Post gear, discuss gear.Innawoods with doxycycline edition. (Dreaming of Spring.) Old: >>64643979
>>64689710This is a long one, sorry. If you're referring to the Militechs, they're around half the cost of 3810s and put on a decent-ish show (Buffman results table pic related) but they aren't as stout as the heavier, cheaper Alumina RF2. That one puts on a much better show against M855A1 (~20 hits stopped), which is ass backwards so I'm assuming the SiC they're using isn't very good. Comes with the territory. Plus, they've got a cheat ring and also come with the caveat of being uncertified Chinese plates from a company which could have gotten certified but did not for false reasons. Reason stated is that Chinese companies cannot be certified by the NIJ. That is false as seen with Longfri. You need to have an office in the US where the NIJ can go to collect samples for unannounced follow up "FIT" tests. The likely real reason is that Militech does not want any assets subject to US jurisdiction, which is alarming for an armor company. Test reports on Militech's site show BFD against 7.62x51mm M80 starting at 41mm shot #1, 41.6mm shot #2, N/A on shots #3-6 (so really you have to assume over 44mm, which is a fail), and most importantly no drop test. Overall not great but passable for cheapo armor. I think people are conflating Militech's plates with each other so some caution needs to be exercised with their lineup. Lastly, keep in mind Buffman is a Militech affiliate and it has to be assumed the plates they sent him were handpicked since they were going on video. Yours aren't.In this case I'd suck up the extra weight / cost and go with LTC 19513s or Hesco 3411s if you need A1 protection. It's about a pound more, with the Hesco being heavier, but those two plates are edge-to-edge. The Hesco is NIJ certified and dead nuts. The LTC stops M855A1 very easily but shot spacing is wide per the Apex / Hoplite 3-shot test.
>64689744As a clarifying follow-on to this post, the "US office" requirement is only for Chinese companies. There are Euro-based armor companies with no US presence that are NIJ-certified. There is no legitimate reason why Militech, after being in business for more than ten years, has zero NIJ certs. Guys like Adept have the same problem. They've had plenty of time and it is moronic to cut themselves out of BVP grant eligibility. NIJ certification is not that expensive relative to the benefits.I gotta make Militech an infographic.
>>64688117Yeah, mostly just tired of retarded speds trying to half ass reinventing a wheel that's already been established and proven. If he really wants a bando, he should look at kommandostore Eighty Four bandolier that can double as a chest rig. Problem solved
>>64686429I bought the top one from your picture a loooong time ago. The pouches on the sides were useless. After some time I ripped them off and sewed molle where they were. Sewed on a radio pouch too. The mag pouches are big. You can fit 3 aluminum mags in them. Been wearing it at matches for the last couple years. No durability issues. Good value for 50$ if youre able to sew a little.
>>64689744>>64689759Incredibly informative as always. Thank you
Would a sleeve gun actually be viable in real life?
>>64688416what possible advantage would this have over just keeping a stubby revolver in your jacket pocket and shooting a guy through the coat?
>>64689200You're not putting a hole in a coat.Neither yours or his, but that's not really what's it's all about.
>>64688416It could, but there's less troublesome alternatives. This is the kind of thing which looks really cool in movies and fits well there, but which leaves too much room for error when you've actually gonna be betting your life.What if it snags? What if doesn't quite deploy all the way? What if the other guy pulls out a gun while I'm fiddling with trying to get it to deploy? What if the other guy has a sleeve gun and he deploys it faster and cleaner than me?>>64688870This would work, though not great if someone is expecting that you've got a gun on you, or thinking that you might have a gun.>>64688882That's a good one they do now, yeah. Just a fake arm in your coat sleeve, while your real hand is on a loaded gun already at all times.>>64689200Maaaybe not looking like you're about to pull a gun from your pocket, or looking like you're holding a gun in your pocket, like a theoretical element of surprise.Again, would not want to bet my life on this sort of thing.
>>64688416Unless you're going around wearing a wizard robe, how many outfits have a sleeve baggy enough to accommodate a pistol plus that mechanism?
>>64689855Not advocating for the sleeve thingamajig, but there are some itty bitty pistols out there.
why is the entirety of latin america armed with galils,tavors,barak missiles...
>>64688431>Tends to have some American parts which we have the power to veto salesWithout delving into technicalities, even if a weapons system incorporates some US-made components doesn't make it automatically fall under ITAR.Companies can incorporate US-made dual-use components into their systems and keep their products ITAR-free, as long as those parts are not on the United States munitions list.That being said, the US would have an easier time strong-arming Israel even if their products were itar-free than EU countries.
>>64688959> Israeli military industry is mostly entirely private companiesThere's no such thing as a weapons manufacturer without government oversight. You can't just set up shop and manufacture weapons somewhere as if you were growing watermelons.
>>64687846Do chinks actually sell to anyone? I don’t think I’ve seen anyone use their stuff
>>64689477They sold some jets to Pakistan, some MLRS to Cambodia, and some tanks to Thailand.
>>646878465.56x45mm is better than 7.62x39mm, which is why 5.45x39mm was invented, but the Galil was an improved AK in 5.56mm before there even was an AK74 and 5.45mm cartridge.An extra rugged and easier to use AK in 5.56mm is also going to be much more conscript proof.
What is /k/ favorite type of glock?
>>64684375It's not even a real 17, it's a Glock 47 rebranded
>>64689543and it's an ugly piece of shit. no one wants a glock that doesn't look sick as hell.
>>64686166Anon if TLR-6 is gay what else should I use for a smallframe? I have a 43x.
>>64689562>Gen3 19 with Gen5 cuts on the slideInteresting
>>64683169I like my gen3 G17. It’s the pistol I learned shooting and did the vast majority of my training with. She is not fancy but she puts the holes where I want them to be. Should I ever wear her out I wouldn‘t by a new one, though. #36 or Detective do everything I want in a close to perfect package.
PCC thread for my newest fixation. MP5-SD clonePost with me to celebrate, rimfire welcome
>>64688220apparently it's really quite loud as shit for the size. saw a yt vid where someone compared the 12" full length dong of a port-barrel can to a smol 9mm direct thread something or another on a mp5k and the dt one was quieter
>>64688224You do it for the rules of cool and being able to run 115/124 ammo for piss cheap. That, and I sorta doubt that claim. Those B&T Print X cans are quiet as fuck and don't gas you.
>>64688244oh I was thinking of their own can
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>>64688224Must be a shit can, my SD is about the same volume as an MP5 shooting warm 147s with a GSL Phoenix
The 6th one. Talk about Russian submarines, the nuclear military, all that shit. Someone probably has a link to the first 5.
>>64672472>Norilisk and Mayak were so bad that during an ecological and pollution review in the early 2000s where Russia basically gave the rest of their industries a free pass to continue polluting, they forced both of them to make changes and clean up their act. It was THAT uniquely bad.Karabash deserves to be up there with them, it probably went under the radar because its a pretty small city (that is literally dying out on top), and not only because it's on the same train line as Kyshtym>While rural areas of Chelyabinsk suffer from the effects of radioactive contamination, the urban population is faced with the impact of the chemical and metallurgical industriesThose people are fucked regardless where they live kekAnd Karabash has still some uniquely grim characteristics even for russia>parts of the city downwind of the plant were permanently evacuated because the dioxin concentration was too extreme>you can tell which way the wind blows by the changing color of the smog>male life expectancy as low as 40>inhabitants complain that when the wind changes it kills plants in their garden and chicken>Silver lining, they don't have to pay ground rent because the ground is so contaminated with heavy metals
>>64689470Ah Dioxin. If I remember correctly it was less bad than some of the 1970s era predictions suggested(especially acutely, humans can handle higher acute doses of it than you'd expect), but it's still nasty stuff.
>>64663386>>64663858My first thought is that NK was long considered the junior partner of the USSR and China, and was content with sitting quietly in the background learning from borrowed technical expertise and using it's intelligence apparatus to uncover the fuckups its allies were hiding and taking notes of how not to do things. At the end of the day, most of the events listed in this thread have a foundation of the USSR having no idea what it was doing and doing it anyway.
>>64689552Dioxin toxicity was based on Guinea pig models. Turns out they are incredibly sensitive and humans can handle about a thousand times more exposure.Still incredibly nasty though. >Same deal with the lead models and pretty much every study ever done with mice.
>uncover the fuckups its allies were hiding and taking notes of how not to do thingsThen wisely said 'fuck these guys we are copying the UK instead'
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>>64689819thanks
>>64689823thanks to you too
>>64689831No worries, pardner. Good luck!
>>64689732Anon is trolling.
>>64689012Deagle in 45 winmag would be cool
Listen Here You Little Shit EditionPost wood (furniture)Big RiflesBig BulletsFroppy Frens InsideThread theme ~https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HUtwku8R9Q&list=RD1HUtwku8R9Q&start_radio=1As always; No Jannies, No TranniesPreviously, on X-men: >>64608347
>>64688998What were you shooting out of it? I got one a few weeks ago and 600 rounds of surplus M80 for it so I'm hoping it will run well. I also got some dinged up surplus magazines cause the one they come with is apparently not very good.
>>64689363Finocci shit i got cheap online. could be the ammo too.
>>64688376No but I'm not an operator nor a larperator so I clean my guns before they get excessively nasty and I don't deliberately drag them through the dirt.
>>64689015The tritium acogs can have issues if you're in a dark place shooting into a bright place because the filament won't gather enough light to make the reticle stand out. Same for the other direction but we just put duct tape on the filament to cover it up and dim the reticle.The new battery ones shouldn't have this issue because you can just crank the brightness to whatever you want.
>>64689015I have a TA11 horseshoe dot on a SCAR 17. It works well. The ACOG is a great optic and the BDC works well with m80 ball and slightly less well with 175gr SMK. As >>64689797 said, the reticle brightness can be sub-optimal in certain lighting conditions. I usually keep the light pipe half covered with gaffers tape because otherwise it's too bright when shooting outdoors in direct sun. But overall it's a pretty minor complaint. Keep in mind it's an etched reticle, so even if you can't see the illumination very well, you can still see the lines as long as there's enough ambient light. But if I were going to do it again, I'd probably get the battery version just to not have to deal with replacing the tritium every decade or so.
Finland still uses costal artillery, thoughts?
>>64689680>can’t weaponize autism more than they already haveSadly not true. The rumor in Pyongyang is they have developed a form of hyper autism, they plan to channel Greta Thunberg via the Ryugyong Hotel as the delivery method. Her recent arrest was just a cover to place her in protective custody. This new weapon is believed to be so powerful it could render a population the size of Brazil's into model train enthusiasts within moments.
>>64689760Can they channel the waveform to target individuals yet, or are they still dealing with square kilometers of effect?
>>64687591>>no bugsYeah, I don't buy that.
>>64687591>no bugs
>>64689778So far only obelisks like the Washington Monument, Cleopatra's Needle and Juche Tower can do that and only one at a time, the bandwidth is still being throttled by the Anunnaki's planetary psychic embargo as well as the use of Tricknology based shielding methods. I don't believe i'm saying this but thank the Gods for sending us Yakub and L. Ron Hubbard.
Guedelon castle is nearly finished
>>64689033It'll get prettier with age.
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>>64688978>a second tower has finished construction at Guedelon
>>64688978How many people have worked on it? Could it have been done faster if a landowner put their weight behind it back in the day?
>>64689027A castle would be a cool place to hold your wedding, so sure, I can see that happening.>>64689033It's locally sourced stone and period style masonry. It's not maybe the sexiest castle ever, but it's appropriate and functional for a smaller military garrison of this kind. You could maybe slap on an outer layer of white masonry to make it look more smooth and uniform, but I think this looks nicer and has more character.>>64689396It's largely been a semi-hobby project, some professors and scholars decided that it would just be a really cool thing to do in their off-time, but also that it would be a nice example of practical archeology which would help give some insight on how to do masonry for antique buildings like these (many original ones need reparation work).Being done by a smaller group of people in their free time, with some occasional volunteers, it's of course taken a lot of time. Back in the day, with a full force of paid carpenters, masons, etc, you could have gotten this kind of small castle done in a couple of years.
EDC? i think so
>>64688907That was what we in the legal field call a "lie".
>>64666833the unusual (cloud 9) coldsnap cap i unboxed for 2 bucks during the crate depression was worth $25 back then, and is worth $77 now.I haven't played in over a year, but i'll probably keep my items until the servers go down.
>>64667244>>64675299>>64675317>>64688758Booba
>>64688782I thought it was lacking a couple necessary vitamins
>>64689533Not really, if anything human milk is a little lower in calcium, B12, and protein.Also, both cows and human milk have negligible amounts of Vitamin C and fiber, so they're not really a whole food, adding potatoes to your diet though and you're effectively getting everything you need, making mashed potatoes pretty much the ultimate "has everything" food.
Previous: >>64578544Stamboulieh Law makes weekly videos on all the latest lawfare:https://youtube.com/@2alawYou've heard of FRTs, but what's a "super safety"?>uses the safety to force the reset of the trigger>allows for way more trigger options (you just have to trim two places)>invented by Tim Hoffman (https://hoffmantactical.com)>gifted to the world to freely 3D print>enterprising people now selling super safeties made of steel (recommend at least 4140)>cheaper than an FRT ($90-$150)>originally a 3-position cross-bolt safety>left is safe, right is semi, middle is super>3-position 90° super safety selectors are now availableComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
the shit i do for this hobby
>>64689170this is from scs?
>>64689189no?
>>64685048Yeah, actually there's other printed recievers that can FRT but yeah.>>64685084A drum and a bipod and a prone shooting position is all it takes to make a G3 useful with an FRT.You already had the Leber v2 if you wanted to keep the aesthetic - and it will work with the AP53 as well.If the Rare Breed can't work in a G3 or HK33 it will never work in a HK21 or HK23. It's fucking useless and who would bother making trips for it when there's a better competing product and 2 upcoming drop in's?
>>64689170The fact that Protolabs flat out refuses to fine tune any dimension more accurately than +/-.005 is incredibly gay and revolting. I know, I tried.I hate them so much. I will not use them unless absolutely necessary.
I used to intern with a Class II FFL precision rifle builder who also manufactured some NFA items and no joke, you can literally make a good quality (albeit rough finished) suppressor for under $100 provided you have a lathe. You can make even cheaper wipe suppressors for close to $50 out of pipe tubing you find on amazon. I remember watching this video by an American volunteer in the Ukrainian International Legion who talk about a company in the Czech Republic that sold suppressors for the Bren 2 that cost $125 so clearly it doesn't cost that much to make them yet I'm having a hard time finding anyone selling even shitty .22lr whip suppressors for under $500. Certainly with the NFA tax going away you'd think there'd be a market for cheap suppressors in the US right?
>>64688656Yeah but that shit is probably 99.9% cosmetic and random bumps and ridges would accomplish the same effect. If a blind test was done most first-time users wouldn't be able to identify which is which.Cast those in blue or purple silicone and you won't process it as body horror, you're only feeling a disgust response because they used the realistic flesh color scheme.
>>64676719Because people selling a heavily regulated item want to get a decent paycheck, retard.>they could sell it for like $50!Then they sell a thousand never sell a single other one. Congrats, you have not even paid for your years operating costs. What now?
>>64676719>Why are suppressors so expensive in the US?The NFA. At least one suppressor company (otter creek labs) is able to admit this
>>64688569Because oil filters are $12 and it looks cool?
>>64676919Maybe some don’t, I have literally run 2 axis & 5 axis Mazak’s and Doosan’s, ran smaller manual lathes with 12” chucks and a massive fucker that could turn 12’ sections of logs that were 36” in ø, have also run all manner of materials, steel, aluminum, stainless, MoTi, MoRe, Titanium, UHMWPE, HDPE, Delrin, cedar, DouglasFir, hemlock.I am getting out of the trade and going into the medical field because machining doesn’t pay enough. America is literally going to lose the next world war because of the cheapness of manufacturing companies that don’t want to pay their staff a decent wage. I’ve been machining for almost 5 years, can program and set up shit but I have become jaded seeing how our wages across the board have not kept up with inflation, while a gas pumper at Fuckees earns almost as much as a machinist does. I have pondered once I start making aBetter salary in the med field to buy myself a nice little CNC mill & a manual lathe and just start making stuff for fun because I do actually enjoy the work. Shops here top out at like $40 an hour for the absolute best, but most shops won’t even pay $25 dollars an hour because southerners have never recovered from having an economy based on chattel slavery.For the record, I could easily make a suppressor for like $150 or $200, one of my friends made one with interchangeable baffles so he could use it on 5.56, .300, 9mm & .45 guns. His was maybe more expensive to make because he did use a lot of titanium. It’s not complicated technology, it shouldn’t cost hundreds upon hundreds of dollars to make, realistically a 5 axis machine with a bar feeder could turn out dozens of them a day,
Taurus is almost done being integrated onto the Gripen
>>64685215the greatest fighter jet widens the gap against its competition once again.
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>>64687604Getting some Boondock Saints vibes from this one.
This is the greatest fighter in history.
Archery is one of the most masculine, nationalistic, and attractive things you can do. It also builds your back like crazy. I've been doing it for 8 years, and without weight training I was already able to lat pulldown 285. My pulling strength is wildly stronger compared to the push chain it's crazy. There's also spiritual and primal aspect to it. Firearms are too "human", but bows are like the bridge between nature and human intelligence. The red injuns didn't have archery gods but believed the skill itself was a gift from ancient spirits. From that pov you're basically not even a man if you can't shoot a bow. Just a subhuman slave that can't get food for himself. 2 obvious benefits are hunting, and a shtf scenario where being silent could mean the difference between life and death. Even in blue states it's perfectly legal to practice in your yard. I like to go outside during the summer while shirtless and no shoes on as women walk by to stare at me. I purposely put my back towards the sidewalk and I catch them taking photos.Get yourself a bow and start training.
I too low key love when the bowstring catches my nipple I do it on purpose it's getting really hard to keep myself from moaning like a bitch
>>64689542Females used to chop off their breasts in ancient Greece if they had to compete. But you're either using bad form or need to get gyno surgery.
I have a gun.
