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babyguppy said:

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Pentagon deploys Navy destroyer for border protection​

The USS Gravely, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer most recently deployed to the Middle East, departed Virginia on Saturday on its new mission to operate in U.S. and international waters, according to the Pentagon.

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This is a name with strength.

There was a garden tractor many years ago with that name. I stood in the back seat of a 1951 Packard driven by Mom looking out the rear window at Dad roading it home when he bought it used. Dad wouldn't let me use it until I was about 8 or so, and then only for mowing. Couldn't use the rotary plow until almost 12. Dad kept 4 pistons on the shelf in coffee cans, a 0, 20, 40, and a 60. Then he would buy a new cylinder, put it on and start over. My brother still has it.

The name is still out there in the garden tractor/mower world. But they aren't the same in my mind. Those old ones did everything with the available attachments. 4 bolts to hook anything to the front. The new ones units are way more job specific.

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The one shown is little newer than the one I used, but you get the idea. If this destroyer lives up to it's name our Navy will have a good piece of equipment.

Bet there are a couple of other old farts that also remember these.

Thank you,
MrSmith

theLBC said:

i wonder if any funds were dispersed to "dead" people. we should know by now?

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What quagmire of putrescence.

teknikallysekure said:

I worked with an entire team of PhDs at Chevron for years so the idea that the geniuses in here think scientists who believe in anthropogenic climate change are all leftists is hilarious to me.

I think almost everyone here had strong opinions about this article without even reading the article, or about the work the team that was interviewed for this article is doing, or for that matter what data is behind that teams analysis. They took a look at the headline and said "that data is bullshit".

If that's the level of analysis someone does when looking at a problem I don't think it's really worth talking to them about something complex.

My USAID contract for fedposting pro climate change propaganda in shooting forums still has 2 trillion dollars in it though so I'm not going anywhere patriots.

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Honest question:
What lead to the exit of the last ice age?

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Thanks, I saw that. The length and width may be 2.6 x. 2.17 but I doubt the height is 1.17". If someone has the mount. I need the measurement of the plate's thickness (part sitting atop the picatinny rail). The center of the sight-glass is .65" above the base. That will give me the info needed.

Sako man said:

Picked up one of those from you guys a few years back. It's been flawless. To me probably the best tactical optic Leupold has put out.

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Please let me know when we can further assist you - Richard

CK1.0 said:

I'm not affiliated but there's also this one for ~$80 if one is on a tighter budget or just doesn't need any bells or whistles:

https://www.amazon.com/DERRACO-ENGINEERING-Poormans-PCPS-LITE-Precision/dp/B0DCZQBB4P

I've had nothing but good times with my PCPS. I'm not one of those guys who sweats primer depth too much... but I do love repeatability when it comes to reloading shit, and even though I still have good grip strength, better is better.

My former Frankford Arsenal priming tool was fast and good enough for me with all but the toughest brass (Alpha), and while doing 100-200 rounds at a time was fine, 200+ or larger batches... fucking sucked sometimes.

The PCPS is better and easier and no less fast (maybe faster).

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I’ve been looking at the PCPS…….Carpal tunnel sucks.

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I'm not letting my country turn into a shithole where you have to have a license for a chef's knife.

Ttt

The only Defiance I would own is the Anti-X and that's for a very specific use, light weight hunting setup. I've never owned an ARC action so I can't speak to those. I have a few Bighorn TL3 actions and have never been disappointed with those.

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Will include a set of vortex precision rings