busdriver

Very cool. Old guns are interesting on so many levels. Sent from my SM-G900P using Tapatalk

The family grows....

dayman got me thinking about a compensator so I impulse bought this off Amazon. Since it has to clear the barrel, the hole in the front is huge (area around the bullet is about the same as the bore itself) so it doesn't actually do all that much. But it looks cool like I'm the Punisher. Shooting lightweight bullets with slow burning powder it does reduce muzzle flip a bit, it works really well as a flash suppressor though. For the re-loaders out there, power pistol behind 185g bullets makes for impressive muzzle blast.

At the risk of derailing this thread; we just had this discussion at work recently: what makes RPAs different than every other aircraft in the Air Force? Why are enlisted or WO pilots ok there but not in F-16s? At the end of the day I think the sticking point isn't can person X be a pilot, both have been in the past; but rather what does that mean for the personnel system, the AF leadership system, squadron dynamic and culture?

You'd have to figure out the fuel burn at lower altitude vs range gained, etc. I'm sure you can find a tanker patch that's done lower altitude stuff with AFSOC. Look up a radar nomograph to see what the curve of the earth does.

I'm digging the 1911 things.......so I decided to build my own. Still waiting on a couple parts to fix what I fucked up but thought I'd share. ETA: Finished, probably could have done a better job stripping my first bluing attempt off. I think that's what caused the splotches in the second picture. The rust bluing was such a pain in the ass that I'm gonna call it good enough for my first build. Time to start plotting my second, gonna be a bobtail commander I think.

The new EP pod is so close you should be tasting it

Haters gonna hate......

I see what you did there, fucker.

Spoo, how's that light working out? TRP report: 3k rounds, still only the one magazine related failure to feed. Springfield makes a good product!

wait, what? Those dirty bastards!

Reloading rile is not a path I'v gone down yet, for that exact reason. Maybe once the turret press has paid for itself, then it's Dillon progressive time......

Got a new toy, range time later tonight... ETA: The vestigial sights make accurate shooting a "challenge," but fun as hell doing my best gum-shoe impression at close range.

Ha! Dear, Doctor, same same....

^^ NICE Dr Hoppe's 9, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to ignore all these years. It's just that CLP was all sexy in her does everything sort of way. It turns out she just doesn't work much, you're such a better cleaner. I mean sure you give me a headache at times, but we can work through that, please take me back. busdriver

Ultrasonic cleaner review: Bought for cleaning cases to reload. It works, but it's even better for cleaning dies, bolt carriers, etc.

T-minus, until some politician with an axe to grind says something dumb about not allowing a $5k, 20lb, semi-automatic rifle be legal....... Yes, I made up the cost.

Looked it up on the google machine. Didn't realize how big it is...

Your dislexia is mixing aircraft on you.

Not a fan of the xbox controller? I would have thought it'd be super intuitive.

1000rnd TRP report: One failure to feed (new magazine not fully seated) shoots about 2" at 25 yards (at least the best I could do) one ragged hole at 7 and 15. The serrations now feel great, I actually ordered a set of more aggressive grips. Haven't shot a Glock in two weeks. Oh yeah, shooting shit is fun.

Pretty sure 60_Driver had experience with those (or something similar) in another life when he was flying OV-10s.

I think composite fear is over stated by many, it's not as tolerate of dirty repair conditions but it's not impossible. That said, I don't think the concept of a smaller, updated version of the A-10 requires composites nor a single engine. Oh well, I'll certainly never be involved in building an A-10 replacement so it's all mental masturbation anyways.

Even Boyd went beyond basic EM theory

Care to expound on the nope, nope, nope?