Weapons and Armour Discussion

That just looks awkward as fuck, you'd be better off using a 9mm pistol.

Considering it's a copy of an emergency rifle for fighter pilots with the idea being it was as powerful as a rifle but still small enough to wield in a cockpit (yeah, I don't fucking know the answer to the obvious question of why you would need to do that) you would think it would be more functional.  Really you could put a folding stock on an SMG and be far better off.  Or just a pistol with a lot of spare mags if capacity is the issue. 

I mean, the gun makes no sense at all, but if I had a chance to buy one (and it was cheap) I'd get it just for the collectors value. 

I like the Boyds buttstock better, but that triangular handguard is tits. 

Speaking of mall ninjas, I asked on a forum if anyone was sure about the export laws in the US and the import laws here regarding rifles stocks, specifically AR15 stocks (since they seem to be treated differently for some reason). It seems that no one is entirely sure, so I'll have to check with customs about that.

However, I did have a number of people giving their 2cents about what I want. Some guys said they loved the A2 stock, others said they didn't find them particularly comfortable, and suggested I look at adjustable stocks for a DMR, or even higher-end collapsible stocks so I can adjust the length of pull (for winter and summer shooting, and for shooting from prone, a bench, or standing). Good advice, reasonable advice.

Then a couple of guys chimed in saying that collapsible is the way to go, it's lets me adjust the stock for when I'm just wearing a shirt or when I'm wearing a plate carrier, it also makes the rifle more compact for when I'm room clearing or getting in and out of a vehicle. Because I plan to don a fucking plate carrier, step out of my Jeep with a loaded rifle, and clear rooms, like some kind of short, fat, 6th rate Navy SEAL.


It reminds me of this time I commented on a post someone made on Facebook, a buddy posted a photo of a .22LR revolver with a short barrel (just long enough to be legal here). I said I wouldn't go less than 6" on a revolver barrel since we can't carry them, especially on a .22LR. Someone he knew said something about a short barrel making the pistol more powerful, and that a short barrel was better for room clearing, it's more manoeuvrable and less likely to bang into stuff.

Firstly, around here you'd probably get arrested if you used a pistol to try dealing with home invaders or terrorists or whatever the fuck this guy thinks he'll be fighting, secondly, if you're armed with a .22LR revolver you're probably already at a significant disadvantage, and thirdly, if having an extra 2" of barrel (especially on a pistol) is enough to make the weapon so unwieldy as to be unusable, then the issue is with the shooter and not the firearm.


Some people play way too much CoD.

Well everyone has suffered from low testacticalosterone at some point in their life, except Albert in Marketing funnily enough. There are multiple treatment methods for people suffering from Low-T, so ask your local Operator for options.

In non-gun news a new video by ThegnThrand made me ponder some stuff. He tests what is basically an armored headband against light hits to see how it holds up (quick cuts to the forehead being hard to defend and cause blood in the eyes among other very debilitating issues), and it did very well. Great thing about it is that it doesn't look like armor, meaning unlike a mail coif the opponent isn't going to be as keen on trying to hit elsewhere (If your foe has a mail coif you know that instead of hitting his mail you should just stab him in his exposed face). That means they may be more likely to hit you there since they aren't considering it an armored spot (And a hit there is not a hit elsewhere). 

It fits in with Iaido, a martial art based on instantly fighting from your sword in your scabbard. With the headband and iaido you are much more prepared for the sudden ambush than you would appear. It is fascinating how all the little things mesh and how clever people were back then. 

It also prompted thoughts of how a simple arming cap compares, both in terms of protection and in terms of looking non-threatening. In the Napoleonic era the Russian's thick hats (And coats) proved to be quite sabre-resistant while not being made specifically to stop sabres so it stands to reason a simple thick hat would do the job well enough. A thick hat would make your head hotter though, and cover your kick ass hair-do (meanwhile the headband compliments it so well, to rob a Dark Souls phrase "Fashion Souls is life" ).

Which then prompted some other thoughts. How would the peasant's armor of the East and West compare, and how would the middle-class warrior's kits stack up? A poor ashigaru git stuck with the tatami armor and plated headband as his only defence vs the poor peasant Dennis being forced to fight for the king he didn't vote for donning his thickest coat and padded cap. It is quite interesting honestly.

I got the feeling that this was a guy whose experience with firearms began and ended with video games. It was kind of funny though, when I said that the extra 2" on a pistol wouldn't make a bit of difference he started asking me how much experience I had with close quarters combat.

Strange.