Re: ‘Gun Salutes‘

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Posted by "John Gow" <jgow@home.com> on Fri, 23 Mar 2001 21:17:56 -0500
Remember Don Litz?
His first day as a kid working for the C.O.S., he was told to go to City
Stores and get the left handed monkey wrench.
Of course, he was smart enough to go to Riverdale Pool Hall, shoot pool and
drink beer until 1600, then return to say "They only have one, and its not
available"...thus began a thirty year career.
The guy had moxie...
John
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bruce Williams"
To:
Sent: Friday, March 23, 2001 8:42 PM
Subject: Re: ‘Gun Salutes‘
>
> To put it in
> > perspective, being sent to fetch a BFA for the howitzer is akin to being
> > asked to retrieve a can of camouflage paint, or a box of frequencies.
> > Ubique
> > MacF
>
> How about 100 yards or metres now of firing line?
>
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Posted by "John Gow" <jgow@home.com> on Fri, 23 Mar 2001 21:40:56 -0500
The "Feu de joie" is done at ceremonial parades 1885/1985, Duck Lake, the
Battlefords, Batoche parades, etc and you are entirely correct, the fire
ripples down the line of troops.
On the other hand, at a funeral, its one crashing volley, all exactly
together...nobody better be late...
So both exactly right on one aspect, and just a fuzzy memory on the other, I
expect. Happens to me too.
Sorry for the late reply, just spent eight hours of a fourteen hour day
poring over wiring diagrams and CSA Codes...
John
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ian Edwards"
To:
Sent: Friday, March 23, 2001 12:53 AM
Subject: Re: ‘Gun Salutes‘
> I don‘t understand, John. As a matter of fact I have been on the guard on
a
> funeral. Very sad occasion, when one of our members was killed on the
> Wainwright grenade range. But at the family‘s request we didn‘t fire a
volly
> at the cemetary.
> But that was 1966 and I haven‘t been a Sr NCO since 1972, so must bow to
> your more current membory, but please explain where I was "excellent" and
> where I erred, as others may now be confused too.
> And yes, I‘ve been in a party firing a feu de joix many times, as have you
I
> would expect.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: John Gow
> To:
> Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2001 9:55 PM
> Subject: Re: ‘Gun Salutes‘
>
>
> > Excellent reply, Ian.
> >
> > Unfortunately, only if you‘ve never been the guard on a funeral.
> >
> > But nice try. Get some time in on the serving men‘s oops! we have
Joan
> on
> > the Listdo kick our butts, missybring your drill book time...
> >
> > Really, you are a long way out to lunch on this one.
> >
> >
> > John
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Ian Edwards"
> > To:
> > Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2001 11:28 PM
> > Subject: Re: ‘Gun Salutes‘
> >
> >
> > > I wonder if some of us aren‘t confusing or overlooking gun salutes
> with
> > a
> > > feu de joix done with rifles.
> > > Interesting to see the latter done with SMGs on single round rather
> > than
> > > C7s or FN C1s
> > >
> > > OK, for Joan and newbys, the latter if I have it spelled correctly -
a
> > fire
> > > of joy consists of each person firing a nano second after each other,
> ie.
> > > in succession up one rank and down the other. Particularly effective
at
> > > dusk, depending on how good is the flash eliminator of that partucular
> > type
> > > of weapon. Hey Ian, you are firing ball ammo...serving twenty
> > years...never did that...you must be one of a single happenstance...most
> of
> > us 99.999 had Blank firing attachments BFA‘s, so the recoil
operating
> > mechanisms would work...but what the f*** do I know, drill meister?...
> >
> > Sometimes knowledge comes with age...and somethimes it just doesn‘t come
> at
> > all...
> >
> > You gave Joan your vote.
> >
> >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: John Gow
> > > To:
> > > Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2001 8:48 PM
> > > Subject: Re: ‘Gun Salutes‘
> > >
> > >
> > > > Yes, three rounds, together and it takes some practise! from a
> number
> > of
> > > > weapons...
> > > >
> > > > And it sounds empty...
> > > >
> > > > John
> > >
> > >
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Posted by "Ian McGregor" <imcgrego@hotmail.com> on Fri, 23 Mar 2001 22:10:19 -0500
If I recall, you do cock the weapon after each firing. I have never
actually done a feu de joix or a funeral volley, but I did learn the drill.
I did this as an army cadet and on the C1. Things may be different with the
C7.
Ian McGregor
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mathew Snoddon"
To:
Sent: Friday, March 23, 2001 11:28 AM
Subject: Re: ‘Gun Salutes‘
> At the risk of replying to a sarcastic comment:
>
> You don‘t use BFA‘s Blank Firing Attachments- It‘s a sort of plug that is
> screwed on the barrel to be able to use blank ammunition for the feu de
> joie. The drill movement requires you to cock the weapon after each
firing.
>
> Matt S
>
> >He did mnetion that he didn‘t think you were supposed to use the >BFA‘s
> >though, which is why he is going to research the whole thing.
> >Beth
> >
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