Love that M-14!

[papabear]

Soldiers of Company A, 2nd of the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division provide security while the unit searches for a large cache of weapons in the Kohi Sofi region of Afghanistan, March 27th. Their mission is to locate the weapons which could be ultimately be used against U.S. Forces deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Milton H. Robinson)

[Apogee]

Those are some nice hatch operator gloves as well

[USMA Pistol]

Not Hatch Operator gloves, but good guess. The Operators only have a round leather pad just over the knuckles, whereas this glove has (what appears to be) leather all the way across the back of the glove, plus leather around the fingertips and wrist, which the Operator doesn't have. The gloves almost look like a custom job done by the soldier on a normal pair of flight gloves, which is intriguing; it doesn't look like anything I've seen from Hatch, Blackhawk, Woodland Industries, or Damascus...looks pretty cool though.

I would like to know if the 82nd has a TacSOP for use of the M14s, or are soldiers just grabbing them when they can, 1 per squad/platoon...

[virtualpender]

The M14s are being issued to battalion scout platoons. I don't know how many per squad but two seems likely.

[Piccolo]

Here are those gloves btw:



It says they are Army SF gloves, but I'm guessing they must be made locally at Bragg or somewhere near, for the 82nd guys to get ahold of them.

[USMA Pistol]

...that they might be from specwargear.com, but I can't access their website for some reason. Can you e-mail me the pic, Pic? Thanks!

USMA Pistol

[Piccolo]

Well I would if I had your email, lol. Anyway, try this link:

http://www.specwargear.com/handwear.html

Should be the top glove. They have them listed on another page (Can't find at the moment) as Army SF gloves, so I'm not sure exactly on where they came from.

[jballou]

Damn 2/505 gets all the press The M14s are issued as part of the Distinguished Marksmanship program. The best shot in the squad gets an M14. Most of the M14s I've seen have been carried by the Recon guys in HHC as you guessed, but other squads get them too.

[Zach R.]

Is that an ACOG scope?

[jballou]

Zach, it's some kind of reddot. I thought it was an ACOG myself till I saw it up close.

[He219]

Are you saying that it is Not a Trijicon TA11 ACOG with the red dot system?

[Smoothie104]

That 7.62x51mm round has roughly the same kinetic energy @ 600 yards, that a 5.56 does at 150 yards.

[jballou]

He219, that may very well be it. I'm not an optics expert, I've only used the M4 flattop ACOG with the bullet drop, and when I asked if it was an ACOG the troop I asked said it was a reddot.

[Dennis G]

Length: 44.14 inches (112.12 centimeters)
Length of Barrel: 22 inches (55.88 centimeters)
Weight:
Empty magazine: 8.7 pounds (3.95 kilograms)
Full magazine and sling: 11.0 pounds (5.0 kilograms)
Bore diameter: 7.62mm
Maximum effective range: 1,509.26 feet (460 meters)
Muzzle velocity: 2,800 feet (853 meters) per second
Cyclic rate of fire: 750 rounds per minute
Magazine capacity: 20 rounds
Unit Replacement Cost: $576












For Some more good pics
http://www.canadianshooter.net/spot_norm14s.html


Dennis

[Chris196]

Beyond any doubt, a Trijicon TA11....although his is missing a windage adjustment turret cap, exposing the brass dial underneath.