Strix LeShay

@ArmedJ0y You are right on the sbr aspect but I’m also thinking of that newbie shooter. It’s time for his first rifle. He’s 18. Wanting to experience the joy for the first time.

Don't even need the magnifier, unless you're including hunting in it. An SBR (braced) AR15 with the the cheapest Vortex red dot will cover the overwhelming majority of actual defensive use cases for the majority of people. Would include a suppressor in that if the government wasn't so fucking annoying about it

@Corsair_Cowboy @kodak5247 You should make the videos

@kodak5247 I KNOW I JUST WANNA GET ARRESTED BY MY BUDDY

@FullMetalAidan Also an option.

@StrixLeshay And if you have an astigmatism swap the dot/magnifier for a 3x prism optic

Thought of the day. A basic style ar15 with a red dot and magnifier would serve most people just fine for their ar15 needs

@boredlawyer310 @Darbypathos I’ve seen people run when a gun is flashed. However my father had two things he loves saying when he teaches self defense. If you pull your pistol you need to be ready to use it and every bullet you fire has a lawyer attached to it

@StrixLeshay @Darbypathos There's even some nonsense on here about how people have "de-escalated" by flashing their gun. No. If your gun needs to make an appearance, it better be the right time to use it. Treat it like your dick.

@KirkFreemanLaw @BlokeOnTheRange

@StrixLeshay @BlokeOnTheRange Yes . . . my rifle . . . that's it.

@boredlawyer310 @Darbypathos Well that makes sense then. My opinion about self defense is people need to work on situational awareness conflict resolution and training with their pistols far more then they do

@Darbypathos @StrixLeshay I'm a decent lawyer, I think about these things. I'm a civil litigator, so my LARPing/training also includes thinking these things through.

@KirkFreemanLaw @BlokeOnTheRange Calling your rifle a princess gets a pass for a new trigger

@BlokeOnTheRange @StrixLeshay Look I need a nice trigger as I am a princess.

@AlfaMikeNS The entire point of this isn’t about shtf or getting into a rifle fight. The entire point is your average every day joe could be served best with this sort of rifle. Yes nods are more common but can you name one civilian shooting involving night vision?

@StrixLeshay You could not be more wrong. NODs on the consumer market is totally a thing and lots of people use it. If you really think you're going to get in a rifle fight, you'd better be ready for a night attack from some with proper equipment.

@AlfaMikeNS Sure but the chances of that being a thing in our lifetime are low. Like almost non existent low….

@StrixLeshay except you'd get shredded by anyone who has any night vision capability

@boredlawyer310 Well I’m not talking about just self defense. Maybe you are coyote hunting. Maybe you and some buddies are shooting out to 200 yards on some range.

@StrixLeshay It turns out just the red dot is all I need. I can get hits out to 100 yards consistently. The magnifier just makes it even easier. But, I can't imagine being able to explain how taking a shot at a distance greater than 50 yards was "self-defense."

🧵 Vampires the following is taken from the chronicles of the order of Saint Hubert. We didn't know when or even who was the original vampire. All of our records record different names, yet all of them are female. Bastet, Ubasti, Bubastis, Sekhmet, Akivasha, Ailuros, He Qiong, Lamashtu, or even Lilith depending on the source. They have as many names as the vampire across cultures. Chupacabra, ghouls, strigoi, vrykolakas, lilitu, Vetala, tunda, or Wendigo they all follow the same rules. Except when they don't. The writings of Shihab al-Din, the Berhatiah indicates that the first such physical demon wandered in ancient Persia and was a practitioner of alchemy and Sihr. Yet our records suggest a more ancient origin. An ancient gem or stone that would glow at night is often associated with this story but the records are fragmented or lost to time.

@Asmallnotch That takes away from the simple nature of this build. I’ve had newbies and more mundane shooters look at my rig with worry.

@StrixLeshay I think the best combination is a red dot and LPVO. Even at 4x, things are still very small

I need this to make up for the shame of me not buying one for 400 when I had the chance

@Asmallnotch I’m torn on lpvo. I have one on my primary ar but for most people the selecting the magnification is another thing for them to mess with. Red dot plus fixed magnification fixes that

@StrixLeshay Thought for the day. Or an LPVO.

@BlokeOnTheRange For barebones yeah you’re right. However I was thinking the do all rifle. One rifle that’s it.

@StrixLeshay Not even the magnifier, just the dot (Holosun/equivalent/better) is enough imho.

@Variable9637 Because there is better out there. Because everyone wants to be special. Because in the end 90% of guns are a fashion statement

@StrixLeshay Mil-spec works as intended why do people fuck with what works

@Variable9637 Both my ar15 are psa. They work for what I need. If I ever build another I’ll go for something a bit higher end but for now? I’m good

@kodak5247 See I keep arguing with myself about buying an xm177

Me at 23 “I’m going to larp as a resident evil character in the woods Me at 28 “I’m going to prepare for shtf and be tactical” Me at 39 “fuck this I’m going back to larping as a resident evil character”