Bren or GPMG

[California Tanker]

"Box on the side" could be a Minimi as well.

I recall doing the GPMG as an FCA recruit back in.. oh.. early 1998 or so. Only reason we ever did the TOETs on the Bren was so that we could shoot in the competitions as the Bren was still the inter-unit standard. Otherwise, field exercises and whatnot were GPMG. Now it's possible it was also for convenience's sake as we had the MAGs in the AMLs, so there was some commonality.

NTM

[hptmurphy]

We have MAG 80s in the AMLs because of commanality alright but the contradiction was the dismountable element of the troop still carried brens...

[DeV]

According to COS (to be) the Bren will shortly be replaced by the GPMG and next years shooting competitions will be with the GPMG.

[golden rivet]

According to COS (to be) the Bren will shortly be replaced by the GPMG and next years shooting competitions will be with the GPMG.

energa grenade anyone...

[BANDIT]

Nothing wrong with an energa grenade, only hang up is the ballisite round.
It has been proved very effective in a few skirmishes in which I have participated.. we used to call them Zulus.

[golden rivet]

:confused:

Nothing wrong with an energa grenade, only hang up is the ballisite round.
It has been proved very effective in a few skirmishes in which I have participated.. we used to call them Zulus.

:confused: what year was that..:confused:

[BANDIT]

1980, and saw used but not used personally in 1990

[fiannoglach]

"Box on the side" could be a Minimi as well.

I think they're talking about the 50 round jungle box, Cal

[golden rivet]

According to COS (to be) the Bren will shortly be replaced by the GPMG and next years shooting competitions will be with the GPMG.

.303 ammo must be running low at this stage.

[Goldie fish]

Watching some of the Ceremonies in london today, I was reminded that 25 years ago, the British had converted the Bren to fire 7.62mm x 51.

Only next year will we get around to retiring our 303 versions...

[The real Jack]

.303 ammo must be running low at this stage.

Its funny a few years ago the Bren was supposidly being retired and apparently somebody then found 1 million rounds of 303 in the curragh which didnt exist on paper. Thats one of the storys we were told anyway.....totla bullshit I'd say.

[golden rivet]

Its funny a few years ago the Bren was supposidly being retired and apparently somebody then found 1 million rounds of 303 in the curragh which didnt exist on paper. Thats one of the storys we were told anyway.....totla bullshit I'd say.

rather than let ye fire it and having a load of ammo to expend we used to dump tons of it at sea what a waste of brass