Thread: 1970s police issue AOS rifle

Originally Posted by Ingrid 51

Love that comment Gundoc as it rings true. Our “training” was almost non existent. Even in my latter years, when invited by an IPSC mate to try one of his race guns, I get censured for incorrect hand positioning and aiming. Re optics on long guns...I cannot recall what they were, or in fact if every squaddie had scopes.

Re your being warned by HQ to back off...I once challenged a method used and was told to “shut up; we have been doing it this way since the days of armed militia!” There was very little scope for innovative thinking then.

Your last sentence still applies at times...of course if the ‘innovative thinking’ emanates from somebody of rank it’s a different story.