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Foreign Weapons
Familiarization Course - 2017
The 3rd Annual Foreign Weapons Familiarization Course hosted by Chapter 54 took place in 24-25 June 2017 at the Ayer Gun and Sportsman's Club on a Saturday and Sunday. The weather was favorable and some great instruction was provided by Vinny Pestilli and his instructors. In attendence were at least 47 chapter members with friends and family members.
Just a few of the 47 participants and instructors of the
Chapter 54
3rd Annual Foreign Weapons Familiarization Course held in June
2017
The Ayer Gun and Sportsman's Club, located at 255 Snake Hll Road, in Ayer, Massachusetts was very generous in their support and hospitality - providing the range, classroom facilities, and preparing a Saturday evening barbecue.
Range at the Ayer Gun and Sportsman's Club used by Chapter 54
for the
Foreign Weapons Familiarization Course held in June 2017
Vincent Pestilli, President of the Eleven Bravo Training Company, of Brownville, Maine provided over 70 weapons for display of which at least 30 were fired on the range. He also provided the ammunition. Vinni had six instructors on hand as well as three support staff.
The days started with coffee and doughnuts and a few hours of classroom instruction on the various types of weapons to be fired. There were lots of European and Russian weapons on hand including pistols, rifles, sniper rifles, submachine guns, machine guns, and RPGs. A short lunch break (Subway sandwiches arranged by Chapter 54) was followed by shooting on the range.
The following weapons were on display:
AK-47 Rifles, AK-74 Rifles, SKS Carbine, Soviet 1944 Carbine,
Dragunov (SVD) Sniper Rifle, Russian
91/30 Sniper Rifle, RPK Light Machine Gun, Russian RPG.7,
Russian AKS-74U Krinkov, Russian PM Makarov Pistol 9MM, Russian
RPD-7.62 x 39 Belt Fed, Russian T.T.30/33, Tokarev, Russian
Nagant Revolver, Yugoslav M.76 Sniper Rifle, Russian PKM.
Machine Gun Belt Fed, Czech 52/57 Carbine, AK-100 Series
Rifles, Saiga AK-47 Shotgun 12 gauge, Romanian FPK/PSL Sniper
Rifle, Hungarian AMD. 63,65,69 AK-47, H&K MP5 Navy, H&K PDW,
H&K MP5 Brief Case, H&K MP-5, H&K MP5SD, H&K USP 45 Pistol, H&K
SOCOM MK23 45 Cal Pistol with Sound Suppressor, H&K VP9, VP40,
P30 Pistols, H&K 45 Compact Tactical, and FAL 308 Cal Sniper
Rifle
The following weapons were fired on the range:
Russian SVD Sniper Rifle (s), Russian 91/30 Sniper Rifle,
Russian AK47-7.62, Russian AK47 – 5.45, Russian AK100 New
Series 5.56 NATO, Russian Krinkov SMG 7.62 & 5.56, Russian PKM
Belt Fed 7.62, Russian AK47 Shotgun 12 Gauge, Russian PPSH41
SMG 7.62, Israeli Galil AK 5.56 223 Cal., H&K MP5 9MM,H&K MP5
Navy 9MM, H&K MP5 PDW 9MM, H&K MP5 9MM Brief case Demo by Vinny
Pestilli, Russian Makarov Pistol 9MM Russian Cal., German
Sniper Rifle 308 Cal., Benelli Tactical Shotgun (s0 12Ga.,
Thompson M1A1 SMG 45 Cal., H&K VP 9MM Pistol, and H&K SOCOM
mk23 45 Cal.
The "Hatman" (Kevin Casey) had some hats for sale, the Chapter Treasurer (George Durfee) was successful in selling the 25th Anniversary Chapter 54 Coin, and Kevin Paicos conducted a weapons (9 total) raffle to raise money for the Chapter 54 Scholarship Program.
Members from SFA Chapters 48 and 72 also attended.
Read more about this fun-filled and educational weekend in
"Foreign Weapons Familiarization Course - Chapter 54 Special
Forces Association"
SOF News, July 14, 2017
hwww.sof.news/weapons/foreign-weapons-familiarization/
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