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relatively speaking, the Jeep is more important than the tires. iknow: i own one. in colorado.
the fact that the dude sprang for a DD instead of a chest rig that he'll NEVER use outside of class should be earning him kudos instead of derision.
so by your logic, then, if we're not running a kac sr15 with all tier-1 accessories, we're idiots?
he's doing it in exactly the right order - again, relatively speaking. and after springing $1700 on a DD, an eagle or inforce might just break his bank...
Look, I'm not trying to turn this into a measuring contest. Maybe I look at it different than most, but if I'm spending that kind of cash on a DD and my goal is to outfit it to run courses and have it be my SHTF, EOTW, or whatever gun, I'm going to either spread my purchases out or set aside coin for the stuff. Don't take it the wrong way like I disown the dude or call him at 1am to tell him how much of an idiot he is, he's my friend and friends give each other shit. My comments are all encouragement to make smart upgrades. He bought these accessories within a few days of owning the rifle. To me its just like putting a Simmons scope on a Remington 700 and expecting to shoot it out to 600 meters.
Not sure about you guys, but I'm only here for the free food and open bar.
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Does a flashlight, rail, sling or tactical vest shoot a rifle?Spending $1500 on a DD rifle and then a combined $100 on accessories is idiotic to me.
That's the "any gun is better than no gun" argument. While true, any gun that "can shoot a bullet" is a poor standard to accept. It recalls Joe Biden's double barreled advice. Of course the prudent person works to improve his capabilities. It's not an either/or proposition. Plan for the worst, hope for the best. Don't plan for a solo burglar and hope to not find a gang of home invaders.
The beasts of modernism have mutated into the beasts of postmodernism—relativism into nihilism, amorality into immorality, irrationality into insanity, sexual deviancy into polymorphous perversity. And since then, generations of intelligent students under the guidance of their enlightened professors have looked into the abyss, have contemplated those beasts, and have said, “How interesting, how exciting.”
—Gertrude Himmelfarb, On Looking into the Abyss (1994)
Not sure about you guys, but I'm only here for the free food and open bar.
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Not sure about you guys, but I'm only here for the free food and open bar.
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I've seen this argument made online a hundred times. In a world where there are a million ways to die and every single one of us makes compromises that affect our safety somewhere, you still need to have the ideal gun.That's the "any gun is better than no gun" argument. While true, any gun that "can shoot a bullet" is a poor standard to accept. It recalls Joe Biden's double barreled advice. Of course the prudent person works to improve his capabilities. It's not an either/or proposition. Plan for the worst, hope for the best. Don't plan for a solo burglar and hope to not find a gang of home invaders.
If you want to put words in my mouth and invoke Joe Bidden go for it. Rational people aren't going to discount what I actually say based on it. I haven't played the "what if" game since I got back from my first deployment. Life is too short for that.
NOTE: The point about not turning this into a measuring contest is a good one. Dial back the flames on the stove, please.
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