Michael J Perrine from United States, SC Public Profile

MOUNTAIN HOUSE IS NUMBER ONE! WHY must you add beans to a time tested Marine Corps Staple?

Chili Mac is a high source of energy and protein at Parris Island and in the Corps! It DOES NOT HAVE FREAKING BEANS IN IT!

Hey, Even back in the way early 2000s it was not easy nor cheap to get a real Romanian RPK Machinegun. The Polish underfolder Paratrooper AKM was not easy to find either. The RPKs have always worked best with 40 round mags, much better than the drum mags. Old Saddam Hussein's SF units used the RPKs as their issue rifles. I can see why. Heavier duty and perfect with an after market bipod, lapping honing inside the chamber and bore and cutting the rear sight channel deeper and a wee bit wider-then flat black paint to stop the glare. Might not be a Dragunov, but with iron sights it hits tennis balls on the deck at 350 yards! I improved my AKM and my Tokarev M57 pistol the same ways. All you need is a good magazine and it rocks! These are not only the best price 40 rounders but the best working I have had in decades! Well worth the price! Cujo USMC/USN/US ARMY/Contractor/Weapons Instructor/Disabled Vet/Survivalist/FRMR Competitive Shooter Semper Fi and God Bless

Hey, Even back in the way early 2000s it was not easy nor cheap to get a real Romanian RPK Machinegun. The Polish underfolder Paratrooper AKM was not easy to find either. The RPKs have always worked best with 40 round mags, much better than the drum mags. Old Saddam Hussein's SF units used the RPKs as their issue rifles. I can see why. Heavier duty and perfect with an after market bipod, lapping honing inside the chamber and bore and cutting the rear sight channel deeper and a wee bit wider-then flat black paint to stop the glare. Might not be a Dragunov, but with iron sights it hits tennis balls on the deck at 350 yards! I improved my AKM and my Tokarev M57 pistol the same ways. All you need is a good magazine and it rocks! These are not only the best price 40 rounders but the best working I have had in decades! Well worth the price! Cujo USMC/USN/US ARMY/Contractor/Weapons Instructor/Disabled Vet/Survivalist/FRMR Competitive Shooter Semper Fi and God Bless

I love the strength of old files turned into knives. They usually have decades of tempering and make amazingly sharp and tough knives. This Anza Pig Slayer is incredible and the false edge on top is sharpened. The grip is great and the heavy leather sheath is a simple slip in, but does its job very well. The sheath easily fits a 1.75" belt. I would definitely put it in the category of one of the blades I would want in a tight spot outdoors! One heavy lanyard spike at the butt of the full tang blade also.

I have had this knife for over a decade, it is easy to get to a razor edge and takes the polish extra fine like only well made steel does. It sits so very deeply with its clip at the end of the handle and sits well back in the pocket very discreetly. It opens easily but not accidentally in the pocket-no reaching back out with a bloody finger! The blade has the kind of length I like to be quite capable of defensive use. I suppose my qualifiers as a good judge of a blade is first I was raised a country boy, using knives heavily on farms. I served in 3 branches, USMC/USN/ARMY, as a Government Contractor, Rescue and Recovery Diver, Deputy Cpl., L/E Academy Firearms Instructor, worked 2 jails and 2 prisons, martial artist since 5 y/o. The Dark Talon has been carried in pocket, in the waistband, attached to shoulder rigs, occasionally clipped inside jungle boots,(NOT my favorite place for a back up), and never failed. In comparison I also carry Emerson folders, Cold Steel-most especially Tai Pan Daggers, Randall Handmade, Mickey Yurco, AG Russell Customs, Ka-Bar, Katz, Benchmade, Gerber, Victorinox, GHK Knives (custom made special purpose knives/escape tools/and the most excellent file Bowies, Fred Perrin, Laci Szabo, SOG, American Tomahawk, Brend, and various special made shoulder carry knives and tomahawks that I have combined with handgun shoulder carry rigs from Colt Detective Special to Para Ordnance 1911, various .44 magnum revolvers and Glock pistols mostly nowadays for ease

I've had to use the OLD grainy,zero-depth perception night vision driving convoy point with all the worry of a stack of 50 ton tanks following me, white-knuckling it because you couldn't see clear enough to tell if what's ahead is a shadow,a deer or God Forbid,a fellow Marine stepping out in front of an old tank with crappy brakes. I later got to use some on occasion in the Navy-thought that was heaven, and even better in the Army. I got to see some great stuff later managing a great biz that supplied all gov't levels of L/E along with Public Safety/Ofc/and all public selling firearms and gear. I've worked for 3 L/E agencies,Govt Contractor and a Gov't-involved company's security-always wanting/being night shift. I bought and used my own NV I could afford,Gen 1 and Gen2. We know the fear of bright light burning out the tubes back then! Digital is so awesome and now so affordable! I've spent a ton of $$ and now I have a clear, beautiful image that I can even record onto disks that you literally can record an incident now and even with the fairly basic headset it includes you could save your butt if you were forced to defend yourself, DAY AND NIGHT! I've had a small digital Bushnell that also can record for a while now for bumps in the night, but even basic headsets,sans helmet,can record whatever you have to aim! Particularly for the price, these binos are a winner. A simple 1-3x and a finetune knob,just right for close security. They even included 4 Duracells! (Classy!) I do

This has become my new wallet and phone case, saving me from yet again destroying another phone. Amazingly, the SLNT RFID protection sleeve for my cards stashed inside the inside zipper DOES NOT interfere with any phone signals! I used some silicone waterproof spray on the outside of my cases, I now have 2 tan and one black, and being disabled I use Hazard's bungee cords to be able to hang the case around my neck leaving a hand free for my cane and the other to my usual knife and 1911 shoulder rig. It has been almost a year now and no troubles. Bloody great idea I needed years ago when in service and when later wearing a badge.

From the locked -in feel of the subhilt, to the razor double edge bowie style, the BEST grip quality from Cold Steel, this bowie/dagger weapon is incredible! Sure, I love my Randall Handmade bowies, about 12 other custom makes, but this and my Tai Pans are the first fighting knives I would draw from my hand made handgun and knife rigs. The CS Trail Masters, from the Hattori days to present day are my survival bowies, of course, but the Black Bear Classic is the main one use specialist and a quality piece I never tire of, ever! I have the various sheaths of the past years, my only wish would be that Cold Steel would offer a premium line of kydex aftermarket sheaths for bomb proof usage. What they come with works, but just like the custom barrel in my Glock 26, I like to maximize potential! Buy one, you'll love it!

I love shotguns, specifically 12 gauge and especially the old school military point man and the various emergency break out riot shotgun variants and various tactical variants I've created, repaired or restored and never cared for the pretty look-only the type that the First Sergeant had specifically designated sent to me and my post as if the base or station was being locked down for something wicked-and I've lived those moments. So, if it wasn't metal 100 rd belts and an M60 machinegun, it was and remains now, bandoleers with 12 gauge American firepower that now bristle on my favorite 55 round BLACKHAWK! scuba loops. I feel I especially can advise on fighting/defensive/riot/survival shotguns and the advantages and events I could recount. Sometimes the very specific knowing which specific rounds on which one of the many bandoleers I've used and continue to have for fast retrieval of having enough of and the desired choice of 12 gauge ammo. I must admit that with the 15 or so bandoleers that I wish BLACKHAWK! had some Olive Drab, Tan, and especially old school U.S. Woodland, old school U.K. Woodland DPM and some Wolf Gray for us oldest school Survivalists who studied all sorts of techniques for emergencies, served in more than one Mil Branch to get uber training and worked with multiple agencies for more skills, like getting that FBI/STATE Firearms Instructor creds to take it all to just one more level! Well, BLACKHAWK! Bandoleer break down, not counting stock and receiver sh