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Euromutt

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32. I think the other one's an RPG-18
Thu Dec 15, 2011, 07:09 PM
Dec 2011

The Soviet answer to the M72: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RPG-18
Note in particular the large decal with operating instructions.

An interesting point there is that both the M72 and the RPG-18 are at best obsolescent, having been replaced by the [link:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AT4|AT4] and the [link:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RPG-22|RPG-22], respectively, from the mid-1980s onwards. Which means that if either or both LAWs are loaded, they probably came out of reserve stocks rather than active stocks, which would make them a bit easier to steal.

The Daily Fail lives up to its nickname once again, though, with the reference to a "hunting rifle" in the photo. You don't even have to know much about firearms to notice the lack of metal parts, such as a trigger, trigger guard, barrel or even the sling swivel on the butt. In short, it's a stripped stock.

The paper does seem to have corrected an earlier error, in the excerpt one-eyed fat man posted, referring to "healing and sexual offenses." In case you're wondering what a "healing offense" is, the Dutch/Flemish word heling means "fencing" as in trafficking stolen goods, and I suspect there was a mistranslation.

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I'm a juicer Glassunion Dec 2011 #1
Rocket launchers? Nuclear Unicorn Dec 2011 #2
Buy 'em at any gun show with no background check DonP Dec 2011 #3
Especially in the Utopian Gun-Free Europe... We_Have_A_Problem Dec 2011 #4
Even if this guy's motives were absolutely apolitical Nuclear Unicorn Dec 2011 #5
Look at the first pic in the first link... MicaelS Dec 2011 #6
I think the other one's an RPG-18 Euromutt Dec 2011 #32
I believe you are right. one-eyed fat man Dec 2011 #37
The Zolya was a plausible guess Euromutt Dec 2011 #38
Some of that hardware one-eyed fat man Dec 2011 #40
And live hand grenades Dr_Scholl Dec 2011 #7
Well maybe not a hardware store... discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2011 #16
Couldn't find a T62 We_Have_A_Problem Dec 2011 #17
I'd have room to park those at my planned... discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2011 #18
Those things are pretty cool... We_Have_A_Problem Dec 2011 #21
Well... discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2011 #22
LOL We_Have_A_Problem Dec 2011 #23
It's only... discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2011 #24
And for her... discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2011 #25
You've obviously got my wife confused with another.... We_Have_A_Problem Dec 2011 #26
My daughter... discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2011 #27
Good God, man!! one-eyed fat man Dec 2011 #29
Assuming i could fly.... We_Have_A_Problem Dec 2011 #30
I don't exactly have that kinda coin in the couch cushions... one-eyed fat man Dec 2011 #31
I'm not sure how well... discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2011 #33
That's because T-62s tend to get melted down into razor blades Euromutt Dec 2011 #39
Rocket launchers one-eyed fat man Dec 2011 #8
Golly, you'd think a responsible/thorough reporter would say if the rockets were present or not. Nuclear Unicorn Dec 2011 #9
Responsible reporter? We_Have_A_Problem Dec 2011 #10
I suspect one-eyed fat man Dec 2011 #13
You mean the reporter who mistook a stripped stock for an entire rifle? Euromutt Dec 2011 #34
Spent and discarded M72s... discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2011 #14
As Mr. Yuri says... discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2011 #12
Obviously the solution is to ban the ownership of weapons Nuclear Unicorn Dec 2011 #19
Drafting that law would... discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2011 #20
What makes you think he even smoked the pot? Upton Dec 2011 #11
You may be right one-eyed fat man Dec 2011 #15
Another victim of Americas war on drugs. ileus Dec 2011 #28
Follow-up: "Police were instructed to leave perpetrator of bloodbath alone" Euromutt Dec 2011 #35
But...MSM said he was a "gun man." I guess "rocket man" or "LAWS man" -- could be confusing. nt SteveW Dec 2011 #36
Talk about taking the "War on Christmas" to whole new heights - sheesh. nt OneTenthofOnePercent Dec 2011 #41
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