I don't get it, how can this AR be worth $4500?

[Certaindeaf]

Optima batteries actually suck.. check out Project Farm. Also, you only put high test gas in engines that need it.. generally high compression race engines so they won't knock/detonate. Lower octane gas actually has more power per given volume than high octane as the added retardants are not fuel.

 

[titsonritz]

Optima batteries actually suck.. check out Project Farm. Also, you only put high test gas in engines that need it.. generally high compression race engines so they won't knock/detonate. Lower octane gas actually has more power per given volume than high octane as the added retardants are not fuel.

I'll never buy another one.

 

[titsonritz]

Run whatever makes you happy or can afford. I think you would be hard pressed to find a guy selling a KAC in order to get two or three mid AR's. I'm not a fan of DD as I believe they are over gassed.

They use to be for sure, to their credit they listened to their customers and reduced their gas port sizes.

 

[AshWilliams]

I would argue that continual training and practice outweighs the possession of extremely high end equipment. As an analogy I often use the video below of a guy running a pool table with a broomstick. Billiard cues can go for exorbitant prices.

Sure, ultra-nice gear is great, but the skill with which to use it is of equal, if not greater, importance.

Just my opinion.

 

[GI JEW 555]

Optima batteries actually suck.. check out Project Farm. Also, you only put high test gas in engines that need it.. generally high compression race engines so they won't knock/detonate. Lower octane gas actually has more power per given volume than high octane as the added retardants are not fuel.

I'll have to check them out. I haven't had bad luck with my optima been lucky I suppose. If there is something better defiantly worth a look. As far as fuel I'm not a mechanic by profession but I'm decent with a motor.

There is a lot of controversy over the 87-93 and how much your really getting at the pump so I won't open that one any more, was using it more as an analogy and yep it has mixed reviews.. Guess I'm that guy pissing money away at the pump.

 

[draza]

4500? Sure if it came with a bunch of stuff on it.
IR, nice optic setup, etc

 

[Certaindeaf]

I would argue that continual training and practice outweighs the possession of extremely high end equipment. As an analogy I often use the video below of a guy running a pool table with a broomstick. Billiard cues can go for exorbitant prices.

Sure, ultra-nice gear is great, but the skill with which to use it is of equal, if not greater, importance.

Just my opinion.

Thanks, man. You just saved me a ton of money.. I was going to go all bibligucci and get me a diamond encrusted asses jawbone so I owe you.

 

[Tony617]

I would buy a BCM or quality mid-tier AR15 and the rest of the money would be a light, a sling, and red or green dot for home defense. The rest of money for ammunition for gun range time.

 

[titsonritz]

4500? Sure if it came with a bunch of stuff on it.
IR, nice optic setup, etc

There is more than $4500 right here and that is not counting the gun (which is not a KAC).

 

[ilikegunspdx]

Reading a little about this and one part is somewhat disturbing:

CBS News "Sunday Mornings" correspondent David Pogue joined the crew of the vessel, along with a small group of intrepid tourists, for a journey to see the world's most famous shipwreck last year.
As he got situated in the vessel, which he said had about as much room inside as a minivan, Pogue said he "couldn't help noticing how many pieces of this sub seemed improvised, with off-the-shelf components," including a video game controller that was used to pilot the sub.

I'd like to think this thing has more sophisticated components than what this guy saw.

That's a great article.sounds like every trip something was screwed up. Lost for 2.5 hours is not a good sign. Sounds like if communication is lost sub can't find out where they are. The related article below says it has seven ways to surface so that kind of implies something major happened being that it has not surfaced.

This is just a minor expansion of the other article by David pogue:

Titanic tourist submersible: What's it like on the Titan?

Two people who have been on the Titan sub say it will be challenging for rescuers to find it in time.

www.bbc.com

 

[GI JEW 555]

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[Aero Denezol]

I would argue that continual training and practice outweighs the possession of extremely high end equipment. As an analogy I often use the video below of a guy running a pool table with a broomstick. Billiard cues can go for exorbitant prices.

Sure, ultra-nice gear is great, but the skill with which to use it is of equal, if not greater, importance.

Just my opinion.

Not sure if anyone else has read One Shot One Kill by Charles Sasser, but the military tracked marksmanship scores over decades and found they are consistently declining, despite marked improvements in equipment. This was cited as an important reason why the military invested heavily in sniper schools in the late 70s early 80s.

If you think about it, those wiry 150 lbs. conscripts in WWII with their 10 lb. Garands shooting M2 ball were on average the best marksmen we've ever had.

 

[Andy54Hawken]

Practicing good shooting habits....familiarity with your firearms...
As well as respecting the limits of your skill and ability ...
Are key to becoming a 'good shot".

Something else to consider with high end firearms....
Is your skill level high enough and or "need" / use for it , going to make any real difference in your shooting...?
Andy

 

[CamoDeafie]

I'd be a buyer for an AR at $4500 if it's a transferable MG

 

[msgriff]

Corinthian leather.

 

[Certaindeaf]

Corinthian leather.

Cutting diamonds and throwing shade.

 

[Member 53328]

Not sure if anyone else has read One Shot One Kill by Charles Sasser, but the military tracked marksmanship scores over decades and found they are consistently declining, despite marked improvements in equipment. This was cited as an important reason why the military invested heavily in sniper schools in the late 70s early 80s.

If you think about it, those wiry 150 lbs. conscripts in WWII with their 10 lb. Garands shooting M2 ball were on average the best marksmen we've ever had.

The last generation of MEN.

 

[ilikegunspdx]

That's a great article.sounds like every trip something was screwed up. Lost for 2.5 hours is not a good sign. Sounds like if communication is lost sub can't find out where they are. The related article below says it has seven ways to surface so that kind of implies something major happened being that it has not surfaced.

This is just a minor expansion of the other article by David pogue:

Titanic tourist submersible: What's it like on the Titan?

Two people who have been on the Titan sub say it will be challenging for rescuers to find it in time.

www.bbc.com

Clint smith on submarines:

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• ilikegunspdx
• Jun 20, 2023

 

[RVTECH]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1670931677013524487

 

[Knobgoblin]

Thanks, man. You just saved me a ton of money.. I was going to go all bibligucci and get me a diamond encrusted asses jawbone so I owe you.

I heard of Samson and Delilah.

Never heard of Samson and DeBeers.
High end Hebrew hammer.