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Link Posted: 4/24/2021 8:10:54 PM EST
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Almost sounds like how to eat raw oysters.
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Link Posted: 4/24/2021 8:11:19 PM EST
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Someone offered me a complete 1911 frame for $275 shipped.  Thinking of Foing.
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Link Posted: 4/24/2021 8:12:01 PM EST
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Or his millisha might promote him early to 1st Sgt.
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Owning nv is for getting hearts on instagram
Or his millisha might promote him early to 1st Sgt.


He should join my unit.

Meal Team 6
Link Posted: 4/24/2021 8:12:33 PM EST
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Make me a bacon sandwich when I'm passing your house and I will forever be in your debt.
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How do you plan to make it buddy?  Let me know if you need anything.




Make me a bacon sandwich when I'm passing your house and I will forever be in your debt.

You got it buddy
Link Posted: 4/24/2021 8:12:44 PM EST
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Whelp
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Tell us something good
Link Posted: 4/24/2021 8:12:56 PM EST
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Fo
Link Posted: 4/24/2021 8:13:21 PM EST
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Nope
Link Posted: 4/24/2021 8:15:02 PM EST
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So the wallet appears to be empty, checking email I opened a pooled account with bitcoin.cz (early in 2011 when coins were under a dollar each) that is now Slush's pool and ran it on a good GPU for about 6 months and I think I generated between 50 and 100 coins but never transferred them to my wallet. Slush's pool has no record of my account
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I'm sure he has no record
Link Posted: 4/24/2021 8:15:30 PM EST
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Pree drunk
Link Posted: 4/24/2021 8:15:47 PM EST
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Nope
Just got my first 14 a couple months ago, still waiting for my damn helmet to show up.
I've done some playing with friend's stuff, including bridged 14s, duals, WP and GP, and a 14/thermal bridge set up though.

Once I get my helmet I'll be able to go out and play with the 14 at least weekly, but being as this is the people's republik I can't legally get suppressors, and there's nowhere nearby that does night shooting, so I'll have to travel about 5-6 hours to do night shooting things.

Planning to bail out of state in a few years, at which point we'll also be looking for a bit of acreage.
At that point I'll be F1ing several cans and will be able to put the toys to work on a more regular basis.
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Link Posted: 4/24/2021 8:15:56 PM EST
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They're basically adult hotdogs. More texture, super cheap, bigger (1/4lbs each), and my wife is convinced they'll give me cancer.
But wrap each one in a half-size paper towel, throw two in the microwave for 90 seconds, slap that meat in a bun, add spicy brown mustard and bbq sauce, and they're a solid "I'm too exhausted to cook anything" meal.

They used to be 16/$4 but they reduced it to 14 to keep the price the same while keeping up with inflation.
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Boil dat shit, yo

Gross no

Nuked, boiled, grilled, IDGAF

I loves me some hot dogs


I'm a big fan of the Aldi 3.5lbs/14brats for $4

You have my attention


They're basically adult hotdogs. More texture, super cheap, bigger (1/4lbs each), and my wife is convinced they'll give me cancer.
But wrap each one in a half-size paper towel, throw two in the microwave for 90 seconds, slap that meat in a bun, add spicy brown mustard and bbq sauce, and they're a solid "I'm too exhausted to cook anything" meal.

They used to be 16/$4 but they reduced it to 14 to keep the price the same while keeping up with inflation.



We do Brats - n - Tots for dinner about every other week.
Link Posted: 4/24/2021 8:17:56 PM EST
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Nope
Just got my first 14 a couple months ago, still waiting for my damn helmet to show up.
I've done some playing with friend's stuff, including bridged 14s, duals, WP and GP, and a 14/thermal bridge set up though.

Once I get my helmet I'll be able to go out and play with the 14 at least weekly, but being as this is the people's republik I can't legally get suppressors, and there's nowhere nearby that does night shooting, so I'll have to travel about 5-6 hours to do night shooting things.

Planning to bail out of state in a few years, at which point we'll also be looking for a bit of acreage.
At that point I'll be F1ing several cans and will be able to put the toys to work on a more regular basis.

https://i.imgur.com/3sH3Wgn.jpg

I'm hoping the carry handle gat will be annoying AF.
10.5 556 no can
Link Posted: 4/24/2021 8:19:03 PM EST
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Pree drunk
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I'm not

Sipping on some of that rye, though
Link Posted: 4/24/2021 8:20:32 PM EST
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I'm hoping the carry handle gat will be annoying AF.
10.5 556 no can
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Nope
Just got my first 14 a couple months ago, still waiting for my damn helmet to show up.
I've done some playing with friend's stuff, including bridged 14s, duals, WP and GP, and a 14/thermal bridge set up though.

Once I get my helmet I'll be able to go out and play with the 14 at least weekly, but being as this is the people's republik I can't legally get suppressors, and there's nowhere nearby that does night shooting, so I'll have to travel about 5-6 hours to do night shooting things.

Planning to bail out of state in a few years, at which point we'll also be looking for a bit of acreage.
At that point I'll be F1ing several cans and will be able to put the toys to work on a more regular basis.

https://i.imgur.com/3sH3Wgn.jpg

I'm hoping the carry handle gat will be annoying AF.
10.5 556 no can

Mine's not bad at all with an A2 on it.
Link Posted: 4/24/2021 8:21:31 PM EST
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Had about 10 beers. Ipa and guinness
Link Posted: 4/24/2021 8:21:31 PM EST
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I has 556 with a 10.5

Loud as fuck
Link Posted: 4/24/2021 8:21:54 PM EST
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Mine's not bad at all with an A2 on it.
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Nope
Just got my first 14 a couple months ago, still waiting for my damn helmet to show up.
I've done some playing with friend's stuff, including bridged 14s, duals, WP and GP, and a 14/thermal bridge set up though.

Once I get my helmet I'll be able to go out and play with the 14 at least weekly, but being as this is the people's republik I can't legally get suppressors, and there's nowhere nearby that does night shooting, so I'll have to travel about 5-6 hours to do night shooting things.

Planning to bail out of state in a few years, at which point we'll also be looking for a bit of acreage.
At that point I'll be F1ing several cans and will be able to put the toys to work on a more regular basis.

https://i.imgur.com/3sH3Wgn.jpg

I'm hoping the carry handle gat will be annoying AF.
10.5 556 no can

Mine's not bad at all with an A2 on it.

That's disappointing.
Link Posted: 4/24/2021 8:22:28 PM EST
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I see.  Then it is all super-expensive LARPing now.....
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Nope
Just got my first 14 a couple months ago, still waiting for my damn helmet to show up.
I've done some playing with friend's stuff, including bridged 14s, duals, WP and GP, and a 14/thermal bridge set up though.

Once I get my helmet I'll be able to go out and play with the 14 at least weekly, but being as this is the people's republik I can't legally get suppressors, and there's nowhere nearby that does night shooting, so I'll have to travel about 5-6 hours to do night shooting things.

Planning to bail out of state in a few years, at which point we'll also be looking for a bit of acreage.
At that point I'll be F1ing several cans and will be able to put the toys to work on a more regular basis.

I see.  Then it is all super-expensive LARPing now.....


Huh?

Why is NV LARPing? Shooting coons and coyotes and walking/driving around sans white light is both useful and just fun.

And super expensive is relative; I've currently got less than $2500 into all of my NV related purchases, and probably won't spend more than another $1k on it in the next year.
That's a lot cheaper than my shitty car habit has been
Link Posted: 4/24/2021 8:22:50 PM EST
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I has 556 with a 10.5

Loud as fuck
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I has 556 with a 10.5

Loud as fuck

Ahh yiss
Link Posted: 4/24/2021 8:23:02 PM EST
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So the wallet appears to be empty, checking email I opened a pooled account with bitcoin.cz (early in 2011 when coins were under a dollar each) that is now Slush's pool and ran it on a good GPU for about 6 months and I think I generated between 50 and 100 coins but never transferred them to my wallet. Slush's pool has no record of my account
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I don't even really understand what you said, but it sounds lame.
Link Posted: 4/24/2021 8:23:18 PM EST
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Had about 10 beers. Ipa and guinness
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I'm not

Sipping on some of that rye, though



Had about 10 beers. Ipa and guinness


IPA = goat piss
Link Posted: 4/24/2021 8:23:25 PM EST
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Make me a bacon sandwich when I'm passing your house and I will forever be in your debt.
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Like, bacon, with bacon bread, slathered with bacon mayo and ketchup?
Link Posted: 4/24/2021 8:23:41 PM EST
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Had about 10 beers. Ipa and guinness
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Sipping on some of that rye, though



Had about 10 beers. Ipa and guinness

DRANK

Link Posted: 4/24/2021 8:24:49 PM EST
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Fo
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From a member here who's been around for a while, but has a really low post count.  Asked for pics.
Link Posted: 4/24/2021 8:25:47 PM EST
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DRANK

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Drank a bunch of Coors at the gun raffle.  Ate like a dozen burgers, most of them were doubles (so, well, count those as 2).
Link Posted: 4/24/2021 8:25:49 PM EST
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Ahh yiss
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I'm hoping the carry handle gat will be annoying AF.
10.5 556 no can


I has 556 with a 10.5

Loud as fuck

Ahh yiss


It has a dickmod rail
Link Posted: 4/24/2021 8:26:41 PM EST
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Ahh yiss
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I'm hoping the carry handle gat will be annoying AF.
10.5 556 no can


I has 556 with a 10.5

Loud as fuck

Ahh yiss


10" 7.62x39 is worse bare muzzle, but the krink brake tames it down nicely.

You should put an ak-74 style brake on your 10.5
Link Posted: 4/24/2021 8:32:14 PM EST
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From a member here who's been around for a while, but has a really low post count.  Asked for pics.
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You said member
Link Posted: 4/24/2021 8:37:49 PM EST
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Huh?

Why is NV LARPing? Shooting coons and coyotes and walking/driving around sans white light is both useful and just fun.

And super expensive is relative; I've currently got less than $2500 into all of my NV related purchases, and probably won't spend more than another $1k on it in the next year.
That's a lot cheaper than my shitty car habit has been
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That is why I asked about your night experience with shooting.

Too many folks, IMHO, see NV as trendy accessories and have zero training or useful practical experience with them.  It is kind of useful to know more than how to just turn on the NVGs.  Things such as: how to correctly focus them, what to look for in malfunctions, having a backup plan if the batteries or the unit fail, how the eye works at night, and how to conduct malfunction drillls, weapon field stripping, etc under poor lighting conditions.
Link Posted: 4/24/2021 8:38:50 PM EST
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So the wallet appears to be empty, checking email I opened a pooled account with bitcoin.cz (early in 2011 when coins were under a dollar each) that is now Slush's pool and ran it on a good GPU for about 6 months and I think I generated between 50 and 100 coins but never transferred them to my wallet. Slush's pool has no record of my account
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This is the first time Ive legit felt sorry you in regards to money.

for serious though, that highly sucks.
Link Posted: 4/24/2021 8:41:57 PM EST
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That is why I asked about your night experience with shooting.

Too many folks, IMHO, see NV as trendy accessories and have zero training or useful practical experience with them.  It is kind of useful to know more than how to just turn on the NVGs.  Things such as: how to correctly focus them, what to look for in malfunctions, having a backup plan if the batteries or the unit fail, how the eye works at night, and how to conduct malfunction drillls, weapon field stripping, etc under poor lighting conditions.
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What would you know?
Link Posted: 4/24/2021 8:45:28 PM EST
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That is why I asked about your night experience with shooting.

Too many folks, IMHO, see NV as trendy accessories and have zero training or useful practical experience with them.  It is kind of useful to know more than how to just turn on the NVGs.  Things such as: how to correctly focus them, what to look for in malfunctions, having a backup plan if the batteries or the unit fail, how the eye works at night, and how to conduct malfunction drillls, weapon field stripping, etc under poor lighting conditions.
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This is what we try to work at our monthly night shoots during the winter
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You said member
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Link Posted: 4/24/2021 8:47:51 PM EST
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Butt also machine guns

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What would you know?
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Link Posted: 4/24/2021 8:54:13 PM EST
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Your scope is all crooked.  I recommend using a giant pipe wrench to twist it back into place.
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Only way to be
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True dat
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Your scope is all crooked.  I recommend using a giant pipe wrench to twist it back into place.
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Your scope is all crooked.  I recommend using a giant pipe wrench to twist it back into place.


I’m the world’s worst nv picture taker
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It has a dickmod rail
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I'm hoping the carry handle gat will be annoying AF.
10.5 556 no can


I has 556 with a 10.5

Loud as fuck

Ahh yiss


It has a dickmod rail

Find me a surefire m500?
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You should enroll in BNR's NVG summer camp.  You will get to participate in challenging tasks such as re-sod BNR's lawn, paint the interior and exterior of BNR's house, and lay new tile in BNR's kitchen and dining room.  Oh, and on the last day, we'll look through some NVGs or something.
Link Posted: 4/24/2021 9:10:30 PM EST
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Trying to get this guy concentric. The Tranquillo is so dang long

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That is why I asked about your night experience with shooting.

Too many folks, IMHO, see NV as trendy accessories and have zero training or useful practical experience with them.  It is kind of useful to know more than how to just turn on the NVGs.  Things such as: how to correctly focus them, what to look for in malfunctions, having a backup plan if the batteries or the unit fail, how the eye works at night, and how to conduct malfunction drillls, weapon field stripping, etc under poor lighting conditions.
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Huh?

Why is NV LARPing? Shooting coons and coyotes and walking/driving around sans white light is both useful and just fun.

And super expensive is relative; I've currently got less than $2500 into all of my NV related purchases, and probably won't spend more than another $1k on it in the next year.
That's a lot cheaper than my shitty car habit has been
That is why I asked about your night experience with shooting.

Too many folks, IMHO, see NV as trendy accessories and have zero training or useful practical experience with them.  It is kind of useful to know more than how to just turn on the NVGs.  Things such as: how to correctly focus them, what to look for in malfunctions, having a backup plan if the batteries or the unit fail, how the eye works at night, and how to conduct malfunction drillls, weapon field stripping, etc under poor lighting conditions.


I think that's true of a lot of the internet forum/IG crowd, but not nearly all, and I still don't see how that relates to NV automatically = LARPing?

I'd find NV useful even if I had to switch to white light to shoot, just for passive navigation and observation.

That said, if I didn't have the Cola network to learn from I probably never would have taken the plunge.
As it is, I've learned quite a bit the few times I've been shooting, at the Cola Wars, and just playing around with my 14.
I can shoot pretty well out to 50yds with either laser or RDS; I haven't shot much passed that yet.
Reloads and weapon manipulations are something that can be done as dry fire at home, and I have played with that a bit; I wouldn't say that I'm super competent, but certainly better than I was.
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See the problem here is that you're using an M12; you need the M18 high-torque impact wrench with some adapters.
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I think that's true of a lot of the internet forum/IG crowd, but not nearly all, and I still don't see how that relates to NV automatically = LARPing?

I'd find NV useful even if I had to switch to white light to shoot, just for passive navigation and observation.

That said, if I didn't have the Cola network to learn from I probably never would have taken the plunge.
As it is, I've learned quite a bit the few times I've been shooting, at the Cola Wars, and just playing around with my 14.
I can shoot pretty well out to 50yds with either laser or RDS; I haven't shot much passed that yet.
Reloads and weapon manipulations are something that can be done as dry fire at home, and I have played with that a bit; I wouldn't say that I'm super competent, but certainly better than I was.
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Understood.  Perhaps I did not make my point clearly.  It is not necessarily the possession of certain gear that makes for LARPing.  It is the possession of gear with no idea how it works or how to use it correctly- and they bought it just because others have it.  I know proper NV training is tough to find outside the .mil or maybe the popo, and it seems you are making the best of what you have.

But-

"I bought a bunch of cool guy stuff to put on my helmet, and someday I'll learn to turn it on" = LARP
"I never have taken any medical training, but I participate in GD debates over how many TQs I should run in my IFAK." = LARP
"I sell air conditioning in North Carolina." = LARP
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"I bought a bunch of cool guy stuff to put on my helmet, and someday I'll learn to turn it on" = LARP
"I never have taken any medical training, but I participate in GD debates over how many TQs I should run in my IFAK." = LARP
"I sell air conditioning in North Carolina." = LARP
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Good lord.
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Understood.  Perhaps I did not make my point clearly.  It is not necessarily the possession of certain gear that makes for LARPing.  It is the possession of gear with no idea how it works or how to use it correctly- and they bought it just because others have it.  I know proper NV training is tough to find outside the .mil or maybe the popo, and it seems you are making the best of what you have.

But-

"I bought a bunch of cool guy stuff to put on my helmet, and someday I'll learn to turn it on" = LARP
"I never have taken any medical training, but I participate in GD debates over how many TQs I should run in my IFAK." = LARP
"I sell air conditioning in North Carolina." = LARP
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I think that's true of a lot of the internet forum/IG crowd, but not nearly all, and I still don't see how that relates to NV automatically = LARPing?

I'd find NV useful even if I had to switch to white light to shoot, just for passive navigation and observation.

That said, if I didn't have the Cola network to learn from I probably never would have taken the plunge.
As it is, I've learned quite a bit the few times I've been shooting, at the Cola Wars, and just playing around with my 14.
I can shoot pretty well out to 50yds with either laser or RDS; I haven't shot much passed that yet.
Reloads and weapon manipulations are something that can be done as dry fire at home, and I have played with that a bit; I wouldn't say that I'm super competent, but certainly better than I was.

Understood.  Perhaps I did not make my point clearly.  It is not necessarily the possession of certain gear that makes for LARPing.  It is the possession of gear with no idea how it works or how to use it correctly- and they bought it just because others have it.  I know proper NV training is tough to find outside the .mil or maybe the popo, and it seems you are making the best of what you have.

But-

"I bought a bunch of cool guy stuff to put on my helmet, and someday I'll learn to turn it on" = LARP
"I never have taken any medical training, but I participate in GD debates over how many TQs I should run in my IFAK." = LARP
"I sell air conditioning in North Carolina." = LARP

One of the guys we shoot with at night is, excuse me, was a Marines firearm instructor.

Good dude. And a patient instructor.  It was good to see him guide my 18 year old on his first night shoot.
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