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Right, but if my ears aren't physically damaged, I have a better chance of bouncing back quickly. I've certainly experienced the auditory exclusion while hunting and overseas. I can't do a lot in the moment to stop that, but I can avoid breaking my tiny ear hairs. The ones on the inside. Not the outside.

What does Biden have to do with this? I didn't vote for him, and I don't have a double standard. Yes, the senile old man said shit that was not particularly bright. But there is a categorical difference between threatening an unprovoked act of war against a Senate approved mutual defense treaty ally and responding to an act of aggression by China. And you can't be stupid enough to not understand that. Try arguing in good faith, you might like it.

The body has a fascinating response in fight or flight situations. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auditory_exclusion In times of high stress, caused by both visual and auditory triggers, a person's “fight or flight” response can be triggered as they descend into a state of hyper-arousal. This is an evolutionary response involving the sympathetic nervous system that is triggered as a reaction to a perceived threat to the individual's life to help increase the chances of survival. The adrenal gland is alerted and as a result, adrenaline is released into the individual's bloodstream. This causes a number of physiological changes like increased heart rate, increased breathing and hyperfocus on the threat at hand.[4] Additionally, cortisol is released from the adrenal glands which can provide the body with more energy in the short term. Contrastingly, over longer periods of time cortisol can obstruct thought processes, especially in high-emotion environments. As a part of this, the processing of auditory information can be stopped completely, causing temporary hearing loss.

Who is justifying that?

For Greenland? Any military action. Diplomatic and economic I can't think of a line outright.

First line of defense is a pump action shotgun, unchambered. I know some people are very paranoid about announcing themselves, but to me it's far more likely that the person in my house is going to be one of my kids or someone I know who's being dumb, and I don't want to shoot that person. Hearing a shotgun rack will cause 99% of people to either announce who they are or start running if they shouldn't be there. If it happens to be that 1%, buckshot is a very persuasive crime deterrent.

I have not had an issue with cycling on my AR with 300BO. The issue with subs for home defense is the hollow point functioning properly. A higher end bullet will really help with that, but you just can't go buy whatever no-name brand hollow point sub and assume it'll work properly. I bought some cheap ones during the ammo scarcity a few years ago because that was all I could find. I shot a pig and it ran off and was never recovered with virtually no blood at all so I'm 99% sure the bullet never opened. I've shot and tracked a lot of animals and this trail never had any hope at all. Only a couple specks at the impact site. If that were a person, there's a pretty good chance they'd still be in the fight after that one hit. Of course, you can and should keep shooting without pause until the person is on the ground and that'll help mitigate the bullet not doing quite as much damage as it should if it doesn't function. Even after experiencing that bullet failure, a suppressed 300BO AR would still be my first choice for home defense.

My buddy has one of those. Great gun. With this particular purchase the focus is on the frt, and what gun will be the most fun with it. I don't consider the FRT to be anything but a toy for lots of manufacturing and legal reasons. Truth be told, this is my second choice. The ultimate gun for an frt would be a Thompson 45, but I am yet unaware of anyone making that adaptation. It's got a bit of a hard on just thinking it's that gun with an frt and a drum mag 😂🤣. Depends on The gun. On some you have to swap out the spring, but on others like the MCX rattler and a lot of the newer guns, you'll have a valve that can be adjusted at the front of the gun to change the gas pressure. Suppressors are great, but you're missing out if you haven't been using subs.

All of you justifying a US military takeover of Greenland have lost your minds. Lay off the testosterone supplements and MAGA media.

300BO with subs and suppressor. Ballistically similar to 45ACP at short range (superior at longer ranges) with less recoil than a blowback action. Hopefully allow me to talk to my wife and kids and cops immediately afterwards without temporary or permanent hearing damage.

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?

Yes. Were you as concerned when Biden openly said that yes, the USA would would defend Taiwan if China attacks it...even though it has literally been US policy for decades to specifically not say that? This space is messy. There is no room for double standards based on emotional responses to the assclowns in charge. Are you sure you're using the same yard stick with Trump that you did with other presidents?

I think it was 2013 or so I first flew with the Aussie E-7. 13 years later and here we are. Screwed indeed.

So even with this funding and the fact it’s already flying missions with allies we can’t field one until 2032 ? Our process is screwed!

Less awful than saying the border is secure when thousands brazenly crossed daily for months under the eye of LE told to let it happen

If you’re looking for a smile-inducing range toy, consider a scorpion evo. I have a SBR’d one with only minor upgrades from factory, shoot 147gr subs out of it, suppressed…obviously. It is a shitload of fun, relatively cheap, and the primary gun every friend/kid I have over to shoot wants to come back to. Seriously, they shoot a $2.5K AR and then ask if they can shoot the scorpion again, ha! Seriously consider it and save a lot of money over buying a true MP5 for the same end result.

Sub rounds for the win…

I just watched this video on the PC-24. It does some pretty heavy lifting in advertising for the PC-24 but dammit it does make me wish we had these to replace the T-1. I would have loved to tried landing on SPRO type fields, grass fields, compacted dirt, etc. This could be adapted into a syllabus that really gets everyone ready for real world scenarios where we might be island hopping or landing on unprepared fields after a hurricane/earthquake before the Air Force spends more money teaching this in their MWS. I know this is about the budget but if the training came first, this would be a great trainer.

So threatening violation of Senate approved treaties is fine, just not actually doing it?

That's not the physics at play. The bullet is its fastest at the muzzle. The difference is the SD has a ported barrel to bleed gas and energy so it makes the 115s subsonic at the muzzle. My Thompson Machine 10-22 integrally suppressed barrel is the same way. The distance of the target doesn't matter. You don't hear the crack of the 115s into the dirt from the other two simply because the pressure wave doesn't get back to your ear. It's still there. Porting clearly visible here to make 115s subsonic:

It’s a cool little jet, the block 20 brings a lotta capes for the money. The right jet for a lot of Allies and some missions in the AF. Vaporware but a good approximation of a stealthish FA-50

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.

Actually deploying troops to invade and occupy a nation without the approval of congress. Ordering our departure from NATO without the approval of the Senate. Unprovoked sanctioned assassination of one of our major enemy's heads of state. Everything else is just that: realpolitik. International relations are messy and gross, but necessary. Soft power is worthless unless it's backed by hard power.

What do you mean by this? Rounds don't accelerate once they leave the barrel. Are you saying if you use a lighter ammo for the longer range? I'm thinking about an FRT because I think the MP5 platform is one of the most obvious choices for an FRT. So this will be a range toy, since there's no universe where I use an FRT for home defense. My biggest concern with the MP5 versus the mp5k is that the MP5 ends up being remarkably similar to the MCX Rattler. As I grow my collection I'm trying to bring in guns that offer a different shooting experience, not just a different name or caliber. I'm also very average sized (that's what she said!), so the mp5k doesn't present the same ergonomics for me as it does for someone with a bigger build and gorilla hands. 😂🤣 I think with the vertical foregrip and a shorty suppressor, the mp5k will be a hoot to hand to someone at the range with a 30 round magazine of 9 mm. And I won't have to cry as I listen to the money flying out of the barrel at FRT speeds.

God bless little European Texas