Post your daily carry?

[Monkey Dust]

1 hour ago, Grumpy Old Man said:

Better to use those without lubrication. Yes, a whole (small) rabbit can fit there.

I think I'll stick to visiting places with restaurants and pubs regardless. Not that there is anywhere in the UK that is far enough from a pub to justify eating rabbit out of a condom.

[Bombastinator]

8 minutes ago, Monkey Dust said:

I think I'll stick to visiting places with restaurants and pubs regardless. Not that there is anywhere in the UK that is far enough from a pub to justify eating rabbit out of a condom.

Very few places left in the world like that and they need to be deliberately sought out.

[SansVarnic]

4 hours ago, Statik said:

Not that I'm on board with the rubber on a rifle movement, but I feel if you get a core sample on any firearm it's out of commission? And I've always felt that dirt/mud on the bolt of any AR platform can also render it useless.

Just do a google search on "Mud Test M4" or "Mud Test AR15" and you will get a multitude of videos on how well the function is straight out of mud. 

[Statik]

3 minutes ago, SansVarnic said:

Just do a google search on "Mud Test M4" or "Mud Test AR15" and you will get a multitude of videos on how well the function is straight out of mud. 

I know an AR will fire dirty, I've done it. They're not as fragile and sensitive as most people believe, but they sure have their fair share of issues in dirty conditions. Desert dust can render them useless, especially if you're lubricating with oil.

 

But zero weapons can be fired safely with a core sample, no matter what people say. Muzzle covers are friends. Not condoms.

[SansVarnic]

3 minutes ago, Statik said:

I know an AR will fire dirty, I've done it. They're not as fragile and sensitive as most people believe, but they sure have their fair share of issues in dirty conditions. Desert dust can render them useless, especially if you're lubricating with oil.

 

But zero weapons can be fired safely with a core sample, no matter what people say. Muzzle covers are friends. Not condoms.

Absolutely.

iirc, in my unit when we when to the desert we all made covers out of 90mile-an-hour tape (duck tape for you civvies) worked better than the plastic cap covers we were issued.

 

*edit

Before anyone asks, you place the tape stick side out around the muzzle. Place two pieces over the end then place another piece around the barrel to cover the sticky with the just enough on the edge to stop the cover from slipping off. Comes off easily and replaced easily.

[Statik]

1 minute ago, SansVarnic said:

Absolutely.

iirc, in my unit when we when to the desert we all made covers out of 90mile-an-hour tape (duck tape for you civvies) worked better than the plastic cap covers we were issued.

If it's stupid and it works, it ain't stupid. I've gotten issued a simple plastic muzzle cover that works like a dream, and while I've never done it on an AR I've used some good ol' camo hockey tape to cover the muzzle, and it works like a dream and doesn't effect the round at all.

[sub68]

3 minutes ago, SansVarnic said:

90mile-an-hour tape

I thought the slang was 1000mile an hour tape

But like what The martian says

Quote

Yes,of course duct tape works in a near vacuum of space. Duct tape works anywhere. Duct tape should be worshiped. 

 

[sub68]

Time to sharpen my knife

[SansVarnic]

8 minutes ago, sub68 said:

I thought the slang was 1000mile an hour tape

But like what The martian says

Its called a lot of things. Iirc the speed is an indicator of the strength of the tape. I think there was also 250, 500 and 1000. My unit basically use what we could get our hands on really.

 

*edit

even the original 3m stuff at walmart Lol. The supply officer had a hard time keeping us supplied. 

[sub68]

14 minutes ago, SansVarnic said:

Its called a lot of things. Iirc the speed is an indicator of the strength of the tape.

Never knew that

15 minutes ago, SansVarnic said:

even the original 3m stuff at walmart Lol. The supply officer had a hard time keeping us supplied

You guy’s must have gone through a lot of 

90 an hour tape 

finnished sharping 

[Bombastinator]

43 minutes ago, Statik said:

I know an AR will fire dirty, I've done it. They're not as fragile and sensitive as most people believe, but they sure have their fair share of issues in dirty conditions. Desert dust can render them useless, especially if you're lubricating with oil.

 

But zero weapons can be fired safely with a core sample, no matter what people say. Muzzle covers are friends. Not condoms.

Almost but not quite true.  Soviet Union did a weird variant on an AK designed for under water that would fire with a muzzle full of dirt, but mostly because it used ridiculous foot long cartridges that actually stuck out of the muzzle. It was more or less a semi-auto speargun.  Still basically true even then i suppose.

[SansVarnic]

1 minute ago, sub68 said:

Never knew that

You guy’s must have gone through a lot of 

90 an hour tape 

finnished sharping 

Each unit is different of course so I may be speaking to our jargon (I've been out 5 years now).

 

So I looked it up, Officially its 100mile by US Army Standard.... 90 mile is the off-brand and of course Duck/duct tape being the original. Each unit called it what it wanted to I guess.

I was wrong about the different strengths, honestly I only ever used what was thrown at me when I requested for duck tape. lol.

 

1 minute ago, sub68 said:

You guy’s must have gone through a lot of 90 an hour tape 

Not really that much but our supply Sargent had a hard time getting the "correct" stuff so he just bought it at Walmart.  The grey duck tape is shiny 'ish but the Army stuff is not. We would get chastised for not using the correct thing but honest it did not matter State side, in the sandbox it made the difference of course, you didnt want the shiny stuff in battle. lol.

[Statik]

1 minute ago, Bombastinator said:

Almost but not quite true.  Soviet Union did a weird variant on an AK designed for under water that would fire with a muzzle full of dirt, but mostly because it used ridiculous foot long cartridges that actually stuck out of the muzzle. It was more or less a semi-auto speargun.  Still basically true even then i suppose.

I'm still correct. You can't fill a bore with dirt if it's already full of a bullet. Plus I like to think ridiculous Soviet dreams/prototypes don't really count.

 

 

Do you have a link to this? I fail to understand how a speargun is able to have a mag/chamber to be considered semi auto.

[sub68]

My EDC nerf gun when we do nerf wars 

 

[Bombastinator]

17 minutes ago, Statik said:

I'm still correct. You can't fill a bore with dirt if it's already full of a bullet. Plus I like to think ridiculous Soviet dreams/prototypes don't really count.

 

 

Do you have a link to this? I fail to understand how a speargun is able to have a mag/chamber to be considered semi auto.

It becomes a question of how you define stuff.  At this point we’re just kids on a playground making up rules for kick-the-can... which probably isn’t even played any more.  
 

It’s a memory of a weapon I saw.  I don’t keep those books around anymore.  not sure i f it was a prototype or limited issue.  It got built.  There was a photo. It had this bizarre clear plastic magazine extension.  Had big problems.  Couldn’t be fired out of water for one thing.  Don’t recall why.

 

might be this.  Or some version of it.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/APS_underwater_rifle
photo and magazine different and the barrel is a good deal longer than I remember.

[sub68]

34 minutes ago, SansVarnic said:

in the sandbox it made the difference of course, you didnt want the shiny stuff in battle. lol.

Makes sense

35 minutes ago, SansVarnic said:

honestly I only ever used what was thrown at me when I requested for duck tape. lol.

me too TBH

 

 

[Bombastinator]

40 minutes ago, SansVarnic said:

Each unit is different of course so I may be speaking to our jargon (I've been out 5 years now).

 

So I looked it up, Officially its 100mile by US Army Standard.... 90 mile is the off-brand and of course Duck/duct tape being the original. Each unit called it what it wanted to I guess.

I was wrong about the different strengths, honestly I only ever used what was thrown at me when I requested for duck tape. lol.

 

Not really that much but our supply Sargent had a hard time getting the "correct" stuff so he just bought it at Walmart.  The grey duck tape is shiny 'ish but the Army stuff is not. We would get chastised for not using the correct thing but honest it did not matter State side, in the sandbox it made the difference of course, you didnt want the shiny stuff in battle. lol.

I’ve heard the argument used that enemy target indicators were necessary to “give the enemy a chance”. It didn’t work of course.

[Statik]

1 hour ago, Bombastinator said:

It becomes a question of how you define stuff.  At this point we’re just kids on a playground making up rules for kick-the-can... which probably isn’t even played any more.  
 

It’s a memory of a weapon I saw.  I don’t keep those books around anymore.  not sure i f it was a prototype or limited issue.  It got built.  There was a photo. It had this bizarre clear plastic magazine extension.  Had big problems.  Couldn’t be fired out of water for one thing.  Don’t recall why.

 

might be this.  Or some version of it.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/APS_underwater_rifle
photo and magazine different and the barrel is a good deal longer than I remember.

I mean a semi-automatic rifle is defined as a rifle that automatically chambers another round after firing, and fires 1 round with every trigger pull. But I suppose I see where you're coming from.

 

EDIT: I also don't doubt that it was made. That cold war era, and the Soviet Union in particular spared some very interesting inventions in the warfighting industry.

 

 

[Rybo]

Out of curiosity for the folks who pack heat in their EDC: have you considered wearing first aid gear as well, such as a tourniquet?  It's a reasonable thing for everyone to add to their pockets, but the self defense community is naturally more switched on to the need.  Personally, I'm a pocket nazi so I rarely pack one, but I'm trying to get back into the habit of wrapping it around my belt loop.  I use a RATS tourniquet so it's got a lot of pointy bits that make it hard to position correctly for comfort, though.  Might need to just get a belt attached pouch (NOT A FANNY PACK.  It's EUROPEAN!) to make it more comfy.  

[Spotty]

On 6/26/2020 at 12:27 AM, Eschew said:

Cut, slash, snippity-snip.

Swiss Army Knife also comes with a buncha tools for (usually) every situation.

 

 

Clockwise, starting from the West:

• Wood saw blade.
• Mini-scissors. I love it.
• The Opener™ (Bottle Opener). Doubles as a flat-head screwdriver.
• Smol blade. Innit cute?
• Toothpick. Clean. I never use it.
• Tweezers. Bad. Only use it for vewwy vewwy widdle things. Like, splinters.
• The Other Opener™ (Can Opener). Doubles as a smaller flat-head screwdriver.
• Biggun blade. What I most often use.
• Corkscrew. Also, the only cockscrew in this house, lol.
• Hook. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
• Reamer. To shank wood, leather, and softer fabrics.

The only thing missing is a Phillips screwdriver.

*sighs and silently chastises past-me*

That's your knife? I have that knife.

 

[lewdicrous]

3 minutes ago, Spotty said:

That's your knife? I have that knife.

Twins? Cute.

[Spotty]

1 minute ago, lewdicrous said:

Twins? Cute.

Me and @Eschew meeting

[sub68]

New phone case

[soldier_ph]

I've got this one and two smaller ones:

 

https://www.swissarmy.com/us/en/Products/Swiss-Army-Knives/Large-Pocket-Knives/Swiss-Soldiers-Knife-08/p/0.8461.MWCH

 

But they're not part of the EDC as I either wouldn't really need them and also you can't carry any form of weapon with you in public areas such as shopping malls, schools or most workplaces. But I always take the real Swiss Army knife, the soldiers knife, with me on hikes.

[sub68]

today's dump somethings change.

Iphone 6s with a magpul bump case (upgraded from a otterbox commuter)

Sony NW E394

Moondrop shiro-yuki (Thanks @Den-Fi for telling me about moondrop, love these)

casio aq-s810w

cold steel micro recon 1

leatherman wingman

IDK where my maglite solitaire went