User talk:Raygun

WikiProject Firearms

Welcome to the WikiProject Firearms. I hope you enjoy being a member.--LWF 13:46, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

.338 Whisper #2

Pfff. I did read the article, but I can't imagine how I missed that. Good grief. I must have been spacing out. —Thernlund ^{(Talk | Contribs)} 16:12, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

No biggie. Raygun 23:51, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

WikiProject Firearms userbox

A discussion on the WikiProject Firearms userbox is currently underway on the project talk page. Samples of various proposed userboxes can be found here and here. As a member, your input is valuable and appreciated. If you would like to contribute to the discussion or vote on your favorite, please visit the Userbox section of the talk page. Thanks! —Thernlund ^{(Talk | Contribs)} 01:07, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

Infobox Drive for the Firearms Wikiproject

Hello Raygun. The Firearms Wikiproject is having an infobox drive. The purpose of this is to ensure that most (if not all) of the articles within our scope have the relevant infoboxes. The start date will be May 28^th. If you choose to participate, go to our project page and pick an article under the To-do list's Infobox section or look for firearm articles that need an infobox. Before you start editing an article, please cross it out on the list so that we don't have editor's work clashing. The drive will last for five days. If you are interested, please RSVP to LWF. Thank you, the Firearms Wikiproject. --Seed 2.0 09:22, 21 May 2007 (UTC)

STANAG magazine

With regard to the SAR-21, the models used in the Singapore Armed Forces use a proprietary magazine. I'm not sure if those photographed are prototype models or if they are production models. Do you have a WP:RS which states that production models use STANAG magazines? --Rifleman 82 04:30, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

I've found an official ref which does say they can use stanag magazines, though it's a promotional brochure so I'm not certain if it's really a production model yet. --Rifleman 82 04:39, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

That's likely where I would have pointed if you hadn't found it yourself (sorry I didn't cite it for you). Doesn't get much more official. Incidentally, it looks like the Tavor TAR-21 falls into the same boat. I'm pretty sure the initial production used STANAG mags, but now it look like they use Galil-type rock-and-lock mags. I'll see if I can dig up some refs to back that up and add it to the page. Raygun 07:47, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

M-1 Carbine Article

The M1 carbine article is currently on lock down. An administrator has requested some discussion from memeber of the Firearms Wikiproject. Can you take a look?Sf46 (talk) 19:52, 6 January 2008 (UTC)

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