| Tango01 | 31 Oct 2021 4:30 p.m. PST |
"When it comes to character development in any work, either on the page or the screen, there are many ways to set characters apart from the background or even each other for the audience. In the realm of military science fiction, action movies, and shooter video games, the weapon that the characters or player chooses, is an important element in the identity of this character/player. In this blogpost, FWS will explore genesis of why certain weapons are chosen to be featured in a media It seems every- ing-thing has a trend. Clothing, shoes (remember Reebok Pumps?), hairstyles, toothpaste (no shit), soda, movies. Even yogurt, YOGURT for christsakes, has trends. This also includes firearms, and at the moment, the M4/M16/AR15 are the trendy gun. Everyone I know has an AR15 that they are modding out, and every video game/TV show/movie has an M4 carbine. This was not so when I was a kid. Back then, the M16/AR15 appeared dead, and it looked like the US Military was going to replace it at any moment. In those days, the AK47/74, MP5, Desert Eagle, and the Beretta 92F were the trendy guns. In these situations, the weapon of choice is not about the realities of the tactical situation, but because it is trendy, and the creator cannot or will not think outside of the box…"
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Oberlindes Sol LIC  | 31 Oct 2021 4:56 p.m. PST |
"I want to introduce you to a personal friend of mine. This is an M41A pulse rifle. Ten millimeter with over-and-under thirty millimeter pump action grenade launcher." |
| Cardinal Ximenez | 31 Oct 2021 5:03 p.m. PST |
1874 Winchester 30-30 Lever Action. Nothing trendy, it just worked. |
| Irish Marine | 31 Oct 2021 5:24 p.m. PST |
If I could carry it for work, I would carry the .44 Automag. |
| DrSkull | 31 Oct 2021 6:39 p.m. PST |
If you walk without rhythm, you won't attract the worm |
| skippy0001 | 31 Oct 2021 7:02 p.m. PST |
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| Stryderg | 31 Oct 2021 7:12 p.m. PST |
Colt 1911, the classics never go out of style.
Although, the Zorg ZF-1 is a tempting runner up. |
| Frederick | 01 Nov 2021 7:17 a.m. PST |
For a sidearm I do like the Colt 1911 – plus side reliable, big slug, great stopping power; minus side heavy, only 7 in the mag and 1 in the chamber – I do like the Glock 17; smaller round but more of them and utterly reliable |
| oldjarhead | 01 Nov 2021 8:45 a.m. PST |
Glock 22, 15 rounds of .40 S&W-15. Plus lots of practice |
 StoneMtnMinis | 01 Nov 2021 8:46 a.m. PST |
For CC I like my Ruger LCP, light weight, reliable, and accurate. Also, for fun and protection(more about that later) my Ruger LCP 22lr is great For those of you that that say a 22lr is not effective, let me put a couple of rounds into you and then we can discuss it  Remember, the main point of self-defense is get get the target to disengage, not necessarily to terminate it. And for those of you that have never killed someone up close and personal, it isn't like the video games, it does change you. And for another take on your weapon of choice:
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| StoneMtnMinis | 01 Nov 2021 9:08 a.m. PST |
And if you want to know what I have for home defense, try kicking in my front door and you will meet them |
| machinehead | 01 Nov 2021 10:26 a.m. PST |
Meh, fists always seemed to work for me. Never felt so frightened of the world at large that I needed to arm myself. |
| pzivh43 | 01 Nov 2021 11:50 a.m. PST |
Simple comparison Effective range of fists: about 3-4 feet.
Effective range of 9mm: about 100 meters
Effective range of 5.56mm: about 400 meters |
| machinehead | 01 Nov 2021 12:05 p.m. PST |
Those are home defense ranges? You must live in a factory sized building. :D Like I said, never felt so frightened of the world at large that I needed to arm myself. I do have a machete somewhere, but in the 32 years in my home the only time it has been used is to cut some brush. Must be real dangerous where you all live, glad I don't live there. |
| Cardinal Ximenez | 01 Nov 2021 12:51 p.m. PST |
Ruger P90. Great for dishing out a pistol whipping in the unlikely event that 2,070 grains isn't enough to get the job done. |
| Tango01 | 01 Nov 2021 3:27 p.m. PST |
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| pzivh43 | 01 Nov 2021 3:53 p.m. PST |
Not a comment on your neighborhood, machinehead. Never used my weapons or my fists in my home either. But I know that I'm no Mike Tyson, so I like a little edge. YMMV. |
| chironex | 02 Nov 2021 5:29 a.m. PST |
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| Stryderg | 02 Nov 2021 1:10 p.m. PST |
DOH! After looking at the tropes above, I remembered the BFG from Doom! You know, the "Bio Force Gun", riiiight. |
| Tango01 | 02 Nov 2021 3:05 p.m. PST |
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| Wolfhag | 04 Nov 2021 11:26 a.m. PST |
StoneMtnMinis,
I totally agree, .22cal LCP. Get in lots of cheap practice, controlled follow up for multiple double taps, 11 round mag? Also, if you use it in self-defense it's not like you were toting a magnum hoping to blow someone away. Unless of course you put a 5 round group between his eyes. Try to miss at least once. Do you have the integral laser pointer? Wolfhag |
| chironex | 04 Nov 2021 7:52 p.m. PST |
I have a breathing gasses workshop next door, other houses too close, so…
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| machinehead | 08 Nov 2021 8:29 p.m. PST |
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| chironex | 10 Nov 2021 4:40 a.m. PST |
I mean, you could probably do the same thing with a gel ball blaster, but I don't have one yet, and I do have cookware around the place. |
| Tango01 | 10 Nov 2021 3:36 p.m. PST |
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| Tango01 | 25 Nov 2021 8:55 p.m. PST |
A FAREWELL TO THE M9: WHY MARINES WILL MISS THE BERETTA
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| Tango01 | 16 Dec 2021 10:09 p.m. PST |
IWI from Israel launches its new ACE-N 52 assault rifle
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| Tango01 | 05 Jan 2022 9:51 p.m. PST |
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finally dips his toe into the world of Aeronef.
