The Costa Haley Effect (CHE) exemplified in his AR.
It goes a little like this.
- A 14 to 16 inch gas Carbine. The higher dollar it is the better.
- Magpul buttstock (adjustable of course)
- Tango Down grip
- Aimpoint optics on a LaRue mount
- LaRue rails
Well you get the idea. But hold on and be strong. Once the gear makers have sold as many units of this setup you can bet that they'll move on to something else. And that's the danger of this. Its not really a matter of what works, its a matter of separating the consumer from his cash. I mean really. I have buddies that run compensators on AR's and they go 6'3" and 225! The last thing they need is a compensator on a rifle that's as light as a 5.56! Its more style than substance. Of course night shoots are fun with these guys and the first time we did it they were blind as bats but that's all right...they were stylin'!
Spare us the trendy and that goes for HQMC too. That's the danger with Marines attending 3 gun matches...some of its practical, most of it isn't and almost 90% of it is gear based.
And that's what this post is all about. Time to get back to basics Marines. 3 gun is a sport that was designed to give sport shooters another platform to ply their skills on. Unless the Marine Corps is about to start building race guns then its another trend that needs to be done away with.
SIDENOTE:
It's coming and when it finally hits I'll be pounding walls. The first time I see a Marine attempting to clear a room while using a C-clamp on his rifle I'll know that common sense when it comes to weapons handling has left the Corps. 
Still the same basic setup he's had for a bit. A different rail system but same basics. I do agree that a lot of the gear isn't needed, but I think you would be glad to know I'm seeing for suppressors being fielded. I swear as a jtac I'm carring more pens, smoke, radios and batteries than ammo Haha I'm only carring about 3 + 1 rifle mags all togther plus two + 1 pistol mags. Gotta hump radios and lasers
ReplyDeleteyeah its the same setup he's been running but the thing is that every other guy giving carbine classes is copying him. i like Costa and Semper to Haley but they do influence everyone with their gear setups. this wasn't a slam at them. its actually very practical but mark my words someone will try and come up with a new system for these guys to model.
ReplyDeleteif silencers are hitting the fleet then yeah baby! and about time!
with you being JTAC though you might only carry a few rounds for your personal weapons but your real firepower flies at high subsonic or faster and drops bombs. shit you could probably get away with only carrying a pistol if you bitched enough (and always got steel on target!)