Cecil’s excellent firearms related takes

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FALs > Aks

5.45x39 beats 7.62x39

Ak47s are outdated

Mosins are almost completely useless as firearms

The FN5.7 is junk

The ruger 5.7 looks good

AR15s are better than AKs

The ruger scout is a good rifle

The ruger sr762 is a good rifle

The ruger mini14 is better than most people think

The gen 4 Glock 19 is so far the absolute pinnacle of handgun design

The sig226 is the best handgun made by sig

The SIG MCX is absolutely brilliant

LWRC make the best AR currently on the market

PSA is absolutely fine

The g3 looks better than the FAL but combat has show the FAL to be superior

Shotguns can be used for self defense but not if you run them like a fudd

9mm > .45

.308 kills things properly dead

Plates are as essential as hearing protection

Buy an IFAK before you buy another gun

When considering caliber in a fighting rifle.
Ammo availability over the long term is more important than bullet performance.

In certain situations carrying a revolver makes sense

The .270 Winchester is thee best deer cartridge ever made .

30-06 is a meme

1911s are shit

M1s are absolutely terrible

The FN MAG now known as the m240 is the finest machine gun ever made.

.45 is terrible

10mm is king but I still choose 9mm

The mp5 is a very average weapon

The Styer AUG is one of the finest weapons ever made

SVDs are not particularly accurate weapons

Buy plates before you buy another gun

NVGs are worth the money

You NEED 1 decent carbine and 1 decent pistol

Everything else is just for pleasure

Multicam is a good pattern and it works

Radios are largely unnecessary

The most important thing when setting up your kit is maintaining agility.

300rds in your PC does fuck all if you can’t run.

The .375h&h magnum is the only hunting rifle you will ever need.

When hunting. Taking shots of over 500yds at animals is poor form.

A weapon light on your edc pistol is a good idea

A weapon light on any weapon you intend you use for defending your home is essential

A fighting rifle must have
1. Back up irons
2. An optic of sorts
3. A light

Other things whilst useful are not necessary

The simpler the better

The lighter the better.

A shotgun used for self defense must have a barrel no longer than 18in

A shotgun used for self defense MUST have a weapon light. And should be run with slugs.

When properly used 12ga slugs are and effective self defense round.

Any weapon intended to be used for self defense must be kept loaded

.177 air rifles are really fun and underrated

.22lr pistols are pointless

.22lr can not be counted on to kill a man.

.22lr when fired from a pistol is extremely underpowered

oem mags are fine
Issue mags are fine
Issue plates are fine

Canik pistols are not bad

Glocks are better than Cz

Glocks are better than sigs

Glock 19s are better than Glock 17s

The benelli m1014 is the pinnacle of combat shotgun design

Q’s honeybadger is overrated

Q’s mini-fix is a fantastic weapon

20in is fine for a hunting rifle
14in is fine for a fighting rifle
16in is fine for a combat shotgun

Lugers are very sexy

Pistol caliber carbines are mostly pointless

300 blackout is a meme

6.8 is a meme

300 win mag is fuckoff strong

Older rem 870s are better than anything mossberg offers

Mossberg 590s are still excellent weapons

338 win mag is an excellent elk, moose , bear, lion and eland cartridge.

.416 rem mag is the minimum caliber I would recommend for Cape buffalo

Lion are very soft and it is quite easy to kill one with a 5.56

Most of the above is my opinion based on experience

How I came to know these things is not important

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