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Will Carry

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"Is that your fishin' vest your wearing?" "No it's a TACTICAL vest." "Hunh?"

My shorts are TACTICAL shorts. I have a TACTICAL pocket knife, TACTICAL watch, TACTICAL boots. TACTICAL sunglasses. I even have TACTICAL underwear. Putting the word TACTICAL on something makes me want to buy it...............I'm such a nerd. I wonder if they have TACTICAL pocket protectors?

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My Springfield TRP says Tactical on the frame......thats the only thing I dont like about it :lol:

Yeah, laughably, my XD 5" is also designated as "Tactical" on slide. Takes a really skillful operative like me to handle that extra one inch of barrel.

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Since "Tactical" is just a marketing ploy, I generally avoid anything labeled as such. As someone else said, if FancyNutterButter uses it in his videos, I avoid it like the plague. :P

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Even hardware stores sale tactical gear. Take an everyday item like black electricians tape. Isn't electrical tape just a - tactical black, adhesive, electronic repair device? Put that on the label and you can charge more for it. :P

In all fairness, I gotta admit, I have a pump shotgun with a black pistol grip stock, side saddle, and heat shield. Why? Cause it looks tacti...um...I mean cool. I like it, but I know it doesn't have a real practical everyday use. It's just a heck of a lot of fun to shoot. Now I'm off to fleabay to look for a tactical computer mouse so I can play some covert solitaire. :hiding:

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I have several things tactical. Everything has a real purpose for me though.

My tactical pants last for a couple of years vs a couple of months(if that-I'm rough on clothes) for jeans. My tactical heat shield keeps me from burning my knee(****ing ouch!:P). My tactical gloves are thinner, warmer, and much more durable then anything else available.

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Similar to everything that was "turbo" back in teh 80's and 90's. It seemed like everything was turbo charged, from cars to computers.

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Or maybe how everything was 'extreme' back in the mid to late '90s. There were 'extreme sports' and so on. There was even a Knoxville radio station that called itself 'extreme radio'.

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I don't really see what the problem is. Personally, the only item I have that has the word "tactical" on it is my range bag I bought from OpticsPlanet on closeout. I also own a balaclava, which is used for running when it is less than 30 F outside. Now, are there some who take the tactical thing a little too far? Sure. However, I won't berate them (I'm might snicker a little internally), because in the end, they are helping provide jobs with their purchase.

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I think Strick kinda nailed it. Tactical gear is fine if you're gonna use it for a purpose. If you're wearing it just to look cool at the range or on YouTube...you just suck.

I have various items that are "tactical", but mostly I use them for either better gear at work or little additions to my AR. I don't have tac pants with a tactical pocket with it's own tactical pocket or anything.

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I'm usually way behind on the trendy phrases and words. Just yesterday I noticed my 15 year old son mention "tactical" this and "tactical" that. He and his buddies are all into air soft guns.

While there is a reality to it, the marketers have dumbed it down just like they do everything else.

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