I guess it’s like any forum. They are all susceptible to stupid people joining up, and asking dumb a** questions that others were born knowing the answers too. It’s a real problem I know from experience moderating for many years on one. Mostly because it puts a bad face on the forum, and by extension the activity/hobby when members berate and belittle instead of trying to help someone past “Ned and the first Reader” stage. I don’t know if this is how you walk up to someone on a range and start talking, but I wouldn’t be surprised if you did. I think back and remember it was definitely people like you that were one of the things that turned me off of the AR scene. People into the old stuff I was wild, and just learning about then loved sharing knowledge and helping out a new guy. Maybe even with parts, repairs and problems, or anything else they knew, but one thing for sure, they usually didn’t walk up and tell you how stupid you were for doing this or that. Especially if you were obviously new and green. Even if it’s a forum, I try hard to speak as if I’m talking to someone in person, at a range, or shop...whatever. Seems like that got lost on the internet transition. But enough on that.
I appreciate everyone else and sorry I haven’t replied but since this posted, I’ve had some important life and work things preventing me from getting this resolved. I did make contact with DD and can’t say enough good about them. When it’s all sorted, I’ll come back and finish this off. Again, I sincerely appreciate all the input, and I’m grateful for the help. Been trying to educate myself more and have taken it all into consideration. I’ll address you individually later on, but thanks again to all.
Even in SOF, KD ranges don’t make up the bulk of range time. I could probably count on my fingers the number of times I’ve shot paper past 100 while being paid. Steel and E-types instead. Its not about a command sucking, its that trying to reproduce a NRA High Power match is not the best use of range time. You’re either going cold to check targets hundreds of meters away, or half your dudes are in the pits instead of shooting. There are more efficient ways to train a bunch of goons than sitting on a KD range talking about the weather and what type of grass is best.
RLTW
“What’s New” button, but without GD: https://www.m4carbine.net/search.php...new&exclude=60 , courtesy of ST911.
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I’d enjoy learning more about that. I know just enough to be confounded about how they accepted weapons for adoption based on how they were judged and trialed, versus how people trained with them and used them in real world scenarios. All very strange if you ask me.
And hey Rifleman 04, I hope you come back and expand. I wonder if you say that because of something or things that have given me pause, and reason to wonder.
Last edited by Patrick_B; 12-01-20 at 22:04.
Nice try with the lecture but I spent a decade in the Marine Corps and this is just how I speak. To everyone. I’m not an expert and I wasn’t born knowing all answers, I learned through experience. I’ll share my experiences and opinions but just like assholes everybody’s got one.
Also this is the internet and half of it is how you interpret my speak and tone. There is also an ignore button. Or grow thicker skin. Jeez.
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