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Just sayin’…. But yeah, pretty remarkable, and a great testament to the level of fundamental knowledge that is no longer taught.

Land and sea navigation using a sextant and the stars only became precise enough to be really useful with the invention of accurate clocks small enough to carry, but the math would still get ya close. Still, that level of precision back then is remarkable.

I need to look up whether they carried chronometers. The Harrison clocks/chronometers were well established by 1805. But how many chronometers were in American hands?

Could they survive the voyage? Sea voyages are one thing. Banging about in keep boats, canoes and horseback is another! I will look that up!

That said, they could Do something the Mariners couldn’t. They could take sightings to landmarks and pace Off distances. So they may not have needed a chronometer to keep track of Longitude.

But great question and I will do some
Digging on that!!

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Someone murdered Charlie Kirk

Was Charlie hit in the jaw and spine in order to deflect the bullet? Or was MLK also possessing bones of steel?

Charlie's spine was most likely hit, considering the bullet entered his neck. But I'll wait for the medical report, if it's ever publicly released. There's no point in speculating other than for entertainment.

BTW... MLK Jr. had a pulse after getting to the hospital as well (just like Kirk). But he died from hemodynamic collapse. i.e. loss of blood pressure (due to all the blood he lost and the gaping hole in his neck/blood vessels). If he had survived, he would have been a quadrapalegic due to the bullet severing his spine.

My speculative guess is the bullet hit Kirk's spine and deflected either up into his head or down into his torso.

Let's say, for conspiracy theory's sake, that the shot came from behind or from the side and the neck wound was the bullet's exit and not the entrance, that means the bullet would have exited his neck and hit the ground in front of Charlie, between him and the crowd.

Because this is a shooting forum, I'm sure everybody here has sent a round or two into the berm or ground at distance. It kicks up a ton of debris. The entire crowd would have seen this. And it would have been captured on video. But it didn't happen.

Maggie’s Funny & awesome pics, vids and memes thread (work safe, no nudity)

“Feat”

Just sayin’…. But yeah, pretty remarkable, and a great testament to the level of fundamental knowledge that is no longer taught.

Land and sea navigation using a sextant and the stars only became precise enough to be really useful with the invention of accurate clocks small enough to carry, but the math would still get ya close. Still, that level of precision back then is remarkable.

%*+€ing autocorrect!!

Sirhr

Someone murdered Charlie Kirk


Yup. But most people will choose to ignore this type of information. I see tons of comments on YT videos about how it's impossible for a 30-06 to hit someone in the neck and not either completely explode someone's head or not pass through or some other nonsense. People don't realize that it depends on so many factors including: type and weight of projectile, powder charge, angle, luck, etc. Most hunters I know don't want to completely destroy the animal they take. So their bullet choice and load is tailored to that. Who knows what type of ammo was in the rifle or how old it was.

I hope the FBI releases that info. Ammo type/brand/load, etc.

Someone murdered Charlie Kirk

MLK Jr. was assassinated by a 30-06 to the neck. Bullet went in through the neck/jaw, severed the spine, and lodged inside his body. Autopsy/medical report said doctors were able to palpate the bullet just under the skin in his shoulder/back.
Was Charlie hit in the jaw and spine in order to deflect the bullet? Or was MLK also possessing bones of steel?

Can a plumber help me?

I am renovating a bathroom and moving the vanity. There used to be two vanities and I am reducing it down to one. The old vanity on the right used to not drain well and based on what I have discovered from removing the dry wall, it looks like the drain created a trap?
Doesn't look like there is any trap on the horizontal drain line in the wall looks like it has the minimum 1/8" per foot maybe more.

Code says on a 1-1/2" P-trap the vent needs to be within 6 ft. The top of the 2x1-1/2 tee is the vent and that looks to be within 6ft.

If it was draining slow it was probably because of hair in the drain and or p-trap of that sink.

The easy button would be to just cut out the current tee and replace it with a new 2"x1-1/2"x1-1/2" tee reconnect the 2" at the bottom and the 1-1/2" at the top and 1-1/2 branch (horizontal drain) then plug the hot and cold pex lines not needed anymore.
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Who are the go to smiths for getting a blank made into a shouldered prefit and muzzle threaded, with decent turnaround times, in 2025?

Awful lot of matches being won with prefits for them to suck much.

Sure, I always prefer to have the action in hand to verify HS and markings line up property with my own hands, but I’ve yet to have a prefit come back.

That doesn't make them the best. They work... and some people have great results, others not so much. A lot has to do with the smith obviously. PVA, LRI, and the others mentioned above are top notch. For my high volume PRS shooters who burn out a couple barrels through out the year. In those cases, I'll turn out 3-4 barrels at a time for these guys and record their tenon dimensions for future reference... the "pre-fits" they get are dead nuts.

I guess my point is why not send in your action for the $20 shipping fee and have things perfect.

Terminus, Impact, and Zermatt all have been solid, repeatable actions in my shop. There are a couple others out there I've seen some tolerance issues with that led me to not want to build pre fits for, but to each is own. I just want things to be 100% correct for my customers.
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The perfect suppressor host for hunting

The purpose of subs is so no one else can hear anything.
Not just so its ear safe for you.

Lotta people hunt in areas that are legal, and being movie quiet is advantageous. 🤷‍♂️


There is a post on here of a guy with a 1/10 twist .458 socom doing exactly what you are talking about @Bakwa
Just cant remember where.
Thanks. Searching now.