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    Politics

    Rocket engine exhaust plume with rocket still firing in upper stratosphere and ground observer in shadow near sunrise or sunset. The exhaust plume is illuminated by direct sunlight. Very cool effect. Always different too. Conditions have to be just right within an hour or so of sunrise or...
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    marco polo x cloned sheep

    First question I think of with this type idea is why? And does it really matter if the breeder is 80? What does his age have to do with it? Second thought is.... hey why not a trans, tri-colored zebra for Africa or a Texas game park? One of those would fit well on the wall between a black...
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    Greener .577 Howdah Pistol

    Old guns deserve to be shot. It’s the only way to gain true historical perspective. :) It appears to be sound so really no reason not to shoot it with light BP loads. Inspect integrity of barrels. I shoot all my old, original BP cartridge and muzzleloader guns without issue. Get some 24 gauge...
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    Yes. Some have selectively short memories when convenient don’t they! The 2000 election was held Nov 7. It was not certified immediately because of voting irregularities…. with carboncreditidiotgore not conceding until December 13. To this day, many in the commiedem camp still refuse to...
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    Click BANG!!!

    Dang that looks like a handy tool! I can think of all kinds of uses. Could have really used that a couple of weeks ago for de-soldering and replacing a couple of components on the main board of my TV. Thanks for posting
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    First Wolf Harvest after seven years and six failed attempts!!

    Good testimonial about how hard they are to hunt by conventional means. A fact that escapes most if not all in the "Save the Wolf", anti-hunting crowd.
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    Politics

    For anyone constantly and exclusively bashing and demeaning ONLY Trump and Trump supporters, the hard reality is you are supporting and in effect voting for Brandon. Simple as that. It is not a complicated truth. This is a two horse race period. No one can claim high ground and avoid this...
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    CRF vs Push feed

    Who knows about the FN Winchester M70s? I had one in 30-06 and sold it. Of course it was one of the much praised CNC new Win 70 production guns. But truth be told, IMO, that process isn't all it's cracked up to be either. Nothing special about the rifle. It didn't seem to have a propensity...
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    Pelican prerogatives - 1750 vs 1700 for int'l travel - experiences wanted

    Good price. Just make sure there is correct, full foam in top and bottom sections. When cutting outlines for parts of rifle in bottom leave them slightly shallow.... that way the foam in the lid top section slightly compresses the parts in the bottom section to help keep them secure.
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    Politics

    Both Buck and Pence have proven the suspicion that they are nothing more than petty, fit throwng two-year-olds :)
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    Rowland Ward VS SCI VS Species - Which Trophy Method Of Measurement Around The World

    Originally they were simply an attempt to create an objective and historical record for comparison. Why others are created- who knows? I guess like creating a new club to which dues can be paid for membership. :) So for North America- B&C World- R W
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    Politics

    Rivaled only by the mother of all septic swamps- DC
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    Politics

    Total BS! Mail-in voting to make it easier to vote is not the problem! Paying attention to mainstream media spin of this issue through the likes of CNN, MSNBC, CBS, PBS, NBC, ABC, etc. is the problem. Just like thinking Schiff is a straight-up patriotic commiefornia representative, a...
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    Pelican prerogatives - 1750 vs 1700 for int'l travel - experiences wanted

    I guess I can count my blessings- I have an older Pelican 1700 with only 2 lock holes. So I use 2 simple, small, generic locks :) I have never understood the idea about using oversized anything, if not needed, for travel, especially international air travel that is always a royal PITA. I do...
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    found on gun broker Winchester Model 70 375 H&H

    Yes agreed. Timney triggers are ok, but the original style M70 trigger is the best design ever for a hunting rifle.
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    found on gun broker Winchester Model 70 375 H&H

    Looks like a Win 70 Classic in stainless long action that was re-barreled and re-done for the 375 HH. Have had two Winchester 70 Classics in stainless. Last one was a Classic in 270. I re-barreled it with a .338 Krieger and reamed for 338-06. It is my current go to for game up to those where a...
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    Politics

    The medical profession and pharma have no interest in promoting healthy people. They are vested in the ill and injured. Government and private-government interests have no interest in less government or less power. They are vested in more government, power and control.
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    Politics

    Yes, I've been there and looked at it. The car was not moving very fast, the relative angles between the shooter and victim (s) created by the car's movement was very small and the distance not great. Little to no "lead" needed for the shots. Deceiving perspectives make the shot (s) seem more...
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    Question for the lever action experts - Paul Newman's rifle in Hombre?

    Different movie but odd coincidental similarity for sure. The King Arthur timeline would be early to mid 500s. The movie timeline I remember certainly was 1500s to 1600s and the one using the revolver didn't time-travel nor dream the event. Seemed at the time the prop revolver was likely...
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    Question for the lever action experts - Paul Newman's rifle in Hombre?

    If you watched the TV series The Rifleman or any re-runs, you certainly noticed the loop lever carbine with rapid fire capability. Not a bad TV series. It was set in SW NM in the 1880s. Turns out in order to rig a Winchester lever gun to do that, the armorer hired to build the "auto fire on...
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    Reamers .458 Lott vs. .450 Watts

    Doesn’t matter what the reamer specs are on paper. Ream the chamber then use a simple plug type chamber length gauge to get exact chamber length. Trim brass to AT LEAST .005” to .010” shorter than that number. Next step…. find bullet jam-to-land contact length for any particular bullet. Then...
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    Question for the lever action experts - Paul Newman's rifle in Hombre?

    Exactly. I see actors as actors and entertainers. I would guess most of them have a different view of things than I do. I don't watch the products of their skill to learn of their politics. I prefer and admire the skills of some actors more than others. Many times it's best if I ignore their...
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    Rolex- the stupidest, lamest company

    I don't know about getting played but seems there are plenty of people play the game and expect to to get played. It's like a 50-70 year old in midlife crisis, cruising around in an expensive convertible Euro sports car, with hairdresser-do combed back thinning hair, while wearing a gold bling...
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    Click BANG!!!

    If I am reading your description of the symptoms correctly, I think your original thoughts about a possible cause may be as good as any. I have hesitated getting into this because so often these discussions tend to get deep into the weeds quickly. I think you are describing what most call a...
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    US sanctions Zimbabwe president Emmerson Mnangagwa over human rights abuses

    Beautiful country! No clue what Brandon/Blinken are up to and neither do they. They couldn’t care less about human rights in Zim or anywhere else. A reminder that voting has consequences. Easy to understand- simply study BHO policies for historical reference. My recommendation for upcoming...
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    US sanctions Zimbabwe president Emmerson Mnangagwa over human rights abuses

    Total diversionary crap from admin. This is right out of BHO’s play book. SOP Ongoing International policy train wreck. Wait for it………….. somehow Trump will get blamed for this also ;)
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    Rolex- the stupidest, lamest company

    You nailed it exactly. Couldn’t agree more! @Ontario Hunter. Very wise… This is my watch when I need to wear one for travel or for iPhone back up. Cheapo but reliable analog Casio with aftermarket nylon fabric, one piece, Velcro band :)
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    Politics

    Swamp poster boy and swamp enabler McConnell is out... years too late. Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS) is real and it is a mental disorder. This morning I listened with absolute disgust to the Mayor of Athens GA, BTW a sanctuary city, blame Trump and blame the victim for her own brutal...
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    Leupold dove tail base loosening

    There is a difference between the 1/4 turn dovetail system usually seen on the front mount and the windage adjustable lock up clamp on the rear base on those type Leupold mount systems. If the front 1/4 turn dovetail is over-turned much past the 1/4 turn, 90 degree alignment, then sure it will...
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    Leupold dove tail base loosening

    Pays to have and use scope mounting alignment/lapping bars. Also, sounds like those dovetail mounts were rotated past alignment at some time in their past. If so that will forever loosen them. I use dual dovetail (front and rear) mounts on all my heavy recoiling rifles. Never an issue, but I...
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    What’s your spookiest hunting experience?

    @BJH65, I can relate! Dang bears are hard if not impossible to predict. I had posted this in another thread but kind of fits here also. I spent a couple of days this past weekend with a cousin who has a place and property on the Kenai. He related a story about a rogue bear on the river a...
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    Tip of the iceberg... one of 9-10 million so far in 3 1/2 years. And exactly who's the bastard or who are the bastards in charge of the administration that is encouraging them to enter illegally? And for what purpose? Could it be to form a permanent power and voter base?
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    What’s your spookiest hunting experience?

    Potentially, over a lot of years and opportunities, maybe remote tent camping with big bears in AK. But in reality two incidents come to mind. Either a Super Cub in extreme turbulence over upper Nabesna, Wrangell Mtns in AK or similarly in a Twin Otter in extreme turbulence between Kodiak and...
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    Politics

    Idiot Ken Buck, who has terminal TDS, is now suddenly worried about Biden?... After spending the last 3 1/2 years focused on Trump who is not president! What has he been doing the last 3 1/2 years while Biden has been destroying the country? Buck is not running again.... but unfortunately...
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    Reamers .458 Lott vs. .450 Watts

    Short follow-up. Here is what I use to measure exact chamber length for all my rifles. Only has to be done once. They are specific by diameter. Simply trim about .25" off a case resized enough to hold plug with small amount of friction, insert plug just enough to hold it in case, carefully...
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    Alec Baldwin Movie Set Accident

    Let me get the perspective here straight…. there are 7+ mil motor vehicle accidents each year in the US. These accidents account for over 43,000 deaths. While there are 29 pages over the last 2 1/2 years of posts here about an accident at a movie set just outside Santa Fe NM involving an actor...
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    Reamers .458 Lott vs. .450 Watts

    No matter what chamber length you end up with, cases will need to be trimmed to uniform length and on regular basis depending in pressures, brass softness and sizing. I did a similar build and used a reamer that was made according to 450 Watts specs. I trim my cases to just under the max...
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    Politics

    Wait a minute! I remember clearly all the Democrats, closet-Democrats, Neocons and RINOS lecturing the rest of us about the results of the 2020 election.... " Nothing to see here" "Move along" "Get over it" "May have been small number of voting irregularities, but not enough to change...
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    Stuck case extraction

    Yes, temperature cycling from hot to cold is a good idea for first attempt and many times proves successful. Warm up the die good and hot with a heat gun, drip small amount of penetrating oil like Kroil on both ends of the case seam with the die then place in coldest freezer for a while...
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    Politics

    What a BS Democrat talking point that justifies and promotes the current status of invasion and illegal immigration!
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    Range days sometimes go poorly...as in Ka Boom!

    There is also a phenomenon with revolvers that can involve contaminated powder, incorrect powder, ball powders in cold conditions or slower ball powder loads. The primer detonates pushing the bullet into the forcing cone, the bullet stops, then the powder charge ignites, a bore...
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    Distance to sight in an optic on a 22 rifle

    Don't know about any specific chamber. Mine is a 52 B Sporter DOM 1995. Both Lapua and Eley engrave about 1/2 the bullet's front drive band into the leade upon chambering. I only shoot the sub-sonic (+/-) match ammo for serious shooting at p dogs or rock squirrels. For plinking- whatever is...
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    .700 AHR Ridiculousness :-)

    I have a 700 cartridge. I set it next to a rock squirrel hole. Went back a couple hours later and found this.
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    Distance to sight in an optic on a 22 rifle

    No matter the zero sight-in distance (s), the rifle and ammo together have to be accurate enough for the job. And that doesn’t even take into account shooting conditions like cross wind. I have mine zeroed at 40 yards. The scope’s parallax is also close enough to zero at that distance to be of...
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    Politics

    Yep…. “watch the shiny object”, while playing the Sabre dance song in the background. Also, even Putin says he will prefer Brandon over Trump.
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    Truck - what do you drive, and why?

    Oil and filters, I buy online. Every recommended service mileage +/- 500-1000 miles I take mine (pickup or car) to one of a couple of the local service garages that charge $25 to change the oil and filter. Get to know your local garages. I do my own regular tractor service because it can be done...
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    Trusting A Wild Animal - And Nearly Killed By Him

    I trust any animal only as far as my knowledge of that animal's behavior allows me. That includes a known individual animal or a breed or a species tendency to be unpredictable. Of course the level of caution is commensurate with the potential of real danger. A rooster attacking my leg in...
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    Range days sometimes go poorly...as in Ka Boom!

    Yikes- glad you’re OK! Anywhere near 100k is a bunch. Says something about the strength and gas management capability of that action. Thanks for the heads up. After this I’m going to check all the labels on my powders for similarity of appearance.
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    Truck - what do you drive, and why?

    What! No one recommending the cartoon EV truck?
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    Politics

    “So as long as Trump goes down it’s fine that the DA breaks the law? Got it.” @John Wasmuth, Yes exactly. The silence is telling isn’t it. I made a mental list today… those who won’t vote for Trump and don’t even want him on the ballot include: illegal aliens, most Gen Z who say they will...
 
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