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Iran now flying DCA caps...Raptor likely chomping at their bits...

In short - judges must now use the test of "totality of the situation" rather than what happened in a split second decision.

Grasp at straws much? So addicted to your ideology you can't admit your prophet screwed up. New 9-0 SCOTUS ruling will impact many cases including what is currently happening in MN.

A LOT more assets have moved into place.

Interestingly, Alex Pretti, Renee Goode and Laken Riley would ALL be alive if not for Joe Biden's open border policy.

Xi has purged to the point of creating an echo chamber, no one dares push back, no one gives advice, they all just confirm his thoughts and he is convinced he must retake Taiwan.

I knew someone would remember! I was in great shape when I went through, 6'2" 220. That dude grabbed the towel around my neck, dead lifted me with his arms straight out and shook me like a rag dog.

Who would like to defend Fauci now?

We have a local manufacturer (Spartac Manufacturing....Any Old school SERE survivors remember the name Spartac? ). Their production facility is amazing and they now have a contract with the Secret Service. I picked something close to the picture below (still waiting on Form 4 to process after 15 days), will post pictures and report performance soon. The handling was amazing, perhaps the most balanced gun I've ever held. The suppressor is integrated so it is very compact (hence the Secret Service interest). Doing some research on 5.7x28, some interesting characteristics. One the good, you can carry 1400 rounds for the same weight and volume as 1000 5.56. 5.7x28 typically achieves much higher velocities (1,700-2400+ FPS) comapred to 9MM (950-1400 FPS), resulting in a flatter trajectory and better armor penetration. While 9mm relies on heavier bullets (115–147 gr) for higher energy transfer, the 5.7x28mm (40 gr) excels in speed and low recoil. Garand Thumb did an interesting video looking at 5.7x28.

Because it is a flying pile of Poo! There are so many issues but the ABM community has been abused for so long they jumped at the first girl without a mustache who paid attention to them. Wedgetail is 20 year old technology mounted on a 49 year old design. The 737 has been engineered to the max extent of its potential thus Wedgetail will have a 20 year old radar flying in the mid 30's. Epically dump for SOOO many reasons. Boeing underbid to get the sole-source, within 12 months they announced they were $400M over and needed help from the govt. The Boeing 737 line has a 10 year backlog and even using National Defense priority, they can't retool fast enough to make Wedgetails fast...our Allies are SCREWED...they are at the end of the line, even behind purchases by other airlines. South Korea is divesting their Wedgetails which should tell you something...you should see their performance on a hot summer day. I can talk about it now...my previous company submitted the same time as Boeing with a proposal to put a brand new radar on a Bombardier that would start at FL47 and step climb to FL51, 12+ hours of endurance (unrefueled), the same number of crew stations as Wedgetail...the detection physics alone moving from FL33 to FL47 are staggering. We submitted an 800 page package with 400 pages of engineering documentation from tests and other work we had done on the Bombardier platform. We received a reply ONE HOUR LATER - not technically viable, they sole-sourced to Boeing the following day. I'm sure they reviewed in depth our input. The system is not screwed, it is corrupt and broken and the ABM community is going to get EXACTLY what they deserve...warm poo.

So you are saying there is a chance....I used to think that it would never happen, I live in a nice place, very low crime, one or two murders a year that are almost always domestic...until six months ago when we had a home invasion robbery about a mile away. I would rather prepare for the worst and be wrong than have it happen and be unprepared so I invested a little time and effort to at least think about it. Also, as we posted in another thread my area has an increased awareness for retired SOF folks...there have been other indicators outside the memo released by SOCOM a few months back. Especially when we were still in Afghanistan and Iraq. We had individual crew dogs and their families get calls at home from overseas...the caller would state the name and address of said crew dog followed by a threat. I've gone back and forth on the shotgun...yes they hit hard but throwing 8 large pellets around the house has both good and bad consequences. The arrangement of my house puts my son's room on the opposite side of the house but inline with the interior exit to my room (I also have a door out to the pool deck). I have of all thinking a Beretta M-9 (I can hear the laughs), in a fingerprint lockbox under my bed. I can roll out of bed and open the box within .69 seconds. I have big hands and the M-9 is a big gun, so easy for me to grip. For some reason I can drive nails with that gun....drives me nuts but I am more accurate with that than any of my other pistols. Maybe all that USAF training paid off? My son is off in college now so with just my wife and I the calculus changes. From there I am five steps to my closet and a Beretta A300 which holds 9 in the tub and one in the chamber plus six in an attachment. The bandolier is mostly a joke, my wife bought it for me so I have it hanging with the A300. I will likely keep my new 5.7x28 with an integrated can in the hit bag if the ATF ever fixes the new system (14 days and counting). If I make to my office and my big safe then it is on like Donkey Kong.

There is another part of the response that in my opinion is more important than the impact on hearing....fine motor skills. "The fight-or-flight response significantly impairs fine motor skills by redirecting blood and resources to large muscles for immediate survival, reducing blood flow to extremities, and shifting cognitive focus from complex tasks (like writing or precise movements) to basic survival, leading to clumsiness, poor dexterity, and decreased accuracy in fine motor tasks like handwriting or detailed work, especially as heart rate increases." It WILL impact your accuracy...the best way to overcome is through training. Another reason I prefer a weapons with more ammunition.

My only concern with subs (which I have not yet tried), do they still have enough gun gas to reliably cycle the weapon. Break break - what are others using for home defense and why?

This video does a better job of showing it, I've seen it in person. Note when he shoots short and the rounds hit the dirt you don't get the supersonic "crack" but when he shoots the longer range target the bullet with the MP5 and the MP5K both allow the bullet to accelerate supersonic and thus a much louder noise signature. With the MP5SD 115 and 124 grain stay subsonic and the noise signature is GREATLY reduced. If you are using an FRT and this is a range toy you probably don't care. I use the SD and my MPX for home defense and sound is a big issue.

I don't care for the MP5K. Yes the stock extends but it feel like a front heavy pistol until you fully extend. MP5SD for the win. The quietest gun I've ever shot which is a huge consideration if you are using this for home defense. The MP5 and MP5K are quiet up close but if you shoot beyond 20' feet the rounds will go supersonic and greatly increase the noise signature. Break Break - On day 12 of waiting for my electronic Form 4s to clear...so much for a faster process.