"What are KSA's?

It goes both ways. Some people think military training is better than it is, some think it's worse than it is. Some people in the military like to think they are awesomely skilled, while other like to think there is nearly no training. On the civilian side, some like to downplay the military's skill across the board because they do Action Pistol matches or bullseye. Still though, they can't put a fill in our radios, maintain the trucks, maintain the crew serve weapons, maintain personal weapons, know all the TTP's, andeverything they have in civilian life; then still have enough time worry about all the mounted and dismounted tactics on each level and be 100% proficient with their personal weapons (which they barely allowed to ever shoot).

When instructed, can you understand why they might not take kindly to "I know this a lot better than you." Because even if you do, they know you don't know all the other stuff. So why get on their case about not spending as much time on one skill set as you have.

Or so I would think. Who knows."

"5/2/13

Took a trip to Angola, Indiana to go to the Harvest King store. I bought:

2 gallon sprayer
Chain saw blade
Chain saw chain
Husqvarna 0 turn mower (4999)
5 50cal. metal ammo. cans
300 rounds .223
400 rounds .45
400 rounds 9mm
200 rounds .40
12 AR 30 round mags. ( on sale for 16.99 each, with discount 15.29) - yes they are an off brand called Thermmold, but I tried two earlier and they worked just fine.
Plus 10% discount off the total purchase.

Tomorrow I am prepping the garden for planting.

Next week all I have scheduled for now is to get some oil changes. "

"In my avatar image (to the left) I'm shooting a Savage Edge .308, which is identical to the Axis (the name was changed, the design is the same.)

It is an excellent rifle. It is very accurate out of the box, inexpensive, and fairly well made. I think it would be a great first deer rifle. It is almost on par with the Ruger American, which I think is a slightly better rifle. It is also a little more expensive, though.

Right now, .308 is very difficult to find. Its popularity is the reason for this. .30-06, on the other hand, is generally more available. This is why my next deer rifle, a Zastava Mauser M70, is chambered in .30-06. I can still buy ammo for it at Wally world, without digging, searching, clawing and wheeling-n-dealing to get it at an inflated price.

If deer is the quarry, .243 is probably a better beginner's choice. And it, like .30-06, is still available."

"Other then underwear I buy all of my clothing at thrift shops or flea markets. I shop at Goodwills but find small Hospital , church and other private thrift shops usually have better quality stuff and are cheaper too. I go to a local hospital shop 3 or 4 times a week and get amazing buys. Just bought some like new Carhart and LL Bean pants the other day for $2 ea.
I look for stuff to sell as well and often do very well, once got a WWII Camo HBT overalls for $8 and sold for almost $1,000 !
Most clothing show very little wear if any, since you can get it cheap you should only buy the best
Many of these shops also have camping gear though normally you see more at flea markets. Lots of backpacks too, really no reason to pay more $15-$20 for a high quality pack. My Eiger I paid $5 for

I buy lots of new clothing for my girl , some of it we have custom made, but that's different, for regular clothing I don't know why anyone would not buy it from a thrift shop"

"I'm sorry sibic, but that kit looks a lot like a rape kit. Like I said I am sorry, but when I read the listing and that's what happened to come to my head. "

"LOL - Does it strike anybody else as ironic that a fellow who has guns in his profile picture doesn't own any?"