Anticipation...

Members of the Canadian Army wait to board a CH-146 Griffon to practice their rappelling skills at 8 Wing CFB Trenton.

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Very nice

very cool! what did you use for post processing?

Voaky999 wrote in post #16084724
Very nice

Thanks much.

chefridge wrote in post #16085312
very cool! what did you use for post processing?

Thanks - just Lightroom. No filters or anything just playing with some of the balances and such.

Photo is great! What's the blue and yellow stuff on their M16s?

Franz Liszt wrote in post #16087306
Photo is great! What's the blue and yellow stuff on their M16s?

Thanks so much.

Not M16's - C7's actually. They have the flash on them to identify them as training weapons, or dummy weapons. They were also used during a water insertion from said helicopter.

C-7 Info Sheet -> http://www.casr.ca/101​-army-smallarm-1.htm

well done

Nice photo. The green is just a bit too saturated for my taste.

WingsofFury wrote in post #16087704
Thanks so much.

Not M16's - C7's actually. They have the flash on them to identify them as training weapons, or dummy weapons. They were also used during a water insertion from said helicopter.

C-7 Info Sheet -> http://www.casr.ca/101​-army-smallarm-1.htm

Cool info. I didn't realize the Canadians had their own version of the M16.

morisan wrote in post #16087930
well done

Thanks much.

CincyTriGuy wrote in post #16088061
Nice photo. The green is just a bit too saturated for my taste.

Thanks - and I appreciate the feedback as well.

Franz Liszt wrote in post #16088098
Cool info. I didn't realize the Canadians had their own version of the M16.

No problem, many people don't believe that we have and often make our own kit.

Franz Liszt wrote in post #16088098
Cool info. I didn't realize the Canadians had their own version of the M16.

Actually, most US personnel do not use M16 anymore, if any. We switched to AR15 years ago.

The CADPAT really pops in photos, I love it, Great shot!

Arson24 wrote in post #16088469
The CADPAT really pops in photos, I love it, Great shot!

Thanks much.

Buckeye1 wrote in post #16088449
Actually, most US personnel do not use M16 anymore, if any. We switched to AR15 years ago.

I always wondered about that...

In looking at them all, though, they would appear to come from the same family with only minor changes made along the way depending on which user country it ends up with.

Buckeye1 wrote in post #16088449
Actually, most US personnel do not use M16 anymore, if any. We switched to AR15 years ago.

Sorry to thread hijack but the Army still uses the M16. It's being supplemented by other rifles, primarily the M4, which looks a lot like a standard AR15 with the adjustable stock. The AR15 is a semi-automatic version of the M16 whereas the M16 and M4 are capable of either full-auto or three-round-burst.