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Posted: 2/23/2021 10:12:43 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: New one:  I see a day when we go to war and it's going to be a giant charlie foxtrot because everyone will be wearing the same frigging uniforms and carrying the same frigging gear!  |
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Posted: 2/23/2021 10:14:17 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: That’s not airsoft Good grief, you can see ammo in his Lancer mag. I've seen airsoft mags that have fake real ammo.  I think you can even buy decals you apply so it looks like real brass. |
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Posted: 2/23/2021 10:15:56 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Looks French I was going to say France or NATO country member |
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Posted: 2/23/2021 10:16:22 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I've seen airsoft mags that have fake real ammo. I think you can even buy decals you apply so it looks like real brass. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: That’s not airsoft Good grief, you can see ammo in his Lancer mag. I've seen airsoft mags that have fake real ammo. I think you can even buy decals you apply so it looks like real brass. yep 
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Posted: 2/23/2021 10:16:24 AM EDT
[#5]
Personally, I’m no expert, but looks good enough for the movies. They are starting to film again in Georgia.
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Posted: 2/23/2021 10:18:49 AM EDT
[#6]
Ah yes, the infamous Surefire "seen in the wild" photoshoots |
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Posted: 2/23/2021 10:20:13 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: As already said, not French. Former camo: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/f4/33/23/f433236a102c43f626d15db27f891cde.jpg New one: https://preview.redd.it/qsjxar3ldx941.jpg?width=960&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=fd232b23df5f86dcdf74aecda3768b310cf244b6 I’ve seen various militaries where a variety of shit. Even our country has. BDU was authorized fir Pacific theater until the new jungle scorpion came out long after it was phased out for the regular army |
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Posted: 2/23/2021 10:22:23 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Ah yes, the infamous Surefire "seen in the wild" photoshoots Quote HistoryQuoted: Ah yes, the infamous Surefire "seen in the wild" photoshoots https://www.instagram.com/p/CLniQ7XhRi7/ |
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Posted: 2/23/2021 10:23:08 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Ive seen pics of guys in Vietnam with wedding rings and nice (ish) looking watches on... We had to turn in all jewelry, including watches and rings when we went into the field in Vietnam. They went into a brown paper pouch that was inventoried under the supervision of an officer. We weren’t allowed to have anything that wasn’t issued to us. |
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Posted: 2/23/2021 10:31:20 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Army or Air Force Marines don't have the SF 556 can, or the Geissele Mk16 BendyBoi rail That's not a Mk16 |
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Posted: 2/23/2021 10:31:31 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I’ve seen various militaries where a variety of shit. Even our country has. BDU was authorized fir Pacific theater until the new jungle scorpion came out long after it was phased out for the regular army Sure but I have never seen this one on a French soldier. I'm gonna be good with arfcom and let you insert your best jokes: This camo is way too much yellow to be French More seriously even the lowest-tier French soldiers now have some guccier gear like kneepads, gloves, sidearms etc... This one seems outdated and underfunded. |
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Posted: 2/23/2021 10:37:02 AM EDT
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Cedar tree tattoo? Lebanese soldier?
ETA......that’s really weird...System duped my post from page 1......maybe I had a screen open and clicked send again? |
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Posted: 2/23/2021 10:50:08 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: As already said, not French. New one: https://preview.redd.it/qsjxar3ldx941.jpg?width=960&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=fd232b23df5f86dcdf74aecda3768b310cf244b6 Even the French can't afford ammo. 
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Posted: 2/23/2021 10:56:52 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Keymod rail on other gun Magpul grip Billet lower on AR No 3rd hole on AR No side arm M203 chalk round (looks more like a civilian 37mm instead of 40mm, but I'll give the benefit of the doubt) Propper woodland combat shirt Nothing definitive, just odd to me at a glance. Damn son, you got the high resolution picture? |
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Posted: 2/23/2021 11:00:13 AM EDT
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The camo patterns on the rifle and helmet kinda look like Mossy Oak or similar.......
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Posted: 2/23/2021 11:21:09 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Cedar tree tattoo? Lebanese soldier? To me it looked like a fish skeleton. |
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Posted: 2/23/2021 11:22:24 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Damn son, you got the high resolution picture? Must be if he can see that Propper label!!!  BTW, Propper is a long time maker of US issue cammies. In fact, probably the best. |
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Posted: 2/23/2021 11:23:48 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: It's a Glock and the photo caught it in mid-explosion  nice. |
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Posted: 2/23/2021 11:36:06 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Damn son, you got the high resolution picture? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Keymod rail on other gun Magpul grip Billet lower on AR No 3rd hole on AR No side arm M203 chalk round (looks more like a civilian 37mm instead of 40mm, but I'll give the benefit of the doubt) Propper woodland combat shirt Nothing definitive, just odd to me at a glance. Damn son, you got the high resolution picture? Um...just open it with a photo editor and zoom?? It's 2021, Boomer. We don't use Polaroids anymore. |
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Posted: 2/23/2021 11:37:17 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Must be if he can see that Propper label!!! BTW, Propper is a long time maker of US issue cammies. In fact, probably the best. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Damn son, you got the high resolution picture? Must be if he can see that Propper label!!! BTW, Propper is a long time maker of US issue cammies. In fact, probably the best. No label, but the color of the rolled up sleeve is a dead give away that it's not Crye. And Propper woodland combat shirts were never issued. |
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Posted: 2/23/2021 11:46:38 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Ive seen pics of guys in Vietnam with wedding rings and nice (ish) looking watches on... |
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Posted: 2/23/2021 11:48:33 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Looks like a Geissele Mk14, no? I'd be surprised if Marsoc/raiders were allowed that level of flexibility. In other pics the weapon setups are pretty identical. |
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Posted: 2/23/2021 11:53:45 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryThat is asking to get shot by real bullets. Dumb |
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Posted: 2/23/2021 11:54:04 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: ... airsoft I am not an expert, but I did wonder about that. |
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Posted: 2/23/2021 11:59:07 AM EDT
[#25]
Go post that pic in the clone threads. Those foamers could tell you everything you want to know.
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Posted: 2/23/2021 12:02:29 PM EDT
[#26]
MK14 as well
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Posted: 2/23/2021 12:05:04 PM EDT
[#27]
Might be a Noveske lower. There is some tier 1 unit using Noveske rifles now.
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Posted: 2/23/2021 12:14:48 PM EDT
[#28]
Looks airsofter-y to me.
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Posted: 2/23/2021 12:26:13 PM EDT
[#29]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Army or Air Force Marines don't have the SF 556 can, or the Geissele Mk16 BendyBoi rail That's not a Mk16 rail |
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Posted: 2/23/2021 12:28:22 PM EDT
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So that battle worn metal mag is AS too? He went to all the trouble to mix and match battle worn gear to T.
Nothing looks new from Amazon. That is real shit. |
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Posted: 2/23/2021 12:30:42 PM EDT
[#31]
Quote HistoryQuoted: So that battle worn metal mag is AS too? He went to all the trouble to mix and match battle worn gear to T. Nothing looks new from Amazon. That is real shit. Yeah the people saying "airsoft" are legitimately retarded, this is real gear but its obviously some sort of staged photo shoot or promo, not a "in theater" shot. |
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Posted: 2/23/2021 12:33:59 PM EDT
[#32]
"SF" is Army. I believe you mean the more generic term, SOF.
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Posted: 2/23/2021 12:56:33 PM EDT
[#33]
If I had to take a guess, I would say that he's a foreign voluntary fighting with the Kurds or in Syria.
Not a regular but not an airsofter. |
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Posted: 2/23/2021 1:05:17 PM EDT
[#34]
Quote HistoryQuoted: "SF" is Army. I believe you mean the more generic term, SOF. in this case, SF is SureFire |
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Posted: 2/23/2021 1:21:15 PM EDT
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Its a photoshoot, guys. There are companies out there (I really only know of just one, but there may be others) who do photo shoots using real BTDT dudes with real top of the line equipment/gear/vehicles/etc in very realistic settings (ship boarding, parachuting, helicopter insertions, etc).
It’s primarily for gun companies (or really any company that caters to the “tactical” market, think Oakley, LBT, Propper, etc) to pay to have their “operators” use said companies shit in a very realistic looking setting doing cool guy stuff. These photos are then used for promotional material/marketing. It’s why everything appears to be a jumbled mess of random shit that isn’t actually “issued” equipment. https://www.tacgas.com/#intro-1 Whatever is in that dude’s hand that’s blurred out is likely a new piece of gear/equipment a company sent to be used in a photo shoot that hasn’t been released to the public yet. |
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Posted: 2/23/2021 1:23:23 PM EDT
[#36]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Might be a Noveske lower. There is some tier 1 unit using Noveske rifles now. That would be DEVGRU. Whoever this guy is, he isn't one of them. |
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Posted: 2/23/2021 1:24:47 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Its a photo shoot, guys. There are companies out there (I really only know of just one, but there may be others) who do photo shoots using real BTDT dudes with real top of the line equipment/gear/vehicles/etc. It’s primarily for gun companies to pay to have their “operators” use said companies shit in a very realistic looking setting doing cool guy stuff. These photos are then used for promotional material/marketing. https://www.tacgas.com/#intro-1 Whatever is in that dude’s hand that’s blurred out is likely a new piece of gear/equipment a company sent to be used in a photo shoot that hasn’t been released to the public yet. This makes sense. |
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Posted: 2/23/2021 1:25:11 PM EDT
[#38]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Sure but I have never seen this one on a French soldier. I'm gonna be good with arfcom and let you insert your best jokes: This camo is way too much yellow to be French More seriously even the lowest-tier French soldiers now have some guccier gear like kneepads, gloves, sidearms etc... This one seems outdated and underfunded. Which was why I also said NATO there’s like 28 partner nations and 87% don’t pay their 2% GDP so even their tier 1 are Goodwill hand me downs but Spain & I think Italy has a foreign legion. Military is no longer the cool kid $$$ even USA SOF got some budgetary cuts this FY. Don’t expect our tier 1 to be so impressively decked out 4 years from now. Congress and Biden are chopping at least 5% possibly a Bernie Sanders 10% come FY 2022 |
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Posted: 2/23/2021 1:30:13 PM EDT
[#39]
I don't keep up with this shit, but Vortex?!? Come on man.
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Posted: 2/23/2021 1:33:49 PM EDT
[#40]
Anyone notice the front handguard attachment screw is missing from the Mk14?
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Posted: 2/23/2021 1:34:49 PM EDT
[#41]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Its a photoshoot, guys. There are companies out there (I really only know of just one, but there may be others) who do photo shoots using real BTDT dudes with real top of the line equipment/gear/vehicles/etc in very realistic settings (ship boarding, parachuting, helicopter insertions, etc). It’s primarily for gun companies (or really any company that caters to the “tactical” market, think Oakley, LBT, Propper, etc) to pay to have their “operators” use said companies shit in a very realistic looking setting doing cool guy stuff. These photos are then used for promotional material/marketing. It’s why everything appears to be a jumbled mess of random shit that isn’t actually “issued” equipment. https://www.tacgas.com/#intro-1 Whatever is in that dude’s hand that’s blurred out is likely a new piece of gear/equipment a company sent to be used in a photo shoot that hasn’t been released to the public yet. Yeah Surefire posts these photoshoots as "XXX product seen in the wild" making you believe they're being used in the real world. It's all quite humorous |
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Posted: 2/23/2021 1:52:45 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Because "fuck you" that's why! Who's going to tell him otherwise?I'm thinking this isn't an old photo because the gear is super modern but those look to be old school Marine Corps pre-woodland BDU pattern utes heavily modified with extra pockets. Cool pic, OP! ERDL? |
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Posted: 2/23/2021 2:03:23 PM EDT
[#43]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I don't keep up with this shit, but Vortex?!? Come on man. Yeah, what about Vortex?   CAG |
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Posted: 2/23/2021 2:05:59 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Yeah Surefire posts these photoshoots as "XXX product seen in the wild" making you believe they're being used in the real world. It's all quite humorous Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Its a photoshoot, guys. There are companies out there (I really only know of just one, but there may be others) who do photo shoots using real BTDT dudes with real top of the line equipment/gear/vehicles/etc in very realistic settings (ship boarding, parachuting, helicopter insertions, etc). It’s primarily for gun companies (or really any company that caters to the “tactical” market, think Oakley, LBT, Propper, etc) to pay to have their “operators” use said companies shit in a very realistic looking setting doing cool guy stuff. These photos are then used for promotional material/marketing. It’s why everything appears to be a jumbled mess of random shit that isn’t actually “issued” equipment. https://www.tacgas.com/#intro-1 Whatever is in that dude’s hand that’s blurred out is likely a new piece of gear/equipment a company sent to be used in a photo shoot that hasn’t been released to the public yet. Yeah Surefire posts these photoshoots as "XXX product seen in the wild" making you believe they're being used in the real world. It's all quite humorous To be fair to Surefire, the vast majority of the shit you see in the photos they post ARE used in the real world by the military. They have the contract for cans and SF weapon lights have been a staple issue item in the military for over a decade. The photos they post may just be staged photoshoots/marketing material, though. You’ll get way prettier looking photos that way. |
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Posted: 2/23/2021 2:06:31 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Because "fuck you" that's why! Who's going to tell him otherwise?I'm thinking this isn't an old photo because the gear is super modern but those look to be old school Marine Corps pre-woodland BDU pattern utes heavily modified with extra pockets. Cool pic, OP! The entire US military wore the old woodland pattern pre-2003 or so. These days the "cool kids" are moving away from things like multicam because the "not cool kids" are wearing it. So they have in some cases gone old school to the woodlands. Jokes on them though, I still have some of my old woodlands so some not cool kids will still match them. |
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Posted: 2/23/2021 2:10:18 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Yeah the people saying "airsoft" are legitimately retarded, this is real gear but its obviously some sort of staged photo shoot or promo, not a "in theater" shot. Go on, tell us how we're retarded. I don't see a pin on his rifle. The lower looks like it's a forged one. The gear isn't bad, it's certainly beat to shit. I'll amend that it is probably a real guy with a rifle someone handed him doing a promo shot. |
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Posted: 2/23/2021 2:11:39 PM EDT
[#47]
Quote HistoryQuoted: The entire US military wore the old woodland pattern pre-2003 or so. These days the "cool kids" are moving away from things like multicam because the "not cool kids" are wearing. So they have in some cases gone old school to the woodlands. Jokes on them though, I still have some of my old woodlands so some not cool kids will still match them. 
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Posted: 2/23/2021 2:20:54 PM EDT
[#48]
Looks LARPy to me.
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Posted: 2/23/2021 2:28:16 PM EDT
[#49]
Homeboys looking like a Texas Ranger, with that cringe’ass stacked/double belt setup.
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Posted: 2/23/2021 2:31:20 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: The entire US military wore the old woodland pattern pre-2003 or so. These days the "cool kids" are moving away from things like multicam because the "not cool kids" are wearing. So they have in some cases gone old school to the woodlands. Jokes on them though, I still have some of my old woodlands so some not cool kids will still match them. https://www.stripes.com/polopoly_fs/1.599732.1568985441!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_900/image.jpg 2 cool 4 multicam
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