# Looking for an old post

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-an-old-post/548440>\
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**Created:** [July 29, 2010, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-an-old-post/548440 "2010-07-29T12:28:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mertyn86](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@Mertyn86](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mertyn86)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2010, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-an-old-post/548440/1 "2010-07-29T12:28:18Z")

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Hi,

I’m a long time lurker (2007-present) but i’ve just remembered a thread that I’d love to see again.

It had a link to a collection of photos of some urban militia in the middle of a shootout in Africa. Thats about all the detail I have, they weren’t wearing uniforms, more likely casual sportswear from what I remember, they were firing guns such as AK 47’s and possibly RPG’s.

I can’t remember if the thread was about how the rifles were held, or about AK 47’s in general, but I just remember the photographs being fantastic and despite being obviously being about a terrible subject, quite charming 🙂

Hope someone can help!

Mertyn86

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**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2010, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-an-old-post/548440/2 "2010-07-29T13:01:27Z")

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Can you think of any keywords that might have been in the thread?

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**Author:** ![Mertyn86](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@Mertyn86](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mertyn86)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2010, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-an-old-post/548440/3 "2010-07-29T13:22:27Z")

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Not especially… I’d say rifle? AK 47? Africa?

From what I remember the post was about a dfferent subject, and someone posted the photos to support a point they were making, so it might have been about how different people fire a rifle… but that is a BIG might

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**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2010, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-an-old-post/548440/4 "2010-07-29T13:51:59Z")

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Well, I’m getting lots of hits. You might want to [head over to Google and tweak this search](http://www.google.com/search?q=site:boards.straightdope.com+africa+rifle+%22ak+47%22&hl=en&safe=off&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&ei=9IZRTI6HGcKblgeHqqnCBA&start=10&sa=N).