How I feel from watching this first video from this guy I really like it. A lot different from the same old same old I have not checked his pricing on any of what he is selling but man I’m liking it all and I’m going to check this stuff out thanks for the vid

@BadlandsRifleman

12 күн бұрын

Thanks buddy, have a good one!

Great rifle setups and presentation! I have the Magpul RLS sling on my Steyr Scout, I love it and it shaves some weight compared to the MS1.

@BadlandsRifleman

16 күн бұрын

Thanks! The RLS is a good sling too, it’s actually what I used to use but I wanted to be able to adjust the sling length easily in the field. Everything is a compromise for sure!

I have that same light on my go to AR. But I also have the primary Arms 1-8c with the trijicon RCR on a 12 o'clock diving board. We have pretty much the same setup. Great video Bud.

@BadlandsRifleman

19 күн бұрын

Awesome, that 1-8 compact looks like an awesome scope. I love how lightweight it is, definitely helps offset the extra weight of the RCR. Passive aiming with a piggybacked optic can be tricky with night vision, how has it been working for you?

Great video and info, new sub or another fng lol. though I waited till the end to sub but I support my fellow crayon eaters and often find we have a similar mindset or logic and not crapping on other branches(except a few but thwyir used to it by now & rocketeers will catch up ha) jokes aside I've had SHTF conversations with many vets mainly and few civilians (if they have something to bring to the table thats valuable they might be an asset and honestly anyone can get a pizza box or be taught if they want to learn) over the yrs and it funny say deer camp though its big woods and neighbors are far enough away but they usually all get together for a fire & you can if you listen to a person one know if they served (though most are quiet professionals/ the only exception to this is 10 Nov & sometimes it extends to the 11th but as i get older I realize that I'm not 18 anymore ha) but certain branches have different mindsets like the Corps everyone is a Rifleman where some depending on mos may only handle a weapon in basic again not crapping on anyone though I will occasionally bust balls its with people whom i know & its like grunt vs pog, you can be a tier 1 Pipehitter but if the "pog" logistics, air wingers, even admin screw up something your whole mett-tc can be F'd (i left out intel bc usually even the best package has something wrong lol adapt and overcome(or blow it up). I think what your doing is a service bc end of the day even if you have firsthand knowledge & things change also its good to hear other pov bc your never to old to learn something. I run a similar sling setup one for reasons you mentioned biggest is reliability which my number 2 leads into though I don't know the creator personally (& if i did i can blame it on tbi brain) we have similar backgrounds (even at MCRD Hollywood they are taught the same)though different brand most of my time in we didn't use the fancy slings, until you got to the fleet(even than it depended ) but from 2nd or 3rd week on the Island through SOI East {Giegers tigers ha } had basic slings though you learned how to use it to hopefully get a better shot(bribing those in the pit helped to lol) though alot of these memories are spotty as memory sux but I want to say besides your belt it could be used a TQ but it was like a multi tool. I don't remember ever being issued say CAT TQ though I remember job after having them & even when I originally took TCCC it wasn't in the book but we had them. Sheet we were still being issues Vietnam era flak jackets, we bought our own body armor if you wanted it and for me I was a 0331 if you saw me with an M16 especially when not on base or in the CONUS its probably really bad, but I do know some guys that used various different slings and seen many fail its like the Blackhawk holsters(will say Blackhawk did have some solid stuff) I personally have run Safariland for 20+yrs in various places and jobs(fuk I think I am now the FOG older wiser FNG) but its like ya I have a garmin but I do also carry a old school map and compass. Even though eyesight isn't best and compete with an RMR i have buis, or all my optics have eteched reticles when batteries fail. Sorry about the novel honestly I really just came to say hi and share something about the poly lowers. I have one i got to test and have probably 2k rds on it w/o any issues but from life experience though it does save some weight but if you were to get a crack anywhere in the lower & say your on a patrol hopefully you have a secondary weapon even if a pistol because my fear would be complete failure or end up like Scott(sorry KB had to lol) I was just thinking about it i picked up 2 shotguns in Dec and I think the lowers aren't metal but its only the LR, I don't feel like going to safe right now and having a brain fart but the lower with 2k rds that i have looks similar though its green and though I look at it as a pro & con being one solid peice bc you can't swap out grips or stocks but same time less parts to potentially rattle or losen over time. But honestly the biggest reason I wanted to comment on poly lowers before my head injuries lead me like a butter bar with a compass lmao. When I originally became a reserve leo we were properly tained with straight Monadnock PR-24's and I carried various variations before I became permanently broken or found out that I wasn't invisible, but vaguely remember there was a police department that had a composite version and they had a few that broke in colder temps and few bent in warmer temps, i vaguely remember ones we had but were a newer material(I actually still have it 15+yrs no issue) but from research yrs ago they came in different materials and I know between the RK incident, & other concerns(cops forgot to.grab them out of the car vs being on your belt) departments switched to collapsible style most were aluminum or steel(it was.eirher mil or.job after but still have my ASP that was i carried) at the time fortunately being a reserve though I had to pay to maintain certs vs other styles. Though not postive(more so from recent videos of "peaceful protests") I thought LAPD who was most known to carry them their protocols changed to using them only for crowd control but think they switch back to old hickory. The reason I mention this is though I now know that there are many different types of plastics & I'm not an engineer so personally can't tell you what the properties of one vs other has or doesn't. So I prefer to stick to metal though does weigh more & it can be 100% mental thing but like I have seen some forums showing cracks though I think I have now 3 poly type lowers knock on wood i haven't had an issue with any of them but personally the rifle i built for the SHTF is mainly made out of higher quality metal materials. Like I said i vaguely remember the article & what the composite material they had was i have never had a metal PR-24 nor metal collapsible baton break nor bend, or its like entry tools, if you haven't figured out i worked in multiple roles in public safety but I now many FD's that have swapped to some type of poly handles and even some tier 1 teams carry similar tools but I also know there are some depts that strictly will only use wooden handles. End of the day I kind of look at it like when i did a job as a medic between military and public safety we had issued gear and we also had some though it had to meet certain requirements if we wanted to buy something different like before Mystery Ranch started making things for the military I used there packs. Basically saying that honestly we all have gear and things we have used, tried, or have that we have trust in just because someone can balance a ball on there nose and considered ellite doesn't mean you need to buy it or it will work for your needs though keep an open mind because technology improves perfect example Alice Packs are gone as well as shelter halfs now there are quick popup tents they weight nothing, being old school if it was possible for me to sleep in a tent i would choose the canvas shelter half because if you broke a pole you could find a stick or use 550 cord but honestly if I remember correctly besides on the Island and SOI i don't remember ever carrying one & there is only one time I can remember that I wish I had a tent vs gortex bivy sack & poncho(before you ask i have my original woobie also after I got out I had chance to get few NOS sealed in bags ones in good old tri color woodland though I date myself some are jealous ha) but we were in the field at Lejeune and night I actually got to sleep when I awoke I thought my guys F'd with me as I couldn't move till I was able to get hands free(I'm 6'5" brickshithouse and sleeping with a 240 was tight as is) it was the one in evey 3-5 yrs it snows down there and we got like 2+ ft that night(its funny how memories come back after bead injuries but vaguely remember the butter bar screaming as he thought someone tied him up and that O's were nogo on unit team building aka the H word yes most O's were but not the butter bars more ao without getting caught they got a hint of it lol)

@how-i-roll-rb5796

15 күн бұрын

Again I'm truly sorry for the novel response sometimes with my TBI like I said it's like giving a butter bar a compass and my brain just goes off and I'm lost in the woods fortunately now I have a service dog that tells me what to do and keeps me in line lol

@BadlandsRifleman

15 күн бұрын

No problem! Good insights for sure and thanks for sharing your experience! I heard back from KE Arms the other day and they told me their lowers are rated for -40F and are being used in Alaska and Finland. That being said, I want to see proof before I consider it for cold weather use. Next winter I’ll do my own testing, but even then I’m just going to stick with my normal lower. That’s for subbing and have a great week!

Just found your channel. Very similar mindset as me. Less is more. What company fluted your barrel for you?

@BadlandsRifleman

16 күн бұрын

For sure, every little piece we add increases the complexity of the whole system. I had C.C. Gunworks, a local gun smith, do the fluting and he also drilled and tapped the barrel for the scout rail.

The webbing makes me cringe. 5 min in my neck of the woods that rifle would be tangled up in a bush.

@BadlandsRifleman

8 күн бұрын

You must be busting a lot of brush!

anyone who has done any scouting in hostile territory knows that a Scouting mission can turn into a firefight in an instant. Thus a bolt action rifle should be removed from the equation. If you are not prepared to jump straight into the teeth of an imminent fight, your gear is poorly planned and useless.. the Jeff Cooper "scout rifle" mentality is far removed and antiquated. Forgot it and plan for modern firefights. If you wish to die in a modern combat situation, take a bolt gun.. I know how brash I sound, but no one here can prove my words wrong as they come from extensive experience in diverse situations over the last 40 of my 59 years. I have no doubt that you are a fine instructor Sir. But the world that is quickly approaching us has no place for 5 round magazines in a fight. See you in November my friends, when our nation goes to hell.

@warlord2pfa

13 күн бұрын

You ain't wrong

@BadlandsRifleman

12 күн бұрын

You’re totally right, match your weapons to your tactics. The right tool for the job! Tactics will always outweigh gear anyways, but if you notice during the METT-TC discussion for each rifle I tried to clarify my AR is my go-to for any sort of combat scenario, and the bolt gun is something less conspicuous that I can carry any other time. Not everything is a combat patrol.. Packing an AR doesn’t really fit any other scenario that I actually do, so that’s why I have two different rifles for two different “missions”. That being said you have to match your equipment to your tactics, and getting into a “firefight” isn’t really something irregulars should be planning to do anyways. Too many people are imprinting themselves into what they see going on in Ukraine and forgetting that the Ukrainians have NATO support, there’s no guarantee that such a thing will exist if the wheels come off in this country. If it weren’t for NATO’s support Russia would have steamrolled Ukraine a long time ago regardless of what rifles they are carrying. Furthermore, I’m not sure what combat experience you have, but to completely write off a bolt action rifle as “combat ineffective” ignores history. There once was an M40 sniper rifle (a bolt action Remington 700) that the insurgents captured in Ramadi. Locating this sniper rifle was a top priority, while the plethora of AK’s, PKM’s and RPG’s in the city were just treated as a normal thing. The action of a rifle isn’t nearly as important as how it’s used. Furthermore, you fight with what you have, and while everyone has access to big box stores and the internet to equip themselves, that may not always be the case and being familiar with and understanding the pros and cons of different weapons is only going to help in the long run.