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Jacob2008
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Whats up man. Did you go to bed with a 50 degree weather, and wake up with... snow?[:D][:D][:D][:D][:D]
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any advice?
I know you have loaded and fired thousands of 45 handloads in competition and was wondering about something.
Have you ever seen a handload squib in rapid fire, bullet lodge in barrel and next shot Kaboom?
I was just curious because I see where a progresive loader may create a squib and I know a lot of competitors handload their ammo.
any hints on getting a better germination rate?? soak in something first? etc
Thanks[^]
Supposed to get low 40's tonight and tomorrow, so I can't get them in the ground until Wed.
quote:Originally posted by catpealer111
Three computer connected to your wireless network and on connected to the hard line could just be over stressing your connection.
it shouldn't, if it does there is another problem, i have several wireless, and wired running, + 1 xbox live 2 ipod touch's, 1 iphone, and have ran 9 puters at once off my home network
half thats running right at this moment
What internet do you have? We have what used to be SBCGLOBAL, not sure what it is now. They sold. AT&T or something I think.
We have mine, dads, brothers, other brothers mac + iphone + his xbox live
I thought I'd pass along a simple, inexpensive way to store seeds long term using straws.
Pinch one end of a straw with needle nose pliers leaving a little of the straw sticking out, melt that little bit with a flame, let cool for a few seconds, cut to length, fill and seal the open end the same way.
Straws come in different colors letting one to color code them for content on a ziplock bag. McDonalds and Arbys have larger diameter straws. Neither are large enough for bean, pea, squash and other large seeds. Straws from Arby's are clear so you can view contents. Offer the manager a dollar for a handful. Or, just clean out and recycle the ones in your drinks.
If buying straws at a store look for larger ones and those that aren't flexible. The flexible portion is weaker.
For everyone else, use your imagination. For example, salt, sugar, pepper, instant coffee for a day pack or BOB, small extra screws, springs, some gun oil or grease for your range box (accidentally knocking over the range box will less frustrating). Seal up anything small enough to fit, especially that you don't want moisture ruining. For metal parts, you could add some oil before sealing
Jim
To this
in 3 minutes.
Man you had me scared with that 22 minute thing. I do not like POWER DVD. It took over an hour to copy the movie. I think I'll stick with ELBY CLONEDVD 2.
Thanks for the link.
I need one of the commander style hammers.
quote:Originally posted by 1911a1fan
quote:If someone were to admit it, they could go to jail for having a machine gun.
Mine is a Charter Arms AR-7.
a cook-off does not make a machine gun, no more than a bent firing pin
This is well documented and has been talked about on every forum I am on.
BATFE: Any Semi-Auto Can Be A Machine Gun
by
Larry Pratt
On July 2 I went to jail.
Happily for me, I left right away. Sadly for David Olofson and his family, he had to stay, and will have to stay for 30 months in the Federal Correctional Institute in Sandstone, Minnesota.
Why is the federal government incarcerating an Army reservist from Berlin, Wisconsin who has 16 years of service, a mortgage, a wife and three kids? They convicted him for knowingly transferring an unregistered machine gun.
Since the case was brought by the rogue agency -- the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE) -- we must assume that not only was Olofson innocent until proven guilty, but that he is still innocent after conviction. That is why Gun Owners of America is handling Olofson's appeal.
As our attorneys have looked into the records of the case, it is obvious that a miscarriage of justice has been perpetrated. The chief piece of evidence is an AR-15 made by Olympic Arms many years ago. Olafson had loaned the gun to a young man, who was his neighbor. At a range the gun fired two bursts of three rounds each and then jammed. Normal people would understand that a gun that jams is malfunctioning and seek to get it fixed.
For the Bureau (aka The Gang), a malfunctioning gun is an excellent opportunity to rack up an easy conviction on an illegal machine gun charge.
The gun was tested twice... both times with very different results. The first test came back with a report that the gun is a semi-automatic rifle. The next test came back with a report that it had fired a 20-round burst, and was thus a machine gun.
Firearms Enforcement Officer Max Kingrey got the gun to do something it had never done before. Suspicions of tampering by FEO Kingery, such as the addition of an auto sear or DIAS (considered a machine gun itself) could not be verified, as the defense was denied the opportunity to inspect the gun's inner workings. FEO Kingery's testing was done in secret, and never verified by anyone.
In all probability, the Bureau tampered with evidence (the AR-15) and took a malfunctioning gun that jammed after a few rounds and converted it into a machine gun that dumped its magazine. Twenty-two years ago, a "drop in auto sear" or DIAS was made specifically for Olofson's rifle from the factory.
The Milwaukee BATFE agent, Jody Keeku, claims to have found the gun to be a machine gun when she checked it. That means she dry-fired it. A minimal knowledge of firearms (which seems to be above Ms. Keeku's pay grade) would be sufficient to conclude that a machine gun has to fire using its recoil from the first shot to set up and fire the next shot (until the burst control level is reached, or the finger is removed from the trigger).
Ms. Keeku claims to be a firearms expert, but when the defense asked to see her training credentials and certifications, she declined to testify. She is at least smart enough to see that she would have been made to look foolish on the stand.
Using two tests to "prove" that the gun is a machine gun goes to one of the big problems illustrating the lack of accountability with The Gang. On other occasions the Bureau has "proved" an accessory to be a machine gun by bolting it to a board and tying the bolt with a shoe string. Since the shoe string was what made the gun fire "automatically," it was declared to be a machine gun. So if you see a BATFE agent, you had better be wearing loafers!
The same outcome-based testing found that an Upper -- which ATF doesn't consider to be a firearm -- was a machine gun after covering it with duct tape. When that did not work, The Gang added chains, bolts and a piece of metal so the recoil could operate the gun automatically without a trigger. If you cock this not-so-handy device, it fires uncontrollably until empty. Not even a stupid bank robber would choose such a weapon. But then, we are talking about The Gang.
When a court-recognized firearms expert, Len Savage of Historic Arms, was brought in by the defense, he was not allowed to touch or test fire the gun. That is, not until the Bureau's agent at the trial broke the gun trying to reassemble it and asked for Savage's help in getting the gun back together.
Olympic Arms had been subject to a recall order by the BATFE in 1986. Why? Because many of the guns would fire a short burst and then jam. Then it was a malfunctioning gun, but now it is a machine gun. More outcome-based procedures.
Why was this information not presented to the court? Because the truth-challenged agents of The Gang told the court that not even the judge could see such privileged taxpayer information. Right. Unhappily, Olympic Arms did not have a copy of the order because their plant burned down in 2000.
The judge displayed extreme prejudice during the sentencing hearing. Olofson had successfully defended himself against anti-self defense local cops who twice charged him while he was openly carrying a handgun -- something that is legal in Wisconsin! But the judge stated that anybody who carries a gun is dangerous, and he was adding to the severity of the decision because of the charges against which Olofson had prevailed!
Never forget, the judge also denied Olofson's firearms expert access to the evidence used against him. BATFE was allowed to video tape the "test firing" of the firearm, not Olofson. The tape shown in court was only a few short seconds showing a gun at such a distance that it was not possible to tell that it was Olofson's gun.
Had Rep. Phil Gingrey's H.R. 1791 been law, it is safe to say that Olofson would not have been convicted. Gingrey's "Fairness in Firearm testing Act" would require an unedited video of firearms testing in criminal cases to be made available to the defense. This was a requirement imposed on The Gang by the U.S. Attorney in the U.S. vs. Glover case. When the video was reviewed by the prosecution, they dropped the case with prejudice (legal speak which means the case can never be brought up again).
Not only is Gun Owners of America representing Olofson during his appeal, we have set up an Olofson relief fund so that his wife and mother of their three young children will be able to keep making her mortgage and car payments.
Those interested in making a small monthly donation from a charge to their credit card can go to www.gunowners.org/olofson.htm or call GOA and arrange over the phone to have this done. All funds so collected will go toward the monthly payments, or if possible, to prepayment of the principal loan amounts. The automatic donations will cease when Olofson is out of prison or when the donor instructs GOA to discontinue them.
It is outrageous that an innocent man is in jail, but we are hoping to minimize the ugly impact of that on his family.
http://www.gunowners.org/op0850.htm
Mule
Looking forward to giving them a go with this evenings meal.
Range report to follow.
Thx.
Mule
Rick
That or I need to shut up......
also, they are only about 1 foot tall (plus a little), and they are trying to blossom. Am I correct in picking off the blossoms until I can get the plants larger??? I am thinking that being under the MH light for several months has them "off" on their time schedule and they are thinking it is time to set fruit.
does this happen often?? will the other varieties do this on occasion?? I am at 85*-90* internal temp under the dome, so I am sure the pellets being moist are probably right at 80*-85* as they should be.
One last thing which probably is a moot point for most of us, but as I understand it, Dillon is "home owned". This is good as long as that lasts. What will happen to the company down the road? Look at Star, probably one of the best presses ever. For all intents and purposes gone! Even Magma only supports the luber and sizer but you have to get custom made nose punches if you want to size base first. Of course, anything can happen to any company but odds are Hornady will be here for quite a while.
"What you do ultimately means nothing, and you could be replaced tomorrow by the first passing cretin." Corinne Maier
Ive been told to shop at www.newegg.com
but i dont know how "trustable" they are.
same as you, for about 4-5 years, had charter pipeline before that, it slowed down every day around 5pm, and got kicked off every-few months for up to 3 days
Same, only we had some kind of crappy dialup crap. You could NOT get on after 3pm until about 1am.
Dunno what the problem be. We have had it for quite a few years.. I know since 2004 at minimum, so, 5 years
Our router is about that old, also.