Is a Glock 17 gen 2 for $400 a good deal?
I'm trying to into babby's first Glock.
Just get an XD.
>>28011984
Hell no.
>>28011989
Enjoy your maiming.
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>>28011812
So I've got to go in before the 4th and choose my 3 new MOS options from the results of my aptitude test
Think I've settled on;
Armour
Boatswain
And I'm not sure for the last one, was considering Combat Engineer at first but the death rates put me off a bit
Thinking maybe some super POG trade like Cook or airspace/vehicle technician
I feel like cook though woul honestly have the most use in the real world than half of these hyper-specific tech trades, ad I'd enjoy it more since I'm not terribly mechanically minded.
Sitting here at AIT on a 4 day weekend doing nothing. Answering questions if you have them.
>>28012646
Mos?
Why?
What is this?
Why not?
You see gregov, if mount TV on gun, can play tetris when wait for kebab to remove.
http://www.amazon.com/Kershaw-CQC-5K-Modified-Point-Blade/dp/B00I0S1BFW
Is this a good knife?
>>28011468
>Chinese mystery steel
>easily stripped screws
I'm sure it's fairly functional, but for the price this is better
http://www.amazon.com/Buck-Knives-Bantam-Folding-Removable/dp/B00TJVQZNW?th=0
>>28011468
Its a good knife.my buddy has the 6k and its a beater for sure.some say the quality is higher than actual emersons.
>>28011496
It's not a mystery steel. It's 8CR13MOV, which is for all intents and purposes AUS-8.
It's not the best knife around for the money IMO, but if you like Emerson designs and don't want to spent 150-200 bucks on a knife it'll scratch the itch.
Black Friday Deals
What are some good deals today? Spend my money.
PRIMARY ARMS has troy and magpul sights on sale. as well as Geissele triggers
There aint shit this black friday.
best thing I seen in the AK dept was a SLR107FR triangle folder for $1019 on atlantic, and stupid cheap WPA 9mm on AIMsurplus.
>>28010786
You can save $10-15 off the normally extremely overpriced shit at Big 5 and Cabelas, thereby making them only somewhat overpriced
So what is the general consensus on this thing?
Too big, too unwieldy, too many protrusions.
>>28010629
Real consensus is that nobody knows jack about this plane. China's extremely secretive about its military and there's probably not going to be any military operation that will show off its performance. Everything is speculative.
stealth lite Strike Fighter for anti shipping missions.
Where are my Enlisted /k/ommandos at?
U.S Air force at Kadena here
yokota
>>28009563
USAF SF always here.
>>28009646
>>28009647
helicopter crew chief, what do y'all do?
So, /k/, I have a question. Let's say that, as a Britbong, I'm sick of being arrested for buttering my toast with an unreasonably large plastic butter knife, and I want to move over to the USA to get guns and more freedom, and to attempt to single-handedly recolonize America like the good Brit I am.
Which State would be best to move to for owning firearms, how much cash should I scrape together to move, and how hard is it to immigrate from the UK?
Also, would it be autistic to buy a STEN / Sterling, Enfield, or Webley, just for reinforcing my Britishness?
Dunno about the STEN/Sterling, but getting an Enfield or Webley for yourself would be awesomely British old boy!
Please, please, please don't come to the US. You may like guns but your still a britbong and your country is the reason we have liberals.
That said, I have a Sterling Mk4, it's actually a really really really cool gun. But can you really say it's a British gun anymore? 95% of the people in your country don't even know what it is called, what it's country of origin is, or anything about them, let alone be able to touch one or own one.
Face it, the Sterling is an American gun now. We saved it while your country tried to give it an abortion. Now fix your own country and your teeth first.
>>28009358
>your still a britbong and your country is the reason we have liberals
No, it isn't. You have Liberals because that's just the way things are. Don't blame other countries, that's entirely your own fault.
>Face it, the Sterling is an American gun now
And I assume you'll now try and say that the Enfield is an American gun, too. Or anything made by Webley. Or the Chauchaut, or perhaps anything made by HK?
And let me guess, coffee is American, too. And tea. I mean, you drink it more than anyone so it's yours, right? That's how ALL of this works.
So apparently this is the US Navy's flagship
What the fuck?
How many Aircraft carriers does your shitty country have?
Oh that's right, you have no room to talk, fucc boi
It's a floating office building with a lot of communication gear.
>>28007222
Gone are the days when the only ships with decent command and control were battleships.
I was part of a comms mission with Blue Ridge some years back. I remember a week of trying to get a good signal and then giving up because the exercise was over.
Im about to buy some night sight for my P99 but I find myself between Meprolight and Trijicon..
Does anyone have experience with both? Which looks more illuminated?
>>28007032
I only have the Meprolight TruGlo.
Fairly basic, solid sight. It's held up for probably 20 years at this point. Getting too dim to see reliably at night.
>>28007032
what an autistic piece of internet fuckmeat
>>28007032
Go trijicon
we talk about issues we've run into while carrying and offer advice
>go to see a movie with friends at the theatre
>aurora shooting had happened just the past month
>bring the trusty glock 19 in an IWB holster, just in case
>cant get comfortable at all, shift in my seat the whole time trying to find a comfortable position that still gives me access to my gun
>friends ask whats wrong, tell them I have gas
>GF knew I was carrying, the other two didn't and I didn't know howd they'd handle it
>so frustrated I didn't even pay attention to the movie and spent the whole time thinking of how to fix this
I thought about going for a single stack next time, or trying a shoulder holster or maybe even an ankle holster if im sitting like that for long periods
>>28006347
What movie did you go see
>>28006347
What belt?
>>28006361
the dark knight
I measured out the ranges given in the specs for the different versions of the S-400 and plotted them out on a map centered on Latakia- the general area in which they have been deployed. This means that given over the horizon flight data, ect, it's at least conceivable that that the S-400s based at Hmeimim could target and engage US and Turkish aircraft just taking off from both Incirlik AND RAF base on Cyprus, as well as pose a significant threat to air traffic in and out of Diyarbakir without a detour. This doesn't mean they can arbitrarily hit anything in these radii, only that the missiles have the range to do so if properly guided.
The Russians have been setting up an Integrated Air Defense System in Syria including land and sea-based S-300s (such as the Slava class Moskva missile cruiser.) The meat and potatoes of IADS is networking sensors and command/control, which means RADAR aerostats, UAVs, GCI, network-capable fighters, AWACS, satellites, any of these can provide targeting data for a shooting solution. After that, when the target aircraft enters the range of the missile's own RADAR- it takes over for the rest of the flight. Very similar to forward observers lasing a target for a cruise missile strike, ect.
Funny, I threw together a quick map just for shit and giggles yesterday. Not very accurate, but still: 400km max range (orange), 250km max effective (red)
600km is only the max range of target aquisition.
The 48N6 version of the missile has a range of 250km at MACH 6.2 The 40N6 missile has a range of 400km. the 9M96E2 missile has a range of 120km.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S-400_%28missile%29
Additional IADS info: http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/policy/army/fm/100-61/Ch11.htm
Video showing missile tractor unloading and Pantsir-S1 EW platform nearby missile launchers deployed and in launch mode:
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=91f_1448582778
>>28006266
mindhive. I like your radii better, but I threw in Airport codes and deployed unit designations.
After a recent rise in the number of attempted terror threats in your country, your government makes the decision to place plain clothes SF in the civilian public, in order to prevent or mitigate the potency on any potential terror threats that slip through the net of domestic intelligence and security services. What gear do you carry as one of these select operators?
Disguise as College/University student.
Since the last one closed....
What's the best 12 gauge reloading press for a beginner for reloading 12g brass (actual brass shells) with only black powder and wadding?
My constraints:
Limited space.
Limited budget / don't want to overspend for a first reloader.
Preferably with a primer-press included.
I'm going to be loading ultralight loads with no shot generally, unsure if that'd affect the decision.
Pic semi related.
>>28001577
>black powder and no shot
for what possible reason?
To answer your question, any press will work fine. But why?
>>28001577
Loading shot shells is a waste of time
>>28001590
>To answer your question, any press will work fine. But why?
Shits and giggles. Honestly? Because I'm bored, and I think I found a way to make that tennis ball launcher adapter work.
Back on topic,
>>28001593
OK, where would you suggest I purchase 12g black powder blanks from that won't break the bank?
Has anyone ever been arrested for 922r non-compliance? Not including being arrested for a major crime and having 922r tacked on just to throw more charges at a fuck up?
It exists solely for importer standards or as a tack-on charge. If you're a regular dude getting 922r thrown at him, it's the least of your present concerns.
>>28001197
ahh wrong.
>>28001197
While you are correct in practice, the law is the law. Just like very few people get the book thrown out of them for a stand alone first SBR charge.
>>28001283
He is right in practice. No one could reasonably determine without some sort of damning self confession that your rifle was in violation so they tend to wait till they have your gun confiscated during a drug raid then tack the charge up on Jamal's tapco'd AK.