The gear and guns should be setup for a specific role or purpose. Slinging a 40mm grenade launcher serves no purpose other than leisure. You can't hunt with it, compete with it and probably don't use one for LE work either. Lights are like night sights, they're only useful in low light/no light envitonments. Seeing one hanging off a rifle during the day isn't a commando indicator in my books. Removing your lights during the day then reattaching them at night is counter productive. Some may say you can't shoot at night. Others will say they compete/train indoors under low light/no light conditions.
Matching fatigues are a personal thing. Again, a logical camo pattern makes sense. The black "woodland" sh*t and other exotic colours serve little to no purpose. Often the camo used at the range is the same used for hunting so it serves a dual role.
Armor is very much a personal thing. Wearing armor isn't a stupid idea at the range. The potential for getting shot at the range is significant(imagine that!). Armor at the line might be overkill but to each their own. Armor for downrange dynamic drills especially with others is a wise idea, especially if you take professional training. I firmly believe in the "train as you fight" doctrine. Same applies to competing. If you wear armor, matching shorts and shoes, a specific belt when you compete or at work(mil and LE), etc etc its best to train with it as well.
A blow out kit/bleeder kit/IFAK/Personal trauma kit etc is IMO a no brainer. Again, the likelihood of a gunshot wound at the range is significant. Bleeding out is a relatively simple problem to solve provided you have the supplies to do it. A standard first aid kit isn't a bad idea either. Sharp magazines, sharp knives, rocks and other everyday pains in the a$$ occur.
I think one of the greatest indicators of the commando is poorly setup kit and cheap kit. A drop leg rig dangling around the knees with the thumb strap undone is a clue. A cheap knockoff vest with the magazine pouches on the dominant side and magazines both upside down and backwards is a clue. A double/triple pistol pouch mounted on either shoulder (often right side up making reloads very awkward) is a clue.
Filling all available real estate on a rig is called MOLLEitis or PALS disease. A serious case of either is easily cured by extended use of said overweight/cumbersome rig. Empty pouches are a sign of a poorly laid out rig or the commando in question. If you don't need to carry it or can't articulate why you carry something, it should probably go.
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Matching fatigues are a personal thing. Again, a logical camo pattern makes sense. The black "woodland" sh*t and other exotic colours serve little to no purpose. Often the camo used at the range is the same used for hunting so it serves a dual role.
Armor is very much a personal thing. Wearing armor isn't a stupid idea at the range. The potential for getting shot at the range is significant(imagine that!). Armor at the line might be overkill but to each their own. Armor for downrange dynamic drills especially with others is a wise idea, especially if you take professional training. I firmly believe in the "train as you fight" doctrine. Same applies to competing. If you wear armor, matching shorts and shoes, a specific belt when you compete or at work(mil and LE), etc etc its best to train with it as well.
A blow out kit/bleeder kit/IFAK/Personal trauma kit etc is IMO a no brainer. Again, the likelihood of a gunshot wound at the range is significant. Bleeding out is a relatively simple problem to solve provided you have the supplies to do it. A standard first aid kit isn't a bad idea either. Sharp magazines, sharp knives, rocks and other everyday pains in the a$$ occur.
I think one of the greatest indicators of the commando is poorly setup kit and cheap kit. A drop leg rig dangling around the knees with the thumb strap undone is a clue. A cheap knockoff vest with the magazine pouches on the dominant side and magazines both upside down and backwards is a clue. A double/triple pistol pouch mounted on either shoulder (often right side up making reloads very awkward) is a clue.
Filling all available real estate on a rig is called MOLLEitis or PALS disease. A serious case of either is easily cured by extended use of said overweight/cumbersome rig. Empty pouches are a sign of a poorly laid out rig or the commando in question. If you don't need to carry it or can't articulate why you carry something, it should probably go.
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