R. LEE ERMEY...

[Seesm]

From Lock N Load.. why does he never say (that I have heard) 7.62 x 51 he just says 7.62 NATO round... ?

Also what .50 did Australians have (or similar size) during WWII? (I was over in Australia in 04 and 05 racing and when I was riding quads with a buddy one day at the beach in Newcastle. We found bullets and brass from training from WWII (It is all over and OLD) and I am I think it is .50 cal... Just curious... The guide with us sai dit was from WWII...

[Cokebottle]

From Lock N Load.. why does he never say (that I have heard) 7.62 x 51 he just says 7.62 NATO round... ?

From his frame of reference, there were two 7.62 rounds... NATO (x51) and Russian (x39)

Saying NATO avoids confusion of the two.

[joelberg]

Dude, what about 7.62x54R? Come on, gotta give a little love for us Mosin/Drag owners out there

[M1A Rifleman]

Because that is what the Military round is called. It a 7.62 Nato round, not a 7.62 x 51 and not a 308 Win, even though the are close to the same.

[Henry Hill]

I'm still trying to figure out why he holds the rifles the way he does, never seen that before

[Rob454]

I'm still trying to figure out why he holds the rifles the way he does, never seen that before

How does he hold the rifle?

[asgalindez]

I'm still trying to figure out why he holds the rifles the way he does, never seen that before

I've noticed that, too. Looks like he pulls his support arm close to his body for extra stabilization. My guess is he does that with rifles that are heavy and have no sling.

[pic borrowed from another post] http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/s....php?p=3555386


EDIT: Turo and I posted the same pic from the same thread! Nice!

[Turo]

I'm still trying to figure out why he holds the rifles the way he does, never seen that before

Another poster talked about this a while back:

So like the post I have in the handgun section, this all started while watching R.Lee Ermy during "Locked 'N Loaded." So while watching the show, I noticed R.Lee was holding an MP5 and a M1 with his support hand flipped around. I tried looking for pictures online, but I only found one and it doesn't really show how his hand and arm are turned. So I took a picture to show it.
What is the advantage or purpose of shooting with your support hand like this: ( I left the magazine in to show how his fore arm is pushing up against it)

EDIT: Turo and I posted the same pic from the same thread! Nice!

lol

[chuckdc]

I'm still trying to figure out why he holds the rifles the way he does, never seen that before

If I recall correctly, he was wounded/injured in one of his arms. Might still have issues with it.

[Alan Block]

The British version of the .50 was the Boys Rifle

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boys_anti-tank_rifle

[Ballistic043]

R. Lee Ermy is such a badass; he has earned the right to shoot however way he wants. if you will also notice his accuracy, probably 98 percent of the time he hits what hes aiming at on the first shot.

'nuff said

Semper Fi!!

[Ledbetter]

If you watch the way the top competitors shoot, it is more like Ermey's technique that like the rest of us. Shorter line of sight and better hold without tremor.

[Noobert]

He seems to have poor trigger discipline, and his spent case earplugs point towards the ear, which I always thought would irritate the ear with chemicals

[sniper5]

I've seen several shooters in the AMU shoot standing (not the same as offhand BTW) and use the same support hand position. R. Lee Ermy is a competitive shooter and was found on the line at Camp Perry when one of the shooting shows were doing a special on the matches. He was busy, they didn't interview him, and he just said "Hi" and went back to work. I don't know how he placed.

[Gryff]

Also what .50 did Australians have (or similar size) during WWII? (I was over in Australia in 04 and 05 racing and when I was riding quads with a buddy one day at the beach in Newcastle. We found bullets and brass from training from WWII (It is all over and OLD) and I am I think it is .50 cal... Just curious...

Could have also been from Ma Deuces. We had lots of troops in Australia during the war, and I wouldn't be surprised to hear that the Aussies also used the M2.