What is too tacticool?

[tank mechanic]

hey nitesite,

All that rifle in post 114 needs is a electrical plug coming out of it

 

[308win]

All that rifle in post 114 needs is a electrical plug coming out of it

Well, if it did have an electrical plug . . . it would be rigged for a three-phase circuit. When plugged in it would brown-out the east coast.

Anti-tacticool is the gun shopper in his baggy jeans shorts, boxers showing for 6-9 inches above his jeans shorts, 15 or so pounds of gold jewerly, teeth, etc. eating out of a family sized bag of barbeque chips waiting for his number to come up on the board so he could look at the Glock fohty.

 

[Im283]

judgemental lot here sometimes

+1 to wearing BDU's because they are comfortable.

 

[Donut]

 

[SaMx]

I don't know if it's been posted yet but,

Tacticool is when a person has or wears clothing and gear not because they need it or it benefits them, but because they think it makes them look cool or feel cool. Wearing bdu pants because they are comfortable is normal. wearing bdu pants because you look badass in camo is tacticool. Putting a light or laser on an HD pistol so you can see/aim at night if you are nervous is fine. Potting a laser on you pistol so you can go to the range and hold it sideways is tacticool. It's twice as tacticool if you haven't sighted in the laser, or don't know how to sight in the laser and don't care if it's sighted in or not.

 

[Shadow Shock]

Tacticool is hunting for Easter eggs in BDU's with a loadbearing vest and an AR

 

[madmike]

If you can use it and it's portable, it's tactical. If it's useless or you can't, it's tacticool.

 

[madmike]

 

[The Deer Hunter]

I beleive its fine do dress how you want to the range. We are allowed to here, and the more power to the people who do. Tactical accesorise becomse tacticool when the gear doesn't improve the shooter's ability(which is usually poor with mall ninjas) and gets in the way.

I find it uncanny that mall ninjas are practically all bad shots. We have one young guy that shoots trap time to time, probably around 25. He has the sunglasses, black BBall cap, the "tactical" hearing muffs, and a "tactical" shooting vest which is studded with extra shotgun shells. Strangely, he shoots a nice U/O with a wood stock. (I woulda figured he would have a Benelli M4) He is a poor shot. He also has one of the worst personalities at the club. I'm not sure if this is common among them, but his head is on wrong.

 

[biggiesmalls]

putting skateboard tape on your grips. and then realizing that it chaffs so you need to shoot with gloves. that's overkill to me

 

[230RN]

Tacticool lil ole chubby me.

At 22 years over the (legal) limit for being a member of the militia, and thirty pounds over the fighting trim I had when I was at that legal limit, and with 38,000 fewer hairs than then, about as close to tacticool as I get is carrying an extra mag for my 1911 in my back pocket.

And occasionally, just 'cause I can, I also carry a BUG in an ankle holster.

So I'm in a sub shop one day and the two guys in front of me are all decked out, what with empty thigh holsters, camo up the ying-yang, whatnot. So I'm wondering what's cooking, since open carry is legal in Colorado and there was nothing in their holsters.

And I could see the other patrons looking them over and sometimes frowning, and they're yakking something about pinning someone else down, and I order my sub, and they're at the cash register and finally I catch a glimpse of one of their hats.

An airsoft team.

So since I had the .45 under my jacket, and a BUG, and nobody noticed chubby little bald 67 year old me, I guess I was the one who was actually tacticool.

Hm. Interesting.

 

[Mannix]

Tacticool is tactical solely for the sake of aesthetics. Something tactical actually has a use for whatever situation you're going into beyond weighing you down.

I laugh at the "serious" paintball players, I used to go in an "army green" t-shirt and some blue jeans packing nothing but my $80 marker. Granted, I still sucked, but I didn't suck because I was weighed down .

 

[Aaryq]

Folks, I guess I'm tacticool. At least a little. In addition to the LBV that the Marine Corps issued me, I bought my own one for personal use. I'm also eyeballing a MOLLE style LBV, Drop Holster, some old-style BDU's complete with a boonie hat, and some kind of AR15/M4gery. Until then, I use the weapons I have availible and the gear the Corps has issued me. But don't hate me. I've trained using all of the tacticool gear so it won't hinder my performance. And as an Air Winger, we don't do any kind of combat training so I have to have my own extra-curriculars every now and then just in case I end up doing more than sitting on an air station.

 

[30 cal slob]

-wearing 5.11 tdu's to church (regular service, wedding/reception, or a funeral/wake).

-sharpening your pencil at the office with a case neck tool

 

[Piedmont Plinker]

putting a scope on your beautiful CZ452 with its awesome iron sights
duck-taping accesories to your airsoft gun (the rails are there for a reason)

 

[islandphish]

What about the guy who spends 2,000 dollars on a super slick "combat" 1911 and then mocks the guy who bought a Glock 21, light, night sights and a drop leg holster for under a grand. All the while bragging about how he now has 8 round mags which are "more than enough" for anything he will ever encounter, since he ain't no self-deluding mall ninja....

 

[308win]

Well, it only took 166 posts to fire up the 1911 vs Glock wars; this post is done.

 

[madmike]

Carrying an auto instead of a revolver is tacticool.

 

[Zach S]

These are the hip-hop boyz, of whatever race, who come in, reeking of green apple flavored blunts, wearing their flannel pajama pants, flip-flops, baseball hat cocked jauntilly to one side, and Mercedes hood ornaments dangling from gold plated tow chains, to ask me about the availability of "clips" for their Hi-Point fohty-fahv...

Whats even better is when they're role-playing with the target.

"YOU WANT MY RIDE MOTHER ****ER?!?!" (followed by 6 shots - 1 hit)
"TAKE THAT!!!"

You ever tried shooting while fighting a hysterical laugh?

 

[scurtis_34471]

Sometimes its hard to find the line between adequately equipped and "batman syndrome." For example, a magazine pouch, a SureFire flashlight, a folding knife and pepper spray are all reasonable things to carry, but carrying them all at once seems kind of over the top.

 

[madmike]

Good point. Ditch the pepper spray.

 

[1911 guy]

Tactical and Practical.

Tactical, when applied to items, means a specific implement used to achieve a specific outcome requiring specific use of said object. A rifle is not tactical. A rifle in the hands of an extraordinary rifleman provides tactical advantage. A supply line directly to tip of the spear troops is tactical.

Practical is things commonly used and not requiring uber-training to use adequately. Matches, bandaids and automobiles are practical. Yes, even BDU pants because they are comfy.

Tacticool is acquiring the HSLD stuff and assuming everyone else will assume you know how to use it. "hey, look at my new toy" isn't tacticool, it's having enough money to blow on toys. "look at me, I'm tactical" is tacticool. And tacky.

 

[XD Fan]

I can't beleive that this thread got ressurected.

 

[BobTheTomato]

Unless it inhibits your ability to provide for your family who really cares if you wanna be tactikule or wear your vest with mag pouches to hold juice boxes for your kids. I could care less if someone wants to look like Dog the Brownie Hunter or wear a Special Forces tee shirt (though I have always wanted one that says Special Forces Buffet Eating Team.) People come in all kinds and if nothing else all of the mass production from these accessories means that if we need one it will be cheaper.

 

[Noxx]

It's a miracle if I wear socks to the range. Guess I lose