On Thu, 25 Sep 2003 01:35:56 +0100, (phil hunt) wrote:


Oh, the rifles, have always worked... it's just they were prone to
not working if they got dirty. If I'd been the MoD, I'd have
specified burying them in sand overnight then firing them as part
of the acceptance tests.

Rather than taking them in sealed plastic to kuwait, unwrapping them on a
range with plastic sheeting on the ground, firing 3 magazines and then
ticking the box which said it passed desert tests.


greg

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