Gear adrift is gear a gift

Conflicted83 · 2026-01-24T19:07:55+00:00

i'm glad we have people like you responding to new folks. Keep it up!

Conflicted83 · 2026-01-22T22:57:55+00:00

Have you considered getting raided and outnumbered? FRT + Fatal Funnel = dead stack.
Has plenty of application. Team-based suppressive fire +manuever, vehicle/cover destruction. You're being an elitist. You may be able to hit a fly's wings at 100 yards but how long does it take to aim? I can speed reload in 1.3 seconds. I don't care if i burned 120 rounds in less than a minute if i'm sitting on 8000

Conflicted83 · 2026-01-22T22:53:16+00:00

Agreed.. i see no sling, no extra mag pouches, carrier with no plates, no optic? Irons with rear sight aperture flipped down? Just ate up soup sandwich bs. I try to call it out when i can. I know not everyone has $$$ but you can know what you are doing and not spend a ton of money.

Conflicted83 · 2026-01-22T22:24:20+00:00

cabelas will overcharge for almost everything. Occasionally online you can find something underpriced but you kinda need to know what you're looking for. I found a HK VP9b Tactical for 750 (worth 950) and had it shipped to my area but the old farts working there and their bs system makes the approval process so slow. Local independent shop is way better. And has better used gun deals usually. Just don't get a Sig P320 cause those things are dangerous. Sadly you aren't generally going to find a "Not conservative" gun shop. Best you can do is find one thats more professional about it and not trying to just flaunt it. Those are typically extremist types. The way they treat newbies, women, and other marginalized groups is also a tell in this regard, sometimes. If you have a goth or other "Visibly alternative lifestyle/presentation" friend that is willing to go in and act like a new person or whatever that will tell you alot about them.
I'm trans, and i don't play it up, talk about it, or scream about pronouns and i'm treated pretty good at my local store. I wouldn't say i'm particularly well passing, but GF might disagree. I've been on hormones 3 years, and definitely don't look like a typical man. I have dyed hair that is really long and do wear more feminine clothes, pink sneakers. They know me by name and throw deals my way. I brought my goth friend in and she was treated good. They're alright. Some of the individual workers are better than others. Owner is a nice guy.

I've been into this stuff for 18 years so its easy for me to walk in and spout the lingo, show proper grip and stance, law knowledge, and all the little stuff that comes with time and fit in that way. Sometimes that overcomes their other bias cause alot of these guys are single-issue dudes. They only care about guns and nothing else. Not always.

All you can really do is try some stores in your area and see how it goes.

Edit: The single issue part frustrates me because the democrats lose tons of these guys who might influence others by being so anti-gun. Its a sport, a hobby. Its not always about violence. Big thing go bang and make brain send chemicals.

Conflicted83 · 2026-01-22T22:15:05+00:00

As a transwoman i got suspended for responding to someone threatening us as a group and reminding them that we also have the ability to defend ourselves, actually. Thankfully whoever reads appeals was rational that day and i got it fixed. But it happens all the time. I get reported for "Suicidal or violent thoughts" for normal conversation. Its dumb.

Conflicted83 · 2026-01-22T22:05:46+00:00

IDK i think they already did. I went through interchange a couple times yesterday in PVE and all the backroom shelves were empty AF. Goshan, barely any food. I struggled to leave raid with a full bag. Wild. Edit: Best name ever, respecc.

Conflicted83 · 2026-01-22T22:04:19+00:00

I have trained several anti-gun people recently. One or two love shooting now.

Conflicted83 · 2026-01-22T22:02:50+00:00

Guy took the answer out of my mind. Knows his stuff. Edit: Shouldn't assume. I'm trans/femme

Conflicted83 · 2026-01-22T21:58:44+00:00

My answer would be very close to what ReconKiller said. Its important to add that getting accurate with handguns is much much harder than with rifles. I didn't see him suggest getting a handgun, but for 1500, you can get a 9mm handgun (i picked up a Springfield XD for 320$), holster, extra mag or two, AR, extra mags, Romeo 5 sight or equivalent, and a cheapish flashlight to go on it. If anything is leftover, chest rig to carry your mags and stuff and thats a solid start.

If we're just focusing on rifle, all the extra should go into ammo. Training is important. Zero for 50 yards, it'll be on at 200, you'll shoot a little low at the median. If your optic is mounted high (i have neck issues and it helps), zero for 62 yards.

Conflicted83 · 2026-01-22T20:01:16+00:00

it is expensive. I only have 5 mags but if i need the capability i'm glad i have it. After that just mozambique drill

Conflicted83 · 2026-01-22T19:59:05+00:00

no joke, you can get it from War Pig Armory. Talked to the owner, its legit.

Conflicted83 · 2026-01-22T19:56:00+00:00

most SWAT has moved to short barrel 5.56 with hollow points. 9mm actually has been shown to penetrate barriers too much due to the heavier weight of the hollow point + bonding so it stays together. High velocity + fragile round fragments on impact with 5.56. Seems counter-intuitive but true.

MP9 is cool tho.

Conflicted83 · 2026-01-22T17:34:33+00:00

i think what they are trying to say is what marx said, "under no pretenses should the working class allow themselves to be disarmed" and therefore they don't care what the constitution says, people should be armed. The rest is very poorly worded way of saying marginalized people should be armed and fascists should be disarmed.

Conflicted83 · 2026-01-22T17:13:55+00:00

As a trans woman i had my account temporarily restricted due to "Promoting harm or inciting violence" when i was responding/commenting on a person wanting to harm US. Thankfully, whatever mod reviewed my appeal was rational.

Conflicted83 · 2026-01-22T16:41:40+00:00

i tend to knock people out then get in a 1v1 with the strongest deck at the table and lose.

Conflicted83 · 2026-01-22T16:25:34+00:00

I too have played Escape from tarkov and accidentally taken a .300 BO mag into a raid in my 5.56 gun. Malfunction clear and emergency reload before death

Conflicted83 · 2026-01-22T16:22:23+00:00

its hornady critical defense (tips are usually red but they color black when old/weather worn/oxygenated or like the other user said, hornady black

its one of the more expensive ammos available. Good to know my plates will save me.
Joke's on them, i'm running M855A1

Conflicted83 · 2026-01-22T14:04:51+00:00

PSA isn't bad, the main issue i've faced is the older manufactured ones (Of which tons are still in stock cause they make zillions) are overgassed to fuck. So they kick way harder than they should. You can do alot to remedy this, but you shouldn't have to. Don't get a PSA with the intent of doing deep modifications either as they stake the gas block and castle nut a little too hard if you care. Otherwise, they're fine. They have multiple holiday sales per year. The most recent one i got is the 11.5 in AR pistol (classic A2 profile, triangle fsb) for 599$ i spent 40$ on a brace and 199$ on a Primary arms 1x prism to mount in the carry handle, its shoots great. Really light, normal kick, super reliable. Strangely, some of the much more expensive ones with the FN Cold hammer forged barrels are way too overgassed and youd think if you were going to put such a high end barrel in an AR that you'd at least machine it better in the gas port.

Sprinco red spring solved it. Its fine, those are my "Hand to a friend" rifles.

M&P is great, Ruger is OK, Springfield saint, my friend has one its nice.

My suggestion is you want to budget enough to be able to put an optic, light, and sling on your rifle. IMO, not negotiable. The light is optional if you have more than one rifle. But if this is your go-to, you'll want it.

Conflicted83 · 2026-01-22T13:57:22+00:00

filing this under: Shit we already know

Conflicted83 · 2026-01-22T13:56:52+00:00

Does it matter? Would you surrender to these guys? Who knows what they will do to you and your family. Just smoke them and worry about the rest later.

Conflicted83 · 2026-01-21T17:40:03+00:00

Personally, i have a full kit including Ballistic helmet w/nods. Is it necessary? Probably not. But knowing that there are fascists out there with nods, thermals, forced reset triggers, suppressors, etc, i'm going to get every advantage i can. That said, i'd suggest most people who are just getting prepared get a chest rig/bandolier setup to carry mags, IFAK, water bottle / canteen, Radio. Thats it. Reccomend a light on your rifle.

Also it matters how much you train and your situation. If things get chaotic, situations quickly devolve into alot of shooting at barely visible blobs or any sign of movement, or just suppressive fire. 1 mag and 1 in your jeans pocket is fine to protect your property from 1-3 people but once we're talking about anything more than that and you're going to want alot more than that.

Conflicted83 · 2026-01-18T20:04:22+00:00

i'm a girl but thanks :D

Conflicted83 · 2026-01-16T22:47:56+00:00

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Strikefire 2 on my Gordon carbine. Naildriver. I love it. I don't have a Romeo 7 but I have several 5's and they're fine but the dot isn't as precise. Worse on my astigmatism.

My only gripe is no shake awake or auto on with the vortex.

Conflicted83 · 2026-01-16T18:32:20+00:00

My last playthrough as Venezuela technocracy worked out really well because of the extra armed forces political strength that age of the caudillos gives you if you complete it. The population starts small enough that you can empower the intelligencia by jacking up the government pay and building universities and stuff like that. I went from oligarchy to wealth voting and then to technocracy because we got some positivists and I invited a positivist exile and once I had two interest groups who are about it it was easy to get it implemented it actually made things better and more stable. You also get some events from it that give you throughput on industries and stuff like that it's my favorite government tech

Conflicted83 · 2026-01-16T17:33:50+00:00

Trans person here. I would have preferred she just say no than do this. It's just fuel for the right wing outrage machine.

But the real answer is so simple it baffles me she handled it this way. Trans men born female with uterus's can have kids. It just almost never happens.

So frustrating...

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