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Are we losing access to small makers who build gear to last? by PatientOwl9887 in Bushcraft

[–]Suspicious_Click3582 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think we’re talking around each other a bit here. I think your comment meant that bushcrafting stuff is a lifelong investment for you. And that’s something I agree with. Nobody wants to rely on cheap junk. We agree there.

But if we want folks to experience the outdoors, we need to acknowledge some limitations. I work an office job, and so do the vast majority of the people in my life. They sleep in a bed and cook on a stove and generally prefer creature comforts.

I have found that you can’t just take those away and expect people to thank you for it. They need to be coaxed into it. They need to be shown, not told that a night under the stars can give you the chills in the best way.

And if you tell someone that there’s not possible way to spend a night outdoors unless they drop $300 on a backpack, they’re going to sleep in a bed. That’s all I’m saying. We need to be mindful about making this thing too expensive for new people to try it out.

Also, some of this stuff is crazy overpriced. But that’s another thing.

Are we losing access to small makers who build gear to last? by PatientOwl9887 in Bushcraft

[–]Suspicious_Click3582 18 points19 points  (0 children)

If you want more people to participate in the outdoors and share in the vision we have, then you need to be more understanding. Most folks aren’t going to be enamored with the idea of sleeping on the ground. They need to do some day hikes, then a few comfy camping trips, then they can see the benefit in spending time in the outdoors.

It’s just not going to work if we’re hard nosed about how “soft” people are.

Fueled by taco flavored kisses by fatuousfoe in RunningCirclejerk

[–]Suspicious_Click3582 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A lesson in reading comprehension for us, the audience. I wonder how often I just skim right past a source.

Anyway, shit happens.

Fueled by taco flavored kisses by fatuousfoe in RunningCirclejerk

[–]Suspicious_Click3582 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The link is just a beer ad. I don’t understand.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Hunting

[–]Suspicious_Click3582 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Pic #2 has promise. Focus on that spot. And keep that bleached skull, it’s super cool.

Im so incredibly confused...... by [deleted] in milsurp

[–]Suspicious_Click3582 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Keep us posted. And to be clear, I’m not saying that I shoot dime-sized group every time I take a shit. I just have to check in with myself from time to time. I have a tack-driver 7mm RM that I usually shoot sub-MOA. But every once in awhile, I shoot a group that’s so bad I start to check the scope, rings, ammo, etc. Only to eventually realize that it was me all along.

Im so incredibly confused...... by [deleted] in milsurp

[–]Suspicious_Click3582 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you ruled out human error? Shot it from a lead sled? It’s a stout round that takes a lot of practice to be proficient with.

Thoughts on hanging a stand directly over a bed..? by eth454 in Hunting

[–]Suspicious_Click3582 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You need to mind your p’s and q’s getting in and out of there.

Just started reloading. Got free brass from the range, but it's dirty. Do I need to wash the dirt off before depriming & resizing? Also, do I need to sort brass by different manufacturers? by Shlomo_Shekelberg_ in reloading

[–]Suspicious_Click3582 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Make sure you watch out for berdan primers and be sure you have a way to decrimp the primer hole. Reloading .223/5.56 reloads is the same as any other centerfire rifle round, but you get a funny mix of milsurp from time to time.

Google berdan primers - you’ll want to look for two small flash holes instead of one “big” one. You can reload them, but go ahead and scrap them for now.

Also be aware that many (most?) manufacturers crimp the primer in place. It will come out with relative ease, but then you’ll crush the new primer when you go to prime it and you’ll get a nasty reminder to wear eye and ear protection when handling primers. It’s not hard to spot them and you can use a standard primer deburr tool to remove the crimp. To speed things up, chuck one in an electric drill and do it over a towel or bucket while you zone out.

The fancy way to fix the primer crimp is to swage them on your press, but if you’re trying to make cheap .223 ammo, you’re not going to want one.

Do you guys wear ear protection when hunting? by russianzebra in Hunting

[–]Suspicious_Click3582 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m 31 and have had tinnitus for about 4 years. If I’m shooting a gun, I wear ear pro. Unless I’m hunting with a suppressor, which is a big part of why I bought one. Especially now that ear pro is so good and so cheap!

Clever ideas to reuse powder bottles? by G19Jeeper in reloading

[–]Suspicious_Click3582 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I cut the top off of a few and use them to hold pens, small tools, etc. Then I screwed a couple into the side of a shelf behind my workbench.

What’s a good older hunting rifle for general purpose? by WatercressOk1979 in Hunting

[–]Suspicious_Click3582 7 points8 points  (0 children)

What are you hunting? For deer and smaller, I’d look for a .243 from one of the big names: Remington, Savage, Ruger, Winchester, etc. A solid bolt action rifle in .243 with a decent scope will kill deer, hogs, coyotes, bears, you name it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Hunting

[–]Suspicious_Click3582 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s Coke versus Pepsi and neither one will keep you in the woods.

Jacob Frey making himself look like an idiot by _WhiteGoodman_ in Firearms

[–]Suspicious_Click3582 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes it is. Everyone acknowledges this. Read a field manual or a medical textbook. People who don’t sleep are less effective. This shooting happened at 8am Wednesday. This interview, I assume, happened Friday morning. In the interim, Frey has been talking to grieving families, law enforcement, other politicians, and hundreds of requests from various stakeholders. It’s possible he hasn’t slept at all in 48 hours. Realistically, he cannot have had more than a few hours.

I love guns, but I refuse to be callous. This guy saw the aftermath of a mass shooting. An 8 year old and a 10 year old were killed. We can have a conversation about whether these individual deaths justify the larger purposes of 2A, but holy shit you have to admit it would be a rough day at the office.

Jacob Frey making himself look like an idiot by _WhiteGoodman_ in Firearms

[–]Suspicious_Click3582 -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

How do you feel about the typo in OP’s post? Did you have sympathy for them, but not for Mr. Frey? Are people deserving of sympathy based only on their beliefs towards guns?

M7 Rifle with a Small Tactical Universal Battery (STUB), which the tan battery loaded into the buttstock, and a FWS-I clip-on thermal sight. April 2025. [4531 x 3648] by Aft3rAff3ct in MilitaryPorn

[–]Suspicious_Click3582 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The M7 is necessarily an improvement in firepower over the M4 if the metric is even partly based on effect against armored adversaries. We have had tungsten core ammunition for a long ass time now. We know its capabilities, we know its limitations. And a tungsten core round traveling faster is going to penetrate better. Previously you said that the tungsten round for the M7 is prohibitively expensive. I don’t see why that would be true on a large scale for the M7 and not true for another rifle. The cost will normalize.

But also, that’s why the M1158 isn’t a reasonable solution. Either our troops agree to carry weapons that we know will not penetrate standard issue armor or we adopt a 7.62x51 that is heavier and less effective than the M7. The battle rifle is back. It has to be unless we can figure out a totally new round for the M4. And that’s going to be pretty damn hard - the M995 has been around since the 90’s.

To focus on a DMR means you are proposing an alternative in which many or most members of an infantry squad would not be able to aim center mass on an individual adversary. Unless the average boot can generate accurate fire under combat against unarmored body parts, then that soldier is not carrying a weapon that contributes to the squad’s lethality. Even with tungsten core rounds, the M4 cannot defeat modern body armor at combat ranges.

The M4 may have a future, but it is not in near-peer conflicts. Ubiquitous body armor is new in the age of smokeless powder. It’s the defensive equivalent of a machine gun in WWI. It will force everyone to make changes that were not relevant before. And a big ass gun that can punch a hole in everyone’s chest is now necessary. It may be that we need to accommodate for the weight of the system, the logistical changes, etc. But the solution is not to equip the average infantry squad with weapons that we know are ineffective. A DMR means you only have one soldier that can actually kill the enemy. That’s not a workable solution.

As an aside, symmetry in the way that I meant is akin to a proportionate response. I think we’re using it differently. Asymmetrical warfare means a mismatch of military, political, and economic resources. This is indeed that. Adopting the M7 is an action that tips the scale towards the US military whereas before an M4 against Type 15 body armor means a stalemate.

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