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What kind of tactical must haves do you guys miss? Which are you glad to see gone?
>>30220624
I'm glad drop leg holsters are starting to get phased out. Regular and mid-ride is the way to go.
>>30220624
I'm too poor to be tactical.
I'm currently about as tactical as a 70s Muj fighter
>>30220637
Completely agree, sadly I got caught up in the fad so now I have too many of the damn things and can not get rid of em.
>>30220624
Thumb over bore
>>30220688
This right here pisses me the fuck off
>>30220688
This. White Power dubs is correct
>>30220624
Rails.
I know Keymod and M-Lok is better in every conceivable way, but something about an AR with a quad-railed handguard makes me nostalgic.
>>30220688
>>30221113
>>30221363
I used to think the same thing until i learned the vast majority of well known, experienced, excellent shooters use thumb over bore, both military, former military, and civilian.
It's not just Chris Costa. Really.
>>30221574
But weekend range warriors all the extreme exaggerated Chris Costa version.
Pic related is the best rifle shooter on earth. Look at the way he holds it.
Tactical killed the A2 rifle.
>>30221702
Jesse Tischauser
>>30220637
>>30220652
Lets be honest, drop holsters make you look operator and regular holsters look gay though.
I miss everything being in M81 woodland, OD or black and shotguns need more love. I'm not too bothered by carbines replacing SMG's though.
>>30222360
SSG Daniel Horner
It may not be wholly gone but the whole look side to side insanely fast after drawing and magdumping seems to be disappearing.
>>30220624
i miss squared off triggerguards since im one of those people who actually holds a pistol with their offhand index there
>>30222402
>I miss everything being in M81 woodland
This. Also, I miss MAC-10's and 11's and Uzi's, bonus points if they were in horizontal shoulder holsters
>>30222254
Pretty much this. Gooseneck mounts were the dying breaths of fixed carry handle AR's. Their sexiness and 90's operators couldn't save them.
>>30220624
Sharp pointed muzzle devices.
>>30222360
Jesse Tischauser a shit.
>>30222409
This one was defeated by the Finn two times in a row.
Costa holds like a retard, it makes the arm tired and sore after 30 minutes and all mallninjas copy his style, not the real thumb over bore.
>>30222597
>>30222402
Fucking these.
I especially miss the prevalence of Uzi's. There's one guy at my range that I know has one but never shoots it, whereas a decade ago there were at least 8 guys that brought them regularly.
I also miss the gulf war era look. Woodland, choco-chip and coffee stain will always be my favorite patterns.
>>30223508
We really need more Gulf War movies. All that comes to mind is Three Kings. Loved Clooney's Colt 727 and the Thunder Five was a nice touch
>>30220624
Flight suits and load bearing vests.
I'm glad bloused boots are gone
>>30223362
what match lasts 30 minutes?
>>30222360
speaking of which, if anyone needs a 10% off code to optics planet, you can email him
>http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_1_180/1751724_10__12__Off_Optics_Planet_Discount_Code.html
>>30223843
I miss the days when a flight suit, ski mask. and chest rig was all it took to look like an operator.
Also I miss Wonder 9's everywhere, a Beretta 92, 3rd gen Smith, or CZ 75 just completed the 80's-90's operator look.
>>30220624
Remember when all the swat body armor had metal snaps with Velcro for pouches and whatever? I miss that.
>>30223848
The real life match.
>>30220637
the only thing I like about drop holsters is they keep my rifle from hitting my pistol when I loosen my VTAC sling
>>30223970
molle is a much better system though
>>30220624
Synthetic stocks.
>>30224882
FUCK YOU, IT WAS /AESTHETIC/
>>30220688
>>30221113
>>30221363
>I hate thing because I'm judgemental as fuck acting elitist over nothing
>I hate thing because not good at shooting and jealous of other people that are accomplished shooters
Rails are ghey too
optics are mallninja faggot shit too
who the fuck needs a fleshlight on a gun lmao
I like my guns with class... c];^)
>>30223782
>We really need more Gulf War movies. All that comes to mind is Three Kings. Loved Clooney's Colt 727 and the Thunder Five was a nice touch
Literally what is jarhead? You probably didn't like it because no shooty parts and you liked three kings go fuck yourself
>>30224968
>>30222254
>implying it's dead
>implying this isn't my favorite rifle
>>30224992
>To know that that rifle right there will be the last actual infantryman 'rifle' to be used by the US
shame.
They coulda just got the fuckin barrel profile right and added an inconel gas tube to it, a FSB pic-rail flashlight mount, and it would of been perfect.
>>30225009
Sorry for forgetting your favorite movie with its shit direct to DVD sequels.
It's a shame that they had to give it sequels when it did just fine on its own.
>>30220624
I miss the Bren Ten, and all the 10mm submachine guns we were promised.
>>30225014
Filename is 10/10
>>30225041
It's not dead yet, just starting to fade away.
Hell, even the A4 is fading away in favor of the M4.
Don't know if it's tactical but I'm so happy zombies faded.
>>30225168
Jarhead was terrible. Literally a soldier whining why he can't murder anyone and he's being cucked by his whore gf. Then he goes home, sees a homeless Vietnam vet, and then has the audacity to think his experience was anything like that nam vets.
>>30227691
>Jarhead was a bad movie because I didn't like the entire point of the damn movie and there wasn't enough killing to satisfy my ADD
Jesus
I kind of miss and don't.
I hate zombie shit but was glad these were cheaper than normal Vmax. The projjies in bulk were also much cheaper.
>>30227757
http://www.metacritic.com/movie/jarhead
It was a bad, perhaps mediocre at best film. A movie about boredom is generally not entertaining. In addition, the protagonist is immature, unlikeable, with unwarranted self importance and struggling with problems that are really trivial.
Waaaaaah I'm bored
Waaaaaah I'm far away from my family
Waaaaaah my whore gf is fucking people
Waaaaaah why won't they allow me to murder a brown person?!
Sorry to burst your ooorah bubble
>>30227757
>missing the point this badly
wew lad
Black on black on black on black.
>>30227765
>and that's not a nickname, phrase, or cute way of referring to any person, place or thing. When we say zombies we mean zombies!
Topkek Hornady, they knew exactly what the fuck they were doing with this
>>30227784
I wasn't even claiming it was a great film, but the whole point of the movie was to show the boredom and the emptiness of war in general. It's not a coincidence that the main character was reading Albert Camus's The Stranger in the movie. No it's not fun to watch, not all movies are meant to be. Would I consider a great film? Probably not, but I'm happy that I've seen it and I would watch it again if it came up
>>30223848
All of them.
I really miss the look of SWAT teams wearing all black and packing MP-5's
>>30228229
The current fad I absolutely hate is SWAT wearing camo like cheap marpat or multicam for no reason other than trying to look operator
>>30228240
"better wear this gas mask"
>no hazmat suit
>>30220637
As long as the thigh holster is properly adjusted high enough near your belt then you're good to go - come the fuck on now. Those and lanyards are life savers parachuting.
>>30228247
Its for tear gas not chemical weapons.
>>30228393
i've been told/lied to, that tear gas also makes your skin itchy.
>>30225041
>implying you matter
>>30228375
well, those and the parachute
>>30228422
>i've been told/lied to, that tear gas also makes your skin itchy.
It does, but regular clothes are enough protection.
>>30224822
I know how you feel. My slung keeps geeting caught on my pistol or my pistol gets banged up by my rifle. Bought a drop holster recently so I dont have to worry about that.
>>30228099
sure, Camp Perry requires a difference stance from 3gun. 3gun is much more dynamic, involving target transitions and you don't get to sling up with a heavy jacket on.
doesn't mean Camp Perry doesn't require skill. just a different set of skill. Ben Stoeger is not a bullseye shooter.
H and Y harnesses, fuckin' molle mang.
>>30228422
It does, but it's easier to deal with and not as important as what happens when you inhale it.
ie when assaulting through a cloud of it, you probably don't want to be coughing / vomiting..
>Miss
Optics and PEQs zip-tied to A2s
>Glad they died
Proprietary and Weaver rails.
>>30225014
Kek
>>30220637
>I'm glad drop leg holsters are starting to get phased out.
Why?
>>30235870
Because idiots don't know how to wear them properly and have them around their knees.
Ideally they sit as high up as possible.
>>30233410
Harnesses look so fucking badass. But molle system is truly more practical.
>>30223994
the only reason the match lasts for 30 minutes for these fucks is because they fail in such time.
>>30220688
why even have a foregrip?
>>30223843
>Flight suits
aww yiss i remember those,especially the black ones.
i have an image somewhere...
>>30228240
They look like cheap costumes, why did we get rid of the more rugged looking >>30228229
?
Why did it stop.
>>30237816
to act as a handstop as most foregrips should be used imo
>>30220637
Can someone explain to me exactly why thigh holsters are bad? Im not a pistol guy but having a holster where your hand naturally hangs makes sense to m4.
Going to be real honest with you /k/, I miss the simplicity of the older ways. Before we gave manufacturers a reason to constantly market weapons as "SEALS USE IT!!!" or "THE WEAPONS THE RRRRRRANGERS FIELD TESTED." Nothing makes me want to actively avoid a company more than that. Maybe I'm getting too /out/ for this board but everything is made to our military specs. Which aren't that impressive once you get a rifle shoved through a shoe box sized hole at you.
I want to say there was an old add with a guy holding a slung AR that says something like "military may use it to protect us, but it's also perfect for you to protect your crop" That was the last good one in my opinion.
![Iver-Johnson-gun-revolvers-ad[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/qxItrot.jpg "Iver-Johnson-gun-revolvers-ad[1].jpg")
>>30238499
The advertising hasn't really changed much. Where companies used to use trick and bullseye shooters we now have OPER8RS and muh SOF. There's a lot of ex-mil running around and these ads work well with them.
>>30237335
Thats why a molle harnesses need to be more of a thing
Goodbye shemagh wearing, magpul DVD watching, Mechanix glove wearing, flat dark earth everything operators. What will the next trend in operators look like?
>>30220624
Vests. Plate carriers still look weird to me.
>>30240639
If it follows G.I. Joe trends, next up is everyone wearing flourescent colors and having spring fired rocket launchers.
>>30224992
>being this triggered
>projecting this much
hit a little close to home? you Costa cocksucker
