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Posted: 12/30/2013 11:45:39 AM EST
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Looks beutiful MissB...Living there it might get old...Looks great from here.
Went through a couple of scrap yards around here. One was a vintage car lot. I like old junk. So for something completely diffrent. 
Now that's a drill bit! 
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Posted: 12/30/2013 6:20:30 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By MissBheaven:
Beautiful holiday pics, quiet here dealing with over abundance of winter weather; nothing at all exciting. <a href="http://www.sherv.net/emoticons.html" target="_blank">http://www.sherv.net/cm/emo/sad/crying.gif</a> Looking forward to heading out tomorrow night with friends to a private club & ring in the New Year! More snow last night.... http://i410.photobucket.com/albums/pp184/stacy2823/My%20pics/41e62cc1-54a9-48f9-8466-2c1c22683320_zpsb32f26be.jpg Wow, looks like a Thomas Kinkade painting... |
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Posted: 12/30/2013 6:23:29 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Mauser1:
Now that is cool. Glad to see you home and making the best of it. Nice time of the year to be on the West coast. Hit a lot of good spots too. Thanks for the great photos...  Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Mauser1:
Now that is cool. Glad to see you home and making the best of it. Nice time of the year to be on the West coast. Hit a lot of good spots too. Thanks for the great photos... Originally Posted By Hellbent_4:
I remember Kalifornia. Visited a few times from Nellis. Looks like a good time was had by all! Yeah, Cali is a great place to visit but I could never live there. Lots of neat things to do that are good in small doses... |
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Posted: 12/30/2013 11:54:00 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By MissBheaven:
Beautiful holiday pics, quiet here dealing with over abundance of winter weather; nothing at all exciting. <a href="http://www.sherv.net/emoticons.html" target="_blank">http://www.sherv.net/cm/emo/sad/crying.gif</a> Looking forward to heading out tomorrow night with friends to a private club & ring in the New Year! More snow last night.... http://i410.photobucket.com/albums/pp184/stacy2823/My%20pics/41e62cc1-54a9-48f9-8466-2c1c22683320_zpsb32f26be.jpg Have fun! Lovely pic. It doesn't make me feel cold. I look at that and the thoughts that hit me are all good. Layered clothing, tracking in the snow, rifle in hand and quarry in sight. Or in my condition, a roaring fireplace and a good drink. (Cocoa or Single Malt) Now if the trees were whipping in the wind, that would make me cold. Wind should be damned to hell.  (It's gentler sibling, the breeze, is still welcome among the mortals)
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Posted: 12/31/2013 9:19:06 AM EST
[#5]
Last day of 2013!!!  |
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Posted: 12/31/2013 10:17:14 AM EST
[#6]
Sick as a dog to end 2013. I will feel better in 2014.
I hope all of Sa/oU has a happy new year. 
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Posted: 12/31/2013 11:34:33 AM EST
[#7]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Mauser1: Sick as a dog to end 2013. I will feel better in 2014. I hope all of Sa/oU has a happy new year. M1, feel better soon.  |
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Posted: 12/31/2013 4:45:17 PM EST
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Hanging with my friends in the motel getting primed for NYE party.
Clam diggers are yummy BTW.  Few cocktails before heading to the party.   Hard to get a good pic in this motel room..... |
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Posted: 1/1/2014 10:16:16 AM EST
[Last Edit: Mauser1]
[#9]
Looking good Missb. Happy new year Sa/oU.
Must have been a hell of a party.  The place is a mess and I am the first in on 2014.
Who is that sleeping in the women's restroom? Someone left their speed loaders on the bar. 
Chairs everywhere was Hellbent here? There is a Camel tied out front that says property of some Arab country. Wedding pictures over there with some Venison steaks and muscle relaxants. Someone made love to my Mosin.  A sticky lily pad and a cup of coffee? You must have brought the wives there must be five bras hanging on that ceiling fan over there.
Some looking mighty fine too. 
Hope you all had a great night.
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Posted: 1/1/2014 12:51:44 PM EST
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It feels like yesterday, only it is today.
The new year isn't official until I have to write a date on something. |
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Posted: 1/1/2014 2:27:20 PM EST
[Last Edit: I-M-A-WMD]
[#11]
Ha! M1 that's quite a scene.
Festivities started at about 6pm here. I had two beers a JD & Coke and an unscheduled nap beginning at 9:30pm.  Woke up from nap, watched the clock tick for the few minutes to straight up 12 midnight where I then had a small snoot of MACALLAN and called it good. I'm slipping. Naps are gaining in importance by the year.
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Posted: 1/1/2014 5:01:16 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By I-M-A-WMD:
Ha! M1 that's quite a scene. Festivities started at about 6pm here. I had two beers a JD & Coke and an unscheduled nap beginning at 9:30pm. Woke up from nap, watched the clock tick for the few minutes to straight up 12 midnight where I then had a small snoot of MACALLAN and called it good. I'm slipping. Naps are gaining in importance by the year.
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Posted: 1/1/2014 10:05:21 PM EST
[#13]
Laptop keyboard took a shit on me. About half of the keys suddenly stopped working. Posting via the on-screen keyboard now, which sucks ass.
New keyboard ordered but probably won't have it until about Tuesday. Did I mention this sucks? 
I didn't see my granddaughter over the weekend as promised (no-show on Christmas too, haven't seen her since Thanksgiving), maybe this weekend but I'm not holding my breath. 
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Posted: 1/2/2014 1:12:22 PM EST
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Hello Sa/oU friends good to see you are all well & survived the turning of a new year.
 Smart idea for me to schedule today off, Hercules is wrecking havoc here & he hasn't yet hit with full force. It's a whopping -4 & snowing. "It's not a fit night out for man nor beast" WC Fields comes to mind.  It's true the mail runs no matter sleet or snow. My ARFcom secret Santa box arrived. Nice gentlemen in WA did a awesome job!!! Will someone please tell me what exactly is a squids grabber? Does it go in my range bag?  Also, need your opinions/advice, HOW many .223 mags does a girl need to have on hand? Going to do a quick count but best guess would be under a dozen, is that enough? Have some ARFcom catching up to do & plenty of time to do it considering snowed in for the night. BIG hugs from "Antarctic-Maine"  |
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Posted: 1/2/2014 5:23:49 PM EST
[Last Edit: TerryC]
[#15]
Nice haul, MissB!
Squids Grabber is for clipping your gloves (or hat, or other lightweight gear) to you when you're not wearing them. Oh and this many would be a good start . . . 
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Posted: 1/2/2014 8:22:33 PM EST
[Last Edit: I-M-A-WMD]
[#16]
87 is the minimum Arfcom standard magazine loadout. I'm not shitting you either MissB.
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Posted: 1/2/2014 10:31:08 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By I-M-A-WMD:
87 is the minimum Arfcom standard magazine loadout. I'm not shitting you either MissB. These are the ones I figured I could spare to a fellow member behind enemy lines. Yeah, I could let this many go. I was sort of surprised to find that many prebans among the clutter and they are sure to be more enjoyed by someone stuck in a stinkhole state. I still think about them though.
<a href="http://s1273.photobucket.com/user/Slyphotos87/media/20131114_092820_zps9bc682da.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i1273.photobucket.com/albums/y412/Slyphotos87/20131114_092820_zps9bc682da.jpg</a> <a href="http://s1273.photobucket.com/user/Slyphotos87/media/20131114_091112_zps6fe6b44f.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i1273.photobucket.com/albums/y412/Slyphotos87/20131114_091112_zps6fe6b44f.jpg</a> Yowza... I think that's about how many I have combined for my ARs, AK-47 and AK-74! |
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Posted: 1/3/2014 12:40:26 AM EST
[Last Edit: Ohio]
[#18]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By pjoo1120:
Yowza... I think that's about how many I have combined for my ARs, AK-47 and AK-74! Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By pjoo1120:
Originally Posted By I-M-A-WMD:
87 is the minimum Arfcom standard magazine loadout. I'm not shitting you either MissB. These are the ones I figured I could spare to a fellow member behind enemy lines. Yeah, I could let this many go. I was sort of surprised to find that many prebans among the clutter and they are sure to be more enjoyed by someone stuck in a stinkhole state. I still think about them though.
<a href="http://s1273.photobucket.com/user/Slyphotos87/media/20131114_092820_zps9bc682da.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i1273.photobucket.com/albums/y412/Slyphotos87/20131114_092820_zps9bc682da.jpg</a> <a href="http://s1273.photobucket.com/user/Slyphotos87/media/20131114_091112_zps6fe6b44f.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i1273.photobucket.com/albums/y412/Slyphotos87/20131114_091112_zps6fe6b44f.jpg</a> Yowza... I think that's about how many I have combined for my ARs, AK-47 and AK-74! I have 24 30s and 22 20s, not counting a bunch of crap plastic 20s I don't trust. That's for 2 rifles. In AK I have 18 30s and 14 20s, one 75 round drum. One rifle. I would suggests a realistic "need" for a non-military/police setting is 4 good ones you trust loaded and kept nice, and however many range mags that will make you happy. |
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Posted: 1/3/2014 8:04:25 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Ohio:
I have 24 30s and 22 20s, not counting a bunch of crap plastic 20s I don't trust. That's for 2 rifles. In AK I have 18 30s and 14 20s, one 75 round drum. One rifle. I would suggests a realistic "need" for a non-military/police setting is 4 good ones you trust loaded and kept nice, and however many range mags that will make you happy. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Ohio:
Originally Posted By pjoo1120:
Yowza... I think that's about how many I have combined for my ARs, AK-47 and AK-74! I have 24 30s and 22 20s, not counting a bunch of crap plastic 20s I don't trust. That's for 2 rifles. In AK I have 18 30s and 14 20s, one 75 round drum. One rifle. I would suggests a realistic "need" for a non-military/police setting is 4 good ones you trust loaded and kept nice, and however many range mags that will make you happy. I think I have enough for now plus a few rifles down the road. I only got into the AR/AK game just before all the panic buying started after the two big shootings. I had been stationed overseas for three years and was planning out what rifles to get, and then all that crap happened soon after I got back. So most of the mags I have now were bought at a high price before the CO mag restrictions. Not full panic prices, but they weren't cheap either.
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Posted: 1/3/2014 9:37:28 AM EST
[Last Edit: I-M-A-WMD]
[#20]
I covered the "stupid" answer above and now I'll join my unpopular friends now....
7 magazines per weapon is the absolute minimum IMO. These mags should all be of known quality & service. What that means is USGI or better. (Magpul makes the cut) Seven magazines should be in service and fired during your range sessions to ensure they function and you can depend on them. If any one of them should fail to function, replace it. For this reason spares are handy. If you're wanting to have some extras on hand my suggestion is have 3 mags in reserve in case any of your service 7 should need replacement. Assuming we're not able to fire tens of thousands of rounds per year- these 7-10 mags will give a very long period of service. Aside from being of known quality they should be function checked before being considered GTG. With the cost of ammo I'd follow the ruler break in procedure. Cycle the empty magazine by hand ensuring to work the follower all the way down to the bottom of the mag and all the way up by using a ruler or other suitable object. Use slow constant movements each time you plunge and retrieve. While you are cycling it, feel for any hangups which may be caused by a faulty follower, out of spec mag body such as dents or bends as well as internal burs if spot welded or "flashing" if moulded plastic. If there's any hesitation for the follower to cycle smoothly, identify the reason and correct or remove the magazine from service. We want them to be as smooth as butter. Also each cycle is equal to the magazine spring experiencing 30 rounds worth of ammo through it. Magazine springs do not fail from being loaded for prolonged period, they fatigue through cyclic use. I would suggest 3 or 4 cycles would be good enough as opposed to cycling them in a manner which appears, shall we say, "furtive" in pace and duration. If it looks like you're shaking a bottle of ketchup or resembles an industrial porn, you're probably doing it wrong.  Quality magazines should be able to take hundreds of cycles without worry of spring fatigue. (Very possibly thousands)
If you've hand cycled them and get a chance to range test them for at least a mag's worth of live fire, this builds confidence in the mag and you can begin to trust it. This is why it's important to number or mark your mags to identify them individually. If a mag fails or makes you lose confidence in it- remove it from service. The vast majority of issues that the AR15 platform experience can be narrowed down to either your ammo or magazine. Use quality ammo and trusted mags. With the price of them so reasonable, life is too short for sub par mags. Since magazines are considered "field consumables" my suggestion is to stack them deep when they're cheap and replace often. As always YMMV. ETA. Zombies don't kill themselves. A 40mm ammo can easily holds thirty, 30 round mags and a single stack of ten, 20 round mags in between. Like so: 
Weight as packed and loaded with 1,100 rounds of ammo is approximately 55 pounds. |
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Posted: 1/3/2014 9:48:24 AM EST
[#21]
Dang, not I want to go home and count how many mags I have. I don't even know anymore as I've I bought several here and there as deals came up.
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Posted: 1/3/2014 5:42:05 PM EST
[#22]
Yup, new year "goal" for this girl is to get sufficiently stocked up on mags & ammo for .223
 Not even going to ask opinions about ammo requirements but lets just say I'm decently comfortable with my stash of 9mm & .22lr but shaky on above mentioned .223 I'm a cup is only 1/2 full kinda person, anything under 500 rounds makes me nervous. As Sly says, "Zombies don't kill themselves" Quiet Friday night here, going down below -10 tonight on top of a new foot of snow. Hunkered down, baked some brownies & cooked yummy chicken. Curling up for NFL Wildcard Playoff weekend. Have a GREAT weekend Sa/oU friends, BIG hugs from MissB  |
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Posted: 1/3/2014 8:27:31 PM EST
[Last Edit: TerryC]
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Posted: 1/3/2014 9:34:47 PM EST
[#24]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By TerryC:
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Posted: 1/3/2014 9:54:09 PM EST
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Posted: 1/3/2014 11:38:40 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By MissBheaven:
Not even going to ask opinions about ammo requirements but lets just say I'm decently comfortable with my stash of 9mm & .22lr but shaky on above mentioned .223 I'm a cup is only 1/2 full kinda person, anything under 500 rounds makes me nervous. As Sly says, "Zombies don't kill themselves" I have at least 4k in both 5.56 and .30/'06. 8k in .22 LR. A couple k each in 8mm and 7.62x54. Probably 3k in 7.62x39. Not much in .308; probably 800 rounds. But all of my rifles that take that are bolt guns, so that's OK. The only rifles I don't have at least 200 rounds for are the .458 WinMag, the .50 Sharps, and the 8x56R Rolling Block. Not really your "mass fire" rifles. Oh, and the Lebel and Carcano. I only have 6 rounds for the 6.4 Carcano, thanks to a friend. Pistol ammo? A bunch. But it's all in the vault (poured when I built the house) with alarms; a thief would be better off hitting a NG armory than to try to get to my stash. |
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Posted: 1/4/2014 2:56:54 AM EST
[Last Edit: I-M-A-WMD]
[#27]
[edit] Probably a <coc violation> in there.
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Posted: 1/4/2014 9:38:57 AM EST
[#28]
Dude, I mean DUDE! ...First ammo stash that needs aircraft avoidance lights.
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Posted: 1/4/2014 11:18:43 AM EST
[#29]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By I-M-A-WMD:
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By I-M-A-WMD:
Originally Posted By TerryC:
... It was nothing, just me whining again. 
Didn't want to bring the thread down. Since my plans for the morning got cancelled (drama llama ding dong), I decided to get busy in the kitchen and pan lube some boolits . . . 
Got some .44 Special and .45 Colt cases sized and primed, ready for these. Still posting with no keyboard. Using the On-Screen Keboard, slow but it'll do until the new KB gets here Tuesday . . . 
PS: Sly, I know it's a terrible thing for a man to have to admit, but I haz no AK.
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Posted: 1/4/2014 12:32:21 PM EST
[Last Edit: Mauser1]
[#30]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By TerryC:
It was nothing, just me whining again.
Didn't want to bring the thread down. Since my plans for the morning got cancelled (drama llama ding dong), I decided to get busy in the kitchen and pan lube some boolits . . . http://www.fototime.com/%7BF8026F36-3812-4B97-B4B5-5A4D43E62186%7D/origpict/panlube010414.jpg Got some .44 Special and .45 Colt cases sized and primed, ready for these. Still posting with no keyboard. Using the On-Screen Keyboard, slow but it'll do until the new KB gets here Tuesday . . . https://scontent-b-iad.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc3/1549491_10201815640005532_195876358_n.jpg PS: Sly, I know it's a terrible thing for a man to have to admit, but I haz no AK.
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By TerryC:
Originally Posted By I-M-A-WMD:
Originally Posted By TerryC:
... It was nothing, just me whining again.
Didn't want to bring the thread down. Since my plans for the morning got cancelled (drama llama ding dong), I decided to get busy in the kitchen and pan lube some boolits . . . http://www.fototime.com/%7BF8026F36-3812-4B97-B4B5-5A4D43E62186%7D/origpict/panlube010414.jpg Got some .44 Special and .45 Colt cases sized and primed, ready for these. Still posting with no keyboard. Using the On-Screen Keyboard, slow but it'll do until the new KB gets here Tuesday . . . https://scontent-b-iad.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc3/1549491_10201815640005532_195876358_n.jpg PS: Sly, I know it's a terrible thing for a man to have to admit, but I haz no AK.
Terry you have no usb keyboards laying around? I have a ton. Plug it in the computer will find drivers and load them.
Then you should be up and running. If you had a hot dock you would just plug it in and have a full size monitor mouse and keyboard to use. It will still work fine with any of those parts disabled. It will run full size accessories. 
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Posted: 1/4/2014 3:00:27 PM EST
[#31]
Oh yes, I have keyboards.
Three of them. All PS2.
Don't want to buy another keyboard that will just get thrown into that pile after a few days. And a PS2/USB adapter from Staples costs just as much as a cheap keyboard at Walmart. The good thing about the On-Screen Keyboard is that it's still pretty much a stand-alone computer. I could even use it without the wireless mouse if I had to, but the touchpad would be even slower. FWIW, my previous Toshiba had an external keyboard/mouse port (and a serial port), but that was two laptops ago. All this one has is three USB ports, external monitor, ethernet, and HDMI. I use a serial cable for my 1000 channel programmable scanner so I have a USB adapter for that. Print/scan/ fax connects through the wireless router. HDMI is nice, though. I use that a lot. |
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Posted: 1/4/2014 5:21:41 PM EST
[#32]
Sick with a cold, blah......
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Posted: 1/4/2014 5:52:45 PM EST
[#33]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By MissBheaven:
Sick with a cold, blah...... http://smileys.emoticonsonly.com/emoticons/m/messy_sneezy-3581.gif Get better soon, MissB! Holla if you need anything. 
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Posted: 1/4/2014 6:45:35 PM EST
[#34]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By MissBheaven:
Sick with a cold, blah...... http://smileys.emoticonsonly.com/emoticons/m/messy_sneezy-3581.gif Stay warm and treat youself right.
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Posted: 1/4/2014 6:52:05 PM EST
[#35]
Hope you feel better soon MissB.
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Posted: 1/4/2014 6:59:02 PM EST
[Last Edit: Mauser1]
[#36]
For all those frozen in and hanging around their computers. Needing something ineresting. Here it is.
Eight RAF Tucanos with a side of wings.  </a>" />
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Posted: 1/5/2014 11:47:59 AM EST
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Get you motor runnin',
Head out on the highway . . . 
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Posted: 1/5/2014 12:48:44 PM EST
[#38]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By TerryC:
Get you motor runnin', Head out on the highway . . . http://www.fototime.com/%7B85FB5325-4939-42CC-AB6E-99B011ED4960%7D/origpict/bikeride1.jpg Too cute.
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Posted: 1/5/2014 6:43:18 PM EST
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Some of the pictures here are both heartwarming and heartbreaking. I wouldn't post a pic of the scene out there. 10 degrees below zero, two cycles of frozen rain followed by snow this week and drifting in the wind. YUK.
 Enjoy the bicycling weather!
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Posted: 1/6/2014 9:29:33 AM EST
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Monday, Monday….holidays are finally over, back to the grind & it feels good.
Stubborn head cold still hanging on but it's inevitable with this frigid weather. Not going to let it drag me down; its Winter in Maine after all. Feeling bad for those even colder, Minnesota for example; try to stay warm Dpmmn! Hugs from here, MissB  |
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Posted: 1/6/2014 11:46:47 AM EST
[#41]
Hugs back, MissB . . .
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Posted: 1/6/2014 10:45:59 PM EST
[#42]
Ah . . . feels good to be posting from a real keyboard again.
And I don't have a big gaping hole in my laptop. Actually wasn't expecting this until tomorrow, but it came early . . . 
      
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Posted: 1/8/2014 7:08:26 PM EST
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Did you get that keyboard in? Was looking forward to hump day pictures and some mug shots.
As in coffee.
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Posted: 1/8/2014 8:57:08 PM EST
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Terry, good to see your new keyboard! Know how you feel, can't stand the keyboard on my iPad, use the laptop mostly for that reason. Also, ty for fire pic & strawberry.  Good to see you finally got a visit with grand daughter, she is so adorable.Hellbent, hope all is well? Looking to hear some good news that you've been hired permanently after busting your ass for 3 months?? Every time I see any type of woody firearms reminds me of you. Maine is going to warm up a little over the next few days, 35 degrees will feel downright balmy. Found a good deal on 1000 rounds of .223 it's Russian ammo but performs well. Plus another 500 rounds of 9mm tucked away. The local UPS guy must really hate me the past couple of years. Hate to keep bugging you guys all the time, tagged a thread here that does a great job of sharing deals, coupons, etc. Stocking up for shooting this Spring @ the range. AR will be ready shortly, the cherry has been popped on the lower, no longer a virgin. Looking forward to being completely able to defend myself in SHTF scenarios'. Really horny for a Para but for next few months putting effort towards ammo pile & mags. If I ever get a real man over to visit will propose loading mags in exchange for sexual favors..jk   Pjoo, do you get regular 2 days off a week now that your back stateside? Like a Mon-Fri day gig? Sly, you keeping your aching back in check? Ohio, wink wink from a loyal subject. JC squeeze your bundle of cute for MissB. Farmboy, keeping busy I'm sure? Wormgod, hope you are taking it easy, ouch.Sa/oU friends, especially M1 Happy Hump Day!!  |
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Posted: 1/8/2014 9:10:58 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By I-M-A-WMD:
I covered the "stupid" answer above and now I'll join my unpopular friends now.... 7 magazines per weapon is the absolute minimum IMO. These mags should all be of known quality & service. What that means is USGI or better. (Magpul makes the cut) Seven magazines should be in service and fired during your range sessions to ensure they function and you can depend on them. If any one of them should fail to function, replace it. For this reason spares are handy. If you're wanting to have some extras on hand my suggestion is have 3 mags in reserve in case any of your service 7 should need replacement. Assuming we're not able to fire tens of thousands of rounds per year- these 7-10 mags will give a very long period of service. Aside from being of known quality they should be function checked before being considered GTG. With the cost of ammo I'd follow the ruler break in procedure. Cycle the empty magazine by hand ensuring to work the follower all the way down to the bottom of the mag and all the way up by using a ruler or other suitable object. Use slow constant movements each time you plunge and retrieve. While you are cycling it, feel for any hangups which may be caused by a faulty follower, out of spec mag body such as dents or bends as well as internal burs if spot welded or "flashing" if moulded plastic. If there's any hesitation for the follower to cycle smoothly, identify the reason and correct or remove the magazine from service. We want them to be as smooth as butter. Also each cycle is equal to the magazine spring experiencing 30 rounds worth of ammo through it. Magazine springs do not fail from being loaded for prolonged period, they fatigue through cyclic use. I would suggest 3 or 4 cycles would be good enough as opposed to cycling them in a manner which appears, shall we say, "furtive" in pace and duration. If it looks like you're shaking a bottle of ketchup or resembles an industrial porn, you're probably doing it wrong. Quality magazines should be able to take hundreds of cycles without worry of spring fatigue. (Very possibly thousands)
If you've hand cycled them and get a chance to range test them for at least a mag's worth of live fire, this builds confidence in the mag and you can begin to trust it. This is why it's important to number or mark your mags to identify them individually. If a mag fails or makes you lose confidence in it- remove it from service. The vast majority of issues that the AR15 platform experience can be narrowed down to either your ammo or magazine. Use quality ammo and trusted mags. With the price of them so reasonable, life is too short for sub par mags. Since magazines are considered "field consumables" my suggestion is to stack them deep when they're cheap and replace often. As always YMMV. ETA. Zombies don't kill themselves. A 40mm ammo can easily holds thirty, 30 round mags and a single stack of ten, 20 round mags in between. Like so: <a href="http://s1273.photobucket.com/user/Slyphotos87/media/mail36_zpsf63aa5d9.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i1273.photobucket.com/albums/y412/Slyphotos87/mail36_zpsf63aa5d9.jpg</a> Weight as packed and loaded with 1,100 rounds of ammo is approximately 55 pounds. Wow, that's a great guide. Thanks! So, now that I finally registered an account, I can post here. New guys are always unpopular, right? Just sayin hello, everybody. Cheers!
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Posted: 1/8/2014 9:23:43 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Lieh-tzu:
Wow, that's a great guide. Thanks! So, now that I finally registered an account, I can post here. New guys are always unpopular, right? Just sayin hello, everybody. Cheers!
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Lieh-tzu:
Originally Posted By I-M-A-WMD:
I covered the "stupid" answer above and now I'll join my unpopular friends now.... 7 magazines per weapon is the absolute minimum IMO. These mags should all be of known quality & service. What that means is USGI or better. (Magpul makes the cut) Seven magazines should be in service and fired during your range sessions to ensure they function and you can depend on them. If any one of them should fail to function, replace it. For this reason spares are handy. If you're wanting to have some extras on hand my suggestion is have 3 mags in reserve in case any of your service 7 should need replacement. Assuming we're not able to fire tens of thousands of rounds per year- these 7-10 mags will give a very long period of service. Aside from being of known quality they should be function checked before being considered GTG. With the cost of ammo I'd follow the ruler break in procedure. Cycle the empty magazine by hand ensuring to work the follower all the way down to the bottom of the mag and all the way up by using a ruler or other suitable object. Use slow constant movements each time you plunge and retrieve. While you are cycling it, feel for any hangups which may be caused by a faulty follower, out of spec mag body such as dents or bends as well as internal burs if spot welded or "flashing" if moulded plastic. If there's any hesitation for the follower to cycle smoothly, identify the reason and correct or remove the magazine from service. We want them to be as smooth as butter. Also each cycle is equal to the magazine spring experiencing 30 rounds worth of ammo through it. Magazine springs do not fail from being loaded for prolonged period, they fatigue through cyclic use. I would suggest 3 or 4 cycles would be good enough as opposed to cycling them in a manner which appears, shall we say, "furtive" in pace and duration. If it looks like you're shaking a bottle of ketchup or resembles an industrial porn, you're probably doing it wrong. Quality magazines should be able to take hundreds of cycles without worry of spring fatigue. (Very possibly thousands)
If you've hand cycled them and get a chance to range test them for at least a mag's worth of live fire, this builds confidence in the mag and you can begin to trust it. This is why it's important to number or mark your mags to identify them individually. If a mag fails or makes you lose confidence in it- remove it from service. The vast majority of issues that the AR15 platform experience can be narrowed down to either your ammo or magazine. Use quality ammo and trusted mags. With the price of them so reasonable, life is too short for sub par mags. Since magazines are considered "field consumables" my suggestion is to stack them deep when they're cheap and replace often. As always YMMV. ETA. Zombies don't kill themselves. A 40mm ammo can easily holds thirty, 30 round mags and a single stack of ten, 20 round mags in between. Like so: <a href="http://s1273.photobucket.com/user/Slyphotos87/media/mail36_zpsf63aa5d9.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i1273.photobucket.com/albums/y412/Slyphotos87/mail36_zpsf63aa5d9.jpg</a> Weight as packed and loaded with 1,100 rounds of ammo is approximately 55 pounds. Wow, that's a great guide. Thanks! So, now that I finally registered an account, I can post here. New guys are always unpopular, right? Just sayin hello, everybody. Cheers!
Quoting quality members like this cuts the learning curve down quite a lot...For a smooth running AR. After that you can post here after any disasters that happen in GD.
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Posted: 1/8/2014 10:12:19 PM EST
[#48]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Lieh-tzu:
Wow, that's a great guide. Thanks! So, now that I finally registered an account, I can post here. New guys are always unpopular, right? Just sayin hello, everybody. Cheers!
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Lieh-tzu:
Originally Posted By I-M-A-WMD:
I covered the "stupid" answer above and now I'll join my unpopular friends now.... 7 magazines per weapon is the absolute minimum IMO. These mags should all be of known quality & service. What that means is USGI or better. (Magpul makes the cut) Seven magazines should be in service and fired during your range sessions to ensure they function and you can depend on them. If any one of them should fail to function, replace it. For this reason spares are handy. If you're wanting to have some extras on hand my suggestion is have 3 mags in reserve in case any of your service 7 should need replacement. Assuming we're not able to fire tens of thousands of rounds per year- these 7-10 mags will give a very long period of service. Aside from being of known quality they should be function checked before being considered GTG. With the cost of ammo I'd follow the ruler break in procedure. Cycle the empty magazine by hand ensuring to work the follower all the way down to the bottom of the mag and all the way up by using a ruler or other suitable object. Use slow constant movements each time you plunge and retrieve. While you are cycling it, feel for any hangups which may be caused by a faulty follower, out of spec mag body such as dents or bends as well as internal burs if spot welded or "flashing" if moulded plastic. If there's any hesitation for the follower to cycle smoothly, identify the reason and correct or remove the magazine from service. We want them to be as smooth as butter. Also each cycle is equal to the magazine spring experiencing 30 rounds worth of ammo through it. Magazine springs do not fail from being loaded for prolonged period, they fatigue through cyclic use. I would suggest 3 or 4 cycles would be good enough as opposed to cycling them in a manner which appears, shall we say, "furtive" in pace and duration. If it looks like you're shaking a bottle of ketchup or resembles an industrial porn, you're probably doing it wrong. Quality magazines should be able to take hundreds of cycles without worry of spring fatigue. (Very possibly thousands)
If you've hand cycled them and get a chance to range test them for at least a mag's worth of live fire, this builds confidence in the mag and you can begin to trust it. This is why it's important to number or mark your mags to identify them individually. If a mag fails or makes you lose confidence in it- remove it from service. The vast majority of issues that the AR15 platform experience can be narrowed down to either your ammo or magazine. Use quality ammo and trusted mags. With the price of them so reasonable, life is too short for sub par mags. Since magazines are considered "field consumables" my suggestion is to stack them deep when they're cheap and replace often. As always YMMV. ETA. Zombies don't kill themselves. A 40mm ammo can easily holds thirty, 30 round mags and a single stack of ten, 20 round mags in between. Like so: <a href="http://s1273.photobucket.com/user/Slyphotos87/media/mail36_zpsf63aa5d9.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i1273.photobucket.com/albums/y412/Slyphotos87/mail36_zpsf63aa5d9.jpg</a> Weight as packed and loaded with 1,100 rounds of ammo is approximately 55 pounds. Wow, that's a great guide. Thanks! So, now that I finally registered an account, I can post here. New guys are always unpopular, right? Just sayin hello, everybody. Cheers!
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Posted: 1/8/2014 10:34:32 PM EST
[Last Edit: TerryC]
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M1, new keyboard was installed (and tested) before I took the pic. I actually took the keyboard back out to photograph it.
But I hadn't installed the trim yet which is the most tedious thing to remove/replace.
MissB, you're very welcome. Glad you're going to catch a break in the weather up there, been worried about you. Oh, and you're getting quite adept at finding the good smileys, the student has become the teacher . . . 
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Posted: 1/8/2014 10:36:20 PM EST
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