. Even though 5.56 and 7.62 sized rounds are what is mainly used, I can tell you from experience that the M-16 wasn’t designed for its "rugged" ability but instead for its accuracy. You get sand in that b!tch and it’ll jam, thats why we always have to clean them…ALWAYS.
But if your Special Ops you can pretty much use what ever the f*ck you want. They are starting to use the 40 cal glock now instead of the M9
September 6th, 2010 at 9:08 pm
No because soldiers might have a weapon that is not desinged to stand up in harsh conditions like a sandstorm. They might be very tempermental or have ammo that is not readily available like a 5.56 or 7.62. The gov’t has a standard that all gear must meet before it goes to combat. People bringing their own stuff might not meet that standard and fail when they use it. Its just a safety issue.
September 6th, 2010 at 9:08 pm
i wish i already asked they said no
September 6th, 2010 at 9:08 pm
no, but officers in certain jobs can carry their own personal side arm. this is also discouraged but it is allowed. I am a pilot and carry a Colt .45 Auto instead of the 9mm service issue. My last flight engineer carried a .44 snub nose(?)
September 6th, 2010 at 9:08 pm
No way. They need to be able to control what people are doing with weapons for liability and safety. If everyone just brought and used whatever they had at home we would have a redneck fest on our hands. All military weapons are tried and true and go through a lot of screening before being selected for use by each branch.
September 6th, 2010 at 9:08 pm
Uh no. What the hell you think, youre just gonna go in on watch and be all "no thanks I thought I’d just bring my own gun. You wanna do that shit you’re going to have to get into a business where you need firearms.
September 6th, 2010 at 9:08 pm
No….you can’t even use your own body armor even though the type currently used is inferior to many other types already out there. Check out "Dragonskin" armor. It was not adopted by the US armed forces because
1. It was "too expensive" and
2. The decison makers (in my opinion) got paid off the current armor suppliers
Soldiers and Marines were told if they used non regulation armor and they got killed, the government would not pay their survivors life insurance.
September 6th, 2010 at 9:08 pm
NO. While I was in Iraq , there was an idiot first sergeant who got his rifle mailed to him and was demoted down big time without pay. Just stick to the standard issue M-16 and M-14.
September 6th, 2010 at 9:08 pm
no you cant it is a matter of accoutability and also having a NATO approved weapon. there are sanctions on weapons assuring they are not excessive and cause unneeded pain.