From:	Paul J. Adam Paul@********.demon.co.uk
Subject:	Questions of great importance (Steve, Jon, RA:S people especially)
Date:	Wed, 8 Sep 1999 14:18:37 +0100

In article <19990908033807.403.qmail@*******.com>, abortion_engine
<abortion_engine@*******.com> writes
>> > And nobody ever grabs the wrong magazine in a firefight, right? ;)
>> > Paul J. Adam
>>
>> Not if APDS are in your right pocket and EX Exp are in your left. These
>> are professionals. I might make that mistake, but I doubt highly
>> trained military personnel will.
>
>If you're carrying mismatched loads, put some black cloth tape around one of
>them. You don't have to rely on sight; your fingers will know which is
>which. Handy trick, especially if you're carrying ammo without a tactical
>belt, or if you're carrying a fair number of clips loose in a duffel or a
>gas mask pouch.

What if you're wearing gloves?

I'm serious - you _need_ heavy leather gloves for fighting in built-up areas.
Far too much sharp glass or metallic debris around, and sliced-up fingers
might be nonlethal but they're pretty disabling.


--
Paul J. Adam