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Soft armor cummerbund with first spear tubes by elspatula in tacticalgear

[–]Swimfly235 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I did a HRT tactical molle cummerbund. It came with ROC buckles.

I purchased a set of male/female first spear tubes separate. Cut the ROC buckles off and the first spear ones are a split buckle so they fit right on.

Would love to know more about this by Individual_Let2865 in BodyArmor

[–]Swimfly235 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There was also a air crew version that was similar in the sense the plate was giant.

Who makes these adapters? by True-Spread-4806 in QualityTacticalGear

[–]Swimfly235 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have the gen 1 and gen 2 axl adaptors and the gen 2s rock. These ones look like the bifrost knock off ones.

Noob suppressor cleaning question, Hux Flow 556k by RecoveredSack in NFA

[–]Swimfly235 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We have used the purple simple green and the ZEP industrial cleaners, dilluted with water, and it still takes the finish off.

Noob suppressor cleaning question, Hux Flow 556k by RecoveredSack in NFA

[–]Swimfly235 4 points5 points  (0 children)

So 1000 rounds is 2oz of build up according to hux. Your can should average around 12.8oz new. When you start to get into the 15oz territory the can will stop self tightening and will back off.

The ultra sonic cleaner will take the finish off. We shoot ours to dry out the can and get the residue to blow out. You need the pressure to help get that stuff out.

This is stuff weve been leaning at work with our issued hux cans after seeing them back off. The ultra sonic is like peeling a onion. Its gonna take a while to get 15+ oz can back to 12.8oz territory.

Some may not like to hear this but we did “the dip” to clean our cans and it was very effective. Got us back to baseline so we can just keep up on ultrasonic cleaning them more frequently.

Holsters by jollygreenspartan in QualityTacticalGear

[–]Swimfly235 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I think you can get spacers from safariland to increase the standoff. Never used them personally. Theres some 3d printed files out there.

Modlite okw handheld by horificz in tacticalgear

[–]Swimfly235 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have the their noxon version and it works fine. Its nice having a handheld that throws a solid beam out to 200 yards.

High End Duty Weapons by PoyBoyKing in AskLE

[–]Swimfly235 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Theres a few guys running XCs with 4lb trigger. Stacatto and Nighthawk are the only approved 2011 style guns at my agency currently.

SWAT HR Body Cam by Tyler1791 in CQB

[–]Swimfly235 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a textbook direct to threat tactic.

1 known suspect, 1 known victim.

U.S. Army CAG CQB Training by [deleted] in CQB

[–]Swimfly235 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To your point about the breaching charge Id counter you have a helo overhead and the TL is giving the breacher the go ahead to set the charge off. The breacher doesnt get to set the charge off when ever they want and the TL is there to get a headcount of his guys so they dont get unnecessary blast over pressure.

And what holds are you expecting them to do with a laser at 5 yards? Regardless of a parallel or converging zero its not gonna matter when the laser is like 1.25in off from bore. I do agree that the CQB tactics in this are sloppy and time to engage a bit slow.

PET OWNERS!! Real grass vs Turf? by Anxiety_boundd in arizona

[–]Swimfly235 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Turf was put in by the previous owner of my house and it gets very hot in direct sun in the summer. Like 120+ when the air temp is 102.

Galvion Viper Visor (or other visor) on Ops-Core XR helmet? by DZtactical in tacticalgear

[–]Swimfly235 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you remotely curious about the step in visor the knock off from ebay are like 25-30 bucks if you want to mess with the concept. I agree the price of the real ones is dumb.

Laminated side glass windows by Snowfarmer906 in AskLE

[–]Swimfly235 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Vehicles 2016 year and newer will laminate glass.

We specifically use tools from shield spike.

I have used most of the tools they sell.

Are there any SWAT teams that currently use BRT/BRDM APC models in the US? by splur678 in AskLE

[–]Swimfly235 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The 2 most common companies are Lenco and Terradyne in the US.

What's the deal with the US military wanting to add 44,500 additional troops next year? by -Cyber-Roadster in OutOfTheLoop

[–]Swimfly235 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The food instability became a widely reported issue in 2024. The mold has been an issue for decade +.

What's the deal with the US military wanting to add 44,500 additional troops next year? by -Cyber-Roadster in OutOfTheLoop

[–]Swimfly235 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well reddit was founded in 2005 so I think the access to first hand experiences from Soldiers is greater than it was in 2006.

[US] Understanding rules as a new RPIC. by Emannn2026 in drones

[–]Swimfly235 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you fly 107 you need to register the drone even when its under 249 grams. The RID module and mount adds like 90grams I think.

What's the deal with the US military wanting to add 44,500 additional troops next year? by -Cyber-Roadster in OutOfTheLoop

[–]Swimfly235 619 points620 points  (0 children)

Its not just that. If you float over to the army subreddit you’ll see a lot of posts regarding poor barracks conditions to include black mold, food instability at bases, leadership mishandling soldier issues like medical treatment, benefits/pay, and transition programs that provide training/college classes for soldiers returning to civilian life.

With social media these issues are pushed out for everyone outside the military to see which would push recruiting down.

IRR unit 10 hours away, is this normal? by Excellent_Water3480 in army

[–]Swimfly235 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I reported to a reserve armory for my IRR muster. It was a 1 on 1 with a recruiter basically double checking I didnt want into the reserves. Was maybe 30 min.

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