warrior elder

WARRIOR ELDER

A hat tip for the minion idea. A LOT of survivalists are either elder, or getting really close. A lot think they are NOT getting close but of course they are. I went over that waterfall surprisingly quick, in six months time no longer able to do so much I was just doing. I had been keeping up with a decent diet and all the exercise, and yet suddenly all the physical abuse of the last decade suddenly caught up with me. I went from Older to Old Age that quick and by about age 52 I was compromising all my activities to compensate. Hey, I'm still studly. But just a studly old guy.

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Now it is all downhill. If I was living during a period of sword play or bowmen, I would be finished on the battlefield. I could probably still provide a much better defense in the village than any of the women or children could, but it would just be sacrificing myself to give them more time to escape. Anyone who bitches about police or the military retiring in twenty years hasn't gotten old yet ( or, is denying that they are old ). And the idiots who stopped age discrimination for police are retarded.

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The reason women need to stay out of combat is that at 18 they are already falling apart just training for infantry tasks. Bitches bodies are designed for child bearing, men's bodies are designed to protect bitches. Ignore biology, stupid humps. Darwin has you on his appointment calendar. The reason cops shouldn't be allowed to start a twenty year career too late is that while fit now, they need to be fit at the end of their career ( I won't even get started on bitches in the fire department ).

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Can elder survivalists still fight? Of course they can. They can NOT fight like youngsters however. And, please note, they can only fight as long as the Oil Age weapons last. This is very important. You as an elderly fighter gargles monkey semen. You WITH smokeless powder ammunition? A completely different story ( with, naturally, caveats ). You cannot run, nor do you have much dexterity. Your food needs are different, you probably take a lot more bathroom breaks and you are one scare away from a heart attack. That means you are ONLY good at guerrilla warfare.

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If you run out of ammo, or get too close to the enemy, or need to disengage the enemy with haste and precision, you are hosed. As such, there is no need for any of this nonsense they try to teach you about covering fire or suppressive fire or clearing rooms or needing an assault rifle. You don't need any of that because using any will get you killed. Not to say a semi-auto is terrible, because there is reduced recoil and carry weight. You just can't USE it like a semi-auto. Just like a sniper, one shot and move.

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The M-16 is great for children and women because of the weight ( the AK is about fifty percent more ) and the almost complete lack of recoil. As such, it can be ideal for old bastards gimping along at half speed, coughing up a lung and with palsy. It was designed to fulfill several roles besides submachinegun, one of which is mid range designated marksman ( you won't get it to be a sniper rifle without spending designer weapon prices. But most of our skill isn't sniper level anyway ). You can put affordable glass on top, due to the lack of recoil.

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I of course have to be contrary, so I plan on turning my Lee-Enfield into an AK ( from shooting 303B 174 grain to shooting 93 grain .311 pistol bullet with carbine powder charge ). The heavier battle rifle shooting a carbine round should radically reduce recoil. My 357 can fire 38's. No need to switch over to the ARVN, Xena Warrior friendly 223 and 9mm. And I wasn't even planning this with an elderly shooter in mind, but as a way to stretch out reloading components. Luckily, as with most of my decisions, I fell ass first into it by luck.

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It was the same with the Forever Gun concept. I just didn't want to be the guy with the bow or spear or even muzzleloader against the one with modern smokeless powder ( even a rimfire is superior to a Brown Bess in accuracy ). As a bonus, all that extra fodder for the modern arm assures I'll be able to survive as a geriatric warrior. As I said, run out of ammo when you are old, and you become just another raider target.

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Of course, there are plenty of hunting rifles with calibers suitable for older dudes. You aren't twenty anymore, so there are no more swinging dingus competitions needed. Bigger isn't better for oldsters. More carried ammo isn't better. More rucking isn't better. Yes, you MUST train. You MUST PT. But at Old Dude levels. Be realistic. All that macho crap the young ninjas teach you? Poppycock. All you are good for is bushwhacking. Act your age, gramps. You can be MORE macho than the younguns, with the actual body count. They run at the enemy spraying and praying. You just cull the herd outliers.

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The slow and steady tortoise wins at the guerrilla game. You have no more hormones using your dingus as a meat puppet, so there aren't any to make you do stupid crap. And while neither you nor twenty year olds care about dying, you have a lifetime of grievances motivating you. A young guy, he just wants to kill somebody. The enemy, innocents, even friendly fire if directed at officers. Doesn't matter. You are focused. You only get a few shots at this, and you have targets that must be eliminated before you pass into that gentle night. Who is going to be more effective?

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Just remember, it isn't about weapons ( mostly, it is about ammo ). It is about the proper mindset. You are a lot smarter than your muscle bound mule team member. Act accordingly. And happy hunting ( a message to our Canuk friends. We like to kill stuff. That is part of who we are. Stop acting superior. We like killing and we like guns. We talk about guns. A lot of it might be macho posturing. A lot is also genuine desire. We cut our teeth, culturally, on genocide. This benefited us, but also your former masters the Brits. So stop judging. We might be savage arseholes, but you can be pussy pacifists. It is a cultural difference-make allowances for goodness sake. Still love ya! ).

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