Why aren't scoped handguns more popular?
>>64704485No clue anon… they’re fun as hell in my opinion.Honestly though I think they fell out of favor somewhat as steel target competitions lost ground to practical shooting comp. They’re great for accurate high power shots, but your not firing fast..Pic related is my 444 marlin lone eagle with a 2x Burris long eye relief scope on it. An xp-100 in 221 fireball has been on my “want to get” list for a while…. Seems like both those and the lone eagles lost hard to the contender/encore platform….
>drone swarms the astra militarumEh, nothing personal kid.
>>64703387"Most imperial worlds are comfy" and "most Imperial citizens live like shit" can both be true because one is averaging the living conditions of total number of planets while the other is averaging the quality of living of the population and the population of a Hive World can be greater than dozens of other Imperial planets.
>>64701163the imperium is already Space Stalinism combined with Space Feudalism, transitioning to Space Maoism isn't going to save them
>>64701137Mon-keigh going OOK OOK
>>64704025The only thing the Tau bought from the Votann was the Ion tech, they made everything else themselves
>>64704025>monkey models of Votann techWhich are themselves monkey models of DAoT tech. Excepting the actual Votann themselves.
Now that the Chink chimpout over the $11B Taiwan weapons deal and most recent numbers print from their imploding economy has wrapped up, I want to tally some numbers for the 'explicitly presented as the largest-ever military exercise around Taiwan'. This exercise was also explicitly stated as a blockade exercise vs the strike exercises of 2024.Taiwanese sources have reported that >6:00 a.m. Dec 29 - 6:00 a.m. Dec 30, 130 PLA aircraft detected. 14 PLAN warships + 14 CCG vessels.>6:00 a.m. Dec 30 – 6:00 a.m. Dec 31 Aircraft: 77 PLA aircraft detected. 17 PLAN warships + 8 CCG vessels.What's so damming to me is that the area of operations for the exercises were 2x larger than that of the 2024, and 3x that of the 2022 Pelosi chimpout. Yet there were less aircraft than in 2024, 130 in a single day vs 150 in a single day. The sorties also started slow, taking till the mid afternoon to get to peak detection rates as per Taiwan MOD. So this is where I really get to the main bit. A blockade requires substantially more sorties, I'm talking 48 sorties just to get 8 planes on CAP for 24h. Yet the PLA did only 130 in a day, barely enough for a dozen planes to be on 24h CAP. There's just no excuse. You NEED to have CAP or else US and Jap planes can just sneak in and rape you. The second day is so pathetically bad with 77 aircraft so I don't even wanna talk about it, just assume it's 2x worse.So you've got what is >supposed to be the biggest exercise ever>covering an area 2x bigger than previous ones>supposedly have 1600 aircraft stationed east of Beijing>yet can only muster up 130 sorties 6 hours laterImplessive. My theory is that the PLA airforce not only has a low readiness, but the logistics are so fucked that they actually can't turn around airplanes fast enough with things as basic as fuel.picrel is taiwan missilehttps://news.usni.org/2025/12/31/china-wraps-justice-mission-taiwan-blockade-drillsComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
Bumping my own shit but we also saw 3 out of their 4 commissioned LHAs do a parade formation but then nothing after that. Barely any ASW patrols with the helo wing or anything to suggest they could do any amphibious duties.>>64702909My 2¢ indeed.
>>64702859Their economy is already doing worse than during the wuhan flu so I'm looking to see how much worse it can get.
>>64703061Being a trade partner back then did not mean what it does today.
Do the chinese elite really want taiwan that badly? Seems like a very high risk game where you're gonna get FUCKED badly if you lose.Plus if they launch nukes i'm pretty sure the whole world is going to genocide the chinese.
The larger and more aggressive boundaries set are part of brinkmanship, the appearance of an increasing Chinese threat is just as important as actuallt creating the threat/Thread
Is now a good time to join the US military? I'm on the fence... but I also don't have anything going on as a civilian. Any branch/job recs? I feel kinda burnt out on life, maybe a change of pace would be nice. I don't really care for the current admin but it's just a job.
>>64704077It's not nearly as cool as it seems. The ratio of cool guy shit to gay retard shit in the day to day is about 1/99.That said, you'll have some stupid fucking fun experiences if you're not a fucking antisocial loser.
>>64704214It was, take control of your life, stop looking for approval here, you'll find none.
>>64704240Came here to basically say this. If you wanna fuck up your joints and brain for 16k a year by all means, but you have to admit you're retarded. They pump you full of all sorts of experimental vaccines too. I'd rather grind it out in an Amazon factory and get paid more and at least have my freedom. You think it's cool until they drop you in some shithole country to die for you-know-whos. There are better ways to get extremely basic rifle training.
Hijacking this thread with a question, is there a civilian alternative to the coast guard if you simply want to help people stranded or sinking or is the USCG the only organization available that would allow me to do that?
it's not bad. consider it a place to lay your head (and the benefits that come with it) while you actively plan for the future. those 4 years will go by QUICK. pick smart job (try to get clearance)use tuition assistance asapsecure job with defense contractor etc at bestmaybe federal agency as backupat worst, commission with degree or you can go the fun route and do something cool, then figure all your shit out in college later, but this seems to be where it falls apart for most vets. it will change you. it could make you bitter. it could make you stoic. who knows. veteran suicide rates are up there. i can guarantee most of your remaining innocence will probably fade. but then again, your wagie job will do this too. but you really shouldn't. you might still do it anyway tho. i was told not to and did it out of spite.
What went wrong?
>>64694808its cool but not very great.M4 or 1301 runs circles around it.
>>64695791They're just words to make the acronym, which in italian dialect means "fun".
>>64695442Tomb Raider
I've considered trying my hand at babby's first gunsmithing project and converting my shotgun to semi/pump, maybe I'm missing something but wouldn't it be significantly easier to just do something like this for a manual pump option?>But what if it attempts to fire with the pump back?I may be overlooking something simple, but the bolt release button should be physically blocked with this design until the pump is far enough forward the charging handle can't hit the pump action anyway.
https://www.instagram.com/sulun_arms/reel/DQuNT1QjYoA/?hl=en
Saudi Arabia released footage captured using Chinese CH-5 drones of UAE loading MRAPs and other tactical vehicles onto ferry ships destined for Yemen:https://x.com/i/status/2005824068096786491
>>64698773You reap what your colonial ancestors sowed. It sucks, but them the breaks. Stop meddling where you're not wanted and you'll break the cycle.
>>64698734>>64698740It’s a shame the Emirati’s pussied out, a Saudi vs UAE war would be a masterclass in retard warfare
>>64694274not real
>>64694712Good little maga boy, just forget the massive bribes and point to the fact that it is hard to remember all of them ! Then it'll all be okay !Thank you for the Trump Tip to support Israel ! They really need those F-15s !
>>64698740-10 toyota's1 MRAP burnt outIs this even a loss to these people.
Why isn't the 5.56 RDB more popular? I shot one at the range today as it was extremely pleasant to shoot. Nice trigger and adjustable gas system
>>64694215>it's called the RFBI don't want the more complex forward ejecting system or FAL mags. What a dumb choice that was, FALs were the most here today gone tomorrow cheap battle rifle. If it took G3 mags maybe but they need to make an updated .308 bullpup that takes common mags of this quarter-century.
>>64694280That thing looked cool as shit. I would have loved to have had it. Just looks great without the plastic chassis.
i love mine but out of the box it would slamfire when you dropped the bolt which is totally unacceptable.
I have a hellion arriving at my FFL tomorrow afternoon. What am I in for bros?
>>64700485i should get one of those, its basically the only IL legal bullpup
How would you arm and operate a small squadron of rebel troopers in 3 ABY?
>>64698034>DroidsWar machines manufactured at scale by the proto-Empire>Mandalorian bounty huntersClone War surplus equipment given to pro-Empire contractorsWhen the Republic and CIS formed the Empire, they controlled the vast majority of rocket manufacturing and stockpiles.
>>64696576good
>>64696685Bullshit. Look up the Holowan Industries coverup and the Mechis III incident. They're hiding the truth from you.
>>64698034Rockets in star wars are like rockets in the fucking revolutionary war most of the time.
>>64677901I wouldn't
Based Canada
>>64694131>Could triple the budget just by ending gibs to injunsBut then they wouldn't be able to pay lawyers to lobby for more gibs to pay more lawyers!
>>64698119>Ah yes. Those billions that regular Quebec citizens sees so much of. That, once accounted for by capita, makes for less than a week's paycheck per year. As a white adult man who has never been unemployed, never needed medical or social services support and never not been taxed more than you have, I sure as fuck couldn't survive without those.So we're all in agreement that equalization payments can be discontinued then?Surely it wouldn't make sense to continue garnishing the wages of hard working Canadians for a pointless redistribution scheme that isn't actually needed.
>>64669324Forgive the slop but IS that possible? can you purpose build a submarine to be an icebreaker? That would not only be SO Canadien of them but also you could disarm it and fill it with gay scientists because Canada is pansy-socialist.Ice. Breaking. Submersible.Something in my pants says YES.
>>64699812That's classified :^)Maybe it's hardened so it can surface through Ice and take a breather, fuck knows.>>64700570Yes, when you're already building it to withstand water pressure then hardening it against ice is not that much of a stretch.The real question is, what's the fucking point? If you want to break ice, buy an icebreaker, it's orders of magnitude cheaper and comes with the benefit of creating a gap that is actually large enough for other ships.
>>64669324that doesn't seem based at all
Where can I buy replicas of bronze age armor /k/?: https://youtu.be/aM-TuFkUXEA?
>>64700221>SalvatoreWhat about Salvatore Ganacci? I'm sure he's some kind of demigod.
>>64696561Fate really messed up many Greek heroes.
>>64701435Fate messes up everyone. Even the Gods can't change or escape Fate.
>>64677064No, it looks gay and retarded, like you.
>>64677027check etsy
I'll start; Mossberg Patriot Everyone shit talked this rifle even though it's perfectly functional, accurate and one of the better looking budget guns
>>64698169>yurothirdies share walls with their neighbors because they are too poor for free standing buildings and also they lost WWI and WWII
>>64698186gonna be my next rifle, cause I get looked funny at when I go out hunting with my AR
>>64692883>Learn to readThe irony here is absolutely staggering
I couldn't think of any gun being underrated because there's likely tons of fanboys for all kinds of pistols and rifles But why do people give a shit about moa? Like really, most shooters use shorter ranges and most hunting is done on a relatively short to medium range. I don't shoot paper targets because it's boring, I shoot steel plates at 100 and 200 meters and the only time I miss is when it's my fault. Just get a rifle that looks good to you, is mechanically functional and reliable and that the round has enough power to kill an animal if you're hunting with it, that's all
>>64691490BHP
name a more kino theatre
>>64700942Did the Chinese really just march Napoleon style into entrenched western positions? God it would have been so much fun to have been an M1919 gunner in that war.
>>64700960yes. they did many smaller platoon sized probing attacks but would often do company sized "human wave" attacksthere are accounts of M16 quad .50 cal halftracks, M19 dual 40 bofors AA vehicles directly firing in crowds of chinese soldiers.
>>64700521Just a bunch of lads having a jolly good time.
late middle ages
>>64700521south korea
Wild Bill Hickock editionGuide: https://files.catbox.moe/9g5sv2.pdfPastebin: https://pastebin.com/gs6mLNik Previous: >>64695690
Redpill me on the Glock 17L. Is it really worth it over a regular 17?
>>64704204A friend of mine let me shoot his. The trigger was awful and it did unnatural things to my wrist.
>>64704080Plank! What have you become?!
>>64704314You have to take the trigger guard off and put your finger lower on the trigger. They are great meme guns and are a lot of fun.
>>64704314I’m pretty used to heavy recoil, just not in that light a platform. I do enjoy some stupid recoil though.Honestly I didn’t think they were this cheap.. but I’m tempted to get the 50 ae version. Oddly I picked up a 50 ae RCBS die set today for 100$ off of a Facebook marketplace sale because it also came with 200 Speer 325gn jhp’s and 50 300 gn Speer gold dots.. which is enough 500 magnum food to get me through about 2 years of shooting for a bit less than half the factory price.. pretty sure I can’t really use those in 500 bushwacker without risking it ripping the jackets off, but I’ll probably try some test loads…. So Im already set to load for it minus some 50 ae brass… on the other hand I’ve wanted to get a 45-70 something for a pretty long while… between 444 marlin, 460 xvr and 500 mag/bushwacker I’ve got it surrounded… Seems like one would be fun, and it’s gonna be a while before any of my other gun projects get to the shooting stage.. >>64704263>>64704259Honestly I’m not above living the meme..
Happy New Year /K/ With the cold fronts coming in its time for a /k/omfy /k/ryptid thread. Discuss your load out for facing these beast what beast live in your area ? Defense and tactics against Your experience
I love these threads but I'm so shit at meaningfully contributing to them, some anons set the tone so well I really end up just reading greentexts.Anyway, probably my James Earl Jones gun
Bumping with interest
>thousands of roundsthat's always such a cope. I have thousands of rounds. it's not hard to when you're got like .22lr and .223/5.56.The guy in the article was a felon in possession so whatever, ignoring that. Why would you own like 15 ARs? I have a carbine and a 20 inch hbar. Like I understand having more than one AR. I understand having multiple carry guns for different weather, having a collection of curio and relics (even if they don't fit the ATFs definition of C&R like if an action for a new gun is cool or modern millsurp or whatever), I understand having multiple hunting rifles or shotguns for different game or having multiple target rifles or clay shotguns for different sports shooting. I don't understand having 15 copies of what is basically the same fucking AR.
>>64698520Coincidence?
>>64693807>felon illegally possessing firearms>uses a brace instead of a stock anywayWhat a retard
>>64699995one crime at a time
>>64693807>I don't understand having 15 copies of what is basically the same fucking AR.Maybe he has 14 poorfag friends? Or at least dreams of having 14 friends.
>>64693807uh yeah it's clickbait
