irl-gear

[formal onyx]

Yup

[ashen edge]

The main give away is that power is being consolidated at the top executive orders aren’t law they have zero binding power on their own and must be further fleshed out and implemented by their respective agencies but what we see is preemptive obedience and the parts that aren’t good little doggies are unwilling to do anything and those who offer resistance get replaced

[lusty kestrel]

lol

[ashen edge]

🙃 soon you guys will get your turn to study world events from afar

[lusty kestrel]

if you go into civil war NOT good for us bro

[ashen edge]

you guys should be able to get your hands out of the pan before it gets to hot

[lusty kestrel]

wdym

[ashen edge]

Disconnect economically, defensively, and diplomatically So it doesn’t burn you to hard later

[lusty kestrel]

so... leave nato?

i mean economicaly its already quite distant

[ashen edge]

Not necessarily, but operating under the assumption that the US will run as soon as shit get tough or difficult is definitely the move our administration has shown nobody can trust them to hold their end of the deal or operate in good faith with allies

[lusty kestrel]

oh yeah definetly lol

i realy hope either france or britain stay in nato cuz they have nukes

and thats good

[ashen edge]

I don’t think nukes will come into play honestly it’s not very practical but who know with these clown courts these days

They are a good threat but a shit weapon if you want to actually achieve something

[lusty kestrel]

no like

to deter russia

no nukes= russia might try

[ashen edge]

Ah I don’t think it matter what organization has them the fact is that the UK and most the EU have expressed commitment to that area of concern so I think actual membership is moot

nato is going the same way as the UN IMO

[lusty kestrel]

maybe

[old portal]

🦜

[ashen edge]

🧑‍🦯

[formal onyx]

Huh, my other radio says it was last programmed in 1987

Interesting

[old portal]

Those radio time/date stamps are often so far off

[real whale]

nato "losing" the US for the next 4 years or so isn't quite the same as losing all their teeth like the UN though. europe as picked up a lot of the slack as a result of the US shifting towards to centcom and then indopacom

trump's 2nd term isn't the start with US withdrawal from europe. that's been happening slowly for decades now

[snow scarab]

Lmao

[snow scarab]

Not really. Pretty much none of the countries in nato have increased their spending in any meaningful amount

[real whale]

source???

https://www.nato.int/nato_static_fl2014/assets/pdf/2024/6/pdf/240617-def-exp-2024-en.pdf

[snow scarab]

How many countries are in NATO? If all of them together double their spending, it’s not that impressive lmfaooo

[real whale]

yep, a doubling of defence spending is "not meaningful"

[snow scarab]

You are misreading what I’m saying

[real whale]

"Pretty much none of the countries in nato have increased their spending in any meaningful amount"

i think i can read

[snow scarab]

If 80 countries put together double their spending but only 23 of them actually meet the required 2%, it’s not meaningful

Or 3%, whatever it is

[real whale]

since when has there been 80 member states?

[snow scarab]

Pretty much all of Europe still relies and will always rely on America for parts, vehicles, ammo, you name it

[snow scarab]

I meant 30, idk how tf I typed 80

That’s still only meeting a 2% spending goal

And still relying on us for any kind of innovation too

[real whale]

23 out of 32 is pretty different from 23 out of 80 and dollar value is meaningless without factoring in purchasing power parity and how bloated the US defence industry has become

[snow scarab]

Fun fact, about 2/3s of all defense imports into NATO countries are U.S. equipment

Not to mention the entire world wants US flight technology

[ashen edge]

I wasnt trying to make that assertion I meant as the members of it split apart ideologically the chance of anything actually getting done with this organization is pretty nil like how china and Russia being core members of the UN neuters its ability to actually affect change in any way that doesn’t line up with their needs/wants or conflicts with some violation they are committing

[real whale]

except for every country investing into their own 6th gen fighter program which is most of the major players in europe. japan, korea, and israel also have their own domestic arms industries, not to mention more and more countries aligning themselves with china

if you ignore the fact that globally, US soft power is collapsing, then sure. otherwise, american dominance over the arms market is going to slump in the next 4 years and drop of even faster if their foreign policy doesn't change after that

china literally polls higher than the US in terms of global public perception at this point. do you seriously think this trend isn't going to affect US arms exports?

[snow scarab]

Japan and Korea both make their stuff in house use American or German technology. And yeah, cause the European stealth fighters are just soooo good 😂 that’s why they spend millions upon millions buying American F35s

[ashen edge]

Especially with how aggressive and antagonistic our administration has been when dealing with foreign relations and commitments

[snow scarab]

Considering everybody knows the actuality of Chinese arms manufacturing? No lol. America still produces the worlds most advanced stealth fighters, missiles, helicopters, optics, and solid armor

And before you say it

Yes I know the Abram’s uses a German made gun and both it and the Bradley will have the Israeli Shield system

[real whale]

how advanced the weapons are is irrelevant when the US casually cut off supply chains and threatens to annex allied countries

[snow scarab]

Doesn’t mean the majority of countries still rely on us to produce their main hard hitters

[ashen edge]

now none of them can rely on the US to act in good faith or pull through on agreements so now they look for other sources we are cutting our way out the the arms sales system that we supported our industry with

[snow scarab]

And what supply chain is that?

[ashen edge]

The big one was our military aid to UA, European leaders took it pretty poorly, from all the statements I’ve seen they took it as failure to uphold longstanding agreements as a nation and a more general sign of newer American unreliability

[snow scarab]

To be fair, I’m fine with stopping AID to all countries. Including Ukraine and Israel

ESPECIALLY Israel

[real whale]

the current administration clearly wants to go back to a pre-ww1 era isolationist policy and have all the economic benefits of global power projection. best of luck with that

[real whale]

aid will stop when the lobbying does

[ashen edge]

I agree for the most part. I’m pretty sure our child support dues to Israel should be up by now. I think a MAJOR problem with the halt was the childish and unprofessional manor it took and also the optics of the whole thing. ukrain was pretty great for the US arms industry and the US military as we sent our older expiring stocks we replaced it with new production and reopened several ammunition plants. Along side this I believe we gained very valuable information on the direction of modern warfare and gained a lot working closely with UA military allowed us more up to date and detailed information a lot easier real world testing

[snow scarab]

Yeah it won’t stop for a while sadly. Both sides are something that rhymes with pwned by the news

I can’t say what I actually think about that fucking country

[lusty kestrel]

could steel pots even save you from a tiny bit of fragmentation

even

[plush topaz]

You're an idiot.

[snow scarab]

Nah. A large portion of congress hold dual Israeli and American citizenship (which you should not be able to hold ANY dual citizenship as a member of the government) and every single president for the last 40 years has had to put on a fuckin hat and kiss that stupid ass wall

Sorry that I want absolute loyalty from the people in my government

[plush topaz]

Name one.

That story is ridiculous fake news

[snow scarab]

lol. Cause there wasn’t the entire controversy about the senator that wore an Israeli uniform after October 7th

It’s not

Hell, congress in and of itself is more Jewish than the U.S. is percentage wise, and by almost double

[plush topaz]

Name one member of Congress who's a dual citizen

Of Israel. Because we all know Ted Cruz is lol

Our famous Canadian

[snow scarab]

Don’t need to. It is an undeniable fact that congress and most members of the government treat Israel like a fuckin golden child

[plush topaz]

You do need to because you made the claim.

[snow scarab]

“Our greatest ally” my ass

0 repercussions for the murder of dozens of sailors, no real support outside of basic intelligence during GWOT, dancing Israelis after 9/11, not the mention the fuckery in general that is Judaism. Shit like Metzitzah b’peh is fuckin nasty

[plush topaz]

I asked you to back up a false statement and instead you deflect and take a dig at Jews. Classy. Really disappointed. Always thought you were smarter than that.

Boy was I wrong.

[lime abyss]

Sigh another day another argument

[fluid plover]

Wouldn't be a gun community without it

[lime abyss]

What happened to 7.62 vs 5.56 arguments and stuff

[snow scarab]

“Thought you were smarter than that” noticing shit that is happening is not anti semetic lol. I took one dig at Jews, the rest at Israel, yet you ignore the dogs at Israel and focus on the one on Jews. Jews are not infallible, in fact they are just as fucked up as the other abrahamic religions

[worthy anchor]

GEAR is an acronym for “Gear whEn not hAving political discussions R”

[lime abyss]

😂

Yeah that's about right

[lusty kestrel]

real

[empty sorrel]

Gary Ackerman (D-NY) Shelley Berkley (D-NV) Howard Berman (D-CA) Eric Cantor (R-VA) David Cicilline (D-RI) Stephen Cohen (D-TN) Susan Davis (D-CA) Ted Deutch (D-FL) Eliot Engel (D-NY) Bob Filner (D-CA) Barney Frank (D-MA) Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) Jane Harman (D-CA) Steve Israel (D-NY) Sander Levin (D-MI) Nita Lowey (D-NY) Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) Jared Polis (D-CO) Steve Rothman (D-NJ) Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) Allyson Schwartz (D-PA) Adam Schiff (D-CA) Brad Sherman (D-CA) Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) Henry Waxman (D-CA) Anthony Weiner (D-NY) John Yarmuth (D-KY)

@snow scarab

[plush topaz]

None of them hold Israeli citizenship

They're just Jewish

[empty sorrel]

Don't all (blood)Jews have claim to Israeli citizenship? Isn't that how it works?

[plush topaz]

You aren't granted it by default.

Being eligible for citizenship doesn't mean you're a citizen

[empty sorrel]

Fair enough

[empty sorrel]

finally got around to doing a proper inventory of my gear

only question is what I should sell

[lusty kestrel]

osprey?

i wana get an osprey cuz theyre cheap and theres some kevlar sold by a company for relatively cheap but MAN

is the camo SHIT

[empty sorrel]

desert looks good imo

[lusty kestrel]

yea but i dont fucking need desert

theres like a singular desert here and its in bumfuck nowhere

and the actual camo is just bad

for green area

[empty sorrel]

bro is out here picking camo for what is actualy useful

were all larpers
its called drip

honestly it aint even bad

ripoff m81 tbh

hard part is finding plates

since the British army is like 5% the size of the US, and body armor is regulated over there

[lusty kestrel]

nah

its the fact theres like 0 patterns that are similar here

so id prolly have to pay alot for god camo

good

[empty sorrel]

m81?

[lusty kestrel]

whats the camo name anyway

[lusty kestrel]

wz.93 or something like that

[lusty kestrel]

dont use normal ones?

[empty sorrel]

DPM i think

[lusty kestrel]

ok it aint that bad\

but still

[empty sorrel]

better than rocking multicam imo

[lusty kestrel]

idk maybe

[ashen edge]

found this buck with the tip snapped off while fishing with my friends, I could have done better but I have rebound a tip

[lusty kestrel]

the price isnt the worst but still

[lusty kestrel]

cool

[empty sorrel]

I mean, do you have any gear yet? what are we working with here?

[lusty kestrel]

no but im just thinking if i was gona get a vest

i could get something like an OLV for piss cheap but no kevlar lol

[empty sorrel]

get an lbt 6094

[lusty kestrel]

or i coulkd try an osprey cuz theyre also realy cheap and theres a guy selling kevlar for it for decent price

[lusty kestrel]

heeeeeeel naw

[empty sorrel]

like 200 used

[lusty kestrel]

beter but still

[empty sorrel]

one sec il explain in a min

[lusty kestrel]

let me guess
good material
plate carrier
idk light or smt?

[empty sorrel]

no, its actually a bit heavier than the carriers you'll bet recomended on reddit

but by itself its a great foundation

[lusty kestrel]

is it like 500 grams

or what

[ashen edge]

Older air force ABU LBT9094 go around 100-90 on eBay rn

[empty sorrel]

it has built in side plate pockets, pouches in the cumerbund, soft armor pouches, can add a kangaroo pouch

[lusty kestrel]

thing is

[ashen edge]

if it’s a plate carrier you are after as well as having upgrade potential

[lusty kestrel]

if its just for like plates

[empty sorrel]

anything else will have you adding extra weight and cost to do half of what this does out of the box

[lusty kestrel]

then i might aswell get some used army surplus for like 20 bucks lol

[empty sorrel]

and yes, theyre built like tanks

[lusty kestrel]

?

oh

[empty sorrel]

American made, was actually used by SOF for the better part of a decade

[lusty kestrel]

wtf is sof

[empty sorrel]

special operations forces

[lusty kestrel]

oh

why not say sf or something

anyway

an osprey is preety good right?

[empty sorrel]

no clue lmao, never actualy used it

got it dirt cheap and shoved it in the closet

[lusty kestrel]

lol same can do that here

its like 30 dollars

only reason im considering t

https://www.olx.pl/d/oferta/kamizelka-osprey-mk2-ddpm-CID4042-ID12M7oF.html

[old portal]

SF and SOF are 2 completely different things in US military

[lusty kestrel]

o wat?

[old portal]

SF is a specific unit. Special Forces/Green Berets. SOF generally encompasses multiple units that work under the SOCOM/JSOC umbrella

[lusty kestrel]

alr

[old portal]

SF, CAG, Ranger Regt, DEVGRU, SEALS are all SOF type units

With just different mission sets/capabilities when it comes to SOF operations

[lusty kestrel]

dangit

[shut escarp]

Remember US has more special ops units than most EU army have battalions of regular troops

[lusty kestrel]

if most is stuf like moldova serbia etc then maybe

[shut escarp]

Like only 2 EU nations with more are UK and France

Rest have relatively small armies.

Finland is a rare case since most of their guys are in reservist roster.

[lusty kestrel]

poland?

[shut escarp]

Oh ye polan is also big

But even soo individually EU armies are small.

With a couple of exceptions like mentioned UK, France, Poland, Finland reserve units.

[lusty kestrel]

ukraine

italy? maybe idk

[silver needle]

You know dpm has been around since the 60s right...?

M81 is a rip off of DPM

[silver needle]

No Osprey is terrible don't use it, especially mk1/2/3

Mk4 isn't terrible it's just super heavy and not great

You'd probably be better off with a gen 4 iotv which you can find cheapish stateside and comes in multicam

[empty sorrel]

hes polish

[old portal]

Odd because M81 is a variation of ERDL that was first introduced in 1948 by the U.S. Army

[empty sorrel]

wild

[old portal]

Strange how timelines and facts just throw wrenches in non-sense claims

[silver needle]

Dpm is based off the denison smock patterns, originating in 1942

Regardless of if it's a direct copy or not anyways, it's pretty obvious the top brass saw the effectiveness of widespread Camo as employed by the British with DPM before any other military, and adopted a woodland pattern of similar variety

[empty sorrel]

Yeah, I don't think I'm giving them any points for this.

[shut escarp]

Ukraine is in an active war ATM as for Italy they don't really have a big professional army.

[lusty kestrel]

MK4 od relatively cheap

[plush topaz]

Cleaning 2 months worth of fine sand off gear is a pain. Like an hour of tooth brush and lens brush lol

[old portal]

Burn it and start over

[lusty kestrel]

is

[lusty kestrel]

good thing theres near 0 deserts here

[real thorn]

my RBV was full of fucking sand when I got it

[silver needle]

It's the same colour palette applied in the same order using a brush stroke pattern, all they did was adjust the patterns design, exactly like Erdl and M81

Also that's not a British denison

This is what the British ones look like

For reference that's a 1946 pattern Denison in use with UKSOF circa 2010s

[plush topaz]

But I have nice stuff!

[old portal]

It’ll be nicer brand new lol

[empty sorrel]

Go put your dad's SBR back

[old portal]

😂

[lime abyss]

tuff

[wooden shale]

Its not too late to delete this

[old portal]

Yes it is

[empty sorrel]

always let your broke friends try out your gear
its a lot more natural when you aren't trying to look cool

[burnt flare]

holy balls thats a bad deal

on the nightvision (subreddit) discord some used gen 3 duals can be had for under 5k

[empty sorrel]

yeah no clue where that numbers coming from

https://www.customnightvision.com/product/nnvt-autogated-white-phosphor-10160-night-vision-intensifier-tube-autogain-only/

[spiral elbow]

Those are a set of LLI MH-1's with L3 Unfilmed tubes

2600+ FOM

@burnt flare

[burnt flare]

oh thats my B i though you were saying the NNVTs were 11k~

[spiral elbow]

nahhhh loool

Yeah I know you can find NNVT tubes in a 1431 housing for like 4k. Some omni 7/8s for just a bit more

[burnt flare]

i remember once hearing somebody bought an NNVT tubes off Chinese retailers for close to 1k but then again i already have a photonis echo soon to be bridged with a pfn640v2

toosketchy5me

[spiral elbow]

based pfalcon enjoyer

[burnt flare]

MWNVG hooked me up big time so i wouldn't get hit with tariffs even hand delivered it to me cause im only 1 hour way

[spiral elbow]

Always good to have a vendor close by. Sadly there's nobody near me(that's credible) but I did end up managing to get that that set of MH-1's for a little less than 7k locally

[burnt flare]

how have they been holding up? they looked like the best housing on the market when i was thinking getting duals

[spiral elbow]

So far so good. Before these I had some NNVT-5 tubes in the Argus PVS-31a clone housing and I would say the weight is about the same between the two. The MH-1 may be a little lighter. I just use a loaded 10rnd pmag as a counterweight and it's pretty perfectly balanced

Can't really say much about durability. Only had them for about 2 months now but I do like the modularity of the housing

Can buy the monocular adapter and detatch a pod and have two mono's instead of a bino

[burnt flare]

don't tantos also do that my older brother was saying something about those, i didn't have any good imput to give him

[spiral elbow]

I don't have any experience with them, but I do know you can put two tanto's on a daisho bridge

Which is panning

[empty sorrel]

real, tell your dad to stop buying overpriced guns and start remodeling that bathroom

[lime abyss]

Maybe change out the soap and cologne while he's at it

[dense elbow]

Anotha Day, more haters. Nothing changes

[timber fog]

You brought his dad up and he actually showed up to protect his son

What a good dad

[old portal]

😂 😂

[lusty kestrel]

blud things hes tagila

[lusty kestrel]

question

one hand on the grip and triger but where otehr hand go

[tall aspen]

never understood putting a hydra on such a long gun

[empty sorrel]

About three inches forward. I was having the grip section cerakoted at the time so it's not installed but normally where his hand is there's a slightly larger plastic grip section

The black piece here

[lusty kestrel]

doesnt seem comfortable to me ngl

[empty sorrel]

It's true it doesn't give you quite the leverage between your hands. You have to work around your third point of contacting your shoulder when manipulating the weapon.

But I don't think it's at all uncomfortable.

[lime abyss]

God that thing is sexy

Tho what the fuck is that

And what caliber is it chambered in 😭

[grand mountain]

[lime abyss]

He's gonna regret that in a year or so

[grand mountain]

i regret it now

[lime abyss]

[grand mountain]

today is a terrible day to have eyes

[lime abyss]

Yeah

😭

Put daddies guns away bud

[empty sorrel]

SRU bulpup chassis; jakl upper; 300blk

[lime abyss]

Ohhhhhhh

That explains it

cool ass build

[empty sorrel]

It's kind of cursed, but all bullpups are.

[lime abyss]

Yeah lmao

[barren zenith]

managed to make a Tagilla mask, here it is in action.

[lusty kestrel]

cod ass finisher 😭

[barren zenith]

[lusty kestrel]

what dat

[shut escarp]

hammer is too small

[barren zenith]

Unfortunately had to make a con legal one since can’t use an actual sledge, but I’m planning on making a better one

[real thorn]

looks like a raid modded M81 BDU

[lusty kestrel]

hm

[formal onyx]

Raid Mod

[short terrace]

not sure where i was gonna post this but cosplay in progress

[craggy merlin]

1 5$ headstrap later, wearable but so fucking heavy

[short terrace]

Anyone got any good advice for the dreads on death knight? I tried using rope and some electrical tape, its way too static imo and a bit too thin, trying to keep it light to be worn for longer periods of time

[median briar]

Wig dreadlocks? Like from a beauty supply store

[short terrace]

might take a look into it, had an idea about if theres some really thick type of string perhaps, but it would be the same essentially

[late plank]

go to you nearest black barber shop and dig thought the trash

[plucky sphinx]

Just use a wig it’s perfect

[lunar portal]

Cuppa hours ago

[plush topaz]

Nice vest

[short terrace]

[short terrace]

Yeah I might, I will finish sewing these ropes i got onto it and see if i like it, otherwise i might just do this honstly

[grand mountain]

[short terrace]

nvm decided to 3d print the skullcap instead of sewing the ropes, and hope it turns out well

[marsh flint]

Cool

[brittle raptor]

meta foregrip

[late plank]

Yuhhhh

[vestal vigil]

recommendations for a pouch belt thing for the range that is optimal for carrying around first aid especially tourniquets?

[lusty kestrel]

where do you live? fucking nevada?

[past knoll]

looks cool. dont know if its the lighting but your right side looks darker then the rest of you

[vestal vigil]

His right side is from another mother

[flint hemlock]

Thoughts on this TQ position

The tan strap holding it on is velcro i can just pull the TQ off from easily

[real whale]

the fake cat goes pretty well with the type 56

[flint hemlock]

Its a real one i pulled out of my army issued ifak

[real whale]

regardless, the type 56 is basically on par with carrying everything in a duffle bag. that might actually even be faster for reloads

[flint hemlock]

Its just a barebones chestrig that works and i like simplicity

[regal grotto]

allat to not paint the rifle

[flint hemlock]

These things any good?

[plucky sphinx]

Not bad

[ashen edge]

Adding Velcro to the flaps isn’t to hard and putting a buckle on the “belt” straps is a drop in with 1 inch buckles

[flint hemlock]

Ive gotten really fast under pressure with the toggles and ive been thinking about the buckle mod, just haven't gotten to it

[flint hemlock]

It fits much better now

And its quicker which is very good

[empty sorrel]

Sticker is kinda sus

Have you popped the earcup off to check if they're real?

[flint hemlock]

Idk how to do that

[empty sorrel]

Pull outwards on the muff, grabbing around the inside.

[flint hemlock]

Ight

What should i look for afterwards

Also they have this on it

[empty sorrel]

Under the little foam piece, just take a picture of the inside, like the circuit board, And there should be a rubber cover as well.

[old portal]

I’m guessing you shoot primarily left hand

[flint hemlock]

Mirrored image

My phone is stupid

[plush topaz]

Very

Got the gel cups too

[plush topaz]

I use the same with my AK type rifles. Works fine

[ashen edge]

the buckle mod is goated, Untying it was always hassle I didn’t have any issue with the dowel closure for airsoft personally but I don’t think it’d be something I’d rely on

[flint hemlock]

The Vietnamese didn't have any issues with it so i dont see a problem with it

[spiral elbow]

Looking on eBay I see them going for like $150. They better be decent for some knockoffs

You can get real Comtac 3’s for just a little more

[flint hemlock]

I already have the xpis in my possession

Im borrowing them

[spiral elbow]

Not seeing any actual decibel reduction claims so I would hope you’re not using them with actual firearms

(They might work but not seeing anything)

[timber fog]

Lol

https://www.3m.com/3M/en_LB/p/d/b5005179014/

[spiral elbow]

They are TCA airsoft replicas

[timber fog]

LMAO

Oops

[spiral elbow]

All good looooool

[timber fog]

Yea I wouldn’t touch those for anything but airsoft/photo shit if I was you @flint hemlock

[timber fog]

I guess this is why they say reading’s important

Smh

[spiral elbow]

Happens to the best of us

[flint hemlock]

I already have hearing loss in my right ear from a grenade mishap and m240 bursts, theres not much more that can happen with me

[old portal]

I have pretty significant tinnitus in both ears and once every couple weeks I go completely deaf in my left ear randomly for about a minute. VA has no clue how or why lol

[old portal]

Exact same rig that was standard to every single fighter in OIF. They seemed to like it, perhaps because it was easily accessible 🤷‍♂️

[ashen edge]

It has been over 30 years unless 1956 rigging is your go to or ALICE

[flint hemlock]

I unironically used m1956 during a training exercise

[ashen edge]

fair enough i guess 😂

[old portal]

Ummm that’s some old school stuff there and what unit is issuing that out lol

[gentle mauve]

Evidently the one that has this patch

[old portal]

Ya obviously, just no clue who the hell that is

Possibly some obscure NG unit or something would be my guess

[queen turret]

yall i got a question

what patch should i put on my gym bag

[old portal]

None

[coarse laurel]

@old portal I should be at WA by July

Last week of recruiter school lol

Also wtf lol for some reason we run as a formation like 15+ miles a week here, that’s more than airborne school on any given week

[flint hemlock]

Wasn't issued, i just do nam reenactment

I was in the middle of putting pouches onto my MSV plate carrier and we had to leave right then and there so i ran to the car and grabbed the m56 otherwise i would have been completely boned

On another note, i do not recommend using m56 in the modern day

[gaunt tendon]

the Vans are fire ngl

[naive vortex]

does anyone have an impact nade per chance

[brazen rain]

tv110

I love the carrier but it traps heat worse than any other armor ive worn. does anyone have any recommendations for pontoons or backers?

[ashen edge]

im pretty surre most russian pate carrers of this type are supposed to be worn with the ribbed backing pad but all i seen is velcro on the inside of yours

this sort of pad, there are aftermarket options as well

might help with heat

[old portal]

Was still issued ALICE gear my first couple years in. Around 04 we were running ALICE pouches on the molle of our IBA before they finally started mass issue of Molle pouches

[wheat escarp]

I used the LBV vest with the bottom loops going through the lowest molle row of the IBA

[old portal]

My IBA up until like 2006 was the woodland with only the quarter molle on front and none on back lol

[wheat escarp]

Same, woodland with dcu uniform, 2003-04

[old portal]

Hooking the ALICE pouches onto the lower MOLLE then tightening them up best as possible with 550 lol

And my first rifle had a PAQ4. Was elated to get my first PEQ2 lol

[storm peak]

they gotta get the recruiters as skinny as they can before nobody does pt for 3 years

[brazen rain]

Yeah i use to have some on my defender.

[brazen rain]

6b45 ones might fit. good idea

same strange granit plate shape

[low fox]

I have 6b45

But only front and back ribbed pads

Don't have for side

I'll buy them

[reef needle]

My precious 🤣

[plush topaz]

Ummm....irl gear

[uncut forum]

Got a T H I C C Weapon Case irl

[worthy heart]

Time to work on dyeing it a better shade of green

[proud hazel]

What color dies you got

[worthy heart]

Apple green

From what I've seen and compared with areas that are pretty similar to mine, it works really good

[proud hazel]

Sweet, i might copy you then as i now have a bag of that color too

[worthy heart]

So far I've seen a couple other guys I know do it and the result that they got is really good

Pretty much this is what one guy I know did with his Molle vest

And that's his result

[proud hazel]

Thats dope its almost like marpat

[worthy heart]

Let me send you the Brent video

https://youtu.be/9WckhOUMfHk?si=vI653kexF1BLEtZz

They did a side-by-side comparison with both ACU and the dyed ACU

And it works perfectly

[proud hazel]

Thats dope

[worthy heart]

I just got a glimpse of it

Cause I got it in the bucket

And I already like the results

[proud hazel]

Dude sick

[worthy heart]

Probably in an hour. I will post some of the results when I go to clean it up and let it dry

[proud hazel]

I will be flying with no service

[worthy heart]

Ah shoot

Well it will be here when you're back I guess

Have a safe flight

[proud hazel]

Thanjs man

[worthy heart]

@proud hazel

[proud hazel]

Thats really good

[worthy heart]

Thanks I really like how it turned out. I've got two more bottles coming and then I'm going to finish the rest of the rig

I may wear some of it tomorrow if it dries by morning

[proud hazel]

I dont know how to mount it

Looks like it only mounts to a mich

[old portal]

Ya they mount to the lip of MICH

Pre helmet rail technology

[proud hazel]

I still see them installed on arc rails tho, kinda weird

[old portal]

Might be an updated version that has the arc attachment. Have never seen it

But the one you have pictured is definitely the MICH version

[lusty kestrel]

wow

looks like that clothing in that VDV training vid

[real thorn]

thats M88, what he's got there is dyed UCP / ABU

[lusty kestrel]

ok

[proud hazel]

they do have an adapter

[coarse laurel]

Those surefire lights break easy

I legit broke so many of em when I use to wear an ACH

[proud hazel]

thats is ok i paid $20

if it breaks i will swap to a princton tech one

[old portal]

I don’t recall any of them going down for us. The only issue was all the little rubber switch covers always came off

[coarse laurel]

its not the light itself but the mount since its plastic

i broke it because i either drop the ACH or i hit something

[old portal]

Even survived my TBI head smash by the dismounted IED lol

[coarse laurel]

The plastic mount is so flimsy

[old portal]

I wonder if the material or formula changed at some point. They were issued battalion wide and if I recall correctly none at least in my platoon ever broke and they were put thru absolute hell.

They’d seemed extremely durable

[snow scarab]

I think I went through 5 of them last year lol

getting knocked around in the drivers hole and what not kept fucking them up

[old portal]

Ya I’m definitely thinking the material changed then. Never once saw one break overseas and they went thru absolute hell

[coarse laurel]

The annoying thing is it’s not the mount that breaks it’s the plastic rail part from the light itself

It’s made from nylon and it’s flimsy

If you break it you can’t mount it

You can super glue it but now it’s stuck there permanently

[old portal]

It’s surprising to hear that ppl have had issues with them. I always considered them bomb proof…literally lol

[coarse laurel]

The light itself yes the mounting system not so much

[old portal]

Speaking of..finally got another appt for neurologist because my migraines have been much more frequent the past several months. Oct is earliest they can get me in…..fucking VA

[low fox]

8Fields cummerbund plate carrier.
+Olive pouch from AliExpress
+Polish WZ.93 camo Cargo Pouch
+Random patch

[low fox]

Oh I bought WoSport from china taobao

It survived a strong hit with quite heavy petal pipe

Metal pipe

[real whale]

clearly didn't hit it hard enough, do it again

[low fox]

Man I hitted it like 20 times

With cover and without cover

Both tests it survived

[ashen pendant]

is it worth spending $1,400 on a EOTech Vudu 1-6x24 FFP

[old portal]

That’s a subjective question. Only you can answer what’s worth to you. I would have zero need for it so I would say no. The real question should be is it a fair price for what you’re getting in comparison to other optics

[ashen pendant]

i have a general purpose AR-15 planned out and my friend that helped me pick out the parts said that a higher end sight will last a long time and he said to get a 1-6 so i found that and he said it would be a good choice but i want some other input first

[old portal]

I recommend checking out the #irl-weapons chat as well and getting some opinions on 1-6 optics that are decent as well. You can never really go wrong going with high end stuff like Trijicon or Eotech right off the bat but if this won’t be a duty or service optic that probably won’t be beat to shit by conditions or environment there’s likely more affordable options that would serve just as good a role

[ashen pendant]

yeah i just now realize i asked this in the wrong channel

[old portal]

@worthy heart here’s ya some old school kit build

[worthy heart]

Ayy aseddd

[paper perch]

This is the only gear I want:

[wheat escarp]

How much is your life worth? 99% of the time you'll keep the rifle in a case or take it to a static range or maybe a little run and gun, but there's always that 1% chance you could depend on that gun and optic, its worth the peace of mind to buy good gear.

[old portal]

Yes because as a civilian your self defense shooting at range with a 1-6 LPVO will definitely hold up in criminal court 🤦‍♂️

[lusty kestrel]

real

best id want is 3x lol

[old portal]

Not even that, realistically in a civilian justified self defense rifle shooting it’s going to be point shooting to where you probably wouldn’t even know you have an optic

[wheat escarp]

I didn't mention anything about shooting at range, the entire point of a LVPO is the ability to use it like a red dot on 1x or increase magnification as needed for PID or an accurate shot at distance. That's the least of your issues in court.

[old portal]

The entire point is if you’re having to PID a target using magnification to save your life as rando citizen ya that’s not going to fly as justified self defense and you probably didn’t need to depend on it. Trying to justify that type of equipment purchase for your life to depend on it in his situation is far far stretch…

If he wants it and feels he should spend the money on it then great get it..but selling the idea he should buy only the highest of quality for top tier pricing because he may realistically depend on it in a life or death situation…

[wheat escarp]

The discussion wasnt about getting PID with a LVPO, it was whether or not he should spend the money on a quality optic. My statement is that he should absolutely spend the money on a proven optic, and steer him away from lesser products to save a few bucks. If we're talking top tier, its not a Vudu, that spot belongs to manufacturers like Nightforce, Zeiss, and Schmidt & Bender.

[old portal]

When your opening statement to random citizen Joe looking for recommendations building his first range rifle is How much is your life worth? lol

If you looked at any of the other discussions about his price range and where he wants to be there’s other options that could save him money in places to put into other areas

[storm peak]

buy optic because it looks cool

dont buy optic because your wanting to be a "grayman"

[lusty kestrel]

im more worried about some stupid russian invasion or something more then having to use my gun to defend myself

[warm glacier]

I can only say that every time I bought a poor-quality scope, I was frustrated, and hunting is the only thing I use it for.
Things I hate:
too small field of view
bad colour
And what many people forget is how important the mounting is. The money you spend on is important.

[lusty kestrel]

whys colour important

[warm glacier]

wrong term. i mean light transmission. a cloudy day is enough that you cant see enough in darker areas, or you cant see things fare away because the picture turn darker.
but, it dont need the best ligth transmission, but it sould not to bad

Meopter, Kahles and Steiner are also good.
But do you really need a LPOV or is a reddot + booster the better way for you?

and a thing Ragged Old Flag sad also the right things.
Training marksmanship is also more important. but when i remember correctly you know haw to shoot

[real thorn]

in case of a russian invasion you're most likely either going to get evac'd or killed before having to fight as a civilian

[lusty kestrel]

real

incase of a russian invasion im most likely gona be fucking evaporated

by either drones or nukes

or both

[real thorn]

artillery 🔥

[lusty kestrel]

real

[snow scarab]

The 2A isn’t just about self defense

[ashen edge]

Self defense as an individual isn’t mentioned specifically at all in the text. “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed” the given the context how the US formed as a nation you can make guesses as to what the militia is for

Self defense is usually rolled into the “the right to bear arms shall not be infringed” section as I’m sure you know and while I don’t think it’s its own statement in the text having weapons is usually a prerequisite for a militia

[old portal]

No shit and no one said it was but this conversation about optics was framed in that manner so it was addressed as such

[safe nexus]

I bought a USEC shirt like 2 months before I played tarkov cause it looked cool lmao

[paper perch]

👍

[warm glacier]

and the lack of logistic and 40-150 battle buddy's are also good

[warm glacier]

but Poland had a militia structure, when i remember correctly.

[lusty kestrel]

what?

you mean teritorials?

[lusty kestrel]

wut

[worthy heart]

Time for another batch

[stray torrent]

Heck yeah

[worthy heart]

Some took a little too much in this batch

But all together not too bad

[lusty kestrel]

Brother looks like hell Play a piano on fire

[inland thicket]

Does anyone have actual triton m43 rig irl?

[worthy heart]

Before

After

@outer leaf

[restive stratus]

Happy pride month

[fading pawn]

??

[bleak ginkgo]

He's calling you gay

[lime abyss]

Abu gooning

Brick of steel

[old portal]

Trust me bro no one jealous of that Killa larp , airsoft rifle or the little kid glow in the dark stars over your bed

Laughing sure…mad, no

[bleak ginkgo]

[old portal]

Oh kid you have no idea. I’ve probably accomplished more in my life than you could ever hope to dream about before you were born. Too funny you are showing off airsoft gear pretending you live in a video game and think we’re supposed to be impressed. Too funny son

My oldest had those cute stars over his bed but that was like 10 years ago when he was 6 lol

You might get better responses in #airsoft

Hey my kids aren’t flashing airsoft guns and dressing up like make believe characters outside Halloween and posting it all over Discord. I must be doing something right

Not quite but good luck once you grow up son.

Just reminding you that flashing your airsoft stuff like you’re a badass is far from badass.

You never seemed to learn that lesson

Once again. Can recommend you to #airsoft

Good luck kid. Off to work. Enjoy your summer break

[old portal]

Didn’t seem to eat up the dye like the top and bottom did

[worthy heart]

during this batch yeah

some took a lot

some didnt

but overall i dont think it turned out too bad

i dont mind the darker colors

if anything more universal

[old portal]

I actually like the color of the kit more than the uniform. Little more muted.

[worthy heart]

[worthy heart]

These are the only pouches I got left

The four on the left will be used when I order a belt

So I can build out a second belt

But the other 3 got no clue what I'll do with it

[safe nexus]

Would Airsoft plate carriers with real plates make them real usable gear? Or untrustworthy gear.

Taking a poll

[grand mountain]

I wouldn't trust it but they've seen some use in ukraine

mainly due to a lack of better options

[safe nexus]

Safety #1

[grand mountain]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/722156836610113597/996360406731866253/TacGear.mov?ex=68460cb0&is=6844bb30&hm=bc0fce39ef4f761ac9950917eb2ba5386c38c2cbc8218a023b03ba364e389702&

Here's a video of someone pulling apart a cheap rig

a real rig wouldn't just dissolve like that

plus airsoft carriers in my experience are often improperly sized for plates and stitched in ways that will come apart or have trouble holding plates at all

[safe nexus]

So same case putting Kevlar from real helmet to a plastic Airsoft helmet would make it worse as how the plastic on the helmet can break skull

[warped trail]

Dont cheap out on smthn that your life might depend on

Applies to everything in life

[old portal]

Even quality ballistic helmets will only do so much for you.

[safe nexus]

Ngl I got a idea to test one day, adding Kevlar to Airsoft helmets and seeing if 22lr will do bad damage to it since it is plastic

But gotta wait couple of years

[grand mountain]

so like

you want to basically strap kevlar to a plastic helmet

[safe nexus]

Yea cause why not, but probably not gonna do it

[grand mountain]

well kevlar helmets are a composite and if you try and strap kevlar to a plastic helmet it's probably just going to shear

[pulsar sparrow]

Size of plate carrier

Im not sure if i should go with s or m im 6ft but slim long built

Small dosent touch nipple to nipple or bearly and feels abit to short and medium touches nips but seems big at waist width

[real thorn]

didn't know there was a ruski version of the "I'm lost too" thing

sick lid though

[ancient sandal]

It's wonderful

[empty sorrel]

Tell me that's not an ECH with Russian DigiCam cover

[ancient sandal]

Your the first person to actually notice

4/5 have thought it's a 6b47

[ancient sandal]

(It's a sin but for an extra MSW TQ and comfort)

[empty sorrel]

The edge is angled out more on western helmets.

Since they can actually afford earpro and shit

[ancient sandal]

true

that's also why I picked it so I can run comtacs and not loose my hearing

[copper atlas]

My father has these Russian (Soviet era) looking NVG 2.5x, can anyone tell me more about these or point me in the right direction? Thanks in advance, located in Canada

[lusty kestrel]

erm

idk

[spiral elbow]

Filin BN2.5x42. Gen 1 Russian goggles. Going for around 200-300 USD on eBay

[copper atlas]

Thank you very much!!

[lusty kestrel]

are they any good

[spiral elbow]

No. Paperweight essentially

[lusty kestrel]

beter then no nvg?

wait

gen 1=oh

isnt it a glorified flashlight

[lusty kestrel]

wait

isnt that th tanker nvg

[spiral elbow]

I’m no history nerd

[spiral elbow]

https://youtu.be/MElDLRfd21o?si=RsZUq6jWSFCkep-i

[lusty kestrel]

i mean gen 1 seems usable

[ashen edge]

It’s usable but because you often need a aux IR light it kind of negates the benefits of NV because you are basically still relying on a flashlight which anyone else with NV can see

[lusty kestrel]

to be honest not many ppl have nvgs

other then like military

or ultra larpers

[ashen edge]

A modern iPhone can also se the top of the IR spectrum at least as I used mine to find. The IR scanner on a broken VR base station

[lusty kestrel]

lol

i mean

id still much rather have it then not have it

especialy here

[ashen edge]

I bet

[lusty kestrel]

wat

[ashen edge]

Wanting to have NV if I remember correctly you are in northeastern Europe

[lusty kestrel]

poland

south east sorta

of poland

[warm shadow]

I am a full-time college student at Full Sail University. I have done work with hardly any equipment, except a computer and a car, where I managed to attract an audience. Got 2000 people to travel to Florida at the same time. Am handy with tools at times and have worked with doll houses, I plan on cashing in on.

[lusty kestrel]

what do u guys think of wz.68 or 89 camo pattern

[lusty kestrel]

okay and?

[warm shadow]

freedomfusionsystems sponsor on YouTube from the Fud app but found through YouTube job application. Is an addition to irl gear.

[lusty kestrel]

Wjat

[warm shadow]

I only have entertainment gear no murder or execution or self defence items.

[lusty kestrel]

what

[real thorn]

wrong channel maybe?

[paper perch]

Thanks, I didn't select this channel. Sorry

[real thorn]

all good lad

[hallow tusk]

Does anyone have experience with Defcon5 plate carriers (D5-BAV13 MC)? For airsoft I have used OneTigris for a while but I want something I could use for real if need be. I don't want to skimp. Unfortunately things like Crye gear are outside the pricerange I can afford.
So Defcon5 seems to be something of a middleground

[lusty kestrel]

the silly airsoft below:

[real thorn]

d5 is just very slightly above airsoft quality but still crap
you can definitely find some decent rig 2nd hand for a decent price

[ancient sandal]

rate my helmet setup

[lusty kestrel]

0/10 too grey

[ancient sandal]

my bad

Will a cover fix that??

[lusty kestrel]

idfk

[ancient sandal]

damn

I'll try multicam

[hallow tusk]

Thx. So D5 is off the table. Gonna have to look for something else. Could probably get my hands on an ANA M5

[real thorn]

first time seeing my beloved brick in literally any piece of media

<3

[lusty kestrel]

i wana get a bn2

but erm

bit expensive

[real thorn]

a what?

[lusty kestrel]

bn2

soviet/russian nvg

its like kinda shit but erm

its cheap and kinda cool

[coarse laurel]

@old portal @snow scarab @storm peak happy birthday

[old portal]

🫡

Wore ol faithful today

[coarse laurel]

Second To None

[old portal]

Hell yes

[pulsar sparrow]

Damn i gotta do arms so medium plate carrier dosent look so big on me

Small dosent touch nipples :c

Sad skinny me

Gonna get a mepc with their hybrid cummer

@worthy heart you are slim boned like me what do you wear

[flint zenith]

Lvl 4 plates and new PSL

[lime abyss]

Man I need a Makarov so bad

[rocky lion]

Nien out of ten

[ancient sandal]

Dankeschön

[lusty kestrel]

7.62x54 ak 🔥

[stray torrent]

ak he says🥲

[lusty kestrel]

it is ak no?

[stray torrent]

Nahh it’s a PSL…it’s basically the Romanian version of a Dragunov

My buddy has one. Super fun to shoot

[worthy heart]

That entire sentence is wrong

[worthy heart]

It is

It's literally just a big AK

And the psl is garbage

It's the one Romanian thing I will tell people not to buy because it's so bad

[stray torrent]

Fair enough, that’s all I’ve been told about it lmao

Obviously it was incorrect

😆

[worthy heart]

Whoever is telling you that is beyond stupid

Like those guns are known for cracking their own receiver and furniture

They are by far the worst of the comblock dmrs

[stray torrent]

Fancy feature right there

Who manufactures the psl

[worthy heart]

Romania

Cugir

[stray torrent]

So it is Romanian?

A Romanian made weapon at least

[worthy heart]

Like they are perfectly fine for their wasr 10s and such even the 74s that they make

But the psl

[stray torrent]

I see

[worthy heart]

Is by far the worst thing they have ever made

Like it 100% is just a larger AK

[stray torrent]

I would have assumed it was based off the Dragunov due to the similarities in general looks

[worthy heart]

Nothing about them is similar

The PSL is a stamped steel long stroke gas piston system

While the SVD is a milled receiver, short stroke gas piston system

They are two different systems and the SVD is a lot better

And doesn't have any of the problems that the PSL has

And actually can accept all of its mags unlike the PSL

Because the PSL struggles with accepting its own magazines

Because some will work some won't

[stray torrent]

I said in general looks not in the operation system nor in whether they stamped it lmao

[worthy heart]

If you actually look at both of them they look completely different

It only takes about a 5-second look to tell the difference along with seeing the difference

[pulsar sparrow]

The psl is just a giant rpk system with thin barrel

Ndm86 is most accurate out of all civ svds

But u need non soft civ ammo for it they make dents in the back if its not surplis steel ammo

Tigr is ok but less accurate than ndm86

They allittle diffrent in parts but almost identical

Psl is just a fat ak

[stray torrent]

So it sounds like most of ya’ll really hate it due to quality issues. Noted cause I lowkey wanted to get one XD thanks for saving me the headache

[small steeple]

I'm starting to buy tac gear, starting with this small molle pouch

[pastel lance]

Figured this would be a good place to share this, got a new keycard for my research job and I was told I could decorate it however i wanted

[wary raven]

Shoving this in irl gear even though it's to be used for Airsoft

LBT 6094 Slick in AOR
LBT MP7 rig with Eagle Industries M60, PRC-152 and Grenade Pouch
Crye Navy Custom AOR 1 Shirt
Proper Clothing AOR 1 Pants

[pulsar sparrow]

Its good in europe but they always ship bad lemons to usa

Its not bad just risky

Svds are 2moa on a good day

Thin barrel problems, hitting soft primers and denting them lots of stuf

[worthy heart]

He's not talking about the svd

He's talking about the psl

Which literally is just a large overgassed ak with problems

Even if you tune the gassing and spend the time to try to get the most out of the PSL it still underperforms against the other comblock counterparts

[pulsar sparrow]

Ye psl is like a rpk but fat

Fatso rpk but long

[worthy heart]

Pretty much they are known for some of the worst problems ever

[outer leaf]

I need a good tear away IFAK reccomendation

Had to break into mine at the range the other day for someone and taking my whole belt off sucked dick

[worthy heart]

Anything North American rescue

They are the go-to for pretty much anything medical and they are very much trusted by a lot of EMTs

[outer leaf]

Ty I'll look at their packs I have the contents just hate my current pouch

[worthy heart]

I luckily have somebody I can resort to for medical because he's a EMT in training pretty much

He's been on enough calls to have some pretty decent opinions

Like he saved me from buying from a company called rhino medical or whatever

Because they actually swapped away from that company because any chest seals did not stick

And their tourniquets would break

[empty sorrel]

I think I've got a 6094k mp7 front placcard laying about somewhere

[coarse laurel]

if you can just buy North American Rescue

[stray torrent]

Noted xd

[wary raven]

Imma need that

Gimme gimme.

[pulsar sparrow]

Remember when making your ifak is diffrance between a normal gause and hemostatic one is the pressure time when you apply it nornal one takes 13 15mins and hemostatic 3 5 mins

If you buy the hemostatic powder in a syringe never use it on a chest wound or torso / stomac area because it will dehidrate the organs.

Skip decompression needle since you need alot of medical gear + must be trained asf with bloodflow/pressure machine and even then failrate is 60 70 %

If a medic gets to you they will have their own , if a idiot usses it on you because you have it its gg

Also carry a blanket for hypothermia the compact one

And replace shears for x sheers

2 chest seals, 1 4ich folded dressing , 1 torsondressing (in big ifak non in small), 2x hemostatic gause or 1 hemostatic and 1-2 normal depends on budget, eye shield, thermo blanked,and nasal tube with lube for your size, cat tourniqit 1 or 2 per ifak 4 5 total on kit

Also carry a swat torniqet for shft because a cat is to big for baby or super young child.

For front ifak you have the coyote tactical stomp gen 2 flap, reflex ifak, ferrero mini dangler

[warm glacier]

swat also the way to go for dogs.

[pulsar sparrow]

Ye

I peronaly carry a burrito with insert on belt and stomp or ferrero at front

Like the p.i.m.p but one hand use its gg

Or packing more

Stomp at front because you can throw it

Vs ferrero

[warm glacier]

rhino is pure chinesium. the quality is shit for live saving stuff. if you buy cheap someone will die

[pulsar sparrow]

Does anyone know if a gause non henostatic really expires

Vs just mold and bacteria

@worthy heart what size plates do you run

Smal for me is alittle away fron touching nip and is 4 inches above bellybutton , mid sits on nip and 2.5 inch from belly, im 6.0 but slim bones. A guy told me to go M because of side chest wounds that collapse lungs over shottability.

[worthy heart]

Currently the only ones I got are 10x12s

But I plan on getting some sappy smalls

[old portal]

No. They should be vacuum sealed packaging

[old portal]

I always ran small plates in a medium IBA just to cut weight

[warm glacier]

Do you think it is a good way, to get ultraligth 3+ plates + soft armor to cut weigth

[old portal]

I personally think it’s silly to be concerned with cutting weight if the kit is just to screw around in and not needed professionally because if it’s just for fun it doesn’t really matter the weight or the threat level

[worthy heart]

It's just larp gear

[lusty kestrel]

this is cool

[old portal]

Yup. Weight and threat level not really a major concern imo. If your plates weigh an extra 4lbs who cares cuz you’re not gonna have to add 55lbs of spare mags and frags and 60 mortar rounds to your pack lol

[lusty kestrel]

60 mortar rounds? what is this arma

[old portal]

Real like GWOT

[lusty kestrel]

i got the perfect kit for london

let me find it

legal in britain too

[old portal]

Mortar section humped their tube and baseplate. All the line platoon grunts humped 60mm rounds as part of their load out

[lusty kestrel]

oh u meant 60mm mortar rounds?

i thought u meant 60 mortar rounds

xD

[old portal]

Ya not 60 each lol

[lusty kestrel]

yea

wz 93 is too dark in my opniion

not fit for here vro

[empty sorrel]

Are you small?

[worthy heart]

Yes

[empty sorrel]

Fair enough

Make sure to get rev g. Or later if you get actual ESAPIs

[pulsar sparrow]

Me and sebbi are the 5.75 inch wrist gang

[empty sorrel]

It is scuffed AF

[wary raven]

I don't mind scuffed

Swap you some Gucci Opfor DPM for it

[empty sorrel]

The tag is so worn I can't actually even read it to see what model it is. 😂

[wary raven]

Sent you a PM we can chit chat about it there

[lusty kestrel]

nvg?

or wujt

[real thorn]

rangefinder

[lusty kestrel]

oh

[valid solar]

Dual RH25 V2. Going with a panobridge for Coyote hunting. If 2 of these units cannot be used in conjunction, I'll get 2 night vision tubes and me and my brother will run with dual bridge thermal/NV fusion setups.

Helmet is a Fortis Premier Class III.

[empty sorrel]

personally I wouldve gone for a busch helmet but not bad

[valid solar]

I was either getting a DPG, or this.
Thought about ops core but they charge too much for an outdated product, they have too many gov contracts and have gotten lazy.

[fickle bridge]

Anyone know where to get the Army Bandage irl?

[narrow oriole]

Did you do the barter for those?

[valid solar]

No I just bought them lol.

[white vale]

https://russomilitare.com/product/russian-military-combat-sterile-sealed-bandage-first-aid-kit

[lime abyss]

🤤

[lusty kestrel]

is bro gona fight for a certain republic of a totaly legitmate state

[kindred acorn]

Arid cadpat 👍

[plush topaz]

@valid solar

@valid solar why do you want to run dual thermals?

[valid solar]

FOV. The RH25V2 has 17.5° horizontal FOV. Using a adjustable angle Panobridge, I can sweep 35° horizontally. Others say it's disorienting to see 1 screen per eye, but for some reason it works great with me.

I hunt coyotes and pigs, I have no reason or use for NVGs other than they look cool. Thermals work best for target acquisition. I am using a Pulsar Thermion 2 LRF XL60 on my rifle, the RH25V2's are only for finding the coyotes, although I have the clip on attachments for them as well, and they work decently. Just not as good as the Pulsar.

@plush topaz

[plush topaz]

@valid solar one on your rifle. Then 2 on your helmet. It seems excessive. And also confusing to change the controls as one will have controls up and the other down.

[valid solar]

No, they can be mounted side by side

My eyes are quite far apart, and unit is compact enough to orient the same direction. I have tried it.

[plush topaz]

Interesting.

[valid solar]

I mean, it works for me. That's all I can say

[plush topaz]

I've been using one for a while now to hunt humans.

It's so good.

[valid solar]

At what point is to many thermals? Probably 4

Hunting humans?

[plush topaz]

[valid solar]

At airsoft or what

[plush topaz]

Yes I'm deployed.

[valid solar]

Where, for whom?

[plush topaz]

Gaza. Idf.

[valid solar]

Oh, Godspeed.

[plush topaz]

Thanks brother.

[valid solar]

Place is a hellhole. Hopefully y'all can sort it out. It was never going to work.

[plush topaz]

Inshallah

[valid solar]

We mopped iran a few days ago

[plush topaz]

Indeed! Glad that's over.

For now.

[valid solar]

Are they still shooting missiles or what

[plush topaz]

Nope. Not since this early AM

[valid solar]

Trump said there was going to be a ceasefire. I don't know how long that's for

At least their nuclear program is fucked up. I figure everyone is breathing a sign of relief even those who are faking tears. Like Saudi Arabia "denounced" it, but I promise they are throwing parties lol. Nobody wanted those fuckers having nukes

[plush topaz]

Delayed for sure. How long. Who knows.

@valid solar what don't you like about the rh25 as a thermal optic on your rifle ?you said you prefer the pulsar

[valid solar]

Resolution, and base magnification.

The XL60 is a true HD optic, it's sensor is 1024x768, it's display is 2560x2560

The base magnification is 2.5x

The RH25V2 base mag is 1x, with a 640x512 resolution

[plush topaz]

What's the price difference

The rh was nearly twice my pvs14 lol

[valid solar]

7k for the Pulsar, 5.5k for the RH25

RH25V2 is a multifunctional device, a 4 in 1 it's called. It has multiple modes, a handheld monocular mode, a clip-on mode, mounted helmet mode, and dedicated optic mode with crosshairs.

Yeah psv14s can be gotten pretty "cheap" nowadays. You can get a hell of a nice tube in one for 3000 all in.

[plush topaz]

Yeah I love mine

Holds up well in shit holes too lol

[valid solar]

Do you have the Pfalcon640 or the RH25 version? They are the same device, just brand it differently for imports.

Same with the pfalcon640+V2 and RH25V2

Do you have the V2 or V1?

The only difference is the eyebox and software I believe.

[plush topaz]

I have the pfalcon 640

[valid solar]

V1?

[plush topaz]

Not sure actually. Newest one. So reckon v2?

[valid solar]

I think the V2 came out 6 months ago

So if you got it since then, it's probably v2

[plush topaz]

Makes sense. Got it in feb

[valid solar]

Easy to tell if you look at the eyebox

If glass covers the entire eyebox, it's v2, if it's smaller, v1

[plush topaz]

I think smaller

Can see the square

[valid solar]

Take a pic of the glass?

[plush topaz]

It's packed up.

[valid solar]

Gotcha

[plush topaz]

Battery life is awesome too.

[valid solar]

V1 left, V2 right

[plush topaz]

I definitely have v1

[valid solar]

Ah

Gotcha. Still fuckin fantastic piece of equipment

The range is insane for such a small instrument

[plush topaz]

Yes

Also so easy to snap pics

[valid solar]

Lol true

It's literally one button

Crazy

Pulsar has a neat video recording system

With audio

[plush topaz]

Pass on a lot of photos to engineers

Oh wow

[wary raven]

Gear addicts, what's the going rate on Beyond L6 pants in Digi2?

[wary raven]

L9*

[keen kestrel]

Is the Holosun HS507c worth the extra $70 over the HS407c?

[plush topaz]

Do you have use for the other reticles offered by the 507?

[keen kestrel]

Wouldn't hurt to have options.

[plush topaz]

Then get the 507

[lime abyss]

I need some Patagonia

[wary raven]

Those aren't Patagonia

[lime abyss]

O

[wary raven]

They're yours if you want them though, £160

[lime abyss]

Are they FROGS?

I mean

I don't really have a use for desert camo other than drip

I live in a wooded area 😭

You have anything M81 or woodland related?

[wary raven]

I also live in a woodland area

[wary raven]

They're ultra lightweight and fire resistant yes

But they're not USMC Marpat

They are DIG2, which predates AOR1 for special operations

Delta still use it afaik and it's not commercially available

[lime abyss]

Ahhh

Interesting

I'll keep it in mind

Do you have a shirt that goes with it

[wary raven]

I do have a woodland Marpat shirt I'd throw in

And no, just the pants

[lime abyss]

Ah

[wary raven]

If the shirt came with it'd be much more expensive

[lime abyss]

Already have one

Unless it's a frog

[wary raven]

It's not

[lime abyss]

Wait what's the size

I'm a 34 waist

And I'm relatively tall

[wary raven]

They're a 34L

They'll fit you

[lime abyss]

Nice

I need some more cash but I can dm you sometime when I do

[haughty warren]

nice vest bro

[gilded hare]

ive made some changes to it

got rid of the admin pouch and instead have 4 mags in the front and a GP

also a radio wing

[haughty warren]

sorry if im wrong but is that a templars gear vest?

[gilded hare]

yeah

they make it in M05 woodlan

finland camo

[haughty warren]

heard they were very nice, was planning on buying one in wz 93 camo but sadly when i saw the price i decided that im not gonna drop 1000 zł on it, so after some thinking i decided that im gonna buy a ciras land vest

[gilded hare]

before I got the 3d printed knight mask from my friend I made one out of cardboard so I took this awful pic

[haughty warren]

💀

[gilded hare]

"we got knight at home"

[haughty warren]

was it made with thoughts and prayers

[gilded hare]

yes

also post office lost my order

that had like stuff to make the knight mask hair

[haughty warren]

my bad bro i stole it

[manic veldt]

I made a kinda working ledx🙂

[cinder wing]

Yes the k6-3 is real

[valid solar]

Really happy with the mounting setup.

Going to get a cover and sort out the cable management when I mount the counterweight for the dual RH25V2 set-up

[ashen edge]

cool! what earpro are you using?

[dusk thistle]

At the time some basic off the shelf pair over a pair of ear plugs, now I am starting to invest more into electronic ear pro

[grand mountain]

uhhhh

[lime abyss]

Mich gang rise up

[real thorn]

PASGT gang rise up

[lusty kestrel]

hmm yes the 5kg glorified steelpot

kinda

[tall aspen]

bro rocking them sideways

[valid solar]

They feel better to me that way lol. They can be fit straight ofc, but I actually prefer them canted, they feel more secure.

[valid solar]

Yeah you can rotate them, I prefer the feel of them canted however. Lol

Can't wait to get my bridge and mount in so I can rock these bad boys.

[old portal]

Won’t mention he’s wearing them backwards…the mic is intended to be worn forward facing and not rearward

[tall aspen]

😂 didn't even realize

i wonder if he even has the batteries the correct way around in them

[lime abyss]

My local surplus store for some reason has a legit Russian 6B45 ratnik with the actual fucking standard issue ratnik body armor in it

For 300$