So far behind the tech curve, I find myself being forced to build another "gaming" box.

FFS< I remember playing this shit on a W2K machine.

On 11/8/2018 at 11:43 PM, Bronezhilet said:

I find it interesting that a lot of people, especially in the EU, seem to forget/ignore just how gigantic the USA actually is. For me a one hour drive is a long drive because that means I'm either halfway across the country, or I've driven into Germany.

Late to comment, but one Big Sandy at a post shoot campfire, we had a trio of very nice Brit shooters announce that "Oh after this we are going to spend tomorrow driving through Texas. (From basically Kingman, Arizona).

Yeah, there was a moment of silence.

"Y'all are not serious, Raight?"  (Asked the obvious Texan).

They were.

They thought they could leave the shoot, drive through 2/3 of Arizona, all of New Mexico, and sightsee Texas, In a day.

It actually took a couple hours to convince them that "No we are not fucking with you, unless you magically rent a B57, and say "fuck the fuel" ,it ain't happening".

Just a note for those who deal with them.

Look out for new 5000 pound torsion bar Dexter axles, being shipped 2017/2018 with no grease in the bearings.

At most, they had the shipping oil used to keep the bearing/race from rusting in storage.

This is the third towable lift in a few months I've dealt with, that had absolutely fried bearings, with zero signs of lube in them. The last one, had a whopping 15 hours of operation on the clock before the bearing shit the bed.

It's that the dumb fucks proposing such action have as poor an understanding on how the military would behave, as they do comprehending the Constitution and Bill Of Rights.

We are witnessing a time when elected officials are more ignorant of the nation's charter than the citizenry, and such willful ignorance is almost a requirement for employment.

Rep. Eric Swalwell , is a fucking moron.

The only thing that needs background checks and mental health exams (open to public scrutiny) are congresscritters.

19 hours ago, Lord_James said:

 

 Are there two and/or four dimensional firearms that I don’t know about, on the market? 

I made a 4D gun once. It killed Hitler, in 1945.

21 hours ago, Ulric said:

starting with this shit again.....

 

TLDR: Bans parts kits, effectively bans individual manufacture of firearms, retroactively makes it illegal to posses individually manufactured firearms unless you take active and immediate steps to make them comply with the new law. BTW, those steps might not even be possible because you have to talk a local manufacturer (maybe dealer as well, IDK) into "issuing" you a serial number for your weapon. They are not legally compelled to do so, so you might not be able to.

 

Just for funsies, it also effectively bans selling parts kits that you already own.

 

Also, bans the sale of aluminum, steel, and other materials, because of poor wording by idiots.

 

 

My prediction is that this will not become law, but they just keep pushing the envelope with this shit.

 

Also, I love the name "3D Firearms Prohibition Act". The language doesn't specifically state anything about additive manufacturing, so I will assume that it is for the prohibition of three dimensional firearms (which it basically is).

May as well round up all the machinists.

Shit like this gets passed, I am setting up production, MkII STENS , everywhere.

6 hours ago, Oedipus Wreckx-n-Effect said:

Fixed it.

 

Maybe they should not be doing drive by's in south-central Phoenix.

"Choot em in the fase, ese" is the rule of thumb there.

19 hours ago, Jeeps_Guns_Tanks said:

It's a good thing the supreme court is now slightly more right thinking. 

It's all the associated expense and bullshit getting a case heard, after you have been convicted by the NYS courts of precrime/ not keeping a positive social media presence.

The fix is, making the prosecutors and officers involved personally liable in cases involving the infringement of civil rights.

You jackboot all over some guy and the USSC (eventually) says you're a douche-canoe?  It's not the taxpayers paying the guy, it's YOU.

On 11/2/2018 at 6:29 PM, LostCosmonaut said:

Faustian pact: Hilary Clinton will agree not to run, but Chelsea Clinton will run instead.

From the absurd, to the ridiculous..

On 11/2/2018 at 5:39 PM, Jeeps_Guns_Tanks said:

 

Hillary is making noises about running again. 

As what, the first undead president?

11 hours ago, Oedipus Wreckx-n-Effect said:

 

https://wcbs880.radio.com/articles/lawmakers-drafting-bill-would-allow-social-media-checks-gun-purchase?fbclid=IwAR3pxC3FMSPmsdqxaJoBp1tFDq17lUEQJejeRG9xHiYal-W2zpqRoZx4WSM

 

Lawmakers Drafting Bill That Would Allow Social Media Checks Before Gun Purchase

Now apply that idea to other supposedly "guaranteed rights" and see how it tastes.

People who come up with, and those who promote this kind of bullshit are the lowest kind of vermin, and should be treated as such.

1 hour ago, Jeeps_Guns_Tanks said:

 

No, just stupid. 

What that waterhead mongoloid jizzguzzling shitnozzle wrote is the acme of patent stupidity.

8 minutes ago, Oedipus Wreckx-n-Effect said:

Is he high?

Military-Grade Night Vision Gear Is Widely Available To Civilians — And That’s A Problem

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/night-vision-gear_us_59f38cf2e4b03cd20b8196bf

4 hours ago, Oedipus Wreckx-n-Effect said:

 

@Donward is writing for the NRA now?

In (semi) defense, I used to know an armed guard who carried a K frame S&W in .32-20.

Famous for drilling an armed robber across a (large) bank lobby, between the eyes, single action.

He drew, thumbed back the hammer, and  punched the guy's ticket.

Now, chances are you see some goof with a SAA, he's a poser. But in some places, he may be just challenging himself.

I know one guy who CC's a cap& ball Remington, I'd not want to fuck with, at anything under 50 yards. (Preferably at 1000+ yards, so I can use a BREN).

3 hours ago, Xlucine said:

 

2-3 mutually supporting supercarriers is probably in the top 10 largest airforces by numbers of deployable fast jets

There is an infographic somewhere showing that the  U.S. Navy is the second largest airforce in the world.

Fucking with a CBG is a sure way to get large volumes of poop, shoved in.

2 hours ago, LoooSeR said:

That's a bit disturbing.

Not the helo.

Who's wrenching on it.

2 hours ago, Oedipus Wreckx-n-Effect said:

Just as planned.

16 hours ago, Belesarius said:

Because the US had figured out before the end of the Civil war that Turrets were a thing that had value. Witness the USS Monitor.

 

There was some dicking about with "casemate light tanks" pre M2 Light, why I referenced Hunnicutt's "Stuart". They were all failures for obvious reasons.

16 minutes ago, Belesarius said:

Probably sounds like me getting out of bed.

 

Same. Have to be at work at 0730, still wake at 0445 because it hurts too much to stay in bed...

21 minutes ago, Walter_Sobchak said:

The only army that really was into the idea of turretless armored vehicles was Germany, and a good deal of that had to do with them realizing they had a ton of light tanks that were not of much use.  However, the priority was not converting these into infantry support machines, but rather using them as platforms for getting as many anti-tank guns onto the field as they could.  Of course, they later came up with something closer to what you are talking about with the Hetzer, which was fully enclosed and used as a low cost Stug substitute (despite being labeled a jagdpanzer).  

And the Hetzer was an ergonomic nightmare. 

I've been in one, they are fucking ridiculous.

2 minutes ago, Oedipus Wreckx-n-Effect said:

 

I told you it's the only gun I regret selling!

You only regret not selling it to MEEEEEEEEEE!

FFS, I wanted to make an "Air Service Rifle" from one of those with a L4 LMG mag.. But most of the ones I came across were just shit. 

(And by "shit" , I mean "Would not feed a single round, were grossly out of headspace, would reliably unlock the bolt upon firing, or could not hit a flock of barns from inside one of them..)

1 minute ago, Oedipus Wreckx-n-Effect said:

 

The one I had was decent. Good bore. fed great. Decently accurate. Kind of a unicorn.

And..You sold it?

W.what. Were you HIGH!? I managed to get one of the junkers to feed from a 30 round L4 magazine....

Why!?

2 minutes ago, Oedipus Wreckx-n-Effect said:

@Meplat the only gun I regret selling is my Ishapore .308 enfield. Picked it up for 100 bucks. Sold it for 100 bucks. 

Well, a lot of the early imports of the Ishapores were abject garbage.

I dealt with at least eight that were basically force-matched junk.