M&P sport is a great rifle. Get good furniture and a Larue MBT-2 trigger and it'll run with anything else out there. Focus on ammo after that, imo.
Pistol > Rifle > Advanced Pistol/Rifle
Only upgrade rifle further after some classes. Adding a free-floated hand guard and re-using the original barrel would be the only major upgrade needed for a modern, far-forward grip. Only do this after maxing out your capabilities with what you have now, though. (My first rifle was a PSA freedom stainless build, basic everything/detachable irons. I was placing in the top half of local club matches against BCMs/JPs before building a better rifle)
a Stop the Bleed course is better than nothing, but I think that everyone should do to at least one first-aid class that covers wound packing, chest seals, ect. Survival training can be done online or through books imo, then just go out camping and practice/test your gear.
Burgers on a frying pan are perfectly acceptable out in the bush or on a rainy day inside
M&P sport is a great rifle. Get good furniture and a Larue MBT-2 trigger and it'll run with anything else out there. Focus on ammo after that, imo.
Pistol > Rifle > Advanced Pistol/Rifle
a Stop the Bleed course is better than nothing, but I think that everyone should do to at least one first-aid class that covers wound packing, chest seals, ect. Survival training can be done online or through books imo, then just go out camping and practice/test your gear.
Burgers on a frying pan perfectly acceptable out in the bush or on a rainy day inside