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ramblingboy42
16th May 2015, 09:26 AM
Funny how you think of odd things in a 4wd forum.

4x4 or fourby was the cleaning cloth issued to you each week by the CQ to clean your rifle.

also issued was a bottle of oil .

as I was a gunner I got extra supplies of everything, often a roll of fourby, which I would often doll out to the rest of the diggers in the section.

we would religiously draw our weapons , strip and clean , oil and reassemble , have them inspected by nco's before handing them back in.

as I was a gunner I had to clean my gun and my rifle but I didn't mind.

who remembers the pullthrough and the cleaning roll which went everywhere you went?

I still have a pullthrough and a set of cleaning rods.

I remember using the horrible insect repellent to clean the carbon from some of those hard to get places on the M60 and getting in the shower with it after a big shoot.

So 4x4 doesnt pertain to 4wd's only.

Does anyone know if they still use it?
Jeff
16th May 2015, 12:58 PM
I always thought it was 4x2. The pre cut cloth for the smaller calibre is still called fourby, even though it is about 1 1/2" x 1 1/2".

Jeff

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Blknight.aus
16th May 2015, 01:07 PM
its now all called fourb


the original designation came from a standard squar o the materia being 4our by our inches
Jeff
16th May 2015, 01:19 PM
Like this. Old stuff 4" x 2". New stuff 25mm x 30mm.
ramblingboy42
16th May 2015, 02:02 PM
here's some nostalgia to any ex-gunners out there.

check out the piles of link and brass as it fires.

this puts a big grin on my face , having used this gun at sustained fire rates.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBNGgu0qGlQ
Barefoot Dave
16th May 2015, 02:24 PM
*ahem* / "Service Flannalette!"\ Q speak
still have a roll from my Ptl 2IC days. Oh and a L1A1 cleaning kit. Use it regularly for detail cleaning jobs on small parts.
Thanks for the vid, gives the term SFMG a whole new slant!
Jeff
16th May 2015, 02:26 PM
When you said gunners, I thought you meant Gunners.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZI71JnzAGr4

Jeff

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carlschmid2002
16th May 2015, 02:30 PM
The best cleaning kit is the one for the Mag 58 which replaced the M 60. It has a tool for everything. Nt many people actually know how to use it properly.
NavyDiver
16th May 2015, 05:49 PM
Nah thats not a gun. Try this :D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ub1DhRs3TI

Ok- I didn't fire that!

Did try this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l81HtTCUlGw
carlschmid2002
16th May 2015, 08:14 PM
https://www.dillonaero.com

Check this one out. This is our new toy. 6 barrels and 4000 rds a minute.
boa
16th May 2015, 08:27 PM
Where is it ? And what was it

used for.
bob10
18th May 2015, 06:22 PM
I'll see your Dillan for a Spooky, Bob


https://youtu.be/Yk74GgOIWpo
carlschmid2002
18th May 2015, 08:23 PM
The Chinooks flying in Afghanistan had a Dillon each side and a Mag 58 on the ramp and a AH64 Apache escort with 30mm Cannon and hellfire.
Cliffy
19th May 2015, 12:20 AM
This is the only SAAB I'd own...
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rEkdizEzcn0
Cliffy
19th May 2015, 12:23 AM
Sorry, not a Green vid but it was painted green!:cool:
carlschmid2002
19th May 2015, 10:23 AM
This is the only SAAB I'd own...
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rEkdizEzcn0

Looks simliar to the Remote Weapon System (RWS) as fitted to Bushmasters and ASLASV. I think the M113 may have it as part of the upgrade as well.
Tombie
19th May 2015, 03:15 PM
Did try this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l81HtTCUlGw

Had plenty of play time with them :cool:
boa
19th May 2015, 09:14 PM
Maybe it was an in house thing, it is a hill at puckapunyal . If we did not meet The standard it was a run up the hill. It was called tit hill as it was a moderate rise with a rock on the top. Only did it once. We were 2nd commando company reserves. A long time ago.