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Gun Thread: Not Quite Almost Christmas Edition!
FUNdamentals
Yes, more fundamentals. Q: But Weasel, I thought we were done with fundamentals!?
A: No. No, we are most definitely not done with fundamentals. You will focus on fundamentals and like it! This week we take another look at sight alignment. However, instant expert disqualification due to their wearing a 'smart' watch!
Police Trade-Ins
Recently we were discussing Smith & Wesson revolvers and the great values police trade-ins potentially reresent. Here are a couple of reviews.
Guns as Gifts
You may want to helpfully provide this video to those potentially giving you gifts.
Why else would you shoot?
Looks Like Fun!
Our Pal Asbestos
Atomic Bomb Attack!
Let's review our A-Bomb preparedness.
Making Moonshine For Fun and Profit!
It Stalked the Ocean Floor!
Highway Patrol
Aw, Man! I hate it when the women escape!
Musical Interlude
Here is John Lee Hooker, Eric Clapton and the Rolling Stones with "Boogie Chillen'" Is it chillEn', or chillUn'?
Gun Basics 101
New video from the She Equips Herself gal! This week's video is on gift considerations.
I have enjoyed this last year smoking my way through the "Sampler Pack" of cigars that Santa brought me last year, and, I hope I have been good enough this year to see a repeat present. (I think I have been.) It is always interesting to find new cigars and among them, some real surprises. The La Gloria Cubana, Series R is one such surprise. But I made a big mistake... more on this in a second. The Cubana was one of those cigars that was also a very good smoke. Very pleasant taste, it was solidly wrapped giving it an even burn and ash. A slight more draw than I am used to but that was OK as that focused my attention on the taste and hearing the leaf burn its way through the leaf. A fine tobacco flavor with a sweet nuttiness in the background. No bitterness or spiciness while providing a very aromatic smoke. The mistake was I as wrapped up in sweaters and coats, sitting on the patio in 35* temperatures and enjoying the cigar with a single malt Aberlour scotch. Oh the things we do for the Horde cigar aficionados. This cigar was built to be enjoyed where it is at least 80 degrees, there is a mild surf hitting the beach and you have a tall fruity drink with one of those umbrellas in it. My bad - an error I won't repeat with this cigar as I will surely be buying some for the future.Excellent, Diogenes! Thank you!
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Comments
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Posted by: RedMindBlueState at December 15, 2024 07:00 PM (Wnv9h)
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I shot a man in Yuma just to watch him dance…. no that ain’t it…
Posted by: Eromero at December 15, 2024 07:00 PM (LHPAg)
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Good evening everyone
Posted by: Skip at December 15, 2024 07:00 PM (fwDg9)
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Yay! Gubs!
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at December 15, 2024 07:01 PM (Wnv9h)
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Not 1st.
Posted by: GWB at December 15, 2024 07:02 PM (WlvCt)
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The Others have been summoned.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at December 15, 2024 07:03 PM (Wnv9h)
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Gub!
Posted by: Notorious BFD at December 15, 2024 07:04 PM (mH6SG)
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at December 15, 2024 07:04 PM (tT6L1)
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Hello, Weasel!
Posted by: Ed L at December 15, 2024 07:05 PM (AiJK3)
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Good evening Horde. Thanks Weasel. Bigly content!
Posted by: TRex at December 15, 2024 07:05 PM (IQ6Gq)
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Another excellent foray into the gun thread, Weasel! Thanks again!
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at December 15, 2024 07:06 PM (tT6L1)
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Gun thread!
La Gloria Cubana is a great cigar. But it really improves if you can leave it alone in a humidor for a few years.
I went to the range this week with the crud. I thought I was doing horribly. But when I took the targets home and examined them, I was pretty pleased. Somehow being out of it kept me from doing some of my usual antics that interfere with consistent accuracy.
My second time doing draw-and-fire didn't go so well, though. I had not the slightest idea just how hard it is to establish my usual grip in one motion from the holster. So I wound up getting a bite from the hammer, or with the wrong part of my finger on the trigger. It seemed like it should be such an easy thing, but it's not. I have a lot of practice to do.
La Gloria Cubana is a great cigar. But it really improves if you can leave it alone in a humidor for a few years.
I went to the range this week with the crud. I thought I was doing horribly. But when I took the targets home and examined them, I was pretty pleased. Somehow being out of it kept me from doing some of my usual antics that interfere with consistent accuracy.
My second time doing draw-and-fire didn't go so well, though. I had not the slightest idea just how hard it is to establish my usual grip in one motion from the holster. So I wound up getting a bite from the hammer, or with the wrong part of my finger on the trigger. It seemed like it should be such an easy thing, but it's not. I have a lot of practice to do.
Posted by: Splunge at December 15, 2024 07:07 PM (hmKaK)
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I picked up an Amberide IWB holster for my Ruger LCP Max the other day and I love it. One of the best fitting kydex holsters I have come across. Positive retention without that annoying pause to break the gun out of the holster that I have seen with some other companies stuff.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at December 15, 2024 07:08 PM (Rcnd3)
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Maybe top 20?
Skipped shewtin to get the place ready for a lot of big trees (that are leaning towards the house) to come down.
Thanks Weasel and I really appreciate the fundamentals videos
Skipped shewtin to get the place ready for a lot of big trees (that are leaning towards the house) to come down.
Thanks Weasel and I really appreciate the fundamentals videos
Posted by: Coelacanth at December 15, 2024 07:10 PM (hNXse)
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Good evening gub threaders and all the ships at sea!
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at December 15, 2024 07:10 PM (QfvaV)
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This is firearms related.
MAID in the Great White North: Canadian per Capita Euthanasia Deaths Now Beat U.S. Gun Deaths
https://is.gd/ihokGs
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What we need is gummint control.
MAID in the Great White North: Canadian per Capita Euthanasia Deaths Now Beat U.S. Gun Deaths
https://is.gd/ihokGs
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What we need is gummint control.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now With Peppermint Mocha! at December 15, 2024 07:11 PM (L/fGl)
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RMBS is getting mighty fast on the draw there.
Good evening.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at December 15, 2024 07:04 PM
There are circumstances when that's not a bad thing.
Good evening.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at December 15, 2024 07:04 PM
There are circumstances when that's not a bad thing.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at December 15, 2024 07:12 PM (Wnv9h)
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Excellent top photo, that's a keeper.
And a wonderful music selection.
Can't comment on the cigar, don't partake....
Good evening Weasel and fellow Horde members
Had our last range session of the year due to impending travel. And it was a good one. Left smiling due to the accuracy and consistency, and know instantly when a particular shot would not be where it was intended - and why. This has been a great year in gub education, and I truly looking forward to improving in 2025. Thanks to everyone who contributed to my getting to this point. I truly appreciate it.
And a wonderful music selection.
Can't comment on the cigar, don't partake....
Good evening Weasel and fellow Horde members
Had our last range session of the year due to impending travel. And it was a good one. Left smiling due to the accuracy and consistency, and know instantly when a particular shot would not be where it was intended - and why. This has been a great year in gub education, and I truly looking forward to improving in 2025. Thanks to everyone who contributed to my getting to this point. I truly appreciate it.
Posted by: Grateful - the range bag lady at December 15, 2024 07:13 PM (IQ6Gq)
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Evening all!!
No range report. And it will be a short night for me.
In regards to the drone activity around here, I would never, I mean NEVER attempt to shoot one out of the sky. Why? Because I do not know what is behind my target. You know, one of the 4 rules of gun safety. Be sure of your target and what is behind it.
No range report. And it will be a short night for me.
In regards to the drone activity around here, I would never, I mean NEVER attempt to shoot one out of the sky. Why? Because I do not know what is behind my target. You know, one of the 4 rules of gun safety. Be sure of your target and what is behind it.
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at December 15, 2024 07:13 PM (0XVad)
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Splunge, excellent. Speaking from experience, it takes a lot of reps to get it down to where it's second nature.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at December 15, 2024 07:13 PM (tT6L1)
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My Christmas gift to me was supposed to be a Stoeger Coach Gun side by side with 20-inch barrel in .410 bore, but at every place I've tried, both online and brick and mortar, it is out of stock. Maybe Santa is trying to tell me something. I didn't think that I've been THAT bad!
Posted by: That SOB Van Owen at December 15, 2024 07:14 PM (Hdixl)
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No actual gun stuff but this is certainly gun adjacent - watched the Army Navy game yesterday. The result was disappointing but we won the party.
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at December 15, 2024 07:14 PM (QfvaV)
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Posted by: Grateful - the range bag lady at December 15, 2024 07:13 PM (IQ6Gq)
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Keep up the great work!
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Keep up the great work!
Posted by: Weasel at December 15, 2024 07:14 PM (oYVkg)
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Two thumbs WAY up for John Lee Hooker. Thanks Weasel!!
Posted by: Zeera The people are coming at December 15, 2024 07:15 PM (CYArI)
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Just remember, if Santa brings you nice, round rocks, you can always use them with a slingshot in a pinch.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at December 15, 2024 07:15 PM (VNX3d)
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>>> This week our pal Diogenes scores again with this excellent review of the The La Gloria Cubana, Series R
Got one of those in a simpler pack from CI. It's just sitting in the wine-a-dore. Great package deal with 5 or 6 different cigars from I think 6 different brands. It was on sale then.
Got one of those in a simpler pack from CI. It's just sitting in the wine-a-dore. Great package deal with 5 or 6 different cigars from I think 6 different brands. It was on sale then.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at December 15, 2024 07:15 PM (/lPRQ)
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For those of you who missed it, Navy 31 - Army 13, in the 125th game. It was awesome. Earlier in the day, we participated in the Wreaths Across America at Antietam National Cemetery. It was an incredible experience, involving girl/boy scout troops, vets, families with little kids, etc. Truly recommend for everyone.
Posted by: Grateful - the range bag lady at December 15, 2024 07:18 PM (IQ6Gq)
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Though this is definitely gun related. Turns out a classmate is a principal (I think that means owner) of SDS which imports Tisas and a few other brands.
This seems like it should be useful information for me.
He tells me they sell a lot of MP5s now....
Hmmmm.
This seems like it should be useful information for me.
He tells me they sell a lot of MP5s now....
Hmmmm.
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at December 15, 2024 07:18 PM (QfvaV)
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I smoke a lot of cigars and I prefer the heavy hitters. The Gloriana Cubana Series R is a "stick" that can still whoop my hindquarters if I don't pace myself. Two thumbs up!
Posted by: HaveCigarWillTravel at December 15, 2024 07:18 PM (a6SP3)
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Q: But Weasel, I thought we were done with fundamentals!?
A: No. No, we are most definitely not done with fundamentals.
You will focus on fundamentals and like it!
Folks, Sensei Weasel keeps trying to make this point with his (by now well-known to GT readers) characteristic subtlety. I would like to offer a slightly more robust teaching.
Simply meditate upon the root of fundamental. That's right, it's fundament.
In other words, Weasel is asking and imploring you to get your fundament out and practice your fundamentals.
See? If you pay attention to Weasel, and read between the lines, there is much you can learn, Grasshoppers.
A: No. No, we are most definitely not done with fundamentals.
You will focus on fundamentals and like it!
Folks, Sensei Weasel keeps trying to make this point with his (by now well-known to GT readers) characteristic subtlety. I would like to offer a slightly more robust teaching.
Simply meditate upon the root of fundamental. That's right, it's fundament.
In other words, Weasel is asking and imploring you to get your fundament out and practice your fundamentals.
See? If you pay attention to Weasel, and read between the lines, there is much you can learn, Grasshoppers.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at December 15, 2024 07:18 PM (a3Q+t)
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In regards to the drone activity around here, I would never, I mean NEVER attempt to shoot one out of the sky. Why? Because I do not know what is behind my target. You know, one of the 4 rules of gun safety. Be sure of your target and what is behind it.
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at December 15, 2024 07:13 PM (0XVad)
Well, if you are using a shotgun loaded with birdshot, the pellets that miss should fall harmlessly at sub-lethal velocity, right?
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at December 15, 2024 07:13 PM (0XVad)
Well, if you are using a shotgun loaded with birdshot, the pellets that miss should fall harmlessly at sub-lethal velocity, right?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 15, 2024 07:18 PM (8zz6B)
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Re: Asbestos video
Earlier this year, I had a project at work to abate asbestos on a fragment of wreckage from the USS Thresher. After decades on display at the Navy Museum, the asbestos (insulation of a piece of tubing) began to disintegrate, contaminating the display case. The project consisted of separating the asbestos from the metal tubing and coating it in a preservative to make sure the asbestos stays together for decades to come. Because the asbestos was part of the USS Thresher, it couldn't be discarded; it had to be preserved, unusual for a typical asbestos abatement project.
Earlier this year, I had a project at work to abate asbestos on a fragment of wreckage from the USS Thresher. After decades on display at the Navy Museum, the asbestos (insulation of a piece of tubing) began to disintegrate, contaminating the display case. The project consisted of separating the asbestos from the metal tubing and coating it in a preservative to make sure the asbestos stays together for decades to come. Because the asbestos was part of the USS Thresher, it couldn't be discarded; it had to be preserved, unusual for a typical asbestos abatement project.
Posted by: Ed L at December 15, 2024 07:19 PM (AiJK3)
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No actual gun stuff but this is certainly gun adjacent - watched the Army Navy game yesterday. The result was disappointing but we won the party.
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at December 15, 2024 07:14 PM
Disappointing is one word for it. Still, spent the game with Goddaughter The Older and her twin brother, who's expressing much interest in our rockbound highland home. It was a good day.
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at December 15, 2024 07:14 PM
Disappointing is one word for it. Still, spent the game with Goddaughter The Older and her twin brother, who's expressing much interest in our rockbound highland home. It was a good day.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at December 15, 2024 07:20 PM (Wnv9h)
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Diogenes thanks, that stick is a well known one I haven't yet tried, but now will. Speaking of which, unless I greatly increase my consumption (which isn't happening), I'll probably never try many many cigar brands or particular sticks - there are a zillion.
There's a tension in my mind between getting known favorites, and continuing to nibble on the vast quantity of "new to me" types. Such that I've only bought 3 boxes since I got into the vice. Other than that it's singles, 5-packs, occasionally 10-packs.
There's a tension in my mind between getting known favorites, and continuing to nibble on the vast quantity of "new to me" types. Such that I've only bought 3 boxes since I got into the vice. Other than that it's singles, 5-packs, occasionally 10-packs.
Posted by: rhomboid at December 15, 2024 07:20 PM (1m82a)
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So, on to rifle reloading...I believe I've found an accuracy node for the Savage, again. I did some testing with 174 grain and 208 grain bullets, because, why not?
Long story short, the "boom" from the 208 grain, even though it was using less powder, was unreal. I mean, the noise and what not from the 174 grain bullet is stout but the load for the 208 grain was at another level.
I decided to save the 208 grain load for a match where I feel the need to intimidate the people on the benches on either side of me.
By the way, the load I put together for the 208 grain bullet had a muzzle velocity of 2700 fps, which is fast for a bullet that size in the 30.06.
Long story short, the "boom" from the 208 grain, even though it was using less powder, was unreal. I mean, the noise and what not from the 174 grain bullet is stout but the load for the 208 grain was at another level.
I decided to save the 208 grain load for a match where I feel the need to intimidate the people on the benches on either side of me.
By the way, the load I put together for the 208 grain bullet had a muzzle velocity of 2700 fps, which is fast for a bullet that size in the 30.06.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at December 15, 2024 07:21 PM (tT6L1)
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Ed L, that's very interesting. And I didn't know any part of Thresher was recovered. Haven't checked but perhaps any recovery from Scorpion was/is classified?
Posted by: rhomboid at December 15, 2024 07:22 PM (1m82a)
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A wee bit late. Not so much as a Permanent Record thing.
I was providing for my family.
Scallops, gnocchis, and asparagus in my own Alfredo sauce.
But I do have a Range Report!
I was providing for my family.
Scallops, gnocchis, and asparagus in my own Alfredo sauce.
But I do have a Range Report!
Posted by: RI Red at December 15, 2024 07:22 PM (JN5i/)
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Well, if you are using a shotgun loaded with birdshot, the pellets that miss should fall harmlessly at sub-lethal velocity, right?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 15, 2024 07:18 PM
You'll shoot your eye out!
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 15, 2024 07:18 PM
You'll shoot your eye out!
Posted by: Ralphie's Teacher at December 15, 2024 07:23 PM (a3Q+t)
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blake that's quite a load, 208g @ 2700fps. That's the velocity for standard M1 ammo but 25% more mass. Ouch.
Posted by: rhomboid at December 15, 2024 07:23 PM (1m82a)
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Howdy!
Slightly off topic. I see that Weasel uses Proton Mail. Are you happy with it? I've been using the free VPN service Proton offers and I like it. I've been debating whether to upgrade to the other paid services they offer.
Slightly off topic. I see that Weasel uses Proton Mail. Are you happy with it? I've been using the free VPN service Proton offers and I like it. I've been debating whether to upgrade to the other paid services they offer.
Posted by: Puddleglum, drive by pew pew at December 15, 2024 07:24 PM (Ixe1Y)
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He tells me they sell a lot of MP5s now....
Hmmmm.
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at December 15, 2024 07:18 PM (QfvaV)
There's a new MP5 clone (MAC 5?) just introduced to the market whose MSRP comes in at $999. That's almost half the cost of some of the MP5 clones out there and a third of H&K's SP5 MSRP.
Hmmmm.
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at December 15, 2024 07:18 PM (QfvaV)
There's a new MP5 clone (MAC 5?) just introduced to the market whose MSRP comes in at $999. That's almost half the cost of some of the MP5 clones out there and a third of H&K's SP5 MSRP.
Posted by: Ed L at December 15, 2024 07:24 PM (AiJK3)
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@Ed L., that is really cool. Working to preserve an actual piece of history.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at December 15, 2024 07:24 PM (tT6L1)
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Posted by: Puddleglum, drive by pew pew at December 15, 2024 07:24 PM (Ixe1Y)
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No complaints!
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No complaints!
Posted by: Weasel at December 15, 2024 07:25 PM (fFYnV)
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I naturally focus on the front sight, but have naturally adapted to just aim at the centre of mass, rather than the bottom half of the target center.
I do have a very weak non-dominant eye (strabismus), so that is probably a natural adaptation. I don’t even notice the “ghost” sight.
I do have a very weak non-dominant eye (strabismus), so that is probably a natural adaptation. I don’t even notice the “ghost” sight.
Posted by: Marty at December 15, 2024 07:25 PM (ELmyf)
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@Puddleglum, Weasel, same. We're using the paid service and no complaints. The email app for Linux works quite well, too.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at December 15, 2024 07:26 PM (tT6L1)
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The IT guy at work invited me up to his spread to do some shooting. I brought along my 9mm AR. He fell in love.
"Where did you buy it?"
"I didn't. I built it."
"What?!?"
I think I may have spread Black Rifle Disease.
"Where did you buy it?"
"I didn't. I built it."
"What?!?"
I think I may have spread Black Rifle Disease.
Posted by: Taro Tsujimoto at December 15, 2024 07:26 PM (5YmYl)
Posted by: Weasel at December 15, 2024 07:27 PM (fFYnV)
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Good evening, gunthusiasts
Posted by: Ben Had at December 15, 2024 07:27 PM (LN7gX)
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Good evening, Ben Had! Hope things are well in your part of the world!
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at December 15, 2024 07:29 PM (tT6L1)
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at December 15, 2024 07:29 PM (QfvaV)
Posted by: Weasel at December 15, 2024 07:29 PM (fFYnV)
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Spent the weekend up at the property with doggo, but no range time. Pretty cold on Saturday and it drizzled today.
Posted by: scampydog at December 15, 2024 07:30 PM (41CYW)
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Mas nails it on the phrase "shoot to kill" though he doesn't do it quite the way I do. My emphasis is on the jury. We don't (yet) have AI judges who simply look up the law, view the evidence impartially, then pronounce verdict. Even if we did, loads of people wouldn't like the verdict.
And loads of people who end up on juries (even more since so many otherwise responsible people say "Oh no, I sure hope I get out of this jury duty") are the ignorant masses. Those folks are easily swayed when a prosecutor starts using fancy Latin like "mens rea" and then start parsing your words.
Of course we shoot to put maximum impact on the bad guy. And we often them to die, deep inside our sinful hearts. But the words to use to frame your mindset are, "I had to use deadly force to stop him. I didn't know if anything but a 'core' or CNS strike would even slow him down. So I used the most effective shot I know to stop him." And, maybe add, "Even if I had used my bare hands or a broom handle or a knife, the most effective strikes I know all are potentially fatal, if done right. That's how it is when you're facing that threat."
And loads of people who end up on juries (even more since so many otherwise responsible people say "Oh no, I sure hope I get out of this jury duty") are the ignorant masses. Those folks are easily swayed when a prosecutor starts using fancy Latin like "mens rea" and then start parsing your words.
Of course we shoot to put maximum impact on the bad guy. And we often them to die, deep inside our sinful hearts. But the words to use to frame your mindset are, "I had to use deadly force to stop him. I didn't know if anything but a 'core' or CNS strike would even slow him down. So I used the most effective shot I know to stop him." And, maybe add, "Even if I had used my bare hands or a broom handle or a knife, the most effective strikes I know all are potentially fatal, if done right. That's how it is when you're facing that threat."
Posted by: GWB at December 15, 2024 07:31 PM (WlvCt)
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There's a new MP5 clone (MAC 5?) just introduced to the market whose MSRP comes in at $999. That's almost half the cost of some of the MP5 clones out there and a third of H&K's SP5 MSRP.
Posted by: Ed L at December 15, 2024 07:24 PM (AiJK3)
MAC is one of the brands SDS imports. And yes.
Posted by: Ed L at December 15, 2024 07:24 PM (AiJK3)
MAC is one of the brands SDS imports. And yes.
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at December 15, 2024 07:31 PM (QfvaV)
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blake, just spent a lovely evening with Rancherbob and CHQ doing an early planning session for MoMe X.
Posted by: Ben Had at December 15, 2024 07:32 PM (LN7gX)
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It wasn't his fault!
New York Post@nypost
Luigi Mangione played assassin video game ‘Among Us’ with friends: ‘Extremely ironic’
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Among Us is not a realistic/semi-realistic game like Sniper Elite, Red Dead Redemption, or Grand Theft Auto. It's armless, formless blobs chasing each other.
New York Post@nypost
Luigi Mangione played assassin video game ‘Among Us’ with friends: ‘Extremely ironic’
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Among Us is not a realistic/semi-realistic game like Sniper Elite, Red Dead Redemption, or Grand Theft Auto. It's armless, formless blobs chasing each other.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now With Peppermint Mocha! at December 15, 2024 07:32 PM (L/fGl)
Posted by: andycanuck (hovnC) at December 15, 2024 07:34 PM (hovnC)
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@Ben Had, sounds good. My wife was informed, when I returned this time, that I would be going again next year.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at December 15, 2024 07:34 PM (tT6L1)
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21 degrees, but no wind. Still, I and my AR 10 had the 300 yard range to ourselves.
It appears that I have a175 grain load that works. Sierra Match King, x.yz grains of varget, 2500 fps.
Looks like a 2” group at 300.
But better than that, I now have drone footage of rounds smacking the dueling tree.
If I could only figure out video editing …
It appears that I have a175 grain load that works. Sierra Match King, x.yz grains of varget, 2500 fps.
Looks like a 2” group at 300.
But better than that, I now have drone footage of rounds smacking the dueling tree.
If I could only figure out video editing …
Posted by: RI Red at December 15, 2024 07:36 PM (JN5i/)
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Because I do not know what is behind my target.
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at December 15, 2024 07:13 PM (0XVad)
And not just in an upward direction. If you miss the drone, your bullet will come down somewhere, at velocity (at least terminal dropping velocity) and impact somewhere.
Now, if you had a 12ga net round....
(* Of course, in Scoob's vicinity it's still likely to land in the city, so it really wouldn't add much danger. I guess he really could know what's behind his target....)
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at December 15, 2024 07:13 PM (0XVad)
And not just in an upward direction. If you miss the drone, your bullet will come down somewhere, at velocity (at least terminal dropping velocity) and impact somewhere.
Now, if you had a 12ga net round....
(* Of course, in Scoob's vicinity it's still likely to land in the city, so it really wouldn't add much danger. I guess he really could know what's behind his target....)
Posted by: GWB at December 15, 2024 07:36 PM (WlvCt)
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My very rudimentary temperature check on ammo and component prices suggests fever mostly broken, but "new normals" in some areas.
Ammoseek shows 9mikemike (brass, new) for under $10/box, which really is a return to pre-2020 Panic prices.
HP38 (my utility powder for handgun calibers) seems to have settled in for around $33/lb, which is a lot more than it was few years ago.
Primers - some new-to-me brand names are actually close to $.03/each for small pistol, more familiar names start around $.05. So, almost a doubling of the "old normal" price.
The impending Trumpenation should help the pool temperature, but the inflation including commodity prices probably underlies a lot of the increases now that the panic has abated.
Ammoseek shows 9mikemike (brass, new) for under $10/box, which really is a return to pre-2020 Panic prices.
HP38 (my utility powder for handgun calibers) seems to have settled in for around $33/lb, which is a lot more than it was few years ago.
Primers - some new-to-me brand names are actually close to $.03/each for small pistol, more familiar names start around $.05. So, almost a doubling of the "old normal" price.
The impending Trumpenation should help the pool temperature, but the inflation including commodity prices probably underlies a lot of the increases now that the panic has abated.
Posted by: rhomboid at December 15, 2024 07:37 PM (1m82a)
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This is repeat info but sra blaster's Christmas present was a precision rifle in .308. Howa 1500 action with a 24 in barrel in Australian Precision Chassis cerakoted in the red white and blue.
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at December 15, 2024 07:37 PM (QfvaV)
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AFA the cigar of the week, yes, it’s cold out now. But a few friends and I have volunteered as gunners for a local dog training group of labs that are mostly owned and trained by female non-hunters.
They get to see their dogs work live birds (pheasant) and we get some shotgun practice and, at the end of the day, do a walk through the property with a couple of the better dogs to get any escapees (pheasant farm).
And, of course, sit and enjoy a nice cigar with my buddies, after a nice day watching the dogs work.
If I’m ambitious, I’ll make up a wild game dish that I can heat up on the rocket stove. Always well received.
They get to see their dogs work live birds (pheasant) and we get some shotgun practice and, at the end of the day, do a walk through the property with a couple of the better dogs to get any escapees (pheasant farm).
And, of course, sit and enjoy a nice cigar with my buddies, after a nice day watching the dogs work.
If I’m ambitious, I’ll make up a wild game dish that I can heat up on the rocket stove. Always well received.
Posted by: Marty at December 15, 2024 07:37 PM (ELmyf)
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BTW, Korean flick Ballerina is gub p0rny too:
https://tinyurl.com/ya5sh8s5
https://tinyurl.com/ya5sh8s5
Posted by: andycanuck (hovnC) at December 15, 2024 07:37 PM (hovnC)
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Yay gun thread!
Ammo prices continue to drop and I foresee that continuing for a while.
My shocking advice? If you've got adequate stocks to get you throw March, hold off until Trump is sworn in.
Ammo prices continue to drop and I foresee that continuing for a while.
My shocking advice? If you've got adequate stocks to get you throw March, hold off until Trump is sworn in.
Posted by: Former Gun Owner A.H. Lloyd at December 15, 2024 07:37 PM (ZOv7s)
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Gun/Movie thread crossover
Mark Felton has a video up about the story of an MP40 being turned in during a British police amnesty period in 2017. Gentleman turning it in remarked it had been used in the movie Where Eagles Dare.
TL;DR of this story is, this was not one of the actual MP40s or the MP40 dummy guns used in the making of the movie. Mark contacted the constabulary involved and received a reply that is troubling.
What was turned in back in 2017 was a Japanese replica that could cycle and even make muzzle flashes. They then informed Mark that they assume the item was destroyed.
Mark Felton has a video up about the story of an MP40 being turned in during a British police amnesty period in 2017. Gentleman turning it in remarked it had been used in the movie Where Eagles Dare.
TL;DR of this story is, this was not one of the actual MP40s or the MP40 dummy guns used in the making of the movie. Mark contacted the constabulary involved and received a reply that is troubling.
What was turned in back in 2017 was a Japanese replica that could cycle and even make muzzle flashes. They then informed Mark that they assume the item was destroyed.
Posted by: Anna Puma at December 15, 2024 07:38 PM (Wv/YG)
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He tells me they sell a lot of MP5s now....
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at December 15, 2024 07:18 PM (QfvaV)
So, even in this bad economy, Americans still have extra funds to spend on those. Hmmm.
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at December 15, 2024 07:18 PM (QfvaV)
So, even in this bad economy, Americans still have extra funds to spend on those. Hmmm.
Posted by: GWB at December 15, 2024 07:39 PM (WlvCt)
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Because I do not know what is behind my target.
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at December 15, 2024 07:13 PM (0XVad)
And not just in an upward direction. If you miss the drone, your bullet will come down somewhere, at velocity (at least terminal dropping velocity) and impact somewhere.
Now, if you had a 12ga net round....
(* Of course, in Scoob's vicinity it's still likely to land in the city, so it really wouldn't add much danger. I guess he really could know what's behind his target....)
Posted by: GWB at December 15, 2024 07:36 PM (WlvCt)
I keep wondering if paintball rounds wouldn't be a good idea. I don't think it would be as dangerous if it missed, but it would blind optical/visual sensors. It might also help with IR or UV sensors as well.
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at December 15, 2024 07:13 PM (0XVad)
And not just in an upward direction. If you miss the drone, your bullet will come down somewhere, at velocity (at least terminal dropping velocity) and impact somewhere.
Now, if you had a 12ga net round....
(* Of course, in Scoob's vicinity it's still likely to land in the city, so it really wouldn't add much danger. I guess he really could know what's behind his target....)
Posted by: GWB at December 15, 2024 07:36 PM (WlvCt)
I keep wondering if paintball rounds wouldn't be a good idea. I don't think it would be as dangerous if it missed, but it would blind optical/visual sensors. It might also help with IR or UV sensors as well.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at December 15, 2024 07:39 PM (VNX3d)
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After trying to climb up the learning curve for the better part of the last year, the shape and direction of the learning curve are more clear in retrospect. It has not always been linear. There have been false glimmers of progress that required regrouping to resolve.
Hearing the words is different than fully internalizing what they mean. Sometimes progress is not just getting the right knowledge, but being in the right place on the journey to truly understand and apply it. We've been fortunate to have some good mentors along the way.
As with many other things, getting to adequate is much easier than getting to proficient. It isn't about "knowing" everything and applying it on day one. Getting good is hard. I appreciate Weasel's continued focus on fundamentals. I've worked very hard on building and setting muscle memory lately which is paying off. Would not say that I'm "good," but certainly a lot less bad than was the case a year ago. Not every shot is a bullseye, but pistol targets no longer look like buckshot. Thanks all.
Hearing the words is different than fully internalizing what they mean. Sometimes progress is not just getting the right knowledge, but being in the right place on the journey to truly understand and apply it. We've been fortunate to have some good mentors along the way.
As with many other things, getting to adequate is much easier than getting to proficient. It isn't about "knowing" everything and applying it on day one. Getting good is hard. I appreciate Weasel's continued focus on fundamentals. I've worked very hard on building and setting muscle memory lately which is paying off. Would not say that I'm "good," but certainly a lot less bad than was the case a year ago. Not every shot is a bullseye, but pistol targets no longer look like buckshot. Thanks all.
Posted by: TRex at December 15, 2024 07:39 PM (IQ6Gq)
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Mas nails it on the phrase "shoot to kill" though he doesn't do it quite the way I do. My emphasis is on the jury. We don't (yet) have AI judges who simply look up the law, view the evidence impartially, then pronounce verdict. Even if we did, loads of people wouldn't like the verdict.
Posted by: GWB at December 15, 2024 07:31 PM (WlvCt)
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We shouldn't overlook selection bias - the cases that get attention are the worst of them. If no charges are brought, you're likely to never even hear about it.
Posted by: GWB at December 15, 2024 07:31 PM (WlvCt)
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We shouldn't overlook selection bias - the cases that get attention are the worst of them. If no charges are brought, you're likely to never even hear about it.
Posted by: Former Gun Owner A.H. Lloyd at December 15, 2024 07:39 PM (ZOv7s)
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blake, that makes me so very happy. You are such a valuable part of the range team.
Posted by: Ben Had at December 15, 2024 07:40 PM (LN7gX)
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I got a new (to me) pistol.
Yeah yeah, I know. I swore off buying more. But, honestly, it just showed up and was so cute and lonely......
So, it's a Colt Mark IV Series 80 Government Model in .380. It's AMAZING. Super sweet little shooter. Even smaller than the G42 and has basically NO recoil. Sweet trigger.
Put 50 rounds through it without a hiccup.
Been taken apart, cleaned, lubed and loved.
*snoopy dance*
Yeah yeah, I know. I swore off buying more. But, honestly, it just showed up and was so cute and lonely......
So, it's a Colt Mark IV Series 80 Government Model in .380. It's AMAZING. Super sweet little shooter. Even smaller than the G42 and has basically NO recoil. Sweet trigger.
Put 50 rounds through it without a hiccup.
Been taken apart, cleaned, lubed and loved.
*snoopy dance*
Posted by: nurse ratched, garbage at December 15, 2024 07:41 PM (y/T6k)
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22 No actual gun stuff but this is certainly gun adjacent - watched the Army Navy game yesterday. The result was disappointing but we won the party.
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at December 15, 2024 07:14 PM (QfvaV)
At USS Eromero we thought the game was pretty dadgum good, and so was the after game party.
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at December 15, 2024 07:14 PM (QfvaV)
At USS Eromero we thought the game was pretty dadgum good, and so was the after game party.
Posted by: Eromero at December 15, 2024 07:41 PM (LHPAg)
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I keep wondering if paintball rounds wouldn't be a good idea. I don't think it would be as dangerous if it missed, but it would blind optical/visual sensors. It might also help with IR or UV sensors as well.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at December 15, 2024 07:39 PM (VNX3d)
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I'm all about reconditioning the war trophy 88 over at the reserve center.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at December 15, 2024 07:39 PM (VNX3d)
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I'm all about reconditioning the war trophy 88 over at the reserve center.
Posted by: Former Gun Owner A.H. Lloyd at December 15, 2024 07:41 PM (ZOv7s)
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I don't know how or why, but I've been bingeing on 'Highway Patrol' episodes lately.
Those land barges they all drive around are fantastic. The wooden acting coupled with the highly unlikely situations, and they inevitable 'one shot, one dead' actions are hugely entertaining.
I love them.
Those land barges they all drive around are fantastic. The wooden acting coupled with the highly unlikely situations, and they inevitable 'one shot, one dead' actions are hugely entertaining.
I love them.
Posted by: Tonypete at December 15, 2024 07:42 PM (WXNFJ)
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@nurse, sounds like a fun little firearm.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at December 15, 2024 07:42 PM (tT6L1)
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A buddy sold a Tavor and I told him about the PSA pricing on the PA10 and he just ordered one - $729 for an 18" with stainless barrel.
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at December 15, 2024 07:42 PM (QfvaV)
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What is a good tool to help develop aiming muscle memory?
I'm nearsighted, and my dominant eye changes when I wear my glasses. Obviously, no one guarantees when an emergency might happen, so I need to develop both with and without glasses.
I'm nearsighted, and my dominant eye changes when I wear my glasses. Obviously, no one guarantees when an emergency might happen, so I need to develop both with and without glasses.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at December 15, 2024 07:43 PM (VNX3d)
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Ed L, that's very interesting. And I didn't know any part of Thresher was recovered. Haven't checked but perhaps any recovery from Scorpion was/is classified?
Posted by: rhomboid at December 15, 2024 07:22 PM (1m82a)
Supposedly, the Thresher artifact is part of the compressed air line used to blow the ballast tanks that was recovered in 1964 by the submersible Trieste 2. More is known about the Thresher because it was undergoing a test dive and had other vessels standing by. The Scorpion was on patrol in the Atlantic when it was lost. Its location was not found for six months. There's a lot more speculation about its loss for the reason that no other vessel is known to have been in the area when Scorpion was lost. All official reports for the loss of both subs are now declassified by the USN as of 2023.
Posted by: rhomboid at December 15, 2024 07:22 PM (1m82a)
Supposedly, the Thresher artifact is part of the compressed air line used to blow the ballast tanks that was recovered in 1964 by the submersible Trieste 2. More is known about the Thresher because it was undergoing a test dive and had other vessels standing by. The Scorpion was on patrol in the Atlantic when it was lost. Its location was not found for six months. There's a lot more speculation about its loss for the reason that no other vessel is known to have been in the area when Scorpion was lost. All official reports for the loss of both subs are now declassified by the USN as of 2023.
Posted by: Ed L at December 15, 2024 07:43 PM (AiJK3)
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La Gloria Cubana is a great cigar. But it really improves if you can leave it alone in a humidor for a few years.
Splunge,
Good point. Sadly I must confess my long term storage humidors compete for space with my long term storage space for bourbons and scotch. (So much for Ace-based shelving.) I have about a dozen favorites I keep handy, and then the experimentals. They vary from a couple dozen to a few...at which point I get antsy and pull out the credit card.
Sigh. Such is life.
Splunge,
Good point. Sadly I must confess my long term storage humidors compete for space with my long term storage space for bourbons and scotch. (So much for Ace-based shelving.) I have about a dozen favorites I keep handy, and then the experimentals. They vary from a couple dozen to a few...at which point I get antsy and pull out the credit card.
Sigh. Such is life.
Posted by: Diogenes at December 15, 2024 07:43 PM (W/lyH)
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OT: *Some* of the drones (or "drones") definitely look like aircraft: they are displaying FAA required navigation lights (green on right wingtip, red on left, white on tail); they make a line of lights in the sky that look to me like the line of passenger aircraft coming into O'Hare Airport on a busy evening.
That said, this needs investigating. China not only makes spy balloons; China makes drones that put on fantastic aerial displays (dragons, snakes) using hundreds of coordinated drones.
That said, this needs investigating. China not only makes spy balloons; China makes drones that put on fantastic aerial displays (dragons, snakes) using hundreds of coordinated drones.
Posted by: JM in Ill -- Behold the Manchurian Candidate at December 15, 2024 07:43 PM (AUAQl)
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nurse, congratulations.
Posted by: Ben Had at December 15, 2024 07:43 PM (LN7gX)
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PaK 40 7,5cm
Posted by: Anna Puma at December 15, 2024 07:43 PM (Wv/YG)
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Thanks, Ben Had, I appreciate your kind words. I wouldn't get the chance to be part of the team if not for you, CHQ and Rancher Bob providing a place for the team to assemble.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at December 15, 2024 07:44 PM (tT6L1)
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Posted by: nurse ratched, garbage at December 15, 2024 07:41 PM (y/T6k)
Nice! I tried to talk my buddy out of his Colt Gubmint Model .380 several years ago, but he stood firm, dang it.
Nice! I tried to talk my buddy out of his Colt Gubmint Model .380 several years ago, but he stood firm, dang it.
Posted by: That SOB Van Owen at December 15, 2024 07:45 PM (Hdixl)
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So, it's a Colt Mark IV Series 80 Government Model in .380. It's AMAZING.
Posted by: nurse ratched, garbage at December 15, 2024 07:41 PM (y/T6k)
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Colts tend to be amazing. This is known. Solid purchase.
Posted by: nurse ratched, garbage at December 15, 2024 07:41 PM (y/T6k)
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Colts tend to be amazing. This is known. Solid purchase.
Posted by: Former Gun Owner A.H. Lloyd at December 15, 2024 07:45 PM (ZOv7s)
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TRex, you nailed it.
Today, I was really particular about breathing, trigger pull and aiming small. I was able to see the tiny square in the one inch square (vortex optics), and it magically brought my group together.
Oh, yeah, I also made sure that my sh*t was not wobbly.
Today, I was really particular about breathing, trigger pull and aiming small. I was able to see the tiny square in the one inch square (vortex optics), and it magically brought my group together.
Oh, yeah, I also made sure that my sh*t was not wobbly.
Posted by: RI Red at December 15, 2024 07:45 PM (JN5i/)
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Among Us is not a realistic/semi-realistic game like Sniper Elite, Red Dead Redemption, or Grand Theft Auto. It's armless, formless blobs chasing each other.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now With Peppermint Mocha! at December 15, 2024 07:32 PM (L/fGl)
Anyone remember the "a**a**in" game with those toy guns that shot little plastic discs? You would hunt each other at school (until the principal shut that down) and around the neighborhood?
Remember when it was attacked because some lame brain went and shot someone and the press found out he had played "A**a**in"? Simple minds always go to simple (and wrong) answers.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now With Peppermint Mocha! at December 15, 2024 07:32 PM (L/fGl)
Anyone remember the "a**a**in" game with those toy guns that shot little plastic discs? You would hunt each other at school (until the principal shut that down) and around the neighborhood?
Remember when it was attacked because some lame brain went and shot someone and the press found out he had played "A**a**in"? Simple minds always go to simple (and wrong) answers.
Posted by: GWB at December 15, 2024 07:46 PM (WlvCt)
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That said, this needs investigating. China not only makes spy balloons; China makes drones that put on fantastic aerial displays (dragons, snakes) using hundreds of coordinated drones.
Posted by: JM in Ill -- Behold the Manchurian Candidate at December 15, 2024 07:43 PM (AUAQl)
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Biden is giving China one last peek into our airspace so that they don't indict Hunter - and him, which they could easily do.
Everything said about Trump being compromised was 10x true with Biden.
Posted by: JM in Ill -- Behold the Manchurian Candidate at December 15, 2024 07:43 PM (AUAQl)
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Biden is giving China one last peek into our airspace so that they don't indict Hunter - and him, which they could easily do.
Everything said about Trump being compromised was 10x true with Biden.
Posted by: Former Gun Owner A.H. Lloyd at December 15, 2024 07:47 PM (ZOv7s)
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PaK 40 7,5cm
Posted by: Anna Puma at December 15, 2024 07:43 PM
I would go with the PaK 43 8.8cm myself. Bigger round, insane muzzle velocity with way more reach.
Posted by: Anna Puma at December 15, 2024 07:43 PM
I would go with the PaK 43 8.8cm myself. Bigger round, insane muzzle velocity with way more reach.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at December 15, 2024 07:47 PM (Rcnd3)
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Nice! I tried to talk my buddy out of his Colt Gubmint Model .380 several years ago, but he stood firm, dang it.
Posted by: That SOB Van Owen
Well, look out. The little buggers force you to adopt them!
Posted by: That SOB Van Owen
Well, look out. The little buggers force you to adopt them!
Posted by: nurse ratched, garbage at December 15, 2024 07:47 PM (y/T6k)
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Not a range report but PA rifle deer season ended yesterday. Opening day my son took an 8 pt buck running full throttle at 50 yds. Two 30.06, both good heart lung hits. The second one dropped him.
Fourth day, I made a 159 yd shot and took a 9 pointer with an old Rem Model 600 .308 Win.
Fourth day, I made a 159 yd shot and took a 9 pointer with an old Rem Model 600 .308 Win.
Posted by: Cosda at December 15, 2024 07:48 PM (bIQ9U)
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Anyone remember the "a**a**in" game with those toy guns that shot little plastic discs? You would hunt each other at school (until the principal shut that down) and around the neighborhood?
Posted by: GWB at December 15, 2024 07:46 PM (WlvCt)
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Yeah, it was called TAG. What I think is funny is that those guns are basically Bergman-Bayards. Classic design finds new functionality.
Posted by: GWB at December 15, 2024 07:46 PM (WlvCt)
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Yeah, it was called TAG. What I think is funny is that those guns are basically Bergman-Bayards. Classic design finds new functionality.
Posted by: Former Gun Owner A.H. Lloyd at December 15, 2024 07:48 PM (ZOv7s)
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RI Red, there is no way to over emphasize breathing and how important it is to function.
Posted by: Ben Had at December 15, 2024 07:49 PM (LN7gX)
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Wasn't TAG/i] also a movie?
Posted by: Anna Puma at December 15, 2024 07:50 PM (Wv/YG)
Posted by: RI Red at December 15, 2024 07:50 PM (JN5i/)
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yike
Posted by: Anna Puma at December 15, 2024 07:50 PM (Wv/YG)
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@Ed L., that is really cool. Working to preserve an actual piece of history.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at December 15, 2024 07:24 PM (tT6L1)
That's one part of the USN where spending more taxpayer $$ is really justified. Because temperature/light/humidity conditions in the Navy Museum have gotten so bad over the last few decades, a lot of historic artifacts have suffered damage: Admiral Nimitz's uniform, USN Antarctic expedition relics, a coconut shell cup used by the crew of the USS Quail to escape from Corregidor to Australia in a motor launch, and more have had to come off display. It's really sad when you think about it - pieces of history damaged (possibly beyond repair) because it's not a priority.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at December 15, 2024 07:24 PM (tT6L1)
That's one part of the USN where spending more taxpayer $$ is really justified. Because temperature/light/humidity conditions in the Navy Museum have gotten so bad over the last few decades, a lot of historic artifacts have suffered damage: Admiral Nimitz's uniform, USN Antarctic expedition relics, a coconut shell cup used by the crew of the USS Quail to escape from Corregidor to Australia in a motor launch, and more have had to come off display. It's really sad when you think about it - pieces of history damaged (possibly beyond repair) because it's not a priority.
Posted by: Ed L at December 15, 2024 07:50 PM (AiJK3)
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57 #50 From_ the_ World_of_ John_ Wick:_ Ballerina
https://tinyurl.com/4r8wtyrb
Posted by: andycanuck (hovnC)
It has Daryl Dixon in it.
Must be in his contract to use the same hairstyle in every video he is in.
https://tinyurl.com/4r8wtyrb
Posted by: andycanuck (hovnC)
It has Daryl Dixon in it.
Must be in his contract to use the same hairstyle in every video he is in.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at December 15, 2024 07:51 PM (/lPRQ)
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blake, just spent a lovely evening with Rancherbob and CHQ doing an early planning session for MoMe X.
Posted by: Ben Had at December 15, 2024 07:32 PM
Very nice. God willing, the RMBS Mom and I will be there.
Posted by: Ben Had at December 15, 2024 07:32 PM
Very nice. God willing, the RMBS Mom and I will be there.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at December 15, 2024 07:52 PM (Wnv9h)
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I would go with the PaK 43 8.8cm myself. Bigger round, insane muzzle velocity with way more reach.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at December 15, 2024 07:47 PM (Rcnd3)
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Take four of the .22LR Gatling guns, put them in a high-elevation mount and link the cranks so that one person and cycle all four, set it in a pickup truck bed, and you've got some serious anti-drone power with minimal collateral damage potential.
Remember: one of the reasons you had to take shelter during and air raid was all the metal fragments falling from 20,000 feet.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at December 15, 2024 07:47 PM (Rcnd3)
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Take four of the .22LR Gatling guns, put them in a high-elevation mount and link the cranks so that one person and cycle all four, set it in a pickup truck bed, and you've got some serious anti-drone power with minimal collateral damage potential.
Remember: one of the reasons you had to take shelter during and air raid was all the metal fragments falling from 20,000 feet.
Posted by: Former Gun Owner A.H. Lloyd at December 15, 2024 07:52 PM (ZOv7s)
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96 Nurse, would that work for you as a carry gun?
Posted by: RI Red
Absolutely. I have some defensive ammo I will load to carry, Shoot to stop. Or for me, shoot to distract enough so I can safely get away. If that means blood, well, that means blood.
Posted by: RI Red
Absolutely. I have some defensive ammo I will load to carry, Shoot to stop. Or for me, shoot to distract enough so I can safely get away. If that means blood, well, that means blood.
Posted by: nurse ratched, garbage at December 15, 2024 07:53 PM (y/T6k)
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Posted by: Ed L at December 15, 2024 07:50 PM (AiJK3)
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There is a Japanese Wake Island sword at the Navy Museum that was polished by the same togishi that I used for my katana.
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There is a Japanese Wake Island sword at the Navy Museum that was polished by the same togishi that I used for my katana.
Posted by: Weasel at December 15, 2024 07:53 PM (RG6z4)
Posted by: AshevilleRobert at December 15, 2024 07:53 PM (Hw6WF)
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RMBS, please tell your Mom how much I appreciated her help last year. What a special lady.
Posted by: Ben Had at December 15, 2024 07:53 PM (LN7gX)
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just spent a lovely evening with Rancherbob and CHQ doing an early planning session for MoMe X.
Posted by: Ben Had at December 15, 2024 07:32 PM
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Oh, an early Christmas gift. So very excited to attend the 10th TX MoMe!
Posted by: Ben Had at December 15, 2024 07:32 PM
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Oh, an early Christmas gift. So very excited to attend the 10th TX MoMe!
Posted by: Grateful - the range bag lady at December 15, 2024 07:53 PM (IQ6Gq)
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Ben Had!
Of course I have to respond with, “That’s what she said!” I am a Moron, you know.
Nice to hear from you.
Of course I have to respond with, “That’s what she said!” I am a Moron, you know.
Nice to hear from you.
Posted by: RI Red at December 15, 2024 07:54 PM (JN5i/)
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Wasn't TAG/i] also a movie?
Posted by: Anna Puma at December 15, 2024 07:50 PM (Wv/YG)
Yep, they did a lame movie of it.
Posted by: Anna Puma at December 15, 2024 07:50 PM (Wv/YG)
Yep, they did a lame movie of it.
Posted by: GWB at December 15, 2024 07:54 PM (WlvCt)
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Sd. Kfz 234/4 with a Pak40 would be a blast.
Posted by: Anna Puma at December 15, 2024 07:55 PM (Wv/YG)
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98 That's one part of the USN where spending more taxpayer $$ is really justified. Because temperature/light/humidity conditions in the Navy Museum have gotten so bad over the last few decades, a lot of historic artifacts have suffered damage:
Posted by: Ed L at December 15, 2024 07:50 PM (AiJK3)
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Ed - thanks for the push. We have not visited but need to ensure a visit is high on our priority list.
Posted by: Ed L at December 15, 2024 07:50 PM (AiJK3)
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Ed - thanks for the push. We have not visited but need to ensure a visit is high on our priority list.
Posted by: TRex at December 15, 2024 07:55 PM (IQ6Gq)
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It's really sad when you think about it - pieces of history damaged (possibly beyond repair) because it's not a priority.
Posted by: Ed L at December 15, 2024 07:50 PM (AiJK3)
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In 1879 Michigan built a new state capitol and the rotunda was designed to have display cases for Civil War battle flags.
When the did the renovation, they realized that this was a terrible idea, and the flags were carefully removed because they were crumbling thanks to the temperature variations, Replicas were installed and the originals were placed in climate-controlled storage at the historic museum down the street.
But if you were of a certain age, you got to gape at the original faded banners filled with bullet holes.
Posted by: Ed L at December 15, 2024 07:50 PM (AiJK3)
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In 1879 Michigan built a new state capitol and the rotunda was designed to have display cases for Civil War battle flags.
When the did the renovation, they realized that this was a terrible idea, and the flags were carefully removed because they were crumbling thanks to the temperature variations, Replicas were installed and the originals were placed in climate-controlled storage at the historic museum down the street.
But if you were of a certain age, you got to gape at the original faded banners filled with bullet holes.
Posted by: Former Gun Owner A.H. Lloyd at December 15, 2024 07:56 PM (ZOv7s)
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Elk hunts in Wyoming and New Mexico have gone well for the grand nephew and niece.
Disease has decimated the Michigan Whitetail herd this fall, no back strap grill feast this weekend.
Elk hunts in Wyoming and New Mexico have gone well for the grand nephew and niece.
Disease has decimated the Michigan Whitetail herd this fall, no back strap grill feast this weekend.
Posted by: Auspex at December 15, 2024 07:56 PM (j4U/Z)
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RI Red, I expect to be able to get you off my "shit list" by seeing you both next year.
Posted by: Ben Had at December 15, 2024 07:56 PM (LN7gX)
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Ben Had, high on my list.
Tx XX MoMe!
Tx XX MoMe!
Posted by: RI Red at December 15, 2024 07:58 PM (JN5i/)
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Disease has decimated the Michigan Whitetail herd this fall, no back strap grill feast this weekend.
Posted by: Auspex at December 15, 2024 07:56 PM (j4U/Z)
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Depends on where you are. My wife and I went out to the local woodland to take a walk and they were happily enjoying their no-hunting zone.
Posted by: Auspex at December 15, 2024 07:56 PM (j4U/Z)
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Depends on where you are. My wife and I went out to the local woodland to take a walk and they were happily enjoying their no-hunting zone.
Posted by: Former Gun Owner A.H. Lloyd at December 15, 2024 07:58 PM (ZOv7s)
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I'm thinking of adding to my tupperdor space so I can put some sticks away for a few weeks/months before touching them. There are some (Punch Rare Corojo) where this is a common practice and is said to improve the experience substantially.
And Diogenes, kudos for braving the cold. There's a fun little cigar channel (Cigars Daily Live) where they feature people's "cigar tents" they've put up in wintry locales to enjoy their sticks outside. Heaters, exhaust fans, TVs, in varying kinds of structures including ice-fishing tents.
I too was looking forward to burning the sticks I picked up at Perdomo HQ in Miami on the boat. In the Leeward Islands, obviously cold was not a problem. But trade winds and a soft flame lighter ..... nightmare.
And Diogenes, kudos for braving the cold. There's a fun little cigar channel (Cigars Daily Live) where they feature people's "cigar tents" they've put up in wintry locales to enjoy their sticks outside. Heaters, exhaust fans, TVs, in varying kinds of structures including ice-fishing tents.
I too was looking forward to burning the sticks I picked up at Perdomo HQ in Miami on the boat. In the Leeward Islands, obviously cold was not a problem. But trade winds and a soft flame lighter ..... nightmare.
Posted by: rhomboid at December 15, 2024 07:58 PM (1m82a)
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37 I was providing for my family.
Scallops, gnocchis, and asparagus in my own Alfredo sauce.
But I do have a Range Report!
Posted by: RI Red at December 15, 2024 07:22 PM
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I hope you blasted the asparagus to smithereens before it got too close to pose a threat.
Scallops, gnocchis, and asparagus in my own Alfredo sauce.
But I do have a Range Report!
Posted by: RI Red at December 15, 2024 07:22 PM
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I hope you blasted the asparagus to smithereens before it got too close to pose a threat.
Posted by: TRex at December 15, 2024 07:58 PM (IQ6Gq)
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But if you were of a certain age, you got to gape at the original faded banners filled with bullet holes.
Posted by: Former Gun Owner A.H. Lloyd
Before Governor John Engler decided to return them to southern states.
Posted by: Former Gun Owner A.H. Lloyd
Before Governor John Engler decided to return them to southern states.
Posted by: Auspex at December 15, 2024 07:58 PM (j4U/Z)
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There is a Japanese Wake Island sword at the Navy Museum that was polished by the same togishi that I used for my katana.
Posted by: Weasel at December 15, 2024 07:53 PM (RG6z4)
I've seen it!
Posted by: Weasel at December 15, 2024 07:53 PM (RG6z4)
I've seen it!
Posted by: Ed L at December 15, 2024 08:01 PM (AiJK3)
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I'm going to say this with all due respect but I guess I don't grok the "shoot to distract" concept. Seems awfully risky to me.
Posted by: Notorious BFD at December 15, 2024 08:01 PM (mH6SG)
Posted by: Jak Sucio at December 15, 2024 08:01 PM (Aoykm)
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RMBS, please tell your Mom how much I appreciated her help last year. What a special lady.
Posted by: Ben Had at December 15, 2024 07:53 PM
Will do!
Posted by: Ben Had at December 15, 2024 07:53 PM
Will do!
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at December 15, 2024 08:02 PM (Wnv9h)
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Always remember the American prisoners who were murdered by the Japanese in 1943 on Wake Island.
Posted by: Anna Puma at December 15, 2024 08:03 PM (Wv/YG)
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I'm going to say this with all due respect but I guess I don't grok the "shoot to distract" concept. Seems awfully risky to me.
Posted by: Notorious BFD at December 15, 2024 08:01 PM (mH6SG)
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Suppressive fire has limited utility in self-defense scenarios.
Posted by: Notorious BFD at December 15, 2024 08:01 PM (mH6SG)
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Suppressive fire has limited utility in self-defense scenarios.
Posted by: Former Gun Owner A.H. Lloyd at December 15, 2024 08:03 PM (ZOv7s)
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Way late to the party (automotive issues), but I'm here! Good Sunday evening, gub 'ettes and 'rons, and a katana-sharp hello to our host Weasel.
Posted by: Schnorflepuppy at December 15, 2024 08:03 PM (v23vE)
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120 I'm going to say this with all due respect but I guess I don't grok the "shoot to distract" concept. Seems awfully risky to me.
Posted by: Notorious BFD
They will be adequately distracted with a gaping chest wound.
Posted by: Notorious BFD
They will be adequately distracted with a gaping chest wound.
Posted by: nurse ratched, garbage at December 15, 2024 08:03 PM (5i0gE)
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Jak Sucio, I gave your posole high praise in the food thread. Been too long, my friend.
Posted by: Ben Had at December 15, 2024 08:03 PM (LN7gX)
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86 So, it's a Colt Mark IV Series 80 Government Model in .380. It's AMAZING.
Posted by: nurse ratched, garbage at December 15, 2024 07:41 PM (y/T6k)
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Colts tend to be amazing. This is known. Solid purchase.
Posted by: Former Gun Owner A.H. Lloyd at December 15, 2024 07:45 PM (ZOv7s)
Two, one blue, one stainless. Sexy.
Posted by: nurse ratched, garbage at December 15, 2024 07:41 PM (y/T6k)
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Colts tend to be amazing. This is known. Solid purchase.
Posted by: Former Gun Owner A.H. Lloyd at December 15, 2024 07:45 PM (ZOv7s)
Two, one blue, one stainless. Sexy.
Posted by: Eromero at December 15, 2024 08:04 PM (LHPAg)
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The Mossberg Patrol 308 we took to Texas this year has a $40 scope on it. A YT video showed up on my feed of a guy reviewing that scope - on an AR15. Apparently made for such. So it was not exactly built to make a long range shooter out of a carbine length 308.
This starts a discussion. Maybe it needs a better than $40 scope - and for 308 specific scopes that price starts about 10x that.
So - on the Christmas rifle is a nice but not really well known branded scope. sra blaster suggests move that scope onto the Mossberg and get a better scope onto the actual precision rifle.
Since she's always right I am presumung that is what we are going to do.
This starts a discussion. Maybe it needs a better than $40 scope - and for 308 specific scopes that price starts about 10x that.
So - on the Christmas rifle is a nice but not really well known branded scope. sra blaster suggests move that scope onto the Mossberg and get a better scope onto the actual precision rifle.
Since she's always right I am presumung that is what we are going to do.
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at December 15, 2024 08:04 PM (QfvaV)
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Dang Ed L, I never got to the Navy Museum, despite all those years local and many of them just up the street on the Hill. Sad to hear about the artifacts.
In another military museum where I volunteered there was a .50cal machine gun, the kind used in aircraft, display text said it had been recovered from a Corsair that had been at great depth for decades after WWII. Seemed hard to believe, looking at it. But curator said it was true.
I know the miraculous state of many Navy aircraft recovered from Lake Michigan is due to distinctive features of the soil and the oxygen levels at depth, but I didn't think any of this applied in the ocean.
In another military museum where I volunteered there was a .50cal machine gun, the kind used in aircraft, display text said it had been recovered from a Corsair that had been at great depth for decades after WWII. Seemed hard to believe, looking at it. But curator said it was true.
I know the miraculous state of many Navy aircraft recovered from Lake Michigan is due to distinctive features of the soil and the oxygen levels at depth, but I didn't think any of this applied in the ocean.
Posted by: rhomboid at December 15, 2024 08:04 PM (1m82a)
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Always remember the American prisoners who were murdered by the Japanese in 1943 on Wake Island.
Posted by: Anna Puma at December 15, 2024 08:03 PM (Wv/YG)
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Japan's conduct in WW II stands in stark contrast with its earlier observance of international conventions. I think part of it was the ultra-nationalist movement, but also the experience of the various 'dirty wars' they were fighting in China prior to 1941.
Posted by: Anna Puma at December 15, 2024 08:03 PM (Wv/YG)
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Japan's conduct in WW II stands in stark contrast with its earlier observance of international conventions. I think part of it was the ultra-nationalist movement, but also the experience of the various 'dirty wars' they were fighting in China prior to 1941.
Posted by: Former Gun Owner A.H. Lloyd at December 15, 2024 08:05 PM (ZOv7s)
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Ed - thanks for the push. We have not visited but need to ensure a visit is high on our priority list.
Posted by: TRex at December 15, 2024 07:55 PM (IQ6Gq)
You can still get in, but you'll have to call the Museum folks to get you on the Washington Navy Yard. The Museum is in the process of shutting down because they're planning on moving into a new building that's supposed to get built by 2030 (or so). We just picked up the land for it (west of the Issac Hull/6th Street SE gate on M Street SE) a couple of months ago. Be prepared to come to a construction zone. Some of the large exhibits (F4U Corsair, ship models, etc.) are coming down in order to get moved into storage until the new building is finished.
Posted by: TRex at December 15, 2024 07:55 PM (IQ6Gq)
You can still get in, but you'll have to call the Museum folks to get you on the Washington Navy Yard. The Museum is in the process of shutting down because they're planning on moving into a new building that's supposed to get built by 2030 (or so). We just picked up the land for it (west of the Issac Hull/6th Street SE gate on M Street SE) a couple of months ago. Be prepared to come to a construction zone. Some of the large exhibits (F4U Corsair, ship models, etc.) are coming down in order to get moved into storage until the new building is finished.
Posted by: Ed L at December 15, 2024 08:05 PM (AiJK3)
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They will be adequately distracted with a gaping chest wound.
Posted by: nurse ratched, garbage at December 15, 2024 08:03 PM
My bad, nurse. I misinterpreted your post.
Posted by: nurse ratched, garbage at December 15, 2024 08:03 PM
My bad, nurse. I misinterpreted your post.
Posted by: Notorious BFD at December 15, 2024 08:05 PM (mH6SG)
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Weasel that's amazing about the sword.
Posted by: rhomboid at December 15, 2024 08:06 PM (1m82a)
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Weasel , have you acquired a fitting display case yet?
Posted by: Ben Had at December 15, 2024 08:07 PM (LN7gX)
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I hope you blasted the asparagus to smithereens before it got too close to pose a threat.
Posted by: TRex at December 15, 2024 07:58 PM (IQ6Gq)
This!
So very this.
Posted by: TRex at December 15, 2024 07:58 PM (IQ6Gq)
This!
So very this.
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at December 15, 2024 08:09 PM (QfvaV)
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Posted by: rhomboid at December 15, 2024 08:04 PM (1m82a)
Serial # records for the MGs can be found matching them to the aircraft they were on. That's how we can ID specific aircraft at crash sites and by extension, figure out who was lost when they crashed.
Serial # records for the MGs can be found matching them to the aircraft they were on. That's how we can ID specific aircraft at crash sites and by extension, figure out who was lost when they crashed.
Posted by: Ed L at December 15, 2024 08:09 PM (AiJK3)
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I've asked Santa for a Christmas Rifle but my expectations are low. I've not been much of a good boy this year. Sigh.
Posted by: Notorious BFD at December 15, 2024 08:09 PM (mH6SG)
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Weasel that's amazing about the sword.
Posted by: rhomboid at December 15, 2024 08:06 PM (1m82a)
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Yep. The sword I mentioned at the Navy Museum was one of the ones surrendered by the Japanese on the Missouri I think.
Posted by: rhomboid at December 15, 2024 08:06 PM (1m82a)
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Yep. The sword I mentioned at the Navy Museum was one of the ones surrendered by the Japanese on the Missouri I think.
Posted by: Weasel at December 15, 2024 08:10 PM (FGOnL)
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My bad, nurse. I misinterpreted your post.
Posted by: Notorious BFD
No worries! My comment was made in the context of Mas Ayoob's video.
Posted by: Notorious BFD
No worries! My comment was made in the context of Mas Ayoob's video.
Posted by: nurse ratched, garbage at December 15, 2024 08:10 PM (uMdxF)
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Alas, time for me to go. Thanks again, Weasel! I'll drop you a line on some of the things I was up to over the past couple of years. I think you'll find at least some of it interesting.
Posted by: Former Gun Owner A.H. Lloyd at December 15, 2024 08:11 PM (ZOv7s)
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Weasel , have you acquired a fitting display case yet?
Posted by: Ben Had at December 15, 2024 08:07 PM (LN7gX)
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I have a solution that is temporary unless it works!
Posted by: Ben Had at December 15, 2024 08:07 PM (LN7gX)
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I have a solution that is temporary unless it works!
Posted by: Weasel at December 15, 2024 08:11 PM (FGOnL)
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at December 15, 2024 08:12 PM (tT6L1)
Posted by: Weasel at December 15, 2024 08:13 PM (FGOnL)
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I need to get the airbrush going, time to paint an F-14 and tackle other kits on the workbench.
Ciao.
Ciao.
Posted by: Anna Puma at December 15, 2024 08:14 PM (Wv/YG)
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Anna Puma, IIRC, the Japanese commander who ordered the executions was tried and hung after the war as a war criminal.
Posted by: Ed L at December 15, 2024 08:14 PM (AiJK3)
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Just got home from the spawn's shooting team Christmas party. Ammo was given out to all!!
Posted by: lin-duh at December 15, 2024 08:14 PM (Kcw7x)
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Howdy Weasel!
Posted by: Doof at December 15, 2024 08:15 PM (RFPHU)
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I need to get the airbrush going, time to paint an F-14 and tackle other kits on the workbench.
Ciao.
Posted by: Anna Puma at December 15, 2024 08:14 PM (Wv/YG)
Anna, if you are still here, any thoughts on the value of a 1978 VW pop-top camper?
Ciao.
Posted by: Anna Puma at December 15, 2024 08:14 PM (Wv/YG)
Anna, if you are still here, any thoughts on the value of a 1978 VW pop-top camper?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 15, 2024 08:15 PM (8zz6B)
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Doof!
Posted by: Weasel at December 15, 2024 08:15 PM (FGOnL)
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I still have my S&W M&P model 10 that I was issued in 1984. I used to joke with the guys that we were equipped the same as Barney Fife. Dump pouches and everything. It wasn’t until ten years later we switched to 9mm.
Posted by: RetSgtRN at December 15, 2024 08:16 PM (tFYDl)
Posted by: Notorious BFD at December 15, 2024 08:16 PM (mH6SG)
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Ed L, sort of related, one day at the museum a guy walked in and said he was part of a club that researched unsolved/missing military aircraft losses in the western US. Handed me an envelope of info on a case here locally. Warned me about who I told about it, but that's another story. A while later, voila, local fisherman "discovers" a plane in a reservoir that showed up on his sonar.
And now that plane, I think the last surviving SB2-C, sits restored in Pensacola. Recovered from Otay Reservoir, near the border.
And now that plane, I think the last surviving SB2-C, sits restored in Pensacola. Recovered from Otay Reservoir, near the border.
Posted by: rhomboid at December 15, 2024 08:17 PM (1m82a)
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Doof!
Posted by: Weasel at December 15, 2024 08:15 PM (FGOnL)
Hope you are well, brother. Appreciate your thread, as always!
Posted by: Weasel at December 15, 2024 08:15 PM (FGOnL)
Hope you are well, brother. Appreciate your thread, as always!
Posted by: Doof at December 15, 2024 08:17 PM (RFPHU)
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I'm going to say this with all due respect but I guess I don't grok the "shoot to distract" concept. Seems awfully risky to me.
Posted by: Notorious BFD at December 15, 2024 08:01 PM (mH6SG)
Well, if he's bleeding out on the ground, moaning and trying to hold his guts in, he's no longer trying to harm his intended victim, right?
I think Nurse meant that she's not as confident in the .380 as her other weapons on actually dropping the bad guy. So, while he's becoming incensed on being shot by his victim, she has time to get away.
Posted by: Notorious BFD at December 15, 2024 08:01 PM (mH6SG)
Well, if he's bleeding out on the ground, moaning and trying to hold his guts in, he's no longer trying to harm his intended victim, right?
I think Nurse meant that she's not as confident in the .380 as her other weapons on actually dropping the bad guy. So, while he's becoming incensed on being shot by his victim, she has time to get away.
Posted by: GWB at December 15, 2024 08:19 PM (WlvCt)
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Otay! Otay!
Posted by: zombie Buckwheat at December 15, 2024 08:21 PM (hovnC)
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I still have my S&W M&P model 10 that I was issued in 1984. I used to joke with the guys that we were equipped the same as Barney Fife. Dump pouches and everything. It wasn’t until ten years later we switched to 9mm.
Posted by: RetSgtRN at December 15, 2024 08:16 PM (tFYDl)
It's pretty amazing that Colt and S&W, the two primary revolver rivals for the 20th Century in the US, mostly stuck w/ their basic revolver design and function from the dawn of the 20th Century (1898 for Colt, 1899 for S&W) all the way into the first years of the 21st century. The looks changed, but the internals really didn't change much.
Posted by: RetSgtRN at December 15, 2024 08:16 PM (tFYDl)
It's pretty amazing that Colt and S&W, the two primary revolver rivals for the 20th Century in the US, mostly stuck w/ their basic revolver design and function from the dawn of the 20th Century (1898 for Colt, 1899 for S&W) all the way into the first years of the 21st century. The looks changed, but the internals really didn't change much.
Posted by: Ed L at December 15, 2024 08:21 PM (AiJK3)
Posted by: rhomboid at December 15, 2024 08:27 PM (1m82a)
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The looks changed, but the internals really didn't change much.
Posted by: Ed L at December 15, 2024 08:21 PM (AiJK3)
Unlike Progressives, we all know that sometimes something just works. Even though it's "old" it's actually the pinnacle of that particular mountain. Even though new things come along that might work as well, or have advantages, the "old" is still a fantastic solution to the problem.
Posted by: Ed L at December 15, 2024 08:21 PM (AiJK3)
Unlike Progressives, we all know that sometimes something just works. Even though it's "old" it's actually the pinnacle of that particular mountain. Even though new things come along that might work as well, or have advantages, the "old" is still a fantastic solution to the problem.
Posted by: GWB at December 15, 2024 08:27 PM (WlvCt)
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I hope you blasted the asparagus to smithereens before it got too close to pose a threat.
Posted by: TRex at December 15, 2024 07:58 PM (IQ6Gq)
This!
So very this. blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat
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You two are unbelievable.....
Posted by: TRex at December 15, 2024 07:58 PM (IQ6Gq)
This!
So very this. blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat
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You two are unbelievable.....
Posted by: Grateful - the range bag lady at December 15, 2024 08:27 PM (IQ6Gq)
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Poland introduces compulsory firearms training in elementary schools.
Nice.
Posted by: rhomboid at December 15, 2024 08:27 PM (1m82a)
Dude, you can't give us something that cool and not give a link! Who, where?
Nice.
Posted by: rhomboid at December 15, 2024 08:27 PM (1m82a)
Dude, you can't give us something that cool and not give a link! Who, where?
Posted by: GWB at December 15, 2024 08:28 PM (WlvCt)
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For those interested, the Poland story here: https://shorturl.at/kctYi
Posted by: GWB at December 15, 2024 08:32 PM (WlvCt)
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They will be adequately distracted with a gaping chest wound.
Posted by: nurse ratched, garbage at December 15, 2024 08:03 PM (5i0gE)
Nurse, way back when, we were taught that they were “sucking” chest wounds. Needed to apply plastic sheeting.
Posted by: nurse ratched, garbage at December 15, 2024 08:03 PM (5i0gE)
Nurse, way back when, we were taught that they were “sucking” chest wounds. Needed to apply plastic sheeting.
Posted by: RI Red at December 15, 2024 08:33 PM (1bCNi)
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Sorry GWB, my indolence knows no limits. And thanks for linking the story.
Posted by: rhomboid at December 15, 2024 08:34 PM (1m82a)
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rhomboid, thank you for your Middle East analysis.
Posted by: Ben Had at December 15, 2024 08:36 PM (LN7gX)
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I too was looking forward to burning the sticks I picked up at Perdomo HQ in Miami on the boat. In the Leeward Islands, obviously cold was not a problem. But trade winds and a soft flame lighter ..... nightmare.
Posted by: rhomboid at December 15, 2024 07:58 PM (1m82a)
Ha!
Hey, perhaps CBD will not read this and you can use this next week as a FWP! I sure would.
Posted by: rhomboid at December 15, 2024 07:58 PM (1m82a)
Ha!
Hey, perhaps CBD will not read this and you can use this next week as a FWP! I sure would.
Posted by: Diogenes at December 15, 2024 08:38 PM (W/lyH)
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For those interested, the Poland story here: https://shorturl.at/kctYi
Posted by: GWB at December 15, 2024 08:32 PM (WlvCt)
When it comes to unfriendly neighbors, the Poles have had to learn the hard way that they can't mess around. I'm not surprised they starting the younger generation as early as possible, given what's going on next door.
Posted by: GWB at December 15, 2024 08:32 PM (WlvCt)
When it comes to unfriendly neighbors, the Poles have had to learn the hard way that they can't mess around. I'm not surprised they starting the younger generation as early as possible, given what's going on next door.
Posted by: Ed L at December 15, 2024 08:38 PM (AiJK3)
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Well. I dutifully watched the video "Self-preservation in an Atom Bomb Attack". Go underground, then come out to ... what? Survivor of nuclear war?
Dream we must.
Dream we must.
Posted by: JM in Ill -- Behold the Manchurian Candidate at December 15, 2024 08:38 PM (zGeDA)
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BTW, mush as many interested in self defense will also tell you to do, they are looking to add in "tactical rescue" which seems to encompass first aid and trauma first aid.
They are also looking to include cybersecurity, which LOTS of Americans could stand to learn.
They are also looking to include cybersecurity, which LOTS of Americans could stand to learn.
Posted by: GWB at December 15, 2024 08:39 PM (WlvCt)
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Posted by: JM in Ill -- Behold the Manchurian Candidate at December 15, 2024 08:38 PM (zGeDA)
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Howdy and welcome to the Gun Thread!
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Howdy and welcome to the Gun Thread!
Posted by: Weasel at December 15, 2024 08:42 PM (HW4p5)
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They are also looking to include cybersecurity, which LOTS of Americans could stand to learn.
Posted by: GWB at December 15, 2024 08:39 PM (WlvCt)
Considering that the Russians love to use cyberattacks of one kind or another against their former satellite states, I not surprised that cybersecurity is a bigger deal there than it is here.
Posted by: GWB at December 15, 2024 08:39 PM (WlvCt)
Considering that the Russians love to use cyberattacks of one kind or another against their former satellite states, I not surprised that cybersecurity is a bigger deal there than it is here.
Posted by: Ed L at December 15, 2024 08:43 PM (AiJK3)
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I realize this is not the food thread, but grilled or sautéed asparagus is one of the finer things in life.
After a cold day at the range, asparagus, cheese, butter, Parmesan, scallops and gnocchis gives you the fundamental nutrients to not have your sh*t go wobbly.
After a cold day at the range, asparagus, cheese, butter, Parmesan, scallops and gnocchis gives you the fundamental nutrients to not have your sh*t go wobbly.
Posted by: RI Red at December 15, 2024 08:45 PM (JN5i/)
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172 I realize this is not the food thread, but grilled or sautéed asparagus is one of the finer things in life.
After a cold day at the range, asparagus, cheese, butter, Parmesan, scallops and gnocchis gives you the fundamental nutrients to not have your sh*t go wobbly.
Posted by: RI Red at December 15, 2024 08:45 PM (JN5i/)
This...is a wrong opinion.
After a cold day at the range, asparagus, cheese, butter, Parmesan, scallops and gnocchis gives you the fundamental nutrients to not have your sh*t go wobbly.
Posted by: RI Red at December 15, 2024 08:45 PM (JN5i/)
This...is a wrong opinion.
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at December 15, 2024 08:46 PM (QfvaV)
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Serial # records for the MGs can be found matching them to the aircraft they were on. That's how we can ID specific aircraft at crash sites and by extension, figure out who was lost when they crashed.
Posted by: Ed L at December 15, 2024 08:09 PM (AiJK3)
Israel just took out a fleet of MiG 29’s on the ground in Syria; impressive photos of the wreckage. Was just looking at weapons related story from the region tonight; the IAF has been clearing out ex Syrian weapons storage sites. Hit one tonight near Tartus, not only was the video impressive from miles away, but seismic monitoring stations put the secondary explosion at 3.0 on the Richter scale.
Posted by: Ed L at December 15, 2024 08:09 PM (AiJK3)
Israel just took out a fleet of MiG 29’s on the ground in Syria; impressive photos of the wreckage. Was just looking at weapons related story from the region tonight; the IAF has been clearing out ex Syrian weapons storage sites. Hit one tonight near Tartus, not only was the video impressive from miles away, but seismic monitoring stations put the secondary explosion at 3.0 on the Richter scale.
Posted by: Tom Servo at December 15, 2024 08:47 PM (zQ3t+)
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Apropos of nothing other than Gubs, my AR 10 trigger comes in at 6.25 lbs of pull.
I am expecting Santa to bring it in a bit lower.
Someone whose initials are C. B. D. sent me an email re a Geissele sale and I promptly forwarded it to Santa’s elves.
If they know what’s good for them, …
I am expecting Santa to bring it in a bit lower.
Someone whose initials are C. B. D. sent me an email re a Geissele sale and I promptly forwarded it to Santa’s elves.
If they know what’s good for them, …
Posted by: RI Red at December 15, 2024 08:50 PM (JN5i/)
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Well, I hope they can shoot better than OGs. J.K. Rowling pitches a new action series.
https://is.gd/shm1xZ
https://is.gd/shm1xZ
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now With Peppermint Mocha! at December 15, 2024 08:52 PM (L/fGl)
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>>I realize this is not the food thread, but grilled or sautéed asparagus is one of the finer things in life.
After a cold day at the range, asparagus, cheese, butter, Parmesan, scallops and gnocchis gives you the fundamental nutrients to not have your sh*t go wobbly.
Once again I am forced to agree with you. Because you are right.
After a cold day at the range, asparagus, cheese, butter, Parmesan, scallops and gnocchis gives you the fundamental nutrients to not have your sh*t go wobbly.
Once again I am forced to agree with you. Because you are right.
Posted by: Spotted Dick at December 15, 2024 08:52 PM (LkLld)
178
Blaster, I trust you like maple syrup on your French Toast!
Posted by: RI Red at December 15, 2024 08:53 PM (JN5i/)
179
Breaking911 @Breaking911
Massive explosion as the IDF blows up a suspected munitions depot belonging to the Assad regime.
https://tinyurl.com/y87nvhek
38 seconds; it takes several seconds for the sound of the explosion to hit the viewer!
Breaking911 @Breaking911 2h
SEE THIS INSANE EXPLOSION!! The IDF has just blown up a massive weapons depot near Tartus in northwestern Syria
Don't know what was stored there, but it was massive.
Breaking911 @Breaking911 3h
Israel has launched renewed strikes near Tartus in northwestern Syria, reportedly targeting several munitions depots along the coast.
https://tinyurl.com/5n7kpmj2
34 seconds
Massive explosion as the IDF blows up a suspected munitions depot belonging to the Assad regime.
https://tinyurl.com/y87nvhek
38 seconds; it takes several seconds for the sound of the explosion to hit the viewer!
Breaking911 @Breaking911 2h
SEE THIS INSANE EXPLOSION!! The IDF has just blown up a massive weapons depot near Tartus in northwestern Syria
Don't know what was stored there, but it was massive.
Breaking911 @Breaking911 3h
Israel has launched renewed strikes near Tartus in northwestern Syria, reportedly targeting several munitions depots along the coast.
https://tinyurl.com/5n7kpmj2
34 seconds
Posted by: andycanuck (hovnC) at December 15, 2024 08:55 PM (hovnC)
180
son of a ...
Posted by: JackStraw at December 15, 2024 08:56 PM (LkLld)
181
Well. I dutifully watched the video "Self-preservation in an Atom Bomb Attack". Go underground, then come out to ... what? Survivor of nuclear war?
Dream we must.
Posted by: JM in Ill -- Behold the Manchurian Candidate
That's when it's time to make the moonshine.
Well. I dutifully watched the video "Self-preservation in an Atom Bomb Attack". Go underground, then come out to ... what? Survivor of nuclear war?
Dream we must.
Posted by: JM in Ill -- Behold the Manchurian Candidate
That's when it's time to make the moonshine.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at December 15, 2024 08:57 PM (63Dwl)
182
When it comes to unfriendly neighbors, the Poles have had to learn the hard way that they can't mess around. I'm not surprised they starting the younger generation as early as possible, given what's going on next door.
Posted by: Ed L at December 15, 2024 08:38 PM (AiJK3)
Ed, now that DILIT is official, I have reiterated that I will help with home schooling their spawn. My curriculum will be a bit different than the local school system. Lots of field trips.
Posted by: Ed L at December 15, 2024 08:38 PM (AiJK3)
Ed, now that DILIT is official, I have reiterated that I will help with home schooling their spawn. My curriculum will be a bit different than the local school system. Lots of field trips.
Posted by: RI Red at December 15, 2024 08:58 PM (JN5i/)
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Posted by: Tom Servo at December 15, 2024 08:47 PM (zQ3t+)
I was hoping some CIA or SOCOM guys with suitcases of $100 bills could acquire some examples of Vlad's latest toys before the IAF sent the rest up in smoke.
I was hoping some CIA or SOCOM guys with suitcases of $100 bills could acquire some examples of Vlad's latest toys before the IAF sent the rest up in smoke.
Posted by: Ed L at December 15, 2024 08:59 PM (AiJK3)
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I know this for sure - I would want Mas Ayoob on my team in any self-defense legal scenario.
Posted by: Schnorflepuppy at December 15, 2024 08:59 PM (v23vE)
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Posted by: andycanuck (hovnC) at December 15, 2024 08:55 PM (hovnC)
Cruise missiles stores for the Russian Mediterranean squadron? Munitions stocks for the Russian Air Force formerly stationed in Syria? Ammo for the ex-Wagner Group mercs supporting the Assad government?
Cruise missiles stores for the Russian Mediterranean squadron? Munitions stocks for the Russian Air Force formerly stationed in Syria? Ammo for the ex-Wagner Group mercs supporting the Assad government?
Posted by: Ed L at December 15, 2024 09:05 PM (AiJK3)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at December 15, 2024 09:06 PM (63Dwl)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at December 15, 2024 09:09 PM (Wnv9h)
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Posted by: andycanuck (hovnC) at December 15, 2024 08:55 PM (hovnC)
I sincerely hope they're testing all of the downwind air for chemical traces, since that was one of the "things" everyone knew about the A**hat regime.
I sincerely hope they're testing all of the downwind air for chemical traces, since that was one of the "things" everyone knew about the A**hat regime.
Posted by: GWB at December 15, 2024 09:11 PM (WlvCt)
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Ok, 9:12 thank you time!
Thank you!
Looks like the Food Thread gets the W this week. Hope to see you all nest Sunday!
Thank you!
Looks like the Food Thread gets the W this week. Hope to see you all nest Sunday!
Posted by: Weasel at December 15, 2024 09:12 PM (l/cI8)
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Thanks for hosting, Weasel!
Posted by: Ed L at December 15, 2024 09:12 PM (AiJK3)
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Israel has launched renewed strikes near Tartus
Is that where they make the sauce?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.
I loved that ELP album!!
Is that where they make the sauce?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.
I loved that ELP album!!
Posted by: Tonypete at December 15, 2024 09:14 PM (WXNFJ)
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Posted by: Ed L at December 15, 2024 09:05 PM (AiJK3)
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Hamas says they're old folks hospitals with daycares in the basements!
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Hamas says they're old folks hospitals with daycares in the basements!
Posted by: andycanuck (hovnC) at December 15, 2024 09:14 PM (hovnC)
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190 Ok, 9:12 thank you time!
Thank you!
Looks like the Food Thread gets the W this week. Hope to see you all nest Sunday!
Posted by: Weasel at December 15, 2024 09:12 PM (l/cI
Maybe the Ewok will be in holiday cheer mode tomorrow at 0700. Not likely, but ten days out from both Christmas and the start of Hanukkah, anything could happen...
Thank you!
Looks like the Food Thread gets the W this week. Hope to see you all nest Sunday!
Posted by: Weasel at December 15, 2024 09:12 PM (l/cI
Maybe the Ewok will be in holiday cheer mode tomorrow at 0700. Not likely, but ten days out from both Christmas and the start of Hanukkah, anything could happen...
Posted by: Schnorflepuppy at December 15, 2024 09:14 PM (v23vE)
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Posted by: Ed L at December 15, 2024 09:12 PM (AiJK3)
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Happy to do it. Thanks for being here, EdL!
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Happy to do it. Thanks for being here, EdL!
Posted by: Weasel at December 15, 2024 09:14 PM (l/cI8)
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Weasel, Thank you for all you do.
Posted by: Ben Had at December 15, 2024 09:15 PM (LN7gX)
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Lots of field trips.
Posted by: RI Red at December 15, 2024 08:58 PM (JN5i/)
Field trips are what make homeschooling fun. Embrace "you can learn anywhere and you teach a lifelong love of learning (AKA "finding stuff out"). See if you can find those old experiment kits, too - crystal radios, chemistry, electric circuits, etc. And, of course, ballistics.
Posted by: RI Red at December 15, 2024 08:58 PM (JN5i/)
Field trips are what make homeschooling fun. Embrace "you can learn anywhere and you teach a lifelong love of learning (AKA "finding stuff out"). See if you can find those old experiment kits, too - crystal radios, chemistry, electric circuits, etc. And, of course, ballistics.
Posted by: GWB at December 15, 2024 09:15 PM (WlvCt)
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Yes, a slow night due to the holidays and, face it, how do you beat chocolate?? And I don't have any personal gub news, myself, either.
Posted by: andycanuck (hovnC) at December 15, 2024 09:15 PM (hovnC)
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Looks like the Food Thread gets the W this week. Hope to see you all nest Sunday!
Posted by: Weasel at December 15, 2024 09:12 PM (l/cI
I am sorry, Boss. We have failed you.
But, good night, all!
Posted by: Weasel at December 15, 2024 09:12 PM (l/cI
I am sorry, Boss. We have failed you.
But, good night, all!
Posted by: RI Red at December 15, 2024 09:16 PM (JN5i/)
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Weasel, Thank you for all you do.
Posted by: Ben Had at December 15, 2024 09:15 PM (LN7gX)
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Thank YOU!
Posted by: Ben Had at December 15, 2024 09:15 PM (LN7gX)
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Thank YOU!
Posted by: Weasel at December 15, 2024 09:18 PM (l/cI8)
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Thank you, Weasel, for another great Gun Thread.
Posted by: GWB at December 15, 2024 09:18 PM (WlvCt)
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That explosion video is awesome, mushroom cloud and everything!
Posted by: Tom Servo at December 15, 2024 09:18 PM (zQ3t+)
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I am sorry, Boss. We have failed you.
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We must commit Sudoku.
The Weasel emperor will be disappointed should we not enter the correct numbers.
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We must commit Sudoku.
The Weasel emperor will be disappointed should we not enter the correct numbers.
Posted by: andycanuck (hovnC) at December 15, 2024 09:20 PM (hovnC)
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Thanks, all y'all. I appreciate your being here every week!
Posted by: Weasel at December 15, 2024 09:20 PM (l/cI8)
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Thank you Weasel and thank you Horde. Sorry that we fell short of the food thread count. That's what we get for introducing asparagus on the gub thread. Bad karma.
Posted by: TRex at December 15, 2024 09:21 PM (IQ6Gq)
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Hey Weasel, Nurse, Pat, RMBS and everyone else I scrolled past to post! Happy almost Christmas! Who here tends to pick up one or two (or three) little things for themselves while shopping for others?
Posted by: JSpicy at December 15, 2024 09:21 PM (C7Yya)
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Yes, a slow night due to the holidays and, face it, how do you beat chocolate?? And I don't have any personal gub news, myself, either.
Posted by: andycanuck (hovnC) at December 15, 2024 09:15 PM (hovnC)
Does not fill me with confidence about participation in tonight's final thread.
*super frowny face*
Posted by: andycanuck (hovnC) at December 15, 2024 09:15 PM (hovnC)
Does not fill me with confidence about participation in tonight's final thread.
*super frowny face*
Posted by: Doof at December 15, 2024 09:21 PM (RFPHU)
Posted by: nurse ratched, garbage at December 15, 2024 09:22 PM (1avBY)
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Posted by: JSpicy at December 15, 2024 09:21 PM (C7Yya)
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Howdy bro!!
Well I kinda do that all year long!
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Howdy bro!!
Well I kinda do that all year long!
Posted by: Weasel at December 15, 2024 09:22 PM (l/cI8)
Posted by: Weasel at December 15, 2024 09:23 PM (l/cI8)
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That's what we get for introducing asparagus on the gub thread. Bad karma.
Posted by: TRex at December 15, 2024 09:21 PM (IQ6Gq)
I am truly sorry. Off to The NY Times Sudoku, where I will enter The Numbers.
Posted by: TRex at December 15, 2024 09:21 PM (IQ6Gq)
I am truly sorry. Off to The NY Times Sudoku, where I will enter The Numbers.
Posted by: RI Red at December 15, 2024 09:23 PM (JN5i/)
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JSpicy!
How are you?
And, if I don't buy myself a Christmas present, I'll never get what I really want.
How are you?
And, if I don't buy myself a Christmas present, I'll never get what I really want.
Posted by: nurse ratched, garbage at December 15, 2024 09:24 PM (1avBY)
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>>Does not fill me with confidence about participation in tonight's final thread.
*super frowny face*
Open threads allow us to speculate on all kinds of things. Such as why would ABC agree to pay $15 million to avoid discovery?
Some day historians are going to write about this time.
*super frowny face*
Open threads allow us to speculate on all kinds of things. Such as why would ABC agree to pay $15 million to avoid discovery?
Some day historians are going to write about this time.
Posted by: JackStraw at December 15, 2024 09:29 PM (LkLld)
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Well, I've got the gun gear 'bout all corralled, here.
Looks like I'll likely rent three tables at some upcoming Gun Show 'round here, after the first of the year.
Forty-ish guns, and a considerable amount of associated gear.
Scoobs has called dibs on the Thompson Center 6.5, and one other Moron here has his name on the Vortex Razor HD spotting scope. I sold the Ruger 22/45 to a local architect here, who is going to mount a Class III upper on the frame.
I'll send Weasel the "Gun List" next week. That said, I kinda do like the Gun Show approach. Won't be the first time I've sold everything down to the bare table, and yep, that meant I'd sold the blankets, too.
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Looks like I'll likely rent three tables at some upcoming Gun Show 'round here, after the first of the year.
Forty-ish guns, and a considerable amount of associated gear.
Scoobs has called dibs on the Thompson Center 6.5, and one other Moron here has his name on the Vortex Razor HD spotting scope. I sold the Ruger 22/45 to a local architect here, who is going to mount a Class III upper on the frame.
I'll send Weasel the "Gun List" next week. That said, I kinda do like the Gun Show approach. Won't be the first time I've sold everything down to the bare table, and yep, that meant I'd sold the blankets, too.
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at December 15, 2024 09:30 PM (Xo+UM)
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I think I may have made some progress with my little H&R top-break hammerless .32 The mainspring is a bow-shape strip of flat steel about 2" long. The action pushes on the top end to make it bow more. I straightened it a little by hand pressure, and letting the hammer fall on some once-fired brass, it made the primer divots a little deeper. Then I cut a strip of dense foam rubber, and wedged it between the apex of the spring and the grip backstrap. With the grip panels on, the rubber cannot go anywhere. That stiffened the trigger pull, and it makes strong divots in once-fired brass. I think it's time to visit the desert, and try it with live rounds.
I think this is an "old pattern small frame hammerless". Five shot cylinder, nice nickel plate with black hard rubber grips. Very pretty little thing.
I think this is an "old pattern small frame hammerless". Five shot cylinder, nice nickel plate with black hard rubber grips. Very pretty little thing.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 15, 2024 09:35 PM (8zz6B)
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What's this shit about shooting with both eyes open?
We are taught to shoot with both eyes closed!
We are taught to shoot with both eyes closed!
Posted by: United States Secret Service at December 15, 2024 09:41 PM (d9fT1)
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at December 15, 2024 09:42 PM (QfvaV)
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Is this a thing?
https://www.peacemakernational.com/
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at December 15, 2024 09:42 PM (QfvaV)
I've heard of a range near Winchester that folks w/ serious MGs or w/ long range rifles will use. Not sure if this is it, though.
https://www.peacemakernational.com/
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at December 15, 2024 09:42 PM (QfvaV)
I've heard of a range near Winchester that folks w/ serious MGs or w/ long range rifles will use. Not sure if this is it, though.
Posted by: Ed L at December 15, 2024 09:46 PM (AiJK3)
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Maybe for next week: What is a "bull barrel"? I assume it has nothing to do with David French.
Posted by: GWB at December 15, 2024 09:50 PM (WlvCt)
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I've heard of a range near Winchester that folks w/ serious MGs or w/ long range rifles will use. Not sure if this is it, though.
Posted by: Ed L at December 15, 2024 09:46 PM (AiJK3)
Location says 15 minutes from Winchester.
Posted by: Ed L at December 15, 2024 09:46 PM (AiJK3)
Location says 15 minutes from Winchester.
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at December 15, 2024 09:52 PM (QfvaV)
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Thanks Weasel (if you're still here) as always.
And thanks Diogenes for that suggestion re FWP. Indeed!
But it did kind of screw up those cigar experiences a bit.
And thanks Diogenes for that suggestion re FWP. Indeed!
But it did kind of screw up those cigar experiences a bit.
Posted by: rhomboid at December 15, 2024 09:57 PM (1m82a)
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217 Is this a thing?
https://www.peacemakernational.com/
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at December 15, 2024 09:42 PM
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Looks like a good number of outdoor ranges and an active training/event schedule for 2025. WVA, but next to the VA border.
https://www.peacemakernational.com/
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at December 15, 2024 09:42 PM
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Looks like a good number of outdoor ranges and an active training/event schedule for 2025. WVA, but next to the VA border.
Posted by: TRex at December 15, 2024 09:57 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Weasel at December 15, 2024 09:58 PM (sk9i0)
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And I'd guess that Tartus stuff is indeed Russian naval munitions (or "Syrian"). Big warheads, presumably, to make a boom like that. (need to go find/watch it)
There have been spectacular secondaries all week from IAF hits on ordnance locations.
There have been spectacular secondaries all week from IAF hits on ordnance locations.
Posted by: rhomboid at December 15, 2024 09:58 PM (1m82a)
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I will be doing the asparagus/cheese/bacon/scallops thing this coming week, maybe some steamed white rice.
Posted by: Eromero at December 15, 2024 09:58 PM (LHPAg)
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ONTish nood
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ Next year in Corsicana - again! ~ at December 15, 2024 10:01 PM (hOUT3)
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And I'd guess that Tartus stuff is indeed Russian naval munitions (or "Syrian"). Big warheads, presumably, to make a boom like that. (need to go find/watch it)
There have been spectacular secondaries all week from IAF hits on ordnance locations.
Posted by: rhomboid at December 15, 2024 09:58 PM (1m82a)
If I were an evil dictator, I would be storing my heavy weapons ammo deep underground. Just drill a grid of boreholes, say 12 inches, and case with steel pipe. Weld a cap on the bottom of the casing, so ground water cannot seep in. Put your shells in canisters that fit easily down well casing, and fit each canister with a latch so that a "fetcher" winched down the hole can latch on. Small caliber ammo could be packed into similar canisters. Suitable choice of wellbore could permit use of ready-made canisters, like fuel gas cylinders.
There have been spectacular secondaries all week from IAF hits on ordnance locations.
Posted by: rhomboid at December 15, 2024 09:58 PM (1m82a)
If I were an evil dictator, I would be storing my heavy weapons ammo deep underground. Just drill a grid of boreholes, say 12 inches, and case with steel pipe. Weld a cap on the bottom of the casing, so ground water cannot seep in. Put your shells in canisters that fit easily down well casing, and fit each canister with a latch so that a "fetcher" winched down the hole can latch on. Small caliber ammo could be packed into similar canisters. Suitable choice of wellbore could permit use of ready-made canisters, like fuel gas cylinders.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 15, 2024 10:08 PM (8zz6B)
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170 Posted by: JM in Ill -- Behold the Manchurian Candidate at December 15, 2024 08:38 PM (zGeDA)
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Howdy and welcome to the Gun Thread!
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It has been a while since I've visited. Howdy.
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Howdy and welcome to the Gun Thread!
Posted by: Weasel at December 15, 2024 08:42 PM (HW4p5)
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It has been a while since I've visited. Howdy.
Posted by: JM in Ill -- Behold the Manchurian Candidate at December 15, 2024 10:16 PM (POa8T)
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therefore that thing is maintained over here.
therefore that thing is maintained over here.
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