POTD: FAMAS & HK416F by 35e Regiment d'Infanterie
Ever since photography was invented in the early 1800s, it has been a medium of limitless possibilities. Today most people have at least a smartphone to capture what’s going on around, and the professionals use even more advanced cameras and optics. At TFB we’ve been running our Photo Of The Day for years, where we share the best photos with firearms. Today we’re looking at images from the 35e régiment d’infanterie in France. The images are from Operation Sentinel in Dijon, France. We see a combination of the soon-to-be-phased-out bullpup FAMAS and the new Heckler & Koch HK416F as the soldier patrol the streets.
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I think your missing the point about being ordered to do something regardless of your own preferences. It’s a military thing I believe.
Why do they have their dust covers open and bolts partially back? Look at the photo of the soldier walking towards the camera, after the one in which to soldier is talking to the pedestrian. And the photo that shows the pink highlights on the EOtech. You can clearly see the bolts are partially retracted. Maybe even something sticking out of the ejection port.