Finally got my computer back today which is pretty cool. Well except it took almost 2 weeks and cost a couple hundred bucks. On the bright side they were able to save everything important.
This month's purchases will be gear/ defensive stuff. Not specifically related to this discussion but along these general lines it looks like rifle plates and some additional PMAGs should be sufficiently funded. Just waiting for me to figure out a few things and pull the trigger on both. Of course I will be happy when both are finalized and delivered. Also I had previously planned to get some more Glock mags and after reviewing my mental inventory I could pick up another gun and still stay under my mag ratio which is good enough for now. So that can go down a few notches on the list.
I have been kicking around a few ideas but really need to think about it. I need some various small gun stuff, a couple random mags, another Glock holster, 2-3 sets of night sights, a pistol light and a rifle light. Also another nice pack to act as a special use/ get home bag would be sweet. Additionally I have just plain been gear lusting after almost everything Hill People Gear make. Particularly the Highlander pack, Mountain Serape and runners kit bag catch my eye. The kit bags are on sale right now but that is more something I will need down the road when the kid(s) grow up some and I start spending time under a ruck as a civilian. As to the other two items they are on the short side of my gear list.
Part of me says I should get a good OC type (for outdoor activity, etc) holster for the Glock, night sights and some other little odds and ends. That fairly reasonable idea is solid but there are enough things moving around that I might just be able to take care of all that little stuff in one shot a little bit down the road. Along the gun line of effort I am jonesing to upgrade a bunch of parts on my all around AR. Pretty much I plan to get everything except a new lower from either BCM or Spikes Tactical (the old stuff may get sold but will probably go into inventory). The practical side says to finish up a bunch of this little gun stuff, get a .22 conversion kit, pick up some more gear and then upgrade. (On the other hand project upgrade AR is the last part of my now pretty short list of realistic things I want to get done before election time. I don't believe in going crazy because something might happen with a ban or whatever but filling whatever gaps happen to be present is just smart. Holsters and high end nylon gear aren't going anywhere for awhile.)
Also the warbelt project is still in the pipeline awaiting funding.
So there are 3 options:
A) Buy various small gun stuff now. Deal with additional revenue from gun sales (if anything pans out) later, probably towards project upgrade AR.
B) Get something cool from Hill People Gear or otherwise put money into gear.
C) Build a warbelt. I have a perfectly serviceable setup now, just not exactly what I would like.
There is always D) Do something else.
Before somebody asks the usual (relevant) questions about various other stuff like food or whatever please remember that the purchasing plan I am using allocates given amounts of money to different categories. It is not like I am shorting food to buy gear or medical to buy something else or whatever. Also what might be the biggest benefit of this plan is that I am no longer worried about if I should be spending money elsewhere. It is fairly easy for me to know what are the next logical options in a given category while it is pretty hard to compare totally unlike items. When it is time to buy gear I buy gear, ditto for food/ water or medical/ communications. I will revisit the categories maybe 1-2x a year to reshuffle if needed. This just takes out all that worry (and my tendency to gravitate to the tactical side which I know best) out of the equation.
I am still working through my own thoughts on this. Honestly I hadn't planned to write this post, it just sort of came together spontaneously. Anyway please let me know what you think. Cannot guarantee I will go with the consensus/ or most compelling point but I will sure take it into consideration.
This month's purchases will be gear/ defensive stuff. Not specifically related to this discussion but along these general lines it looks like rifle plates and some additional PMAGs should be sufficiently funded. Just waiting for me to figure out a few things and pull the trigger on both. Of course I will be happy when both are finalized and delivered. Also I had previously planned to get some more Glock mags and after reviewing my mental inventory I could pick up another gun and still stay under my mag ratio which is good enough for now. So that can go down a few notches on the list.
I have been kicking around a few ideas but really need to think about it. I need some various small gun stuff, a couple random mags, another Glock holster, 2-3 sets of night sights, a pistol light and a rifle light. Also another nice pack to act as a special use/ get home bag would be sweet. Additionally I have just plain been gear lusting after almost everything Hill People Gear make. Particularly the Highlander pack, Mountain Serape and runners kit bag catch my eye. The kit bags are on sale right now but that is more something I will need down the road when the kid(s) grow up some and I start spending time under a ruck as a civilian. As to the other two items they are on the short side of my gear list.
Part of me says I should get a good OC type (for outdoor activity, etc) holster for the Glock, night sights and some other little odds and ends. That fairly reasonable idea is solid but there are enough things moving around that I might just be able to take care of all that little stuff in one shot a little bit down the road. Along the gun line of effort I am jonesing to upgrade a bunch of parts on my all around AR. Pretty much I plan to get everything except a new lower from either BCM or Spikes Tactical (the old stuff may get sold but will probably go into inventory). The practical side says to finish up a bunch of this little gun stuff, get a .22 conversion kit, pick up some more gear and then upgrade. (On the other hand project upgrade AR is the last part of my now pretty short list of realistic things I want to get done before election time. I don't believe in going crazy because something might happen with a ban or whatever but filling whatever gaps happen to be present is just smart. Holsters and high end nylon gear aren't going anywhere for awhile.)
Also the warbelt project is still in the pipeline awaiting funding.
So there are 3 options:
A) Buy various small gun stuff now. Deal with additional revenue from gun sales (if anything pans out) later, probably towards project upgrade AR.
B) Get something cool from Hill People Gear or otherwise put money into gear.
C) Build a warbelt. I have a perfectly serviceable setup now, just not exactly what I would like.
There is always D) Do something else.
Before somebody asks the usual (relevant) questions about various other stuff like food or whatever please remember that the purchasing plan I am using allocates given amounts of money to different categories. It is not like I am shorting food to buy gear or medical to buy something else or whatever. Also what might be the biggest benefit of this plan is that I am no longer worried about if I should be spending money elsewhere. It is fairly easy for me to know what are the next logical options in a given category while it is pretty hard to compare totally unlike items. When it is time to buy gear I buy gear, ditto for food/ water or medical/ communications. I will revisit the categories maybe 1-2x a year to reshuffle if needed. This just takes out all that worry (and my tendency to gravitate to the tactical side which I know best) out of the equation.
I am still working through my own thoughts on this. Honestly I hadn't planned to write this post, it just sort of came together spontaneously. Anyway please let me know what you think. Cannot guarantee I will go with the consensus/ or most compelling point but I will sure take it into consideration.
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I would go with "B", as it seems the most useful, right now, based on what you said.
"A" seems like filling in minors, but you still have redundancy in that area.
"C" definitely has redundancy already as well.
I would get a weapons light and a good OWB holster, personally.
Couple notes -
The Highlander really needs a frame to mount it on. The HPG guys admit its not so good as a standalone...and honestly, for the price, you'd be better off with another pack. The Highlander is designed to use as a compression panel - you get your frame, pack bag/stuff sacks and use the Highalnder to compress the pack bag. Having played around with the system a bit, it's a bit fiddly - lots of straps - but works pretty good once you get it figured out.
On the war belt front, they are popular now and they work well for classes, light patrols, etc. But, if you're going to be operating out of a vehicle, they just don't work so well. Accessing gear, you've got mags n' crap hung up all over the place, etc. They also don't really work if you're carrying a heavy-ish ruck with a waist belt. Something to think about.
I thought you were an AK guy, not an AR guy?
Kang, Thanks.
Alexander Wolfe, Good info. I will definitely keep that in mind. Maybe I will just wait for them to come up with a proprietary frame and do a whole setup.
Chris, I like both but am gravitating back towards the AR these days.
Ah, ok.
Well, my comments:
- Definitely pick up a few more magazines. They are the most easily restricted of any item should the wind blow in favor of a renewed AWB in a few years. We also know that things get stupid around election time so why not stock up ahead of the election?
- If you plan on backpacking in the next 12 months get a nice ruck.
- If you don't plan on backpacking, then I'd build the war belt. It is very comforting to have it sitting by my bedside, fully rigged out as I'd like.
"D) Do something else."
Invest in more high-capacity mags, particularly for those firearms you can't currently afford but are on your 'gun-bucket list'.
We're D-74 days to BHO's likely re-election. If this happens, gun regulation will become the #1 progresssive issue. As a lame-dck prez, he'll have nothing to lose, and with the media salivating over stories like the one from the Empire State building today, they'll never have a better opportunity.
Don't let next week's GOP hype deceive you from facts:
1) BHO is an incumbent president.
2) BHO has California & NY 'in the bag'.
These facts alone make a GOP win nearly unattainable.
What they will try to ban are not the firearms themselves, but the high-capacity magazines. Get them now, so you're grandfathered-in.
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Snoop, I have put a considerable chunk of money into magazines over the last few years so I am not too worried about them.
That being said I would like to make a purchase of some more Glock mags before New Years. Also since I am still on the fence about what kind of semi auto .308 I MAY buy in the future getting some of the AR-10 PMAG's (I have M1A and HK G3 mags now) wouldn't be a terrible idea. Thanks for the comment.
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