Snowflakes in Hell

I’m generally not inclined to use the word “sheeple” to describe my fellow citizens, but the guy highlighted here… I can’t honestly find a better word to describe.

You think for a minute if you had to shoot a bad guy, that guys like this aren’t going to vote to send you up the river because you didn’t take a bullet first?  Or maybe he’ll go easy on us because we don’t wear “bulletproof” vests.  If I ever find myself in a situation I have to shoot my way out of, if I have hesitation, it will be because I’m worried about having twelve guys like this second guessing everything I do.

One of the primary reasons I think law enforcement ought to support an armed citizensry is because we’ve had to think about this kind of stuff.  We know what bullets and body armor can and can’t do.  And any of us who have done competitive shooting understand how much more difficult it is to shoot under stress than in relaxed conditions.  The fewer people that have any familiarity with this stuff, the less likely that jury is really going to be one composed of your peers. Hell, in Philly and other crime ridden cities, there’s a good chance your “peers” will be those of the guy you had to shoot.

Today seems to be everything go wrong day.

Robb’s got it, and wonders about 6.8 vs. .308.  I have a 6.8 upper for my AR, and I will definitely say, it’s not a cheap round to shoot.  I have to reload to be able to afford to shoot it.  But I don’t think 6.8 is going anywhere.  Remington will keep making it, and I’m pretty sure Silver State Armory has no plans to abandon it either.

I’ve found 6.8 shoots very nice compared to 5.56.  Last time I went shooting a few weeks ago, I punched out the 10 ring at 50 yards shooting from the bench, with the 6.8, where the 5.56 didn’t make groups nearly as tight.  The recoil difference is also not that great between the two rounds.  I believe the 6.8 is a great compromise between 5.56 and the larger .308 round.   Certainly better to use in an AR than 7.62×39 Soviet.  In addition to having better ballistics, the 6.8 has a smaller head size that makes it easy to integrate into the AR platoform, without having to change much other than the barrel and bolt.  Magazines for 6.8 are the same size as the standard STANAG magazine, but have thicker walls and a different follower.

Call me Ahab interviewed Eric Thompson of Top Glock.