LOL.
I recently got a load-bearing MOLLE vest (in multicam, of course) and Nalgene water bottle with fitting multicam water bottle carrier, all the appropriate MOLLE pouches & such.
One thing people should at least consider for when things get chaotic & woolly is plates & a plate-carrier. Although I did hear of a newer development coming, metal foam armor.
I have a categorized Excel spreadsheet of stuff to get over time, ranging from rail protectors to bipods & STS scopes. Every ONCE in a while, something gives me pause or makes me change my plans. I have links to the items, and calculations as to how much per month I can allocate for each.
I have an emphasis on being able to utilize COMMON ammo (9mm, 357&38, 40 S&W, 45 ACP, 12ga, 308&762x51, 7.62x39 & of course 5.56x45)
Where possible I prefer to have weapons that use same caliber (e.g. pistol carbines in 9mm & a Glock 17) & even more so same mags (e.g. Beretta 95FS and the right version of Keltec Sub 2000 carbine). Also, having the capability for a weapon to either be modified to use a different caliber (e.g. my 22LR kit for the AR15) or use more than one ammo: S&W Model 686 using .357 & .38, a S&W Governor using 45ACP, 45Colt & .410 shells.
Another point being, I consider that I have a household of 6 individuals, so I tend to do things in 3’s, like 3 AK47s. Planning to get a 3rd weapon in .308. Have an FNH SCAR and a DPMS LR-308. The third .308 will round this out as a bolt-action Remington 700 sps aac-sd tactical.
Its always humbling to find out that there is always something I’ve missed or overlooked. Even with plants, as focused as I am on perennials, I find there is usually something I’ve missed. (for example, recent discovery of marsh marigolds)
We don’t have plates, per se, but we do each have a set of Level II soft body armor.
Got ours from bulletproofme.com. Products are as advertised and on time.
Good luck.
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I'm hoping to run across a Rem 7615 in .308 (uses AR-10 mags).