[R-390] Gear Train Guru Wanted

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> Back in 1969, in boot camp, I had to disassemble and reassemble an M-14
> blindfolded. An R-390A gear train blindfolded now?  Some might say, if it
> was good enough then, then why not now??  .................Nahhh, are you
> crazy??  The simpler the better I say.  :o).
> 
> Jim
 
Jim,

That reminds me of when I just got out of Infantry Basic and AIT. I was in a
local shorts shop and was contemplating whether to buy an AR-15 at $250 or
not. That was very expensive for back then. Anyway, I wasn't paying
attention to anyone and stripped the rifle down in a few seconds to have a
good look at it. Reassembled it quickly without thinking anything about it.
I looked up and a big group of people in the store were watching what I was
doing. I guess they thought I was too quick for being a local guy. My drill
sergeant would have probably reamed me good for being slow.


Barry