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Interview With Fred
Repro’ed courtesy of “Straightshooter”, the RGC newsletter, this sums many points made in Fred’s columns over many months.
“Exclusive Interview with Fred of ‘Fred’s Military M14 Rifle Stocks’”
(“‘Fred’s’ is well-known as ‘your military M14 stock headquarters’. Fred himself is hard to catch, but we caught him, on the firing line at RGC, just after he won the rapid fire event. Some of his comments:)
On the best military stock for the M14/M1A rifle: “the synthetic, followed by the birch and walnut, in that order - no question.” On the rifleman’s problems: 1) target detection: “In real life, can be the toughest”; 2) range estimation: “beyond 300 yards, absolutely necessary - and useful at less than 300”; 3) firing the shot: “If you can follow directions, and shoot ‘by the numbers’, you will be a good shot.” On the future: “There are a lot of enemies of the 2nd out there and they are getting stronger. When the clock turns over on Jan 1, we will be in the century when private ownership of guns is outlawed, unless gun owners wake up a lot more than they have. Political elections are the key, along with educating your congressmen - and getting youngsters shooting. If we’re lucky, it won’t happen until they are grown; if we’re unlucky, it’s gonna be us. Either way, people have to be prepared, and make sure the next generation is prepared for what’s coming”. 0n the best way to educate people: “Blow a twenty and get 50 copies of the JPFO booklet ‘Gun Control Kills Kids’ [JPFO, POB 270143, Hartford, WI 53027 - 414/673-9745] and give it to every politician, friend, and older child you can - and make sure you follow up and ask them ‘How can gun control kill kids - and people?’ The best money you ever spent”. On preparation: “Learn to shoot rapid fire accurately, and get others - especially youngsters - into shooting while you still can. Make sure you have enough ammo to practice with, and a good semiauto that you know how to shoot. The M1A is probably the best battle rifle ever developed, but out to 300 yards, an SKS can be near as effective. AKs and derivatives have a crummy trigger pull along with a short sight radius; and AR-15s have weak chambering/extraction, and need lots of cleaning. If you like bolt guns, the No 4 Mk 1/2, 1/3, or 2 British Enfield would be the rifle of choice. Good ammo is still at a reasonable price. The FN-FAL and the M1 Garand are also good choices, especially if the FN has the heavy barrel bolt handle. Whatever rifle you have is fine - as long as you can outshoot your opponent. The best way to do that is to be ‘at home’ at 300-500 yards, and engage your opponent where his fire is relatively ineffective. If you are dealing with a lawless element as opposed to a trained force, you’re probably pretty safe at 200 yards, or even a hundred.” On the individual rifleman’s equipment: “You need not only a good semiauto, but 2-4 mags w/pouches and a couple of bandoleers of ammo - along with two canteens.” On teamwork: “One of your best strategies is to get together with at least one or two others and shoot together. Practice primary and alternate targets [target assignment], and work out SOPs - like fire one mag and move to a designated spot and fire a second mag. Avoid doubling up on a target unless you consider it extra-valuable to take it out fast! Work out a strategy for teams working together - but physically independent: Figure out how to be flexible with two teams - how they can be mutually supportive. You’ll figure out that two riflemen working as a team are worth as much as 8 or 10 individual uncoordinated riflemen. The future will belong not to the loners, and not to the hiders, but to those who are riflemen - and who can work together to double or triple not only their effectiveness on the target, but also their protective factor.” On 2nd Amendment Rights: ‘If you’re afraid to use them, you’re in danger of losing them. Just recently a buddy said ‘I hope you don’t get into any trouble talking about this subject’ and I had to wonder ‘Are we at the point where it may be illegal to even talk about our 2nd amendment rights?’ If so, better start sleeping with your rifle! No Sir! I believe that we still have freedom of speech and that any discussion about preparing for the future is legitimate and protected speech...” On the UN: “You are not nuts to be concerned about the future role of the UN. There are a lot of nuts in this country who worship the UN and the Third World [and “International Law”] who would be ecstatic to see the UN march in. And the UN makes no bones about its desire to eliminate private ownership of small arms. So, read the JPFO’s “The UN Is Killing Your Freedoms” booklet and be reassured: the threat is real, not imaginary. So, pass the word on to others.” On Steps in Preparation: “One, become a rifleman - be able to keep all your shots in one inch at 25 yards, and know your sight settings out to 500 yards. Two, link up with at least two other people - encourage them to become rifle-trained, and shoot together! Especially get some young people into shooting! Three, spread the word about shooting as a tradition and the need to pass it on to the next generation while you are educating your congress people and neighborhood kids. Four, get ready for the next election like it’s your last! Get out the vote. Tell people who the right candidates are! Spend a few bucks on campaign contributions. If nothing else, get yard signs up for the good guys in your friends’ yards. Sound the trumpet! Let them hear Paul Revere’s hoofbeats every time you speak! You’re doing them a favor...”
I can add: “Every shot fired in this country to better your shooting skills, to make yourself more valuable as a potential defender of the Constitution, is a shot fired for freedom - and a slap in the face to a liberal.” |
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