The Lost Soldier

Sorry bout not including closing words for chapter 4 but I was dead tired and
forgot, but it would have been the same old stuff anyways. Just wanted to say that I am
happy to report that over 200 people have viewed my story, which is way over what I was
expecting so I want to say thanks and I hope you stick with it!

Ray was in fact very tired but he still had some important business to attend to before he
could sleep soundly. He sat down on his bed and opened the drawer containing a long
camouflaged bag and pulled it out and prayed that the large fall hadn’t harmed any of his
equipment. He pulled the zipper and first pulled out a custom fit M4A1 carbine. Ray quickly
released the magazine and pulled back the charging lever to release the chambered bullet, and
then reinserted the round into the magazine. He did an ammo count and found six full thirty
round magazines, including the one he just released from the carbine. He set the ammo aside and
examined his rifle. He had ‘tricked it out’ with a SOPMOD (special operations peculiar
modification) before he had left on the C-130. However it wasn’t the normal SOPMOD kit he
had used. Task Force Spartan, along with getting the latest cutting edge technology often was
called upon to field test prototypes as well. This new SOPMOD kit had the next generation
attachments that would be included in future versions of the SOPMOD kit.

After checking the prototype equipment he pulled out another rifle from the bag. It was
an M40A5 bolt-action sniper rifle. It too was custom fit to Ray and had also been customized.
Ray had swapped out the scope for a more diverse scope that could provide x8-x20 zoom
capabilities, making it much more diverse. He had then switched out the muzzle and firing pin
which were formerly for a .308 lapua magnum round for the more powerful .338 lapua magnum
round. Lastly he had changed the trigger so it would have a two pound pull. He found three five
round magazines for the rifle, but had attached an individual five round holder onto the stock of
the weapon with an elastic material. Instead of the standard military issue round that filled the
magazines he had, they were custom made rounds which were slightly more range and accuracy.
He was extremely confident in the five rounds because he had made them. Unlike other special
operations forces, Task Force Spartan also taught their operators some unique skills, one of
which had involved hand making rifles and ammunition.

Ray slid the rifle and carbine into the bag and zipped it and put it into the drawer. He then
pulled out his sidearm and inspected to make sure it was ready to use and took stock of his
ammunition for the handgun. He counted three spare twelve round magazines and the one he had
in the pistol which made four magazines of .45 hollow points ready to use.

Even though he desperately hoped he would never need these weapons here he still
wanted to know they would work should the need arise.

Sorry for the short chapter but I felt like I needed to show you some small
background on our protagonist Ray and his equipment. Also I want to mention that I have
been managing around a chapter a day only because I’m on spring break, so after this