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Falcos_Commisar said:
Here are some semi relevant videos from the Thai-Cambodian conflict.

Thai troops have helmets, uniforms and handle their M-16s well.

Cambodians has flip flops and shitty Chinese drum mags.

Oh and a Thai bomb dropping drone killed itself by accident

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I saw a couple of other videos of this, but why does the Cambodian military look like some broke rebel militia while the Thai military actually looks like a functional military? Yeah, their gear is archaic, but they at least seem somewhat trained and competent.
 
Taser Confetti said:
Decrying the 1911 obsolete when most people are still carrying single stacks like Glock 43’s and Shields and push J frames on women is hilarious.
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The context of calling 1911 obsolete was as in a military service handgun. And in that role, it's obsolete. And the AK is obsolescent.
 
Taser Confetti said:
Decrying the 1911 obsolete when most people are still carrying single stacks like Glock 43’s and Shields and push J frames on women is hilarious.
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They have a purpose in the civilian world, but I don't think the military has much use for Glock 43s, shields, or J frames. 1911s are obsolete for the American military, but they are also a proven, reliable, and effective handgun platform that absolutely will serve as an effective sidearm for any civilian that uses it. These are not mutually exclusive ideas. You can say the same for the Colt Single Action Army; it will absolutely be effective in the hands of a trained shooter, but it is still obsolete from a military perspective. A lot of people seem to think that "obsolete" means "bad" or "ineffective", but that isn't the case.

A coworker of mine everyday carries a 1911 when walking his dog in the early morning, and I have very confidence that the 230 grain ball he has loaded in it will kill anything he runs into. That doesn't mean it's a good pick for a modern American soldier.
 
Fount of BadSpeak said:
They have a purpose in the civilian world, but I don't think the military has much use for Glock 43s, shields, or J frames. 1911s are obsolete for the American military, but they are also a proven, reliable, and effective handgun platform that absolutely will serve as an effective sidearm for any civilian that uses it. These are not mutually exclusive ideas. You can say the same for the Colt Single Action Army; it will absolutely be effective in the hands of a trained shooter, but it is still obsolete from a military perspective. A lot of people seem to think that "obsolete" means "bad" or "ineffective", but that isn't the case.

A coworker of mine everyday carries a 1911 when walking his dog in the early morning, and I have very confidence that the 230 grain ball he has loaded in it will kill anything he runs into. That doesn't mean it's a good pick for a modern American soldier.
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I'm not advocating a 1911 for modern military situations - that being said Delta/CAG whatever you want to call them until recently used them with great success. If you need to be stacking bodies with a can the HK45 exists for a reason.

Colt SAA's/S&W Model 3's however are - the cowboy action shooters are using a combination of weaponized autism, hyper tuned firearms and gnat fart loads making them basically magicians who make loud noises.

The cult of 230gr hard ball needs to die - if your 1911 can't feed HST 230gr +P you bought the wrong gun. My Colt Competition Model (stainless) despite having some finish flaws has been exactly as reliable as my Glocks and HK's.
 
Taser Confetti said:
I'm not advocating a 1911 for modern military situations - that being said Delta/CAG whatever you want to call them until recently used them with great success. If you need to be stacking bodies with a can the HK45 exists for a reason.

Colt SAA's/S&W Model 3's however are - the cowboy action shooters are using a combination of weaponized autism, hyper tuned firearms and gnat fart loads making them basically magicians who make loud noises.

The cult of 230gr hard ball needs to die - if your 1911 can't feed HST 230gr +P you bought the wrong gun. My Colt Competition Model (stainless) despite having some finish flaws has been exactly as reliable as my Glocks and HK's.
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Well, the discussion was about modern military situations, my man. I agree with you, I just think you might have misunderstood the context of why people were saying that the 1911 was obsolete. I definitely think that the 1911 and 45 ACP have a place in any civilian, police, militia, security, or rebel armory. I just don't think they are a good fit for a modern military that has long standardized around 9mm, and increased capacity for all firearms.

I was just using them as an example of something that will readily kill a man today, but aren't suitable for military usage. I personally wouldn't carry one (wouldn't carry a revolver at all due to capacity), but they are still perfectly viable for killing if needed.

I tried to advise him to use JHPs, and he seemed receptive after my schpiel, but apparently did not want to spend the extra money when it came down to it. I have met a few guys like him. All I can do is educate, really; after that, it's their call. I personally agree that carrying FMJ for a cartridge that has many JHP proven performers is negligent in most scenarios outside of wilderness carry, but he was an arrogant fudd type so I gave up on him.
 
On stream our dear feader announced he got a Glock 43 (he has baby hands and says it fits his hands well) and zeroed his AR. He also has a shotgun. He’s waiting to lose weight to buy tactical gear…

And now we shame him for his choice of carry (Glock 43) instead of going with the Glorious Glock 19
 
Fount of BadSpeak said:
I saw a couple of other videos of this, but why does the Cambodian military look like some broke rebel militia while the Thai military actually looks like a functional military? Yeah, their gear is archaic, but they at least seem somewhat trained and competent.
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Thailand has decades of US military training and weapons transfers since the end of WW2 and the Japanese occupation. Cambodia on the other hand was ruled by the Khmer Rouge or actively fighting an insurgency until the late 90s. Until then they didn't really have any good options because both the US (allegedly) and China (openly) had supported the Khmer Rouge which complicated any potential relationship with the two largest arms dealers in the region. It was only after a coup in the late 90's that Cambodia starting receiving major support from China (again). In short Cambodia was either a pariah state and/or on bad terms as a result of war with anybody who would've cared to sell weapons.
 
AncientPhosphur said:
On stream our dear feader announced he got a Glock 43 (he has baby hands and says it fits his hands well) and zeroed his AR. He also has a shotgun. He’s waiting to lose weight to buy tactical gear…

And now we shame him for his choice of carry (Glock 43) instead of going with the Glorious Glock 19
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I thought the Desert Eagle was the official pistol of Kiwi Farms.
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He did mention concealability, which could be a tiny problem I guess.
 
The Dude said:
The last bit of my birthday gifts arrived tonight: a MagPul DAKA LR53 case. It's super nice and built like a tank. I really dig the LEGO style block system. Way better than trying to cut one of those foam sheets to shape, like you find in other cases like Pelican. I'm just messing around with it right now, haven't decided on the exact configuration yet. I'll probably get some of the other block sets, and maybe even a suppressor pouch and their small parts boxes. I'm definitely going to get their short case one day for the Vector.

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Old post, but this seems great. I've been using the inserts from Gun Formz for years and they're alright but this looks worth a try.
Foley said:
And the AK is obsolescent.
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And tremendously fucking gay.
DavidS877 said:
He did mention concealability, which could be a tiny problem I guess.
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Plus his tiny hands, weak upper body, the fact that ammo and mags for that thing are stupid expensive, and how he can't shoot for shit could be issues too.
 
Pretend To Imagine said:
The hand fit line is such bullshit. Children can shoot full sized handguns fine. If you have more room for your support hand, it’s actually an advantage.
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The saving grace here is that a micro compact is going to be something he gets milage out of no matter what. Yes, he should have gotten a 19X. But he can still do that.

I wish the lad would reach out before making these purchases but he's at least not stupid so he will only go so far awry.
 
Boney said:
I wish the lad would reach out before making these purchases
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He did on the podcast and in this subforum as well. IIRC this particular subforum was born partially because Null was starting to get into guns in preparation of moving back to America.

It would be pretty difficult to buy a handgun that is considered universally bad nowadays (*cough*SIG*cough*). Lets be honest, most modern gun discussion really boils down to fandoms arguing about whether Sonic or Mario is best.
 
Taser Confetti said:
Decrying the 1911 obsolete when most people are still carrying single stacks like Glock 43’s and Shields and push J frames on women is hilarious.
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The idea of a handgun being obsolete is funny, because its quite clear that its parts and materials that go obsolete.
Is the 1911 considered obsolete? or is it single stack magazines?
Is the 1911 considered obsolete? or is it polymer frames saving 10-20 ounces.
Is the 1911 considered obsolete? or is it hammer fired mechanisms?

Sure we don't use european magazine releases and don't really use the same kind of steel anymore. We have much better machining. Sure.
What gets me, is the idea that all of these guns still fire the same bullets. How obsolete can a gun be if it shoots the same bullet, and the major difference is if the gun is half metal or full metal?
 
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