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Gun Thread: First December 2023 Edition!
What's up, all y'all? My busy season at work has started, so I mostly have my nose glued to a spreadsheet which doesn't leave much time for fun stuff such as my pioneering work in particle physics research, shootin' for funsies, and organic tree farming. How about you guys and gals? Are you getting out? Are you practicing your shooting and buying ammo?
Guns of the Horde
First up, our pal That SOB Van Owen shares a great report on the FN Reflex micro compact 9mm. Take it away TSOBVO!
Times being what they are, I decided I needed a new carry gun. After a lot of research, I settled on the new FN Reflex micro compact 9mm. It is similar in size (6.2 inches overall with a 3.3-inch barrel) and weight (18.4 ounces unloaded) to the SA Hellcat and the Sig P365, but rather than being striker fired like those and most other micro compacts, the Reflex has an internal hammer and is single action only. Why does being hammer-fired matter? First off, it makes it easier to cycle than other micro 9s as there isn't a striker to cock and re-cock as part of the action. Next, it allows the pistol to be field stripped without pulling the trigger as part of the disassembly process. Finally, and most importantly, it can allow for the trigger to be smoother and lighter in pull. The internal hammer translates to one of the best triggers in its class. It's a good-looking gun, especially in FDE (you can also get it in black) and comes with both an 11 round and an extended 15 round magazine. The grips have aggressive stippling as well as grooves on the front and back straps that makes it really feel good in your hand. The frame sports a small accessory rail for mounting a flashlight, etc. Controls are few and basic. There's a reversible teardrop-shaped mag release button on the left side of the gun, a small slide stop, and a rotating takedown lever. The slide stop is somewhat hard to manipulate, but I hope it will become easier as the gun breaks in and I get accustomed to it. The sights are three-dot iron sights; the front night sight has a tritium insert and high visibility orange circle and is easy to acquire, even in low light. Being old school, I opted not to get the MRD model, which has a slide cut for Shield RMSc and Holosun K-series optics. I have so far fired about 150 rounds through the Reflex, including 115 grain FMJ, Hornady Critical Defense 115 grain FTX, and Winchester PDX1 124 grain +P. They all fed without a problem, and accuracy-wise they all shot better than I can. They grouped a little low for me, but I was holding at six o'clock of the bull out of habit. I really like the way this pistol looks, feels, and shoots. This gun will definitely become a part of my EDC rotation. PROS:
Reliable.
Accurate.
Great trigger.
Compact.
High viz steel sights.
Two magazine options are included. CONS:
The slide release is awkward to operate.
Few holsters are available yet.
Size comparison with a Ruger .380 LCP
11 Round magazine inserted
15 Round magazine inserted
The PDX 124 grain ammo hit a bit low for my usual point of aim, but I still like the results.Garand Thumb?
Our pal hickok45 shows us how to load an M1 Garand.
Revolver Cleaning
More with hickok45! I have been meaning to do a gun cleaning class at the TXMoMe for a few years now and I keep not doing it. I guess that's what you get for trusting a guy calling hisself Weasel on the internet. Anyhow, here is an instructional video, again with hickok45.
Fancy Shelter Livin'!
Why, these shelters are downright luxurious!
Our Pal The Spark Plug Q: Weasel, do you have a video on our old pal the spark plug?
A: Why yes, of course I do!
Reminder
You have probably put away your small engine equipment for the year and some of you may even be exchanging the mower for a snow blower. Taking care of your stuff isn't difficult, makes it last longer, and generally means it stands a decent chance of working the next time you need it. Here's a vid on a specific Honda mower, but the concepts apply to all small 4-stroke engine equipment.
Musical Interlude
Beth Hart nd Eric Gales with i'd Rather Go Blind
Gun Basics 101
No new video from the She Equips Herself gal, so we have a re-run. This week's video is on fall fasion.
If you ever get the chance to smoke a Carona 10th Anniversary Connecticut Phatty - don't. Just - don't. This cigar was a pain in the ass and too much so for just an unremarkable smoke. I finally gave up, tossed it and just continued with more of the Buffalo Trace. Three days later while walking the dog he found the remains and gave it a good squirt. Smart dog. Th Phatty is aptly named, being a COUS... cigar of unusual size. If didn't fit my normal cutter, it was hard to light, and while having a reasonable draw, did not keep an even ash, and the flavor was, as mentioned, unremarkable. And damnit, it was too big to smoke. It was like trying to hold a banana in your mouth. After a bit I flashed on Clinton and Monica and that was the final straw. It is rated as a mild cigar, 6x60, or you can go with the Double Phatt at 7 x 60, and at $75 for a box of 20, very affordable. But - no thanks. You've been warned.Excellent, Diogenes! Thank you! People, smoking a cigar is supposed to be a pleasant experience, not a fight with an uncooperative stogie.
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Cigarbid.com A note about sources. The brick & mortar/online divide exists with cigars, as with guns, and most consumer products, with respect to price. As with guns - since both are "persecuted industries", basically - I make a conscious effort to source at least some of my cigars from my local store(s). It's a small thing, but the brick & mortar segment for both guns and tobacco are precious, and worth supporting where you can. And if you're lucky enough to have a good cigar store/lounge available, they're often a good social event with many dangerous people of the sort who own scary gunz, or read smart military blogs like this one. -rhomboid Anyone have others to include? Perhaps a small local roller who makes a cigar you like? Send me your recommendation and a link to the site!
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Comments
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Good evening everyone
Posted by: Skip at December 03, 2023 07:00 PM (fwDg9)
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HEY
Posted by: Ciampino - I give my dead batteries away free of charge at December 03, 2023 07:00 PM (qfLjt)
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First
Posted by: Jamaica at December 03, 2023 07:00 PM (Eeb9P)
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Nutz.
Posted by: Jamaica at December 03, 2023 07:01 PM (Eeb9P)
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Gun Thread, yea!
Thanks for all you do Weasel.
Thanks for all you do Weasel.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at December 03, 2023 07:01 PM (P3WS0)
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Dutifully called as always, onto content
Posted by: Skip at December 03, 2023 07:01 PM (fwDg9)
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Good evening horde.
Posted by: TRex at December 03, 2023 07:01 PM (IQ6Gq)
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Hello, Weasel!
Posted by: Ed L at December 03, 2023 07:02 PM (yRXSd)
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Dangit, I'm late.
Posted by: GWB at December 03, 2023 07:02 PM (HMvgH)
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Range report, evidence of hogs being back.
Posted by: Ben Had at December 03, 2023 07:04 PM (Ux5OJ)
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Pssst.....
leap year.
leap year.
Posted by: From about that Time at December 03, 2023 07:05 PM (4780s)
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Evening all!!
Short night for me tonight. No range report and nothing of importance to speak of.
Gotta clean up the kitchen and freeze most of the beef stew I made.
Have fun!! And be careful with Weasel not about, he is every where and demerits will be handed out.
Night everyone!!
Short night for me tonight. No range report and nothing of importance to speak of.
Gotta clean up the kitchen and freeze most of the beef stew I made.
Have fun!! And be careful with Weasel not about, he is every where and demerits will be handed out.
Night everyone!!
Posted by: Scuba Dude at December 03, 2023 07:05 PM (fe7in)
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Thanks again for the thread, weasel. Alas, no range report as I had to cancel attending the 1,200 yard Turkey Shoot at our local range.
The illness which has been plaguing the area caught up with me and, under threat of death from the lovely Mrs. Blake, I decided staying home was best.
That and a coughing fit just as I pulled the trigger would very well have sent a round into the next county...
The illness which has been plaguing the area caught up with me and, under threat of death from the lovely Mrs. Blake, I decided staying home was best.
That and a coughing fit just as I pulled the trigger would very well have sent a round into the next county...
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(tT6L1) at December 03, 2023 07:06 PM (tT6L1)
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I bought a .308 from Dick's. It was a pretty decent deal as they're dropping guns because they're fags. I am going to the range with my nephew to dial it in next weekend. I want to shoot his 6.5 they look nice.
Posted by: jsg at December 03, 2023 07:06 PM (CMME/)
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Yay! Gubs!
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at December 03, 2023 07:07 PM (aQy7p)
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Range report, evidence of hogs being back.
Posted by: Ben Had at December 03, 2023 07:04 PM
Rotate your selector switch to semi, and watch your lane.
Posted by: Ben Had at December 03, 2023 07:04 PM
Rotate your selector switch to semi, and watch your lane.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at December 03, 2023 07:08 PM (aQy7p)
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That last meme....
This is why you should incorporate your cat into your home defense scheme. Preferably by launching the cat at the intruder before you try lead and copper. Let him deal with the cat after you've fired your firearm.
This is why you should incorporate your cat into your home defense scheme. Preferably by launching the cat at the intruder before you try lead and copper. Let him deal with the cat after you've fired your firearm.
Posted by: GWB at December 03, 2023 07:09 PM (HMvgH)
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I'm sorry but I'm going to have to frisk the young lady in the yoga pants -- this is a No Fun Zone.
Posted by: andycanuck (krqg6) at December 03, 2023 07:09 PM (krqg6)
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Yo, Weasel! Here!
But doing tree decorations, so distracted. .
But doing tree decorations, so distracted. .
Posted by: RI Red at December 03, 2023 07:09 PM (HCxzI)
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Good Sunday evening, gub 'ettes and 'rons! Thanks for enabling this forum each week for us, Weasel!
Posted by: Schnorflepuppy at December 03, 2023 07:10 PM (v23vE)
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Also, thanks for the review, Van Owen! It sounds like a good choice for many.
Posted by: GWB at December 03, 2023 07:10 PM (HMvgH)
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That and a coughing fit just as I pulled the trigger would very well have sent a round into the next country...
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That's ludicr
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That's ludicr
Posted by: andycanuck (krqg6) at December 03, 2023 07:11 PM (krqg6)
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Have doubts that 1.3 seconds cat hold will ever be broken
Posted by: Skip at December 03, 2023 07:12 PM (fwDg9)
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M1 Garand.....such a nice rifle. Remember to always lock the bolt ALL the way back.
Here are some more tips from Bloke On The Range.
Yeah, he's a Brit but he's good people.
https://tinyurl.com/38wm94y3
Here are some more tips from Bloke On The Range.
Yeah, he's a Brit but he's good people.
https://tinyurl.com/38wm94y3
Posted by: Hairyback Guy at December 03, 2023 07:12 PM (R/m4+)
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One thing I would note: I took recently delivery of a Noreen BN36x3 Carbine X.
I was a bit apprehensive how it would shoot, what with it being 30.06 and a 16" barrel. After shooting the rifle and can say, without a doubt, it one fine shooting weapon.
I should have some sort of an accuracy report in the next few weeks.
I was a bit apprehensive how it would shoot, what with it being 30.06 and a 16" barrel. After shooting the rifle and can say, without a doubt, it one fine shooting weapon.
I should have some sort of an accuracy report in the next few weeks.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(tT6L1) at December 03, 2023 07:12 PM (tT6L1)
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Blake, feel better soon okay.
Posted by: Ben Had at December 03, 2023 07:12 PM (Ux5OJ)
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I went w/ the DMV MGC this afternoon with my Colt M1991A1 and a Colt New Service Revolver (1908 vintage) chambered in .44 Russian. The New Service is a big (5.5" barrel), heavy (about 2.5 pounds), large frame revolver with hard rubber grips from the period. .44 Russian is a very mild load in this revolver. It could easily have been fired w/ one hand. My problem w/ this revolver is that the ergonomics this revolver don't work for me when firing it in double action. The trigger is just a bit too far away for a good position w/ my index finger. This forces me to "choke up" on my grip in order to get the needed leverage to work that heavy double action trigger pull. That hurt my accuracy. However, everything still works on this 115 year old antique, and a shove on the ejector rod pushes out the empty casings smartly.
Posted by: Ed L at December 03, 2023 07:13 PM (yRXSd)
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Thanks for the cleaning video!
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at December 03, 2023 07:13 PM (P3WS0)
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Thanks, Ben. I'm already on the mend. However, at my advanced age of 29, caution must always be taken.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(tT6L1) at December 03, 2023 07:14 PM (tT6L1)
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Evening All! I look forward to the gub thread all week!
Posted by: Bushi Bear at December 03, 2023 07:15 PM (l1J7s)
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Good evening gubthreaders and all the ships at sea! Lots of gub stuff this week. I will comment on the screenshot of the SEH video and that it shows that fall means boots for the ladies. There is nothing wrong with this.
Posted by: blaster at December 03, 2023 07:15 PM (dWjpk)
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Also, a big thank you to Stinky's Daddy, who provided the box of hard to source .44 Russian ammo for today's outing.
Posted by: Ed L at December 03, 2023 07:15 PM (yRXSd)
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I had one cat that was completely unfazed by the riding mower and would come to see what I was doing.
Posted by: Ciampino - You mean a latte to me at December 03, 2023 07:15 PM (qfLjt)
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Hey Ed, tell them which revolver I used with only two bullets left and put both on the target at how many yards? The sight on that revolver was so precise.
Rest of my range report to follow.
Rest of my range report to follow.
Posted by: sharon(willow's apprentice) at December 03, 2023 07:16 PM (t/2Uw)
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Have doubts that 1.3 seconds cat hold will ever be broken
Posted by: Skip at December 03, 2023 07:12 PM (fwDg9)
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Probably depends on whether or not the cat has been declawed or not.
A cat with full claws WILL let you know when they've had enough...
Posted by: Skip at December 03, 2023 07:12 PM (fwDg9)
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Probably depends on whether or not the cat has been declawed or not.
A cat with full claws WILL let you know when they've had enough...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at December 03, 2023 07:17 PM (BpYfr)
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Excellent review of the pistol, Van Owen. I will say it's impressive you ran 150 rounds, without a failure, through a brand new gun.
Sounds like the start of great relationship.
Sounds like the start of great relationship.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(tT6L1) at December 03, 2023 07:17 PM (tT6L1)
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Posted by: sharon(willow's apprentice) at December 03, 2023 07:16 PM (t/2Uw)
That was the 1908 Colt New Service revolver chambered in .44 Russian.
That was the 1908 Colt New Service revolver chambered in .44 Russian.
Posted by: Ed L at December 03, 2023 07:18 PM (yRXSd)
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.303 British update: About a year ago Weasel helped me out by posting my cry for help on a broken magazine release spring for my old 303 British. I finally got around to fixing it, and thought I was done. Sure it felt much more stout than before, but I figured it was just because the old spring was worn out and this one needed a little breaking in. But the more I cycled the bolt and inserted/released the magazine, the more I felt something was wrong. Long story short: it was not inserted correctly, and in the course of re-installing it, I broke it.
I now have 2 springs on order. Whig - I see why you need to take off the butt stock (no, I did not break, or even attempt to remove, my forestock - your warnings were well heeded). It appeared I might be able to sneak the spring into position without pulling the whole thing apart, but the easiest way to do something isn't always the best way. Lesson learned. When they come in I'll pull the whole thing apart and do it right. It will afford me the opportunity to clean it properly anyway!
I now have 2 springs on order. Whig - I see why you need to take off the butt stock (no, I did not break, or even attempt to remove, my forestock - your warnings were well heeded). It appeared I might be able to sneak the spring into position without pulling the whole thing apart, but the easiest way to do something isn't always the best way. Lesson learned. When they come in I'll pull the whole thing apart and do it right. It will afford me the opportunity to clean it properly anyway!
Posted by: 496 at December 03, 2023 07:18 PM (Bf+P4)
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I look every week to the gun thread with a bit of sadness, it's the last thread of the weekend.
Posted by: Skip at December 03, 2023 07:18 PM (fwDg9)
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I had one cat that was completely unfazed by the riding mower and would come to see what I was doing.
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Was he nicknamed "Lefty"??
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Was he nicknamed "Lefty"??
Posted by: andycanuck (krqg6) at December 03, 2023 07:19 PM (krqg6)
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Took my 15yo boy to range to spot and pick up brass.
[no load data below... ]
Trying out some new 9mm loads with Vihtavuori 3n38... Case fill was significant, as in be careful or you'll spill it. As sanity check went back to their loading manual and compared to similar loads. Yup, checks out. Anyway, started at the usual low end with 5 rounds and 0.2 grain increments on up to max.
Loaded up one low-end round into the trusty and durable Ruger P95. Popped it off. Got the case retriever and examined it. Nothing wierd. Primer flattened a bit and slight crater (tiny little volcano shape). Repeat with the rest of the increasing charges. Nothing remarkably different, but you squint your eyes and look real close the crater might be geeting more 'sharp'.
Given no missfeeds and all good, I'll probably load up a few more and focus on accuracy vs feel as I really didn't find any significance in recoil.
[no load data below... ]
Trying out some new 9mm loads with Vihtavuori 3n38... Case fill was significant, as in be careful or you'll spill it. As sanity check went back to their loading manual and compared to similar loads. Yup, checks out. Anyway, started at the usual low end with 5 rounds and 0.2 grain increments on up to max.
Loaded up one low-end round into the trusty and durable Ruger P95. Popped it off. Got the case retriever and examined it. Nothing wierd. Primer flattened a bit and slight crater (tiny little volcano shape). Repeat with the rest of the increasing charges. Nothing remarkably different, but you squint your eyes and look real close the crater might be geeting more 'sharp'.
Given no missfeeds and all good, I'll probably load up a few more and focus on accuracy vs feel as I really didn't find any significance in recoil.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at December 03, 2023 07:19 PM (cOq4q)
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Sure glad I didn't go blind
Posted by: kactus at December 03, 2023 07:19 PM (dDH1W)
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Local store is having a 10% off sale on everything in the store this Saturday. I see he is a Henry dealer so may just end up with that lever .22 I have always wanted. I have a bolt action Nylon 11 (Dad's) but I've always wanted a Henry.
Posted by: jsg at December 03, 2023 07:19 PM (CMME/)
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Guns and a cat! I'm in.
I got a Sticky holster. I love it. I practice my draw and presentation with it. I can carry my full size SW 4506 (thanks whig) concealed and you can't see it "print" at all. Very secure.
Yes, I am a large person.
I got a Sticky holster. I love it. I practice my draw and presentation with it. I can carry my full size SW 4506 (thanks whig) concealed and you can't see it "print" at all. Very secure.
Yes, I am a large person.
Posted by: gourmand du jour at December 03, 2023 07:20 PM (MeG8a)
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Yeah, trust me, that 1.3 seconds Worlds Record holding a cat was a very painful 1.3 seconds.
Once again, thanks Weasel.
Once again, thanks Weasel.
Posted by: Cannibal Bob at December 03, 2023 07:20 PM (gBmXH)
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I look every week to the gun thread with a bit of sadness, it's the last thread of the weekend.
Posted by: Skip at December 03, 2023 07:18 PM (fwDg9)
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What about me?
Posted by: Skip at December 03, 2023 07:18 PM (fwDg9)
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What about me?
Posted by: Sunday Night ONT at December 03, 2023 07:23 PM (BpYfr)
Posted by: Fritzy at December 03, 2023 07:23 PM (LM1wn)
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Today's meeting of the DMV MGC included Ed L, Blaster and Sra Blaster, Hrothgar and Stinky's Daddy.
It had been a hile so wanted to make sure I put some ammo through all 3 of my pistols but the theme today was 1911s so mostly shot the Kimber. Blaster has a report o the target game we played which tested accuracy and was a lot of fun.
I felt my shooting for the most part was mediocre but I started out shooting at 10 yards which is farther than I usually shoot and was able to adjust when I was off target, mostly low.
I only got to shoot 2 rounds from the revolvers but always surprised at how much easier it is. Should have checked out what was going on on the other lane sooner.
It had been a hile so wanted to make sure I put some ammo through all 3 of my pistols but the theme today was 1911s so mostly shot the Kimber. Blaster has a report o the target game we played which tested accuracy and was a lot of fun.
I felt my shooting for the most part was mediocre but I started out shooting at 10 yards which is farther than I usually shoot and was able to adjust when I was off target, mostly low.
I only got to shoot 2 rounds from the revolvers but always surprised at how much easier it is. Should have checked out what was going on on the other lane sooner.
Posted by: sharon(willow's apprentice) at December 03, 2023 07:23 PM (t/2Uw)
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Took my 15yo boy to range to spot and pick up brass.--Part II
Last night quizzed boy on the four rules.
Introduced him to the Ruger P95.
Mag release, slide rleease, decoker, trigger.
Note - No Safety.
Is gun, not safe.
Had him work through the manual of arms, had five snaps caps and went through loading, racking, dropping mags, etc. a few times.
Also found out while right handed he is left eye dominant and preferred to go that way...
Gave him a box of factory loads to shoot.
Did well enough at the ~7 yards and homed in his point of quite quickly.
Well done son.
Last night quizzed boy on the four rules.
Introduced him to the Ruger P95.
Mag release, slide rleease, decoker, trigger.
Note - No Safety.
Is gun, not safe.
Had him work through the manual of arms, had five snaps caps and went through loading, racking, dropping mags, etc. a few times.
Also found out while right handed he is left eye dominant and preferred to go that way...
Gave him a box of factory loads to shoot.
Did well enough at the ~7 yards and homed in his point of quite quickly.
Well done son.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at December 03, 2023 07:24 PM (cOq4q)
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I got Heidi (a lefty) and myself belly band holsters. I really like them. Very comfortable. I usually am IWB and that can be uncomfortable especially for long days or long distance in a car.
Posted by: Cannibal Bob at December 03, 2023 07:24 PM (gBmXH)
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As Ed L. said, DMV MGC had its biweekly range trip and miniMoMe. Lots of fun shooting today. Aside from the historic weapons and we had 1911s and we played Battleship with some targets made for that. I will send pictures and stuff to weasel if he will post them.
Well I will send them to him whether he posts them or not.
Anyway, we shot at 5 yards at a battleship game layout with 1 inch circles for targets. It was hard! And fun! It chews up a LOT of ammo though. Still, always fun to mix up how we shoot.
Also, I was just cleaning guns prior to the 7 pm start. Cleaned sra blaster's Kimber Raptor II and about to do mine.
Well I will send them to him whether he posts them or not.
Anyway, we shot at 5 yards at a battleship game layout with 1 inch circles for targets. It was hard! And fun! It chews up a LOT of ammo though. Still, always fun to mix up how we shoot.
Also, I was just cleaning guns prior to the 7 pm start. Cleaned sra blaster's Kimber Raptor II and about to do mine.
Posted by: blaster at December 03, 2023 07:24 PM (dWjpk)
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Gub!
Posted by: Notorious BFD at December 03, 2023 07:26 PM (V8he0)
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Excellent review of the pistol, Van Owen. I will say it's impressive you ran 150 rounds, without a failure, through a brand new gun.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(tT6L1) at December 03, 2023 07:17 PM (tT6L1)
Thanks, Blake!
I've put about 300 rounds through it now, and the dang thing still runs like a sewing machine. I will also add that it is not nearly as snappy as I anticipated. As a matter of fact, the recoil is quite mild for a gun of that size. I think that could be another plus from the internal hammer design.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(tT6L1) at December 03, 2023 07:17 PM (tT6L1)
Thanks, Blake!
I've put about 300 rounds through it now, and the dang thing still runs like a sewing machine. I will also add that it is not nearly as snappy as I anticipated. As a matter of fact, the recoil is quite mild for a gun of that size. I think that could be another plus from the internal hammer design.
Posted by: That SOB Van Owen at December 03, 2023 07:26 PM (PWe8a)
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Hey-
All I have to report is, I took possession of a S&W Model 10-5 snub nose that I bought online. It's in great condition, a little loss of bluing at the end of the barrel from going in and out of a holster a bunch of times. I emailed our host Weasel about the serial number, and he puts it at 1966-67 vintage.
I had to buy ammo for it online, because all the .38 JHP I have on hand is +P, and I don't want to run that ammo thru this revolver.
Also for this gun, I have a Galco Combat Master holster and 2 HKS speedloaders on the way. I should have those this week.
I intend to get further CCW training. I have a permit and have passed NRA Basic Pistol, but I want some focused training on how to carry in real world scenarios.
Thanks to Weasel, and enjoy the thread.
All I have to report is, I took possession of a S&W Model 10-5 snub nose that I bought online. It's in great condition, a little loss of bluing at the end of the barrel from going in and out of a holster a bunch of times. I emailed our host Weasel about the serial number, and he puts it at 1966-67 vintage.
I had to buy ammo for it online, because all the .38 JHP I have on hand is +P, and I don't want to run that ammo thru this revolver.
Also for this gun, I have a Galco Combat Master holster and 2 HKS speedloaders on the way. I should have those this week.
I intend to get further CCW training. I have a permit and have passed NRA Basic Pistol, but I want some focused training on how to carry in real world scenarios.
Thanks to Weasel, and enjoy the thread.
Posted by: Don Black at December 03, 2023 07:26 PM (geLO8)
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Declawing cats is cruel, very cruel. Imagine cutting off every finger and toe at the first knuckle, behind the nail!!
Posted by: Ciampino - Never make plans with croissants-they're flakey! at December 03, 2023 07:27 PM (qfLjt)
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Took my 15yo boy to range to spot and pick up brass. -- Part III
Also showed him how the factory ammo was relatively weak (or much stronger brass) as that brass had smudge marks where gas leaked back on one side of the case where the homeloads were very clean (and sealing under pressure).
Next up - 45 ACP with the XDm.
Did well there too.
Now he wants to know what's up with the muzzle loader... Haven't taken it apart to trouble shoot yet...
Also showed him how the factory ammo was relatively weak (or much stronger brass) as that brass had smudge marks where gas leaked back on one side of the case where the homeloads were very clean (and sealing under pressure).
Next up - 45 ACP with the XDm.
Did well there too.
Now he wants to know what's up with the muzzle loader... Haven't taken it apart to trouble shoot yet...
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at December 03, 2023 07:27 PM (cOq4q)
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Nice Chinook Arch out there, but warm it ain't.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 03, 2023 07:27 PM (0waCl)
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So I'm at the range one day, safety goggles on, check, ear protection on, check, minding my own business, when I hear BANG! BANG! BANG! coming from next to me. So, taking a pause, I lean back to check on my neighbor (you don't want to lean forward, lest you startle someone that has a loaded gun. Their reflexes might be faster than yours.) This person was yelling BANG after every shot. I think they didn't realize they were doing it, and it was all due to excitement. But, who hasn't had the urge to yell BANG after taking a shot? I'm pretty sure I've done it, maybe you have too, no judgements here. But it's the people that make "pew pew pew" sounds that are really sad...
Posted by: May Be True or Not Range Stories at December 03, 2023 07:27 PM (CfuG/)
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No question that a fully loaded feline qualifies as an assault weapon. The usual stare of disdain itself is potent.
Posted by: TRex at December 03, 2023 07:28 PM (IQ6Gq)
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Declawing cats is cruel, very cruel. Imagine cutting off every finger and toe at the first knuckle, behind the nail!!
Posted by: Ciampino - Never make plans with croissants-they're flakey! at December 03, 2023 07:27 PM (qfLjt)
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I agree 100%
I have one cat that's declawed (front claws only), but she came to me that way. I would never, ever declaw a cat.
Your cat's physical well-being is more important than curtains or furniture.
Posted by: Ciampino - Never make plans with croissants-they're flakey! at December 03, 2023 07:27 PM (qfLjt)
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I agree 100%
I have one cat that's declawed (front claws only), but she came to me that way. I would never, ever declaw a cat.
Your cat's physical well-being is more important than curtains or furniture.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at December 03, 2023 07:29 PM (BpYfr)
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Declawing cats is cruel, very cruel. Imagine cutting off every finger and toe at the first knuckle, behind the nail!!
Posted by: Ciampino - Never make plans with croissants-they're flakey! at December 03, 2023 07:27 PM (qfLjt)
And then they can't defend themselves as nature intended. Even if indoor cats, if they get out they need claws.
Posted by: Ciampino - Never make plans with croissants-they're flakey! at December 03, 2023 07:27 PM (qfLjt)
And then they can't defend themselves as nature intended. Even if indoor cats, if they get out they need claws.
Posted by: Cannibal Bob at December 03, 2023 07:30 PM (gBmXH)
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Honda announced in early October that it will no longer manufacture new gas-powered lawn mowers, signaling the end of an era in lawn care.
A Honda spokesperson stated that the decision was “driven by market forces such as stricter environmental regulations, shifting customer preferences and our focus on growing profitable products in our portfolio.”
Honda announced in early October that it will no longer manufacture new gas-powered lawn mowers, signaling the end of an era in lawn care.
A Honda spokesperson stated that the decision was “driven by market forces such as stricter environmental regulations, shifting customer preferences and our focus on growing profitable products in our portfolio.”
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at December 03, 2023 07:31 PM (63Dwl)
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Posted by: Don Black at December 03, 2023 07:26 PM (geLO
Do consider getting a pouch to hold those HKS speedloaders and a bulk pack of A-Zoom snap caps to practice reloading with said speedloaders. I think you can order a double pouch that attaches to your belt from Amazon for about $30. The snap caps will run you about another $30 for 12 snap caps.
Do consider getting a pouch to hold those HKS speedloaders and a bulk pack of A-Zoom snap caps to practice reloading with said speedloaders. I think you can order a double pouch that attaches to your belt from Amazon for about $30. The snap caps will run you about another $30 for 12 snap caps.
Posted by: Ed L at December 03, 2023 07:31 PM (yRXSd)
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Good evening all....busy finishing making dinner so will have to check back in later....
Posted by: Grateful at December 03, 2023 07:31 PM (IQ6Gq)
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Your cat's physical well-being is more important than curtains or furniture.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at December 03, 2023 07:29 PM (BpYfr)
Curtains and furniture just gather dust, anyway.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at December 03, 2023 07:29 PM (BpYfr)
Curtains and furniture just gather dust, anyway.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 03, 2023 07:31 PM (0waCl)
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Since we were shooting .45s I had to take 45 acp to the range and while I knew I was lower than what I want to have on hand I was shocked and surprised to find out that after I loaded up for the range I was almost bingo on 45.
Yikes! I overpaid a bit for a box of 100 at the range so would have more on hand. But came back home and got on ammoseek and found some with free shipping at 36 cents a round if you purchase more than $175 (no math but 500 rds of 45 will get you there.
Yikes! I overpaid a bit for a box of 100 at the range so would have more on hand. But came back home and got on ammoseek and found some with free shipping at 36 cents a round if you purchase more than $175 (no math but 500 rds of 45 will get you there.
Posted by: blaster at December 03, 2023 07:31 PM (dWjpk)
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A Honda spokesperson stated that the decision was “driven by market forces such as stricter environmental regulations, shifting customer preferences and our focus on growing profitable products in our portfolio.”
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at December 03, 2023 07:31 PM (63Dwl)
I look forward to the new battery-powered Honda Generator.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at December 03, 2023 07:31 PM (63Dwl)
I look forward to the new battery-powered Honda Generator.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 03, 2023 07:33 PM (0waCl)
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I am usually lights out in 1/2 hour, tomorrow is late start but probably will still be up at 4am, hope not
Posted by: Skip at December 03, 2023 07:33 PM (fwDg9)
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After services today in the parking lot of our very rural church here in the mountains. We overheard...
"Let me show you the photo of my granddaughters first buck taken with a muzzle loader. She's 13."
We love it here.
"Let me show you the photo of my granddaughters first buck taken with a muzzle loader. She's 13."
We love it here.
Posted by: Cannibal Bob at December 03, 2023 07:38 PM (gBmXH)
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I look forward to the new battery-powered Honda Generator.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 03, 2023 07:33 PM (0waCl)
Well, it would be a lot quieter, for sure ...
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 03, 2023 07:33 PM (0waCl)
Well, it would be a lot quieter, for sure ...
Posted by: Schnorflepuppy at December 03, 2023 07:39 PM (v23vE)
Posted by: Ciampino - New gun jammed? Read the trouble-shooting guide. at December 03, 2023 07:39 PM (qfLjt)
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"Let me show you the photo of my granddaughters first buck taken with a muzzle loader. She's 13."
We love it here.
Posted by: Cannibal Bob at December 03, 2023 07:38 PM (gBmXH)
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Mountains of AZ...well, that narrows your location down to about 1/2 the state.....
We love it here.
Posted by: Cannibal Bob at December 03, 2023 07:38 PM (gBmXH)
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Mountains of AZ...well, that narrows your location down to about 1/2 the state.....
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(tT6L1) at December 03, 2023 07:41 PM (tT6L1)
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Have doubts that 1.3 seconds cat hold will ever be broken
Posted by: Skip at December 03, 2023 07:12 PM (fwDg9)
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I saw a utoob vid (maybe Weasel posted it here a while back) showing cats dodging snake strikes, and hitting snakes on the head with a paw without being bitten. Because a cat's reaction time is 0.02 second, half the time it takes a snake to strike from its first motion, 0.04 second. Wow. I don't know what typical human reaction time is, maybe 0.08 or 0.10 second?
Posted by: Skip at December 03, 2023 07:12 PM (fwDg9)
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I saw a utoob vid (maybe Weasel posted it here a while back) showing cats dodging snake strikes, and hitting snakes on the head with a paw without being bitten. Because a cat's reaction time is 0.02 second, half the time it takes a snake to strike from its first motion, 0.04 second. Wow. I don't know what typical human reaction time is, maybe 0.08 or 0.10 second?
Posted by: Gref at December 03, 2023 07:42 PM (5fDan)
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I was surprised there was a demand for revolver cleaning instructions. It seemed rather straight forward. Then I remembered that newcomers to the hobby might not understand the need. Do my revolvers need to be cleaned after every session? Nope, although thy usually are. (Except for the K-22 which is sensitive to cleaning under the star. That gets cleaned each session.) I find cleaning guns, except for cleaning out cosmoline, relaxing and satisfying. Of course it is absolutely required for black powder guns.
Posted by: JTB at December 03, 2023 07:43 PM (7EjX1)
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Mountains of AZ...well, that narrows your location down to about 1/2 the state.....
Posted by: blake
Yes, it only eliminates the middle low desert and West side.
Mountains of AZ...well, that narrows your location down to about 1/2 the state.....
Posted by: blake
Yes, it only eliminates the middle low desert and West side.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at December 03, 2023 07:43 PM (P3WS0)
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And then they can't defend themselves as nature intended. Even if indoor cats, if they get out they need claws.
Posted by: Cannibal Bob at December 03, 2023 07:30 PM (gBmXH)
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and climbing a tree if in danger.
And then they can't defend themselves as nature intended. Even if indoor cats, if they get out they need claws.
Posted by: Cannibal Bob at December 03, 2023 07:30 PM (gBmXH)
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and climbing a tree if in danger.
Posted by: Ciampino - New gun jammed? Read the trouble-shooting guide... at December 03, 2023 07:44 PM (qfLjt)
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Love the Gub thread. As I've mentioned in the past here, I mostly lurk. Due to some health issues I haven't been to the range for a fair amount of time, thus no reports to offer. God willing, I'll make it back someday soon. Thanks for this thoroughly enjoyable thread every Sunday evening, Weasel.
Posted by: Notorious BFD at December 03, 2023 07:46 PM (V8he0)
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9mm is cheaper for most people to shoot for a reason.
Posted by: Eromero at December 03, 2023 07:48 PM (NxC5+)
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fall means boots for the ladies. There is nothing wrong with this.
Posted by: blaster at December 03, 2023 07:15 PM (dWjpk)
Not only is there nothing wrong with it, but it's a dandy place to hide a small pistol. And a sgian dubh in the other one. (Right, Bluebell?)
Posted by: blaster at December 03, 2023 07:15 PM (dWjpk)
Not only is there nothing wrong with it, but it's a dandy place to hide a small pistol. And a sgian dubh in the other one. (Right, Bluebell?)
Posted by: GWB at December 03, 2023 07:48 PM (HMvgH)
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I was surprised there was a demand for revolver cleaning instructions. It seemed rather straight forward.
Posted by: JTB
I liked it because it was affirmation that my technique is 'adequate' to 'good'. No one taught me so I just *do it* the way it makes sense to me.
Posted by: JTB
I liked it because it was affirmation that my technique is 'adequate' to 'good'. No one taught me so I just *do it* the way it makes sense to me.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at December 03, 2023 07:49 PM (P3WS0)
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I look forward to the new battery-powered Honda Generator.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 03, 2023 07:33 PM (0waCl)
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Will it come with an optional battery re-charger to run on gasoline? .... wait, ....
That electric lawnmower? Fine on a small plot, quarter acre or so. Now imagine 5 acres or even 1 acre, you're at the fence and the battery runs down. Do you push it back to the house? Do you get your ICE truck to tow it to the house? Do you have a really long, heavy duty, outdoors extension cord? An ATV?
Compare to: fetch gas can and refill tank. Restart mowing.
I look forward to the new battery-powered Honda Generator.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 03, 2023 07:33 PM (0waCl)
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Will it come with an optional battery re-charger to run on gasoline? .... wait, ....
That electric lawnmower? Fine on a small plot, quarter acre or so. Now imagine 5 acres or even 1 acre, you're at the fence and the battery runs down. Do you push it back to the house? Do you get your ICE truck to tow it to the house? Do you have a really long, heavy duty, outdoors extension cord? An ATV?
Compare to: fetch gas can and refill tank. Restart mowing.
Posted by: Ciampino - New gun jammed? Read the trouble-shooting guide.. at December 03, 2023 07:53 PM (qfLjt)
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Well done son.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at December 03, 2023 07:24 PM (cOq4q)
I can hear your buttons busting all the way over here.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at December 03, 2023 07:24 PM (cOq4q)
I can hear your buttons busting all the way over here.
Posted by: GWB at December 03, 2023 07:53 PM (HMvgH)
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Raptor is cleaned and have the aroma of Hoppes for the atmosphere of the gubthread.
All is well in the world for now.
All is well in the world for now.
Posted by: blaster at December 03, 2023 07:53 PM (dWjpk)
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Good evening all. No shewtin, but an afternoon with the members of the local rifle and pistol club. Very organized group, with some solid and dedicated leadership. Rather need that, since our state is trying hard to be California East, especially where 2nd Amendment and Electric Vehicle “mandates” are concerned. Too close to Mordor-on-the-Potomac, we are. However, our long-range and pistol teams have done _very_ well this year.
Bless you all and thank you! to Weasel.
Bless you all and thank you! to Weasel.
Posted by: Coelacanth at December 03, 2023 07:54 PM (AIhUY)
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Mountains of AZ...well, that narrows your location down to about 1/2 the state.....
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(tT6L1) at December 03, 2023 07:41 PM (tT6L1)
Lol. You're in Kingman recently Blake? We are part time White Mountains.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(tT6L1) at December 03, 2023 07:41 PM (tT6L1)
Lol. You're in Kingman recently Blake? We are part time White Mountains.
Posted by: Cannibal Bob at December 03, 2023 07:56 PM (gBmXH)
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That electric lawnmower? Fine on a small plot, quarter acre or so. Now imagine 5 acres or even 1 acre, you're at the fence and the battery runs down. Do you push it back to the house? Do you get your ICE truck to tow it to the house? Do you have a really long, heavy duty, outdoors extension cord? An ATV?
Compare to: fetch gas can and refill tank. Restart mowing.
Posted by: Ciampino - New gun jammed? Read the trouble-shooting guide.. at December 03, 2023 07:53 PM (qfLjt)
Exactly! Honda is abandoning the rural market. And why should I buy one Honda product, if the other products in their line are useless to me?
Compare to: fetch gas can and refill tank. Restart mowing.
Posted by: Ciampino - New gun jammed? Read the trouble-shooting guide.. at December 03, 2023 07:53 PM (qfLjt)
Exactly! Honda is abandoning the rural market. And why should I buy one Honda product, if the other products in their line are useless to me?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 03, 2023 07:57 PM (0waCl)
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My pinky runs off the end of my compact pistol if I don't have an extended mag (13 not 11).
Posted by: BourbonChicken at December 03, 2023 07:58 PM (ybIRR)
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We mow 2 acres, two riding mowers, and one Ryobi electric to trim up. 1 Echo gas weedeater and 1 Stihl gas chainsaw. 3 gas powered generators. 3 trucks and a car, none of them electric. And yeah, 8 gas cans, all of which have real spouts.
Posted by: Eromero at December 03, 2023 08:01 PM (NxC5+)
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Gref, your 0.10sec reaction time is a minimum for normal humans. Sports Illustrated tested M Ali's jab and it was way faster than that, but Ali was superhuman. For the rest of us, it takes at least 0.10sec for the brain's command "pull the trigger" to reach the finger, another tenth for the trigger pull itself, another tenth of lock time for trigger to hit the primer... that's 0.30sec so far, and nothing has left the barrel yet. At 1200ft/sec, your shotshell load will take another tenth to reach a duck at 40yds out. Recall that 1mph=1.5ft/sec, so that duck flying at 50mph is going 75ft/sec; he's flown at least 30 feet in the 0.40sec it takes to take a shot at him. THIS is why no one has ever missed a bird by shooting too far ahead of one. I know, it's almost math, but it's stuff you gotta know.
Posted by: Cowboyneal at December 03, 2023 08:02 PM (DzsA0)
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Lol. You're in Kingman recently Blake? We are part time White Mountains.
Posted by: Cannibal Bob at December 03, 2023 07:56 PM (gBmXH)
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My wife and I moved to Kingman a couple of years ago, now. Which is hard to believe.
Posted by: Cannibal Bob at December 03, 2023 07:56 PM (gBmXH)
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My wife and I moved to Kingman a couple of years ago, now. Which is hard to believe.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(tT6L1) at December 03, 2023 08:03 PM (tT6L1)
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Well, time to wander. My wife and I are going with the traditional Christmas of sappy tv.
Until next week!
Until next week!
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(tT6L1) at December 03, 2023 08:04 PM (tT6L1)
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at December 03, 2023 08:05 PM (P3WS0)
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Dood holding the cat is gonna wish his arm looked as good as the dirtbag Kyle Rittenhouse popped with his AR....
Posted by: Norman Spiny at December 03, 2023 08:05 PM (0GpIW)
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Pictures of one of the Outside Babies. Cute face.
Ciampino's Rescue kitties
Still accepting donations towards the unkindest cut of all
There's another more extensive photo update #213 at the link.
Take a look if interested. Make sure to click on
"See Older Updates" as well if it's your first time.
https://is.gd/WQ5JcT
ALSO LIVE STREAMING!! - Now most nights as well
https://is.gd/qyDILz
Ciampino's Rescue kitties
Still accepting donations towards the unkindest cut of all
There's another more extensive photo update #213 at the link.
Take a look if interested. Make sure to click on
"See Older Updates" as well if it's your first time.
https://is.gd/WQ5JcT
ALSO LIVE STREAMING!! - Now most nights as well
https://is.gd/qyDILz
Posted by: Ciampino - New gun jammed? Read the trouble shooting guide.. at December 03, 2023 08:06 PM (qfLjt)
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I don't know for sure what any of my current herd of cats would do at a gunshot but judging what they do when one of them upsets something that makes a loud noise .... major scattering at full flight, damn any human flesh in the way.
Posted by: Ciampino - New gun jammed? Read the trouble shooting guide. at December 03, 2023 08:07 PM (qfLjt)
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Range Report and a Question:
So, I went "Yin/Yang" today, bringing a 300 BLK PDW AR-15 complete with suppressor along with a Browning replica Winchester Model 71 chambered in 348 Winchester. Had a great time shooting each of them, although admittedly I prefer a modern scope and AR ergonomics compared to the 71. My eyes just aren't made for iron sights at ranges much beyond 100 yards. My question concerns how the Model 71 fed cartridges out of a loaded magazine (tubular magazine). After loading four cartridges into the magazine, the gun wouldn't feed a round into the chamber upon working the lever the first time. However, the gun had no problem picking up a cartridge after every subsequent working of the lever. I don't have much experience with lever actions, but I don't recall having a similar issue with a Winchester Model 94 I owned years ago. Has anyone else experienced this issue?
So, I went "Yin/Yang" today, bringing a 300 BLK PDW AR-15 complete with suppressor along with a Browning replica Winchester Model 71 chambered in 348 Winchester. Had a great time shooting each of them, although admittedly I prefer a modern scope and AR ergonomics compared to the 71. My eyes just aren't made for iron sights at ranges much beyond 100 yards. My question concerns how the Model 71 fed cartridges out of a loaded magazine (tubular magazine). After loading four cartridges into the magazine, the gun wouldn't feed a round into the chamber upon working the lever the first time. However, the gun had no problem picking up a cartridge after every subsequent working of the lever. I don't have much experience with lever actions, but I don't recall having a similar issue with a Winchester Model 94 I owned years ago. Has anyone else experienced this issue?
Posted by: PacosMojo at December 03, 2023 08:09 PM (NEq6T)
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Apostolic Majesty spends 90 minutes explaining what was wrong with Ridley Scott's Napoleon. Hard pass on the movie.
https://www.youtube.com/live/
LXpz454DBqM?si=kkwv3O0OVQ1PIGkb
His treatment of the George Lucas prequels is excellent as well.
https://www.youtube.com/live/
LXpz454DBqM?si=kkwv3O0OVQ1PIGkb
His treatment of the George Lucas prequels is excellent as well.
Posted by: BourbonChicken at December 03, 2023 08:10 PM (ybIRR)
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Just checking in. Sup, y'all?
I heard about Honda planning to stop mower production some time ago but fortunately they are going to still produce other lines of small equipment (generators, pumps, power washers?), and so forth. Good news because I am a big fan of Honda power equipment.
I heard about Honda planning to stop mower production some time ago but fortunately they are going to still produce other lines of small equipment (generators, pumps, power washers?), and so forth. Good news because I am a big fan of Honda power equipment.
Posted by: Weasel at December 03, 2023 08:11 PM (RG6z4)
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Speaking of generators and this is germane because blaster acres - el rancho del blaster - will have shooting and I am looking how to power things until I bring in utility power. I will have a gas generator of course but I will also likely do some solar. Because Florida is the Sunshine State so solar does work. But I keep seeing things advertised as "solar generators" and it annoys the crap out of me because they are just batteries. Yes, some control electronics, but just batteries. If you don't include solar panels, it isn't generating anything!
Gah. So anyway, shooting. Yeah.
Gah. So anyway, shooting. Yeah.
Posted by: blaster at December 03, 2023 08:12 PM (dWjpk)
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Posted by: blaster at December 03, 2023 08:12 PM (dWjpk)
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For WA I use (Honda) generators, batteries, and solar panel trickle chargers to keep stuff topped off when I'm not around.
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For WA I use (Honda) generators, batteries, and solar panel trickle chargers to keep stuff topped off when I'm not around.
Posted by: Weasel at December 03, 2023 08:15 PM (RG6z4)
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If that's a polydactyl cat, wouldn't that be High Capacity Kitty .
The left would declare it a cat astrophe!
Oh, and I would advise caution as to letting your pets (especially cats) share your gun cleaning spaces with you.
Those wee cotton bore patches sure do look like TOY! to the cat! Or, similarly, seeing your cleaning jags all being batted about like so many catnip balls.
It took me a few times of learning this the hard way, y'know.
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
The left would declare it a cat astrophe!
Oh, and I would advise caution as to letting your pets (especially cats) share your gun cleaning spaces with you.
Those wee cotton bore patches sure do look like TOY! to the cat! Or, similarly, seeing your cleaning jags all being batted about like so many catnip balls.
It took me a few times of learning this the hard way, y'know.
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at December 03, 2023 08:16 PM (e6UQI)
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Up for the gun thread because, appropriately, in another 15 minutes, at 3:30AM local time, I begin my neighborhood patrol's 2nd night shift.
Unarmed, unfortunately.
Take advantage of you 2A, Americans.
Unarmed, unfortunately.
Take advantage of you 2A, Americans.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at December 03, 2023 08:17 PM (zutzM)
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78 9mm is cheaper for most people to shoot for a reason.
Posted by: Eromero at December 03, 2023 07:48 PM (NxC5+)
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More bang for the buck eh?
(Shooting News of the Day: Did you hear about the guy who was shot by the starter pistol? Bystanders report it was race related. )
Posted by: Eromero at December 03, 2023 07:48 PM (NxC5+)
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More bang for the buck eh?
(Shooting News of the Day: Did you hear about the guy who was shot by the starter pistol? Bystanders report it was race related. )
Posted by: Ciampino - Canadian rifle associatio? NR eh! at December 03, 2023 08:17 PM (qfLjt)
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For WA I use (Honda) generators, batteries, and solar panel trickle chargers to keep stuff topped off when I'm not around.
Posted by: Weasel at December 03, 2023 08:15 PM (RG6z4)
I hope those solar trickle chargers have charge controllers to prevent overcharging the battery. I put a solar charger on my old International Diesel tractor, years ago, and boiled the battery. Fucked it real good.
Posted by: Weasel at December 03, 2023 08:15 PM (RG6z4)
I hope those solar trickle chargers have charge controllers to prevent overcharging the battery. I put a solar charger on my old International Diesel tractor, years ago, and boiled the battery. Fucked it real good.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 03, 2023 08:17 PM (0waCl)
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Weasel, Beth Hart seems to really, really, really get into the guitar work by Eric Gales!
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at December 03, 2023 08:18 PM (P3WS0)
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One thing I noticed when watching Band of Brothers is that Neal McDonough had Garand thumb in a couple of episodes.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Aspiring Codger at December 03, 2023 08:18 PM (T/Lqj)
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At today's MGC session, I dusted off the Kimber .45 caliber with red dot to play blaster's Battleship game. I have concluded that the Kimber and I seem to work well together.
The Battleship target concept didn't make sense to me at first, but once I started it turned to be really challenging shooting, and very enjoyable, but boy can you run through some ammo!
The Battleship target concept didn't make sense to me at first, but once I started it turned to be really challenging shooting, and very enjoyable, but boy can you run through some ammo!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ Next year in Corsicana - again! ~ at December 03, 2023 08:19 PM (hOUT3)
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Posted by: blaster at December 03, 2023 08:12 PM (dWjpk)
Blaster, solar MIGHT be more efficient as a hot water heater depending on how much SF of solar cells you have, your power requirements, and what else you have that wants power. Batteries of some kind are necessary for storing power from the sun for use at night, of course. Solar hot water heaters are also technologically simpler (and hopefully, cheaper) than an equivalent SF of solar cells. Whichever one you choose, do have a contractor who can do repairs on whatever you install.
Blaster, solar MIGHT be more efficient as a hot water heater depending on how much SF of solar cells you have, your power requirements, and what else you have that wants power. Batteries of some kind are necessary for storing power from the sun for use at night, of course. Solar hot water heaters are also technologically simpler (and hopefully, cheaper) than an equivalent SF of solar cells. Whichever one you choose, do have a contractor who can do repairs on whatever you install.
Posted by: Ed L at December 03, 2023 08:20 PM (yRXSd)
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Up for the gun thread because, appropriately, in another 15 minutes, at 3:30AM local time, I begin my neighborhood patrol's 2nd night shift.
Unarmed, unfortunately.
Take advantage of you 2A, Americans.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at December 03, 2023 08:17 PM (zutzM)
Could you carry a mittfull of Roman candles and a lighter? Light the Roman candle and shoot pretty colored fireballs at the goat-rapers? It would spoile their aim, at least.
Unarmed, unfortunately.
Take advantage of you 2A, Americans.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at December 03, 2023 08:17 PM (zutzM)
Could you carry a mittfull of Roman candles and a lighter? Light the Roman candle and shoot pretty colored fireballs at the goat-rapers? It would spoile their aim, at least.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 03, 2023 08:20 PM (0waCl)
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Oh, kinda funny story from the range today - sra blaster loves to give advice and encouragement to ladies who are obviously new at the range. We see a fair number of dads with daughters and guys taking their girlfriends out.
Anyway, she was explaining to this young lady today about her stance, that guys will stand feet shoulder width apart but as women we need to put a foot back because we are a little top heavy. And she said it 3 or 4 times, and I was like dang you are going to make that girl feel self-concious.
Anyway, she was explaining to this young lady today about her stance, that guys will stand feet shoulder width apart but as women we need to put a foot back because we are a little top heavy. And she said it 3 or 4 times, and I was like dang you are going to make that girl feel self-concious.
Posted by: blaster at December 03, 2023 08:22 PM (dWjpk)
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Hi all! I missed MDV MGC outing today to make Christmas cookies with my daughter.
I am getting new carpet upstairs and have to decide if putting my guns and accessories in the Master Bathroom (buried by the rest of the stuff to be moved out of the way) is safe enought or if I need to move them to the basement.
I am getting new carpet upstairs and have to decide if putting my guns and accessories in the Master Bathroom (buried by the rest of the stuff to be moved out of the way) is safe enought or if I need to move them to the basement.
Posted by: Iris at December 03, 2023 08:24 PM (n3DL0)
Posted by: andycanuck (krqg6) at December 03, 2023 08:25 PM (krqg6)
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PDW? Pretty darned wobbly?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 03, 2023 08:27 PM (0waCl)
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Each week Weasel reminds us to support brick and mortar stores when possible. It is often more expensive but not so bad when you subtract shipping and maybe hazmat fees. Some of my gun related purchases aren't available locally, like black English flints for the flintlocks which I prefer. But the local Cabela's had a pound of CFE Pistol powder. It was a few dollars more than at MidwayUSA but ended up being cheaper without shipping and was immediately at hand. In a similar way, I recently got some limited run pipe tobaccos at a local shop. These runs are never sold in bulk, just 2 ounce tins, so bulk buying isn't an option. Add to that some nice conversations with the clerk and customers while in the store.
Posted by: JTB at December 03, 2023 08:29 PM (7EjX1)
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Pogo gets to finish off the lasagna.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 03, 2023 08:29 PM (0waCl)
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Posted by: Iris at December 03, 2023 08:24 PM (n3DL0)
I recommend moving them to the basement where they'll be out of the way completely.
I recommend moving them to the basement where they'll be out of the way completely.
Posted by: Ed L at December 03, 2023 08:30 PM (yRXSd)
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Someone needs to teach NYC cops how to prepare and utilize their sidearm when responding to a mass stabbing.
How did two cops get stab? Did they think it was a prank call they were responding to? They observed the perp leaving the house with his hands occupied holding luggage. Next thing one is stabbed in the head and the other in the neck.
How did two cops get stab? Did they think it was a prank call they were responding to? They observed the perp leaving the house with his hands occupied holding luggage. Next thing one is stabbed in the head and the other in the neck.
Posted by: Drive by at December 03, 2023 08:31 PM (IYUIU)
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Posted by: andycanuck (krqg6) at December 03, 2023 08:25 PM (krqg6)
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Just information but DuckDuckGo has joined the woke bunch of stiffs and miscreants.
[duckduckgo search]
Posted by: andycanuck (krqg6) at December 03, 2023 08:25 PM (krqg6)
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Just information but DuckDuckGo has joined the woke bunch of stiffs and miscreants.
Posted by: Ciampino - Canadian rifle association? NR eh! ... at December 03, 2023 08:33 PM (qfLjt)
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How did two cops get stab? Did they think it was a prank call they were responding to? They observed the perp leaving the house with his hands occupied holding luggage. Next thing one is stabbed in the head and the other in the neck.
Posted by: Drive by at December 03, 2023 08:31 PM (IYUIU)
Well, they won't use the wrong pronouns for a perp, so there's that.
Posted by: Drive by at December 03, 2023 08:31 PM (IYUIU)
Well, they won't use the wrong pronouns for a perp, so there's that.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 03, 2023 08:34 PM (0waCl)
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I recommend moving them to the basement where they'll be out of the way completely.
Posted by: Ed L at December 03, 2023 08:30 PM (yRXSd)
Make sure they are out of the way and obscured form site in the basement. You don’t know who is coming to your house and you certainly don’t want them coming back to collect your guns.
Posted by: Ed L at December 03, 2023 08:30 PM (yRXSd)
Make sure they are out of the way and obscured form site in the basement. You don’t know who is coming to your house and you certainly don’t want them coming back to collect your guns.
Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at December 03, 2023 08:35 PM (N6UT3)
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Just information but DuckDuckGo has joined the woke bunch of stiffs and miscreants.
Posted by: Ciampino
Pixy recommended Brave and Vivaldi browser on this mornings Tech Thread.
Posted by: Ciampino
Pixy recommended Brave and Vivaldi browser on this mornings Tech Thread.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at December 03, 2023 08:37 PM (P3WS0)
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OK basement it is. They won't be in there - the cats will be sequestered there for the duration. (With no gunfire tests per the meme...)
Posted by: Iris at December 03, 2023 08:37 PM (n3DL0)
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In the spirit of Christmas I sold a cloak and bought the wife a gat -
Ruger Security 380 ("EZ Cock"). Mid sized and supposed to be very light recoil, some guy on the internet said it so it must be true.
Same day found some Norma 380 MHP (monolithic hollow point- all copper slug) via ammo dot seek for $6.99 a box (20 rounds). Very good price for defense load that goes for $1.00 a bullet normally. 300 ft lbs, so not much waeker than range/practice 9mm. Bought all three boxes they had left. Also found recipe for 115gr XTP/HAP that does 200 ft lbs do got a pound of powder for that. alrady have a budn of pills on hand. Might order up 500 starline cases too.
Hopefully she'll find it more comfortable to shoot and go to range more often. She used to do fine with the Ruger 9mm and 1911 45. but at 100lbs dripping wet after thanksgiving feast...
Ruger Security 380 ("EZ Cock"). Mid sized and supposed to be very light recoil, some guy on the internet said it so it must be true.
Same day found some Norma 380 MHP (monolithic hollow point- all copper slug) via ammo dot seek for $6.99 a box (20 rounds). Very good price for defense load that goes for $1.00 a bullet normally. 300 ft lbs, so not much waeker than range/practice 9mm. Bought all three boxes they had left. Also found recipe for 115gr XTP/HAP that does 200 ft lbs do got a pound of powder for that. alrady have a budn of pills on hand. Might order up 500 starline cases too.
Hopefully she'll find it more comfortable to shoot and go to range more often. She used to do fine with the Ruger 9mm and 1911 45. but at 100lbs dripping wet after thanksgiving feast...
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at December 03, 2023 08:37 PM (cOq4q)
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Is this the one discussed?
Knifeman, 38, stabs four to death including 11-year-old girl before setting house on fire and slashing two cops: NYPD shoots dead suspect after teenager called saying her cousin was 'killing her family'
https://mol.im/a/12819949
Knifeman, 38, stabs four to death including 11-year-old girl before setting house on fire and slashing two cops: NYPD shoots dead suspect after teenager called saying her cousin was 'killing her family'
https://mol.im/a/12819949
Posted by: Ciampino - Shooting someone with a paintball, you can watch him dye at December 03, 2023 08:38 PM (qfLjt)
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Hello, Weasel. Just a quick thanks for your work on my favorite AOS thread of the week. Nothing gun related to share.
Posted by: Pod Hamp at December 03, 2023 08:39 PM (GjNDo)
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Posted by: Ciampino - Shooting someone with a paintball, you can watch him dye at December 03, 2023 08:38 PM (qfLjt)
Yes that's the one. At least the old timer was a good shot.
Yes that's the one. At least the old timer was a good shot.
Posted by: Drive by at December 03, 2023 08:40 PM (IYUIU)
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Just information but DuckDuckGo has joined the woke bunch of stiffs and miscreants.
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No shit.
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No shit.
Posted by: andycanuck (krqg6) at December 03, 2023 08:40 PM (krqg6)
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>>> Each week Weasel reminds us to support brick and mortar stores when possible.
Yeah. I really should make a point of hitting the local smoke shop that is next to Publix when I do my weekly sales check. A lot of cigars I would like to try but cannot risk a box due to high price, but one every week or two is worth it.
Yeah. I really should make a point of hitting the local smoke shop that is next to Publix when I do my weekly sales check. A lot of cigars I would like to try but cannot risk a box due to high price, but one every week or two is worth it.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at December 03, 2023 08:42 PM (cOq4q)
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I see that the "MOSTLY PEACEFUL" Yemen Terrorists launched "MOSTLY PEACEFUL" Missiles at the USS Carney.
If only we could end Global Warming then these people would become peaceful again.
If only we could end Global Warming then these people would become peaceful again.
Posted by: Ferd Berfall at December 03, 2023 08:42 PM (15lwl)
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This one weird trick will beat the Cat and Shooting record. Use a dead cat.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at December 03, 2023 08:44 PM (Angsy)
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121 Just information but DuckDuckGo has joined the woke bunch of stiffs and miscreants.
Posted by: Ciampino
Pixy recommended Brave and Vivaldi browser on this mornings Tech Thread.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at December 03, 2023 08:37 PM (P3WS0)
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It's not the browser but the search engine (SE) you use. Many of the woke SEs actually use Google. I'm currently using WaterFox (UK group) as a browser and StartPage as a SE.
Posted by: Ciampino
Pixy recommended Brave and Vivaldi browser on this mornings Tech Thread.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at December 03, 2023 08:37 PM (P3WS0)
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It's not the browser but the search engine (SE) you use. Many of the woke SEs actually use Google. I'm currently using WaterFox (UK group) as a browser and StartPage as a SE.
Posted by: Ciampino - Shooting someone with a paintball, you can watch him dye. at December 03, 2023 08:44 PM (qfLjt)
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I go to brick and mortar for all my shopping if possible. I buy my ammo and most of my firearms from Academy. Most of my clothes too.
Posted by: Drive by at December 03, 2023 08:45 PM (IYUIU)
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129 I see that the "MOSTLY PEACEFUL" Yemen Terrorists launched "MOSTLY PEACEFUL" Missiles at the USS Carney.
If only we could end Global Warming then these people would become peaceful again.
Posted by: Ferd Berfall at December 03, 2023 08:42 PM (15lwl)
Perhaps the ship's CO will their pronouns right next time?
If only we could end Global Warming then these people would become peaceful again.
Posted by: Ferd Berfall at December 03, 2023 08:42 PM (15lwl)
Perhaps the ship's CO will their pronouns right next time?
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ Next year in Corsicana - again! ~ at December 03, 2023 08:45 PM (hOUT3)
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133 get
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ Next year in Corsicana - again! ~ at December 03, 2023 08:46 PM (hOUT3)
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130 This one weird trick will beat the Cat and Shooting record. Use a dead cat.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at December 03, 2023 08:44 PM (Angsy)
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Does it smell less than a pali tunnel?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at December 03, 2023 08:44 PM (Angsy)
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Does it smell less than a pali tunnel?
Posted by: Ciampino - Shoot someone with a paintball, then you can watch him dye. at December 03, 2023 08:47 PM (qfLjt)
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Just information but DuckDuckGo has joined the woke bunch of stiffs and miscreants.
Posted by: Ciampino
Pixy recommended Brave and Vivaldi browser on this mornings Tech Thread.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at December 03, 2023 08:37 PM (P3WS0)
Probably stupid, but at a certain point I just don’t care anymore. Phuck them and the horses they rode in on. Everyone on the Gub thread has undoubtably ticked so many surveillance boxes, does it really matter? I’m not that smart and I don’t know.
Posted by: Ciampino
Pixy recommended Brave and Vivaldi browser on this mornings Tech Thread.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at December 03, 2023 08:37 PM (P3WS0)
Probably stupid, but at a certain point I just don’t care anymore. Phuck them and the horses they rode in on. Everyone on the Gub thread has undoubtably ticked so many surveillance boxes, does it really matter? I’m not that smart and I don’t know.
Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at December 03, 2023 08:47 PM (N6UT3)
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Does it smell less than a pali tunnel?
Posted by: Ciampino - Shoot someone with a paintball, then you can watch him dye. at December 03, 2023 08:47 PM (qfLjt)
Probably just a little, if there's pussy inside.
Posted by: Ciampino - Shoot someone with a paintball, then you can watch him dye. at December 03, 2023 08:47 PM (qfLjt)
Probably just a little, if there's pussy inside.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at December 03, 2023 08:49 PM (Angsy)
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What is there besides Target and Walmart for miscellaneous items? Walmart withdrew their advertising from Twitter /X .
I think my next purchase instead of another gun will be body armor since I have a feeling that will become illegal for civilians to purchase in the future.
I think my next purchase instead of another gun will be body armor since I have a feeling that will become illegal for civilians to purchase in the future.
Posted by: Drive by at December 03, 2023 08:50 PM (IYUIU)
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I have tried Vivaldi but the look and feel was too different from other browsers and I didn't feel like learning how to use it. Have not tried Brave.
BTW WaterFox is a fork of FireFox. I like it. YEMV.
I have tried Vivaldi but the look and feel was too different from other browsers and I didn't feel like learning how to use it. Have not tried Brave.
BTW WaterFox is a fork of FireFox. I like it. YEMV.
Posted by: Ciampino - Shoot someone with a paintball, then you can watch him dye at December 03, 2023 08:51 PM (qfLjt)
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Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at December 03, 2023 08:37 PM (cOq4q)
Do have her shoot at least one magazine loaded w/ those defense loads. Make sure that they'll feed into the chamber from that magazine. Not all defense loads will feed properly from a self-loading pistol's magazine. You need to confirm that for yourself before you run into a "stressful" situation.
Do have her shoot at least one magazine loaded w/ those defense loads. Make sure that they'll feed into the chamber from that magazine. Not all defense loads will feed properly from a self-loading pistol's magazine. You need to confirm that for yourself before you run into a "stressful" situation.
Posted by: Ed L at December 03, 2023 08:52 PM (yRXSd)
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Oooh, goody, the 'zon is sending me my Lyman X-12 shellholder (9mm) tomorrow. I have a Lyman primer and it is NOT adjustable and the Lyman shellholders have a lower profile than other brands (so if you use other brands the primer may be a bit 'proud').
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at December 03, 2023 08:52 PM (cOq4q)
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Posted by: Ed L at December 03, 2023 08:52 PM (yRXSd)
I was going to say that because they were only 6.99 a box . Sounds too good to be true.
I was going to say that because they were only 6.99 a box . Sounds too good to be true.
Posted by: Drive by at December 03, 2023 08:54 PM (IYUIU)
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How is "Yemen" even a thing?
I remember "North" Yemen and "South" Yemen and even then no one gave 2 shits about either shithole.
I remember "North" Yemen and "South" Yemen and even then no one gave 2 shits about either shithole.
Posted by: Hairyback Guy at December 03, 2023 08:56 PM (R/m4+)
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Whig, you here tonight?
Posted by: RI Red at December 03, 2023 08:56 PM (HCxzI)
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Posted by: Drive by at December 03, 2023 08:54 PM (IYUIU)
Do check each round before loading them up. You want to make sure you got that ammo on a clearance sale, not as a discount because it was damaged goods.
Do check each round before loading them up. You want to make sure you got that ammo on a clearance sale, not as a discount because it was damaged goods.
Posted by: Ed L at December 03, 2023 08:58 PM (yRXSd)
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Posted by: Ciampino - Shoot someone with a paintball, then you can watch him dye at December 03, 2023 08:51 PM (qfLjt)
Been using Brave for quite a while now, no complaints. One thing I really like is that it can be updated without loosing any open windows.
Looked at Vivaldi but never really gave it a workout.
Was going to try WaterFox, but stayed with Brave but since I liked Firefox, I might go back and take a second look.
Been using Brave for quite a while now, no complaints. One thing I really like is that it can be updated without loosing any open windows.
Looked at Vivaldi but never really gave it a workout.
Was going to try WaterFox, but stayed with Brave but since I liked Firefox, I might go back and take a second look.
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ Next year in Corsicana - again! ~ at December 03, 2023 08:59 PM (hOUT3)
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Probably stupid, but at a certain point I just don’t care anymore. Phuck them and the horses they rode in on. Everyone on the Gub thread has undoubtedly ticked so many surveillance boxes, does it really matter? I’m not that smart and I don’t know.
Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at December 03, 2023 08:47 PM (N6UT3)
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Not stupid, you do whatever you want. The only problem with search engines, if woke, they may not return results favorable to, say Trump, or unfavorable to communists.
Basic science so far seems ok but anything involving weather/climate is going to give you crappy results. I can't wait for Wikipedia to embrace Minority Mathematics and Native Science. First thing I will look up is Quantum Mechanics. LOL
Probably stupid, but at a certain point I just don’t care anymore. Phuck them and the horses they rode in on. Everyone on the Gub thread has undoubtedly ticked so many surveillance boxes, does it really matter? I’m not that smart and I don’t know.
Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at December 03, 2023 08:47 PM (N6UT3)
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Not stupid, you do whatever you want. The only problem with search engines, if woke, they may not return results favorable to, say Trump, or unfavorable to communists.
Basic science so far seems ok but anything involving weather/climate is going to give you crappy results. I can't wait for Wikipedia to embrace Minority Mathematics and Native Science. First thing I will look up is Quantum Mechanics. LOL
Posted by: Ciampino - Theory of Relativiy in Ebonics at December 03, 2023 08:59 PM (qfLjt)
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I think the group has kicked around before that there's basements, and then basements. Didn't someone show the steps to building a secure room that could be climate controlled properly, to hold cabinets and safes?
The 'mere' absence of must and mildew isn't enough to keep metalware healthy in long term storage. The actual spot your guns are has to be pretty darn dry permanently, and isolated from humidity. You don't have to have visible seeps or leaks for a basement to be a lot more humid than upstairs. Worth checking.
The 'mere' absence of must and mildew isn't enough to keep metalware healthy in long term storage. The actual spot your guns are has to be pretty darn dry permanently, and isolated from humidity. You don't have to have visible seeps or leaks for a basement to be a lot more humid than upstairs. Worth checking.
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at December 03, 2023 08:59 PM (FCs/J)
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129 I see that the "MOSTLY PEACEFUL" Yemen Terrorists launched "MOSTLY PEACEFUL" Missiles at the USS Carney.
If only we could end Global Warming then these people would become peaceful again.
Posted by: Ferd Berfall at December 03, 2023 08:42 PM
I would think the USS Carney would have firepower enough to turn those terrorists into a red mist. Do they not remember the USS Cole?
If only we could end Global Warming then these people would become peaceful again.
Posted by: Ferd Berfall at December 03, 2023 08:42 PM
I would think the USS Carney would have firepower enough to turn those terrorists into a red mist. Do they not remember the USS Cole?
Posted by: Eromero at December 03, 2023 08:59 PM (NxC5+)
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Back powder AR! I wonder how many shot(s) you could manage to get off before the gas port became completely fouled up? Some fool's had to have tried it.
Back powder AR! I wonder how many shot(s) you could manage to get off before the gas port became completely fouled up? Some fool's had to have tried it.
Posted by: PacosMojo at December 03, 2023 08:59 PM (NEq6T)
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Been using Brave for quite a while now, no complaints. One thing I really like is that it can be updated without loosing any open windows.
WaterFox does that as well, even with 60+ windows open.
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ Next year in Corsicana - again! ~ at December 03, 2023 08:59 PM (hOUT3)
Been using Brave for quite a while now, no complaints. One thing I really like is that it can be updated without loosing any open windows.
WaterFox does that as well, even with 60+ windows open.
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ Next year in Corsicana - again! ~ at December 03, 2023 08:59 PM (hOUT3)
Posted by: Ciampino - Theory of Relativity in Ebonics at December 03, 2023 09:03 PM (qfLjt)
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Do have her shoot at least one magazine loaded w/ those defense loads. Make sure that they'll feed into the chamber from that magazine. Not all defense loads will feed properly from a self-loading pistol's magazine. You need to confirm that for yourself before you run into a "stressful" situation.
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Yesterday I bought three boxes of self-defence 9mm eventually to try them out to see which I liked the most etc. too: Remington HTP 147gr JHP; Hornady Critical Defense Lite 100gr FTX; and Federal Premium Hydra-Shok Deep 135gr.
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Yesterday I bought three boxes of self-defence 9mm eventually to try them out to see which I liked the most etc. too: Remington HTP 147gr JHP; Hornady Critical Defense Lite 100gr FTX; and Federal Premium Hydra-Shok Deep 135gr.
Posted by: andycanuck (krqg6) at December 03, 2023 09:03 PM (krqg6)
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Do have her shoot at least one magazine loaded w/ those defense loads. Make sure that they'll feed into the chamber from that magazine. Not all defense loads will feed properly from a self-loading pistol's magazine. You need to confirm that for yourself before you run into a "stressful" situation.
Posted by: Ed L
I was going to say that because they were only 6.99 a box . Sounds too good to be true.
Posted by: Drive by
Absolutely will test out the defense loads. The profile looks like a typical RN range load.
Too good to be true... maybe. Could have been a pricing error too. I found that once with 45acp XTP loads. Cheaper than FMJ. So after the first couple boxes I got enough more to round it out to an even 1000.
Had it happen with another product and they called, said it was an error and asked if I wanted to cancel. I said, yeah, it was too good, but so no worries, cancel it.
Posted by: Ed L
I was going to say that because they were only 6.99 a box . Sounds too good to be true.
Posted by: Drive by
Absolutely will test out the defense loads. The profile looks like a typical RN range load.
Too good to be true... maybe. Could have been a pricing error too. I found that once with 45acp XTP loads. Cheaper than FMJ. So after the first couple boxes I got enough more to round it out to an even 1000.
Had it happen with another product and they called, said it was an error and asked if I wanted to cancel. I said, yeah, it was too good, but so no worries, cancel it.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at December 03, 2023 09:03 PM (cOq4q)
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Posted by: That SOB Van Owen at December 03, 2023 07:26 PM
Every one of those FN Reflexes I've looked at (~5) have had the rear sight drifted to the left. From your group, that doesn't look to be a problem on yours, or you naturally compensate for it if you have it.
Is the rear sight centered on yours?
Every one of those FN Reflexes I've looked at (~5) have had the rear sight drifted to the left. From your group, that doesn't look to be a problem on yours, or you naturally compensate for it if you have it.
Is the rear sight centered on yours?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at December 03, 2023 09:03 PM (a3Q+t)
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Slow tonight for the gun thread. Must be the holidays.
Yale professor tried to tell Congress in her testimony that Chicago's gun deaths are lower than three red states. Why do they try to intentionally lie with misleading statistics all the time. They know their lies will be called out immediately.
Yale professor tried to tell Congress in her testimony that Chicago's gun deaths are lower than three red states. Why do they try to intentionally lie with misleading statistics all the time. They know their lies will be called out immediately.
Posted by: Drive by at December 03, 2023 09:04 PM (IYUIU)
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Been using Brave for quite a while now, no complaints. One thing I really like is that it can be updated without loosing any open windows.
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ Next year in Corsicana - again! ~ at December 03, 2023 08:59 PM (hOUT3)
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Messed up:
WaterFox does that as well, even with 60+ windows open.
Been using Brave for quite a while now, no complaints. One thing I really like is that it can be updated without loosing any open windows.
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ Next year in Corsicana - again! ~ at December 03, 2023 08:59 PM (hOUT3)
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Messed up:
WaterFox does that as well, even with 60+ windows open.
Posted by: Ciampino - Theory of Relativity in Ebonics at December 03, 2023 09:04 PM (qfLjt)
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If you watch the video of the gunfire eminating from the decks of the USS Carney, you'll see the usual 5/38 Naval Rifle, and everybody's favorite R2D2 20mm Phalanx robot. Both, dutifully sending out their projectiles in the direction of Huothi drones and fire-control centers, ashore.
But, there was one other "gun" in the mix, new to me, but I'm sure Horde Knowledge will fill in my lack?
Looked kinda like a single barrel, 40mm Orliekon, in a Sailor operated, open, motorized mount. LOTS of electronics and optics boxes attached to the gun and mount. One Sailor working the gun, and what looked to be like some Brass and NCOs standing by, observing the action.
The "surround" on the open-gun, looked fairly space age-ey, streamlined and I'd guess is some kind of composite armor, a "splinter shield" at the least.
Mount was aft of the 5/30 on the Port side, just ahead of the deckhouse. I was unable to tell if there's a twin , mounted to Starboard. The gun sure did look like it was cross-optimized, suited to both aerial and seaborne targets.
Some of y'all maybe help track this one down? Much appreciation in advance!
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
But, there was one other "gun" in the mix, new to me, but I'm sure Horde Knowledge will fill in my lack?
Looked kinda like a single barrel, 40mm Orliekon, in a Sailor operated, open, motorized mount. LOTS of electronics and optics boxes attached to the gun and mount. One Sailor working the gun, and what looked to be like some Brass and NCOs standing by, observing the action.
The "surround" on the open-gun, looked fairly space age-ey, streamlined and I'd guess is some kind of composite armor, a "splinter shield" at the least.
Mount was aft of the 5/30 on the Port side, just ahead of the deckhouse. I was unable to tell if there's a twin , mounted to Starboard. The gun sure did look like it was cross-optimized, suited to both aerial and seaborne targets.
Some of y'all maybe help track this one down? Much appreciation in advance!
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at December 03, 2023 09:04 PM (e6UQI)
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This one weird trick will beat the Cat and Shooting record. Use a dead cat.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at December 03, 2023 08:44 PM
101 102 Uses For a Dead Cat
Posted by: OrangeEnt at December 03, 2023 08:44 PM
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at December 03, 2023 09:05 PM (aQy7p)
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Back powder AR! I wonder how many shot(s) you could manage to get off before the gas port became completely fouled up? Some fool's had to have tried it.
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Posted by: andycanuck (krqg6) at December 03, 2023 09:06 PM (krqg6)
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Beyond the She Equips Herself video, following up from last week, does anyone have any additional fashion tips for nurse ratched?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at December 03, 2023 09:07 PM (a3Q+t)
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The pressures from black powder are quite low by smokeless powder standards. I wonder if they would cycle an AR? Look at the size of a 45-70 case vs a .223. Have to admit I've never heard the question asked.
Posted by: JTB at December 03, 2023 09:07 PM (7EjX1)
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This one weird trick will beat the Cat and Shooting record. Use a dead cat.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at December 03, 2023 08:44 PM
101 102 Uses For a Dead Cat
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at December 03, 2023 09:05 PM (aQy7p)
I was thinking declawed cat.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at December 03, 2023 08:44 PM
101 102 Uses For a Dead Cat
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at December 03, 2023 09:05 PM (aQy7p)
I was thinking declawed cat.
Posted by: Drive by at December 03, 2023 09:07 PM (IYUIU)
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155 Slow tonight for the gun thread. Must be the holidays.
Yale professor tried to tell Congress in her testimony that Chicago's gun deaths are lower than three red states. Why do they try to intentionally lie with misleading statistics all the time. They know their lies will be called out immediately.
Posted by: Drive by at December 03, 2023 09:04 PM
Nobody knows it's lies except the ones telling the lies and us. The people they're lying to are stupid, that's their market.
Yale professor tried to tell Congress in her testimony that Chicago's gun deaths are lower than three red states. Why do they try to intentionally lie with misleading statistics all the time. They know their lies will be called out immediately.
Posted by: Drive by at December 03, 2023 09:04 PM
Nobody knows it's lies except the ones telling the lies and us. The people they're lying to are stupid, that's their market.
Posted by: Eromero at December 03, 2023 09:08 PM (NxC5+)
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Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at December 03, 2023 08:59 PM (FCs/J)
Your safe should have a dehumidifier installed internally in order to keep humidity (and rust and mold) at bay. Cloth material (found in many gun carrying cases, storage containers, etc.) can hold moisture that's not visible to the naked eye. Rust can develop if metal surfaces are in contact w/ cloth holding in excessive moisture from high humidity seasons.
Your safe should have a dehumidifier installed internally in order to keep humidity (and rust and mold) at bay. Cloth material (found in many gun carrying cases, storage containers, etc.) can hold moisture that's not visible to the naked eye. Rust can develop if metal surfaces are in contact w/ cloth holding in excessive moisture from high humidity seasons.
Posted by: Ed L at December 03, 2023 09:09 PM (yRXSd)
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Beyond the She Equips Herself video, following up from last week, does anyone have any additional fashion tips for nurse ratched?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at December 03, 2023 09:07 PM
Chokers are kinda hawt. Stylish hats, ditto.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at December 03, 2023 09:07 PM
Chokers are kinda hawt. Stylish hats, ditto.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at December 03, 2023 09:09 PM (aQy7p)
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Beyond the She Equips Herself video, following up from last week, does anyone have any additional fashion tips for nurse ratched?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at December 03, 2023 09:07 PM (a3Q+t)
Double crossed Bandoliers.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at December 03, 2023 09:07 PM (a3Q+t)
Double crossed Bandoliers.
Posted by: Drive by at December 03, 2023 09:10 PM (IYUIU)
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Posted by: Ciampino - Theory of Relativity in Ebonics
Nice to know, I have about ten windows open with 30+ tabs per window
Nice to know, I have about ten windows open with 30+ tabs per window
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ Next year in Corsicana - again! ~ at December 03, 2023 09:10 PM (hOUT3)
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Posted by: Jim at December 03, 2023 09:04 PM (e6UQI)
25mm or 30mm Bushmaster autocannon, I think. Similar to the one in the turret of a Bradley or USMC LAV-25.
25mm or 30mm Bushmaster autocannon, I think. Similar to the one in the turret of a Bradley or USMC LAV-25.
Posted by: Ed L at December 03, 2023 09:11 PM (yRXSd)
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101 102 Uses For a Dead Cat
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at December 03, 2023 09:05 PM (aQy7p)
I was thinking declawed cat.
Posted by: Drive by at December 03, 2023 09:07 PM
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/101_Uses_for_a_Dead_Cat
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at December 03, 2023 09:05 PM (aQy7p)
I was thinking declawed cat.
Posted by: Drive by at December 03, 2023 09:07 PM
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/101_Uses_for_a_Dead_Cat
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at December 03, 2023 09:12 PM (aQy7p)
170
Annie Oakley or William Tell? Who would have better with today in an even competition?
Posted by: Karavan at December 03, 2023 09:12 PM (D/r2W)
171
I wonder how many abandoned government properties have CD shelters?
Cheaper than a missile silo, I expect.
Cheaper than a missile silo, I expect.
Posted by: jimmymcnulty at December 03, 2023 09:13 PM (BJgzI)
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Folks, just popping in to say hi and thx to weasel and all that comment weekly.
Posted by: whig at December 03, 2023 09:14 PM (JAi95)
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Democrats introducing bill regulating mechanisms of rapid-firing weapons
tinyurl.com/466duec3
GOSAFE Act targets firearms mechanisms, instead of how firearms look. It bans magazines larger than 10 rounds, bump stocks and bans the manufacture of ghost gun kits — build-at-home firearms without serial numbers
The GOSAFE Act
Washington Gun Law
youtube.com/watch?v=9iY-81Oavww
A new bill to ban semiautomatic rifles which just happens to use different terminologies that other assault weapon bans, do not. If enacted into law, this bill would do much more than just ban semi automatic rifles. This bill would also create a national magazine capacity limitation of 10 rounds and would also require all firearms manufacturers to get the Attorney General's approval before any new design goes to market
A Ban On All Gas Recoil System Firearms. The GOSAFE Act The Newest Assault Weapons Ban Proposal
youtube.com/watch?v=kyvBpsL_6Ac
Dec 1, 2023
The GOSAFE Act Is the latest attack on the Second Amendment as the anti gun establishment puts forward a bill as a unilateral ban on all gas impingement firearms as an alternative to bans that focus on features, this is a function based proposal.
tinyurl.com/466duec3
GOSAFE Act targets firearms mechanisms, instead of how firearms look. It bans magazines larger than 10 rounds, bump stocks and bans the manufacture of ghost gun kits — build-at-home firearms without serial numbers
The GOSAFE Act
Washington Gun Law
youtube.com/watch?v=9iY-81Oavww
A new bill to ban semiautomatic rifles which just happens to use different terminologies that other assault weapon bans, do not. If enacted into law, this bill would do much more than just ban semi automatic rifles. This bill would also create a national magazine capacity limitation of 10 rounds and would also require all firearms manufacturers to get the Attorney General's approval before any new design goes to market
A Ban On All Gas Recoil System Firearms. The GOSAFE Act The Newest Assault Weapons Ban Proposal
youtube.com/watch?v=kyvBpsL_6Ac
Dec 1, 2023
The GOSAFE Act Is the latest attack on the Second Amendment as the anti gun establishment puts forward a bill as a unilateral ban on all gas impingement firearms as an alternative to bans that focus on features, this is a function based proposal.
Posted by: BetaCuck4Lyfe at December 03, 2023 09:15 PM (9aVck)
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Guns! Late but guns!
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at December 03, 2023 09:15 PM (xcxpd)
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wonder how many abandoned government properties have CD shelters?
Cheaper than a missile silo, I expect.
Posted by: jimmymcnulty at December 03, 2023 09:13 PM (BJgzI)
I don't know if cheaper but probably in a better location.
Cheaper than a missile silo, I expect.
Posted by: jimmymcnulty at December 03, 2023 09:13 PM (BJgzI)
I don't know if cheaper but probably in a better location.
Posted by: Drive by at December 03, 2023 09:16 PM (IYUIU)
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Posted by: Jim at December 03, 2023 09:04 PM (e6UQI)
And the 5" gun is a 5"/54 gun, the same gun turret setup used on the Spruance class destroyers and Ticonderoga class cruisers. These "destroyers" have more tonnage displacement than a lot of Cold War era cruisers (Belknap and Leahy classes). They're not small ships.
And the 5" gun is a 5"/54 gun, the same gun turret setup used on the Spruance class destroyers and Ticonderoga class cruisers. These "destroyers" have more tonnage displacement than a lot of Cold War era cruisers (Belknap and Leahy classes). They're not small ships.
Posted by: Ed L at December 03, 2023 09:17 PM (yRXSd)
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..25mm or 30mm Bushmaster autocannon, I think. Similar to the one in the turret of a Bradley or USMC LAV-25. Posted by: Ed L at December 03, 2023 09:11 PM (yRXSd)
I suspect, sir, that you are correct. Still, the gun (for the moment) aside, the mounting, the amazing degree of control that one Sailor had in aiming and training, and what looked to be a veritable feast of optics and electronics, all of which are surely intended to help ensure that projectiles and targets are properly introduced, one to the other?
And one "box" or "screen" is probably reporting on the gun itself. Number of rounds fired, barrel temperature, number of rounds remaining until reload, and etc.
Looks like FUN to SHOOT, too! Some of our better taxpayer's dollars at work?
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
I suspect, sir, that you are correct. Still, the gun (for the moment) aside, the mounting, the amazing degree of control that one Sailor had in aiming and training, and what looked to be a veritable feast of optics and electronics, all of which are surely intended to help ensure that projectiles and targets are properly introduced, one to the other?
And one "box" or "screen" is probably reporting on the gun itself. Number of rounds fired, barrel temperature, number of rounds remaining until reload, and etc.
Looks like FUN to SHOOT, too! Some of our better taxpayer's dollars at work?
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at December 03, 2023 09:18 PM (e6UQI)
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I'm watching a TV show that has astronauts using m16s on the moon. I'm wondering about how that would really work - I assume you wouldn't use any lubricant because it would freeze but would the rifle still function?
Posted by: Rww at December 03, 2023 09:18 PM (gPXen)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/101_Uses_for_a_Dead_Cat
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at December 03, 2023 09:12 PM (aQy7p)
👍
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at December 03, 2023 09:12 PM (aQy7p)
👍
Posted by: Drive by at December 03, 2023 09:19 PM (IYUIU)
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Quick range report, I switch to the CZ P-07 when the damn front sight of my PSA Dagger worked its way loose for the THIRD time.
I do love the Dagger and I shoot it well but that front sight is irritating. I'll email PSA but I'll probably just end up using gorilla glue to hold it in place as blue loctite ain't doing it.
But I digress. Yesterday was a re-familarization with the P-07, both with 9mm and .22 with the OEM Kadet slide. The gun shoots really well, feels good in hand but controls are often a two-handed affair, sadly as I don't have long thumbs. I am noticing my vision isn't great which affected my ability to shoot tight groups at range. The red dot really is a big help and I have a P-07 with a red dot.
The .22 had problems feeding the first two rounds of my usual mag. Could be a weak spring? Or something, as eventually the problem went away, so I don't think it's an ammo problem. But those first 50 rounds...every second round from the mag would fail to feed. More study needed. It's a fine gun though, even if I have to replace a mag spring now.
I do love the Dagger and I shoot it well but that front sight is irritating. I'll email PSA but I'll probably just end up using gorilla glue to hold it in place as blue loctite ain't doing it.
But I digress. Yesterday was a re-familarization with the P-07, both with 9mm and .22 with the OEM Kadet slide. The gun shoots really well, feels good in hand but controls are often a two-handed affair, sadly as I don't have long thumbs. I am noticing my vision isn't great which affected my ability to shoot tight groups at range. The red dot really is a big help and I have a P-07 with a red dot.
The .22 had problems feeding the first two rounds of my usual mag. Could be a weak spring? Or something, as eventually the problem went away, so I don't think it's an ammo problem. But those first 50 rounds...every second round from the mag would fail to feed. More study needed. It's a fine gun though, even if I have to replace a mag spring now.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at December 03, 2023 09:19 PM (xcxpd)
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111 Hi all! I missed MDV MGC outing today to make Christmas cookies with my daughter.
I have to decide if putting my guns and accessories in the Master Bathroom is safe enough or if I need to move them to the basement.
Posted by: Iris at December 03, 2023 08:24 PM (n3DL0)
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I read this too quickly the first time through and thought you were talking about security measures for the cookies. I'm sure they're delicious but wondered what kind of arms you thought were necessary for cookie protection. Then I wondered if you had a cat... I really need to read more carefully next time.
I have to decide if putting my guns and accessories in the Master Bathroom is safe enough or if I need to move them to the basement.
Posted by: Iris at December 03, 2023 08:24 PM (n3DL0)
***
I read this too quickly the first time through and thought you were talking about security measures for the cookies. I'm sure they're delicious but wondered what kind of arms you thought were necessary for cookie protection. Then I wondered if you had a cat... I really need to read more carefully next time.
Posted by: TRex at December 03, 2023 09:20 PM (IQ6Gq)
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>>> Yale professor tried to tell Congress in her testimony that Chicago's gun deaths are lower than three red states.
1) This is probably in absolute numbers. Not rates.
2) Within Chicago city limits. Not metro area.
3) Less than three red states, combined.
So one blue city with less than 3,000,00 population hasfewer murders than Texas, Florida, and ... whatever... say, 45,000,000.
1) This is probably in absolute numbers. Not rates.
2) Within Chicago city limits. Not metro area.
3) Less than three red states, combined.
So one blue city with less than 3,000,00 population hasfewer murders than Texas, Florida, and ... whatever... say, 45,000,000.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at December 03, 2023 09:20 PM (cOq4q)
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And the 5" gun is a 5"/54 gun, the same gun turret setup used on the Spruance class destroyers and Ticonderoga class cruisers. These "destroyers" have more tonnage displacement than a lot of Cold War era cruisers (Belknap and Leahy classes). They're not small ships.
Posted by: Ed L at December 03, 2023 09:17 PM (yRXSd)
The turrets sure are small. I got to see the Laffey in Charlotte. I couldn't fit inside the hatch leading and not all my mass is fat.
Posted by: Ed L at December 03, 2023 09:17 PM (yRXSd)
The turrets sure are small. I got to see the Laffey in Charlotte. I couldn't fit inside the hatch leading and not all my mass is fat.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at December 03, 2023 09:20 PM (xcxpd)
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Anything you can do, I can do better.
I can can do anything better than you!
I can can do anything better than you!
Posted by: zombie william tell at December 03, 2023 09:20 PM (krqg6)
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as blue loctite ain't doing it.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at December 03, 2023 09:19 PM
green loctite > red loctite > blue loctite
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at December 03, 2023 09:19 PM
green loctite > red loctite > blue loctite
Posted by: Duncanthrax at December 03, 2023 09:21 PM (a3Q+t)
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Of course, EBG trumps all.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at December 03, 2023 09:22 PM (a3Q+t)
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Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at December 03, 2023 09:20 PM (cOq4q)
Yeah it should be gun death per 100,000 people.
It should be comparing apples to apples ( cities to cities)
But it was individual states she was comparing not combined three states. Louisiana, Mississippi and I forgot the third.
Yeah it should be gun death per 100,000 people.
It should be comparing apples to apples ( cities to cities)
But it was individual states she was comparing not combined three states. Louisiana, Mississippi and I forgot the third.
Posted by: Drive by at December 03, 2023 09:24 PM (IYUIU)
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143 How is "Yemen" even a thing?
I remember "North" Yemen and "South" Yemen and even then no one gave 2 shits about either shithole.
Posted by: Hairyback Guy at December 03, 2023 08:56 PM (R/m4+)
Weasel, I'll be brief -
War in Yemen goes back over 60 years. Egyptian President Nasser called his expedition to undermine the Saudis through Yemen, "Egypt's Vietnam." Many historians believe Nasser's flailing in Yemen is a significant cause of the 1967 Six Day War. Search the webz for Egypt and Yemen.
I remember "North" Yemen and "South" Yemen and even then no one gave 2 shits about either shithole.
Posted by: Hairyback Guy at December 03, 2023 08:56 PM (R/m4+)
Weasel, I'll be brief -
War in Yemen goes back over 60 years. Egyptian President Nasser called his expedition to undermine the Saudis through Yemen, "Egypt's Vietnam." Many historians believe Nasser's flailing in Yemen is a significant cause of the 1967 Six Day War. Search the webz for Egypt and Yemen.
Posted by: Gref at December 03, 2023 09:24 PM (5fDan)
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Posted by: Jim at December 03, 2023 09:18 PM (e6UQI)
Probably all the stuff inside the turrets of those vehicles w/o the turret itself.
Probably all the stuff inside the turrets of those vehicles w/o the turret itself.
Posted by: Ed L at December 03, 2023 09:24 PM (yRXSd)
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I'm watching a TV show that has astronauts using m16s on the moon. I'm wondering about how that would really work - I assume you wouldn't use any lubricant because it would freeze but would the rifle still function?
Posted by: Rww at December 03, 2023 09:18 PM (gPXen)
Use a dry lubricant like moly.
Posted by: Rww at December 03, 2023 09:18 PM (gPXen)
Use a dry lubricant like moly.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 03, 2023 09:24 PM (NHCJ+)
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185 as blue loctite ain't doing it.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at December 03, 2023 09:19 PM
green loctite > red loctite > blue loctite
Posted by: Duncanthrax at December 03, 2023 09:21 PM (a3Q+t)
I figure some clear gorilla glue is a step prior to hitting the seriously annoying loctites.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at December 03, 2023 09:19 PM
green loctite > red loctite > blue loctite
Posted by: Duncanthrax at December 03, 2023 09:21 PM (a3Q+t)
I figure some clear gorilla glue is a step prior to hitting the seriously annoying loctites.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at December 03, 2023 09:24 PM (xcxpd)
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Texas, Florida...
Those two alone are 51 million.. after last three years influx of refugees, foreign and domestic, are probably closer to 60 million.
Those two alone are 51 million.. after last three years influx of refugees, foreign and domestic, are probably closer to 60 million.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at December 03, 2023 09:25 PM (cOq4q)
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...And the 5" gun is a 5"/54 gun, the same gun turret setup used on the Spruance class destroyers and Ticonderoga class cruisers. These "destroyers" have more tonnage displacement than a lot of Cold War era cruisers (Belknap and Leahy classes). They're not small ships.
Posted by: Ed L at December 03, 2023 09:17 PM (yRXSd)
Thanks! I thought "5/50", but for some reason, the "5/38" stuck to my fingertips. But "5/54", that's a wee bit more barrel (and boom!) in the bargain!
I do know that those automated turret, electronically aimed guns, have amassed an impressive record, when used as intended. God Bless the U.S.A. !
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Ed L at December 03, 2023 09:17 PM (yRXSd)
Thanks! I thought "5/50", but for some reason, the "5/38" stuck to my fingertips. But "5/54", that's a wee bit more barrel (and boom!) in the bargain!
I do know that those automated turret, electronically aimed guns, have amassed an impressive record, when used as intended. God Bless the U.S.A. !
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at December 03, 2023 09:25 PM (e6UQI)
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I figure some clear gorilla glue is a step prior to hitting the seriously annoying loctites.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at December 03, 2023 09:24 PM (xcxpd)
Gorilla Glue will keep stuff from flying apart due to Gorilliolis Force.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at December 03, 2023 09:24 PM (xcxpd)
Gorilla Glue will keep stuff from flying apart due to Gorilliolis Force.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 03, 2023 09:26 PM (NHCJ+)
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Gorilla Glue will keep stuff from flying apart due to Gorilliolis Force.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 03, 2023 09:26 PM (NHCJ+)
lol
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 03, 2023 09:26 PM (NHCJ+)
lol
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at December 03, 2023 09:27 PM (xcxpd)
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C'mon, folks, pick it up.
Ol' Weasel is our pal, correct? AND he's an Honorary Texan.
Now ol' Weasel is a man of metrics. And what metric is near and dear to his heart, ahead of many others? Yes, that's right, the Gun Thread beating the Food Thread in number of comments.
The FT currently stands at 227.
#BeBetter
Ol' Weasel is our pal, correct? AND he's an Honorary Texan.
Now ol' Weasel is a man of metrics. And what metric is near and dear to his heart, ahead of many others? Yes, that's right, the Gun Thread beating the Food Thread in number of comments.
The FT currently stands at 227.
#BeBetter
Posted by: Duncanthrax at December 03, 2023 09:27 PM (a3Q+t)
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190 I'm watching a TV show that has astronauts using m16s on the moon. I'm wondering about how that would really work - I assume you wouldn't use any lubricant because it would freeze but would the rifle still function?
Posted by: Rww at December 03, 2023 09:18 PM (gPXen)
Use a dry lubricant like moly.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 03, 2023 09:24 PM (NHCJ+)
Yup. Dry film lube is used extensively in spacecraft mechanisms.
Posted by: Rww at December 03, 2023 09:18 PM (gPXen)
Use a dry lubricant like moly.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 03, 2023 09:24 PM (NHCJ+)
Yup. Dry film lube is used extensively in spacecraft mechanisms.
Posted by: Gref at December 03, 2023 09:27 PM (5fDan)
198
They had a moon gun fight in the movie Ad Astra.
Posted by: Drive by at December 03, 2023 09:28 PM (IYUIU)
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The FT currently stands at 227.
#BeBetter
Posted by: Duncanthrax at December 03, 2023 09:27 PM (a3Q+t)
I did my part. Was not in the Food Thread, although, in principle, not opposed to food.
#BeBetter
Posted by: Duncanthrax at December 03, 2023 09:27 PM (a3Q+t)
I did my part. Was not in the Food Thread, although, in principle, not opposed to food.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 03, 2023 09:28 PM (NHCJ+)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at December 03, 2023 09:29 PM (cOq4q)
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Gorilla Glue will keep stuff from flying apart due to Gorilliolis Force.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 03, 2023 09:26 PM (NHCJ+)
But does Gorilla Glue work the other way below the equator?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 03, 2023 09:26 PM (NHCJ+)
But does Gorilla Glue work the other way below the equator?
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ Next year in Corsicana - again! ~ at December 03, 2023 09:29 PM (hOUT3)
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Thanks again for the Gun Thread, Weasel.
Posted by: Gref at December 03, 2023 09:30 PM (5fDan)
203
They had a moon gun fight in the movie Ad Astra.
Posted by: Drive by at December 03, 2023 09:28 PM (IYUIU)
Kind of cumbersome to drop trou in a space suit.
Posted by: Drive by at December 03, 2023 09:28 PM (IYUIU)
Kind of cumbersome to drop trou in a space suit.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 03, 2023 09:30 PM (NHCJ+)
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Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at December 03, 2023 09:20 PM (xcxpd)
The crew for the 5"/54 is well below decks. Their primary job is to load the 5" shells into the feeding system. The WWII 5"/38 mount on Laffey had more than a dozen men to serve the guns. The 5"/54 has, at most, ten crew (probably fewer now than 40 years ago). And the 5"/54 can fire faster than those 5"/38s (six rounds per minute in WWII vs. ten per minute today).
The crew for the 5"/54 is well below decks. Their primary job is to load the 5" shells into the feeding system. The WWII 5"/38 mount on Laffey had more than a dozen men to serve the guns. The 5"/54 has, at most, ten crew (probably fewer now than 40 years ago). And the 5"/54 can fire faster than those 5"/38s (six rounds per minute in WWII vs. ten per minute today).
Posted by: Ed L at December 03, 2023 09:30 PM (yRXSd)
205
Speaking of food I need to thaw out some bacon. A day without bacon is a....day.......without....bacon.
Posted by: Eromero at December 03, 2023 09:31 PM (NxC5+)
206
A murder-suicide in a village of 100 people is a 2% death toll! That'd be ca. 52,000 dead in Chicago!!!
"Through the end of November, [2022] 3,258 people have been shot in the city, according to monthly crime stats from the CPD. Of those victims, 637 people were killed. The number of homicides represents a 15% decline compared to the same time in 2021."
"Through the end of November, [2022] 3,258 people have been shot in the city, according to monthly crime stats from the CPD. Of those victims, 637 people were killed. The number of homicides represents a 15% decline compared to the same time in 2021."
Posted by: andycanuck (krqg6) at December 03, 2023 09:32 PM (krqg6)
207
Kind of cumbersome to drop trou in a space suit.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 03, 2023 09:30 PM
This man. He gets it!
The rest of you drop and give me twenty!!!!
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 03, 2023 09:30 PM
This man. He gets it!
The rest of you drop and give me twenty!!!!
Posted by: Gunny Hartmann at December 03, 2023 09:32 PM (a3Q+t)
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The food thread shall not prevail.
Posted by: TRex at December 03, 2023 09:33 PM (IQ6Gq)
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C'mon, folks, pick it up.
Ol' Weasel is our pal, correct? AND he's an Honorary Texan.
Now ol' Weasel is a man of metrics. And what metric is near and dear to his heart, ahead of many others? Yes, that's right, the Gun Thread beating the Food Thread in number of comments.
The FT currently stands at 227.
#BeBetter
Posted by: Duncanthrax at December 03, 2023 09:27 PM (a3Q+t)
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Thanks, Duncanthrax. Ace will be doing our performance evals soon, and I'm already kind of sweating the attitude and work related injury sections,
Ol' Weasel is our pal, correct? AND he's an Honorary Texan.
Now ol' Weasel is a man of metrics. And what metric is near and dear to his heart, ahead of many others? Yes, that's right, the Gun Thread beating the Food Thread in number of comments.
The FT currently stands at 227.
#BeBetter
Posted by: Duncanthrax at December 03, 2023 09:27 PM (a3Q+t)
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Thanks, Duncanthrax. Ace will be doing our performance evals soon, and I'm already kind of sweating the attitude and work related injury sections,
Posted by: Weasel at December 03, 2023 09:34 PM (RG6z4)
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Black Friday, 2023, set a new record for NICS background checks.
Posted by: Gunny Hartmann at December 03, 2023 09:35 PM (a3Q+t)
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MAE,
Usually when front sights or rear sights go loose, it is easier to peen either the slide slot edge on the slide or the front sight itself carefully with a spot punch.
Usually work on the cheapest part first and peen the edge of the sight itself rather than the slide sight as some slides nowadays are so hard that bad things can happen if you try to peen the edges--older firearms generally do not have that problem.
Not a fan of loctite on guns particularly other than a few isolated instances such as sight mount screws etc.
Usually when front sights or rear sights go loose, it is easier to peen either the slide slot edge on the slide or the front sight itself carefully with a spot punch.
Usually work on the cheapest part first and peen the edge of the sight itself rather than the slide sight as some slides nowadays are so hard that bad things can happen if you try to peen the edges--older firearms generally do not have that problem.
Not a fan of loctite on guns particularly other than a few isolated instances such as sight mount screws etc.
Posted by: whig at December 03, 2023 09:35 PM (JAi95)
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I have about ten windows open with 30+ tabs per window
Yikes. Not sure what the utility of doing that is but who am I to judge?
Yikes. Not sure what the utility of doing that is but who am I to judge?
Posted by: Notorious BFD at December 03, 2023 09:36 PM (V8he0)
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War in Yemen goes back over 60 years. Egyptian President Nasser called his expedition to undermine the Saudis through Yemen, "Egypt's Vietnam." Many historians believe Nasser's flailing in Yemen is a significant cause of the 1967 Six Day War. Search the webz for Egypt and Yemen.
Posted by: Gref at December 03, 2023 09:24 PM (5fDan)
Thanks for posting this Gref. I had no idea about Egypt and Yemen. I’ll look into it more when I can. much appreciated.
Posted by: Gref at December 03, 2023 09:24 PM (5fDan)
Thanks for posting this Gref. I had no idea about Egypt and Yemen. I’ll look into it more when I can. much appreciated.
Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at December 03, 2023 09:36 PM (N6UT3)
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Kind of cumbersome to drop trou in a space suit.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 03, 2023 09:30 PM
Astronauts wear a water-cooled onsie in space suits. Over Depends. No pants!
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 03, 2023 09:30 PM
Astronauts wear a water-cooled onsie in space suits. Over Depends. No pants!
Posted by: Gref at December 03, 2023 09:36 PM (5fDan)
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Time to wander. Thanks for hosting, Weasel!
Posted by: Ed L at December 03, 2023 09:36 PM (yRXSd)
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Of those victims, 637 people were killed. The number of homicides represents a 15% decline compared to the same time in 2021."
Posted by: andycanuck (krqg6) at December 03, 2023 09:32 PM (krqg6)
So those new kids joining the gangs can't shoot as well as the dead ones did. Apparently they need some range time.
Posted by: andycanuck (krqg6) at December 03, 2023 09:32 PM (krqg6)
So those new kids joining the gangs can't shoot as well as the dead ones did. Apparently they need some range time.
Posted by: Diogenes at December 03, 2023 09:37 PM (uSHSS)
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Thank you, EdL!
Posted by: Weasel at December 03, 2023 09:37 PM (RG6z4)
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Astronauts wear a water-cooled onsie in space suits. Over Depends. No pants!
Posted by: Gref at December 03, 2023 09:36 PM (5fDan)
A truly Pampered existence, then?
Posted by: Gref at December 03, 2023 09:36 PM (5fDan)
A truly Pampered existence, then?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 03, 2023 09:38 PM (NHCJ+)
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Black Friday, 2023, set a new record for NICS background checks.
Posted by: Gunny Hartmann at December 03, 2023 09:35 PM (a3Q+t)
Right, background checks and people are worried about which browser to use.
Posted by: Gunny Hartmann at December 03, 2023 09:35 PM (a3Q+t)
Right, background checks and people are worried about which browser to use.
Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at December 03, 2023 09:38 PM (N6UT3)
220
So those new kids joining the gangs can't shoot as well as the dead ones did. Apparently they need some range time.
Posted by: Diogenes at December 03, 2023 09:37 PM (uSHSS)
Or the survivors of previous shootouts are getting better at ducking.
Posted by: Diogenes at December 03, 2023 09:37 PM (uSHSS)
Or the survivors of previous shootouts are getting better at ducking.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 03, 2023 09:39 PM (NHCJ+)
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LA homeowner shoots and kills would-be burglar and injures another after four men broke in while his grandmother and toddler were inside: Cops take HIM in for questioning
https://mol.im/a/12820837
I don't understand why the homeowner is in cuffs? No license for the gun possibly? Otherwise:
1. He could be interviewed at home.
2. If they want this done downtown why the cuffs? He's the victim.
And then cops wonder why ordinary people hate them. I bet if that had been a city official he wouldn't have been cuffed or even taken downtown.
https://mol.im/a/12820837
I don't understand why the homeowner is in cuffs? No license for the gun possibly? Otherwise:
1. He could be interviewed at home.
2. If they want this done downtown why the cuffs? He's the victim.
And then cops wonder why ordinary people hate them. I bet if that had been a city official he wouldn't have been cuffed or even taken downtown.
Posted by: Ciampino - Othello in Ebonics at December 03, 2023 09:40 PM (qfLjt)
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I put a post this morning on the book thread, but just occurred to me that gubthreaders might appreciate as well. I've been digging in the Enigma machine rabbit hole recently and learned a ton. I didn't know the pre-war history and learned more about the Polish team that initially broke the code. Some youtube animation videos were very helpful to understanding the plumbing and mechanics. Not too many survive outside of museums, but intact machines come up for sale periodically. Interesting subject if you're so inclined...
Posted by: TRex at December 03, 2023 09:42 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Don Black at December 03, 2023 09:43 PM (geLO8)
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Okay to help Weasel's metrics--a few tips to help you clean your firearms.
1) Revolvers--use a size larger than your barrel diameter to clean your cylinders. E.g. Use a 40 cal brush to clean a .357/38 Special firearm. A 357/38 to clean a 32 Smith and Wesson Long/HR Magnum, etc. Don't do this on 22 LR revolvers. For a better clean of 22 LR revolver cylinders, try using a 22 LR rifle length cleaning brush rather than the shorter one for 22 LR handguns.
1) Revolvers--use a size larger than your barrel diameter to clean your cylinders. E.g. Use a 40 cal brush to clean a .357/38 Special firearm. A 357/38 to clean a 32 Smith and Wesson Long/HR Magnum, etc. Don't do this on 22 LR revolvers. For a better clean of 22 LR revolver cylinders, try using a 22 LR rifle length cleaning brush rather than the shorter one for 22 LR handguns.
Posted by: whig at December 03, 2023 09:43 PM (JAi95)
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213 War in Yemen goes back over 60 years. Egyptian President Nasser called his expedition to undermine the Saudis through Yemen, "Egypt's Vietnam." Many historians believe Nasser's flailing in Yemen is a significant cause of the 1967 Six Day War. Search the webz for Egypt and Yemen.
Posted by: Gref at December 03, 2023 09:24 PM (5fDan)
Thanks for posting this Gref. I had no idea about Egypt and Yemen. I’ll look into it more when I can. much appreciated.
Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at December 03, 2023 09:36 PM (N6UT3)
You're welcome. I learned about this only recently, reading "Six Days of War," by Michael Oren. The first-third of the book is a recounting of Arab and Israeli internal political and foreign policy moves leading to the '67 war, from the 30s on. I recommend this book.
Posted by: Gref at December 03, 2023 09:24 PM (5fDan)
Thanks for posting this Gref. I had no idea about Egypt and Yemen. I’ll look into it more when I can. much appreciated.
Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at December 03, 2023 09:36 PM (N6UT3)
You're welcome. I learned about this only recently, reading "Six Days of War," by Michael Oren. The first-third of the book is a recounting of Arab and Israeli internal political and foreign policy moves leading to the '67 war, from the 30s on. I recommend this book.
Posted by: Gref at December 03, 2023 09:43 PM (5fDan)
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So those new kids joining the gangs can't shoot as well as the dead ones did. Apparently they need some range time.
Posted by: Diogenes
Don't give them proficiency advice, please!
Posted by: Diogenes
Don't give them proficiency advice, please!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ Next year in Corsicana - again! ~ at December 03, 2023 09:43 PM (hOUT3)
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OK, guys and gals. Thanks for tuning in tonight. I was able to get a fair amount of stuff done work-wise so that's all good. I appreciate your being here and participating!
See you next Sunday!
See you next Sunday!
Posted by: Weasel at December 03, 2023 09:43 PM (RG6z4)
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Cheaper than a missile silo, I expect.
With good reason. Fallout shelters weren't laid out to offer any protection from near hits/near misses, and most of them were proof to alpha radiation, dust and flakes only. I worked in a couple of federal buildings that had one in the basement, and they were nothing much. Mostly just the many barrels of water, and once we abandoned the concept, they were ignored for decades, to the point that when crews were finally ordered to dispose of the water, the containers themselves were a hazard.
I got away with a couple of souvenirs, but was grateful we never actually had to rely on the system. It was half-assed.
With good reason. Fallout shelters weren't laid out to offer any protection from near hits/near misses, and most of them were proof to alpha radiation, dust and flakes only. I worked in a couple of federal buildings that had one in the basement, and they were nothing much. Mostly just the many barrels of water, and once we abandoned the concept, they were ignored for decades, to the point that when crews were finally ordered to dispose of the water, the containers themselves were a hazard.
I got away with a couple of souvenirs, but was grateful we never actually had to rely on the system. It was half-assed.
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at December 03, 2023 09:44 PM (FCs/J)
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221 LA homeowner shoots and kills would-be burglar and injures another after four men broke in while his grandmother and toddler were inside: Cops take HIM in for questioning
https://mol.im/a/12820837
I don't understand why the homeowner is in cuffs? No license for the gun possibly? Otherwise:
1. He could be interviewed at home.
2. If they want this done downtown why the cuffs? He's the victim.
And then cops wonder why ordinary people hate them. I bet if that had been a city official he wouldn't have been cuffed or even taken downtown.
Posted by: Ciampino - Othello in Ebonics at December 03, 2023 09:40 PM
I took a look at the guy in cuffs. Obvious why he got cuffed.
https://mol.im/a/12820837
I don't understand why the homeowner is in cuffs? No license for the gun possibly? Otherwise:
1. He could be interviewed at home.
2. If they want this done downtown why the cuffs? He's the victim.
And then cops wonder why ordinary people hate them. I bet if that had been a city official he wouldn't have been cuffed or even taken downtown.
Posted by: Ciampino - Othello in Ebonics at December 03, 2023 09:40 PM
I took a look at the guy in cuffs. Obvious why he got cuffed.
Posted by: Eromero at December 03, 2023 09:44 PM (NxC5+)
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I don't understand why the homeowner is in cuffs? No license for the gun possibly? Otherwise:
1. He could be interviewed at home.
2. If they want this done downtown why the cuffs? He's the victim.
And then cops wonder why ordinary people hate them. I bet if that had been a city official he wouldn't have been cuffed or even taken downtown.
Posted by: Ciampino - Othello in Ebonics at December 03, 2023 09:40 PM (qfLjt)
Just a wild-ass guess here: the cops think the shooting may have been gang-related? Seems to be a fair fraction of home-invasion robberies are one party of thugs invading the turf of another thug.
1. He could be interviewed at home.
2. If they want this done downtown why the cuffs? He's the victim.
And then cops wonder why ordinary people hate them. I bet if that had been a city official he wouldn't have been cuffed or even taken downtown.
Posted by: Ciampino - Othello in Ebonics at December 03, 2023 09:40 PM (qfLjt)
Just a wild-ass guess here: the cops think the shooting may have been gang-related? Seems to be a fair fraction of home-invasion robberies are one party of thugs invading the turf of another thug.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 03, 2023 09:45 PM (NHCJ+)
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ Next year in Corsicana - again! ~ at December 03, 2023 09:46 PM (hOUT3)
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2) a COPPER, not the cruddy newer zinc pennies can be used with light machining oil to remove rust spots on blued metal without ruining the bluing. The oil is used essentially to float the rust particles away and you need to wipe and remove the oil each time you scrub as otherwise red rust is hard enough to scratch your polished bluing.
Posted by: whig at December 03, 2023 09:46 PM (JAi95)
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3) for touchup spots where the bluing is rubbed off and it bothers you--OxPho Blue is the best that Brownell's sells--essentially it is a stain rather than a chemical finish and you apply it strictly by its instructions which is not onerous.
Posted by: whig at December 03, 2023 09:47 PM (JAi95)
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***
I read this too quickly the first time through and thought you were talking about security measures for the cookies. I'm sure they're delicious but wondered what kind of arms you thought were necessary for cookie protection. Then I wondered if you had a cat... I really need to read more carefully next time.
Posted by: TRex at December 03, 2023 09:20 PM (IQ6Gq)
LOL
I read this too quickly the first time through and thought you were talking about security measures for the cookies. I'm sure they're delicious but wondered what kind of arms you thought were necessary for cookie protection. Then I wondered if you had a cat... I really need to read more carefully next time.
Posted by: TRex at December 03, 2023 09:20 PM (IQ6Gq)
LOL
Posted by: Iris at December 03, 2023 09:47 PM (n3DL0)
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I put a post this morning on the book thread, but just occurred to me that gubthreaders might appreciate as well. I've been digging in the Enigma machine rabbit hole recently and learned a ton. I didn't know the pre-war history and learned more about the Polish team that initially broke the code. Some youtube animation videos were very helpful to understanding the plumbing and mechanics. Not too many survive outside of museums, but intact machines come up for sale periodically. Interesting subject if you're so inclined...
Posted by: TRex at December 03, 2023 09:42 PM (IQ6Gq)
Buddy of mine was working customs years ago in a NW city. A fork lift (inside the customs area) hit a wooden box, knocking it open. In it was a complete Enigma. Never found out who was shipping it.
Posted by: TRex at December 03, 2023 09:42 PM (IQ6Gq)
Buddy of mine was working customs years ago in a NW city. A fork lift (inside the customs area) hit a wooden box, knocking it open. In it was a complete Enigma. Never found out who was shipping it.
Posted by: Diogenes at December 03, 2023 09:47 PM (uSHSS)
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> I don't understand why the homeowner is in cuffs?
Becasue than cannot take him down to where the skate park used to be and put him against the wall?
Becasue than cannot take him down to where the skate park used to be and put him against the wall?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at December 03, 2023 09:48 PM (cOq4q)
237
Thanxs Weasel!
Posted by: Diogenes at December 03, 2023 09:48 PM (uSHSS)
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See you next Sunday!
Posted by: Weasel
Thanks for the thread Weasel-San!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ Next year in Corsicana - again! ~ at December 03, 2023 09:46 PM (hOUT3)
Second that! Many thanks Weasel. Peace to you and your family..
Posted by: Weasel
Thanks for the thread Weasel-San!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ Next year in Corsicana - again! ~ at December 03, 2023 09:46 PM (hOUT3)
Second that! Many thanks Weasel. Peace to you and your family..
Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at December 03, 2023 09:49 PM (N6UT3)
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Six Days of War," by Michael Oren. The first-third of the book is a recounting of Arab and Israeli internal political and foreign policy moves leading to the '67 war, from the 30s on. I recommend this book.
Posted by: Gref at December 03, 2023 09:43 PM (5fDan)
Seconded. I first read it I think in 80s. Still have a paperback copy somewhere.
Posted by: Gref at December 03, 2023 09:43 PM (5fDan)
Seconded. I first read it I think in 80s. Still have a paperback copy somewhere.
Posted by: Karavan at December 03, 2023 09:49 PM (D/r2W)
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4) Kleenbore Lead Away cloth can remove the blackened lead crud at the chamber end of your your revolver cylinder (side of the cylinder closest to the barrel) when used.
Posted by: whig at December 03, 2023 09:49 PM (JAi95)
241
Okay, weasel, bypassed the food thread. Good luck on your AOS employee evals.
Posted by: whig at December 03, 2023 09:50 PM (JAi95)
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OK, guys and gals. Thanks for tuning in tonight. I was able to get a fair amount of stuff done work-wise so that's all good. I appreciate your being here and participating!
See you next Sunday!
Posted by: Weasel at December 03, 2023 09:43 PM
Thanks for another great Gub Thread, Weasel!
See you next Sunday!
Posted by: Weasel at December 03, 2023 09:43 PM
Thanks for another great Gub Thread, Weasel!
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at December 03, 2023 09:50 PM (aQy7p)
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Buddy of mine was working customs years ago in a NW city. A fork lift (inside the customs area) hit a wooden box, knocking it open. In it was a complete Enigma. Never found out who was shipping it.
Posted by: Diogenes at December 03, 2023 09:47 PM (uSHSS)
I guess an Enigma machine would be nothing more than curio, now. I wonder if you can buy software to make a "virtual" Enigma machine?
Posted by: Diogenes at December 03, 2023 09:47 PM (uSHSS)
I guess an Enigma machine would be nothing more than curio, now. I wonder if you can buy software to make a "virtual" Enigma machine?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 03, 2023 09:50 PM (NHCJ+)
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2) a COPPER, not the cruddy newer zinc pennies can be used
Posted by: whig at December 03, 2023 09:46 PM
i.e. a 1981 or earlier penny. They're getting harder to find, but you only need one.
Posted by: whig at December 03, 2023 09:46 PM
i.e. a 1981 or earlier penny. They're getting harder to find, but you only need one.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at December 03, 2023 09:50 PM (a3Q+t)
Posted by: Notorious BFD at December 03, 2023 09:51 PM (V8he0)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at December 03, 2023 09:51 PM (a3Q+t)
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And a final question to the knowledgeable Horde.
Are those (presumed) Bushmaster guns going to be standard fit on the Aegis hulls, or will they just serve aboard select ships with Special Missions?
I will say that such a gun on those decks is exactly the medicine needed for the Iranian speedboats, and similar... giving the gun (maybe?) a bit more range than whatever missiles the mooselimbs are wont to use.
One can but hope! (and applaud!)
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Are those (presumed) Bushmaster guns going to be standard fit on the Aegis hulls, or will they just serve aboard select ships with Special Missions?
I will say that such a gun on those decks is exactly the medicine needed for the Iranian speedboats, and similar... giving the gun (maybe?) a bit more range than whatever missiles the mooselimbs are wont to use.
One can but hope! (and applaud!)
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at December 03, 2023 09:52 PM (e6UQI)
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C'mon, folks, pick it up.
Ol' Weasel is our pal, correct? AND he's an Honorary Texan.
Now ol' Weasel is a man of metrics. And what metric is near and dear to his heart, ahead of many others? Yes, that's right, the Gun Thread beating the Food Thread in number of comments.
The FT currently stands at 227.
#BeBetter
Posted by: Duncanthrax at December 03, 2023 09:27 PM (a3Q+t)
---
Well the Sunday Morning Book Thread wrapped up at 335 comments...
Ol' Weasel is our pal, correct? AND he's an Honorary Texan.
Now ol' Weasel is a man of metrics. And what metric is near and dear to his heart, ahead of many others? Yes, that's right, the Gun Thread beating the Food Thread in number of comments.
The FT currently stands at 227.
#BeBetter
Posted by: Duncanthrax at December 03, 2023 09:27 PM (a3Q+t)
---
Well the Sunday Morning Book Thread wrapped up at 335 comments...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at December 03, 2023 09:52 PM (BpYfr)
249
The kid in the meme looks a lot like my little cousin but that's not his cat.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at December 03, 2023 09:52 PM (RIvkX)
250
I guess an Enigma machine would be nothing more than curio, now. I wonder if you can buy software to make a "virtual" Enigma machine?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 03, 2023 09:50 PM (NHCJ+)
I thought I saw that someone had done just that, but that was a while back!
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 03, 2023 09:50 PM (NHCJ+)
I thought I saw that someone had done just that, but that was a while back!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ Next year in Corsicana - again! ~ at December 03, 2023 09:53 PM (hOUT3)
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I saw something I've never seen before, Palmetto had an Armalite AR-10 for 1500 or 1600 bucks. The only other Armalite AR-10 style rifles that have made it to my inbox are the m-110's in a kit for $25K. I've always thought that if Armalite had licensed the gun for a decent price, DPMS wouldn't have done a re-design and captured the market.
Posted by: ck at December 03, 2023 09:53 PM (ljHmZ)
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I have just enough Aunt Jemima grits for in the morning. Grits procurement tomorrow.
Posted by: Eromero at December 03, 2023 09:54 PM (NxC5+)
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243 I guess an Enigma machine would be nothing more than curio, now. I wonder if you can buy software to make a "virtual" Enigma machine?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 03, 2023 09:50 PM
***
Yes. There's a youtube video of someone that wrote a computer program to replicate the process. I still think the design is fascinating. The original built on the concept of an open/closed electrical circuit and flowing current.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 03, 2023 09:50 PM
***
Yes. There's a youtube video of someone that wrote a computer program to replicate the process. I still think the design is fascinating. The original built on the concept of an open/closed electrical circuit and flowing current.
Posted by: TRex at December 03, 2023 09:56 PM (IQ6Gq)
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I have just enough Aunt Jemima grits for in the morning. Grits procurement tomorrow.
Posted by: Eromero at December 03, 2023 09:54 PM
You have butter, as well?
Posted by: Eromero at December 03, 2023 09:54 PM
You have butter, as well?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at December 03, 2023 09:59 PM (a3Q+t)
255
Too late for range report tonight.
Whig, I did the Mcarbo trigger and spring upgrade for my Ruger Max 9. Definite improvement and the installation video was excellent.
Dialed in the red dot, too, and I was staying in an 8”x 9” rectangle at 17 yards. Not bad for a BUG..
I would have done some pix on the install, but it would just have been a bunch of tiny screws and springs.
Night, Weasel!
Whig, I did the Mcarbo trigger and spring upgrade for my Ruger Max 9. Definite improvement and the installation video was excellent.
Dialed in the red dot, too, and I was staying in an 8”x 9” rectangle at 17 yards. Not bad for a BUG..
I would have done some pix on the install, but it would just have been a bunch of tiny screws and springs.
Night, Weasel!
Posted by: RI Red at December 03, 2023 10:04 PM (HCxzI)
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Excellent RI Red, glad to know mcarbo is still providing excellent improvements to triggers.
Posted by: whig at December 03, 2023 10:07 PM (JAi95)
257
You have butter, as well?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at December 03, 2023 09:59 PM
KerryGold unsalted.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at December 03, 2023 09:59 PM
KerryGold unsalted.
Posted by: Eromero at December 03, 2023 10:09 PM (NxC5+)
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" see that the "MOSTLY PEACEFUL" Yemen Terrorists launched "MOSTLY PEACEFUL" Missiles at the USS Carney."
That's the way it's pronounced, but it's spelled "Kearney".
Both SF and Portland have streets named Kearney, and you can spot a tourist speaking when they make it rhyme with "hear", instead of "car". Portland also has a few other tourist detectors: Couch (kooch) and Glisten (gleason) streets.
I don't know anything about shelter dog biscuits, but I had a summer job with the Corps of Engineers surveying commercial businesses basements as to their suitability as a CD Fallout Shelter - size, how far below grade, widow exposure, etc. That job made me forever cynical about "public servants". 12 full time people in that office, and they did the work of (generously) 3.
Shot a friend's Python last week. Pretty gun, but no smoother, easier or accurate than my model 28 that's had a little stonework on the action. Especially not for 5X price.
That's the way it's pronounced, but it's spelled "Kearney".
Both SF and Portland have streets named Kearney, and you can spot a tourist speaking when they make it rhyme with "hear", instead of "car". Portland also has a few other tourist detectors: Couch (kooch) and Glisten (gleason) streets.
I don't know anything about shelter dog biscuits, but I had a summer job with the Corps of Engineers surveying commercial businesses basements as to their suitability as a CD Fallout Shelter - size, how far below grade, widow exposure, etc. That job made me forever cynical about "public servants". 12 full time people in that office, and they did the work of (generously) 3.
Shot a friend's Python last week. Pretty gun, but no smoother, easier or accurate than my model 28 that's had a little stonework on the action. Especially not for 5X price.
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The (Almost) Complete Paul Anka Integrity Kick
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Paul Anka Haiku Contest Announcement
Integrity SAT's: Entrance Exam for Paul Anka's Band
AllahPundit's Paul Anka 45's Collection
AnkaPundit: Paul Anka Takes Over the Site for a Weekend (Continues through to Monday's postings)
George Bush Slices Don Rumsfeld Like an F*ckin' Hammer
Paul Anka Haiku Contest Announcement
Integrity SAT's: Entrance Exam for Paul Anka's Band
AllahPundit's Paul Anka 45's Collection
AnkaPundit: Paul Anka Takes Over the Site for a Weekend (Continues through to Monday's postings)
George Bush Slices Don Rumsfeld Like an F*ckin' Hammer
Top Top Tens
Democratic Forays into Erotica
New Shows On Gore's DNC/MTV Network
Nicknames for Potatoes, By People Who Really Hate Potatoes
Star Wars Euphemisms for Self-Abuse
Signs You're at an Iraqi "Wedding Party"
Signs Your Clown Has Gone Bad
Signs That You, Geroge Michael, Should Probably Just Give It Up
Signs of Hip-Hop Influence on John Kerry
NYT Headlines Spinning Bush's Jobs Boom
Things People Are More Likely to Say Than "Did You Hear What Al Franken Said Yesterday?"
Signs that Paul Krugman Has Lost His Frickin' Mind
All-Time Best NBA Players, According to Senator Robert Byrd
Other Bad Things About the Jews, According to the Koran
Signs That David Letterman Just Doesn't Care Anymore
Examples of Bob Kerrey's Insufferable Racial Jackassery
Signs Andy Rooney Is Going Senile
Other Judgments Dick Clarke Made About Condi Rice Based on Her Appearance
Collective Names for Groups of People
John Kerry's Other Vietnam Super-Pets
Cool Things About the XM8 Assault Rifle
Media-Approved Facts About the Democrat Spy
Changes to Make Christianity More "Inclusive"
Secret John Kerry Senatorial Accomplishments
John Edwards Campaign Excuses
John Kerry Pick-Up Lines
Changes Liberal Senator George Michell Will Make at Disney
Torments in Dog-Hell
Greatest Hitjobs
The Ace of Spades HQ Sex-for-Money Skankathon
A D&D Guide to the Democratic Candidates
Margaret Cho: Just Not Funny
More Margaret Cho Abuse
Margaret Cho: Still Not Funny
Iraqi Prisoner Claims He Was Raped... By Woman
Wonkette Announces "Morning Zoo" Format
John Kerry's "Plan" Causes Surrender of Moqtada al-Sadr's Militia
World Muslim Leaders Apologize for Nick Berg's Beheading
Michael Moore Goes on Lunchtime Manhattan Death-Spree
Milestone: Oliver Willis Posts 400th "Fake News Article" Referencing Britney Spears
Liberal Economists Rue a "New Decade of Greed"
Artificial Insouciance: Maureen Dowd's Word Processor Revolts Against Her Numbing Imbecility
Intelligence Officials Eye Blogs for Tips
They Done Found Us Out, Cletus: Intrepid Internet Detective Figures Out Our Master Plan
Shock: Josh Marshall Almost Mentions Sarin Discovery in Iraq
Leather-Clad Biker Freaks Terrorize Australian Town
When Clinton Was President, Torture Was Cool
What Wonkette Means When She Explains What Tina Brown Means
Wonkette's Stand-Up Act
Wankette HQ Gay-Rumors Du Jour
Here's What's Bugging Me: Goose and Slider
My Own Micah Wright Style Confession of Dishonesty
Outraged "Conservatives" React to the FMA
An On-Line Impression of Dennis Miller Having Sex with a Kodiak Bear
The Story the Rightwing Media Refuses to Report!
Our Lunch with David "Glengarry Glen Ross" Mamet
The House of Love: Paul Krugman
A Michael Moore Mystery (TM)
The Dowd-O-Matic!
Liberal Consistency and Other Myths
Kepler's Laws of Liberal Media Bias
John Kerry-- The Splunge! Candidate
"Divisive" Politics & "Attacks on Patriotism" (very long)
The Donkey ("The Raven" parody)
News/Chat