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    Which do you prefer in competition - holdovers or adjusting turrets?

    I strongly prefer dialing but holdovers are faster and I really ought to practice it more.
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    Tankless water heater? Any experience?

    I love ours with one exception: the mixing valve has failed 3 times, so much so that I keep a spare now. Don't buy a Rheem. Get another brand. Other than that, it makes tons of hot water and has a built in recirculation pump that has hot water at the faucet in 4 seconds. It also has a...
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    Rifle Competition Events What would you change or do differently with current competitions/organizations?

    Nope but we sure would appreciate a lower match fee instead of subsidizing a pointless prize table when we already showed up with what we have and need. As for looking for targets and using a range finder as a match skill, I'll continue to sit that one out. Good thing I shot USPSA for 19 years...
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    Rifle Competition Events What would you change or do differently with current competitions/organizations?

    Absolutely! I picked a pair of electronic earmuffs off of a prize table a few years ago and I still use them and think about the match. You know what I don't remember? My match score.
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    Rifle Competition Events What would you change or do differently with current competitions/organizations?

    I wouldn't even be opposed to hiding the targets in the shadows and making us range and dope our own targets on every stage. Where it crosses the line for me is making someone do that "on the clock." A shooting competition is about delivering the shots, not about trying to figure out how fast...
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    Rifle Competition Events What would you change or do differently with current competitions/organizations?

    I shot two of those matches before I realized the entire format is stupid. I am driving 600 miles to shoot, not to look for targets or play on my phone's ballistic app. That they can even still get people to show up and shoot those matches is a remarkable feat of marketing. The terrain and...
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    Any mountain bikers out there 2.0

    You're another one who would be absolutely shocked if you rode a new (post 2016 or so) bike. If you're still riding on 2.2" tires, almost anything new, at any price point, will be a revelation to you.
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    Any mountain bikers out there 2.0

    It's not that bad. If you really thought it might be, you could do the first half as that's the best part.
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    Any mountain bikers out there 2.0

    It's pretty great. I've done it twice, once on a hardtail and once on my Evil with my wife on our honeymoon. Be prepared for a whole day of pedaling uphill at altitude.
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    Any mountain bikers out there 2.0

    I hope to make it back there in May; it's great if you like flow trails. I'm currently rehabbing a knee injury and looking forward to being able to shred the gnar again. The trails I'm familiar with in Colorado generally do not allow motor vehicles; the exception I can think of is the first...
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    Any 1911 aficionados here?

    I'm 40 years old and I love 1911s. I tried everything else there was before that and other than my J frames, my primary handguns are 1911s. I wish someone would make something in a modern design with the ergonomics of a 1911, but to date no such handgun exists so I'm going to continue shooting...
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    Any 1911 aficionados here?

    My first 1911 was a Kimber and I've had it for nearly 20 years. It's also probably the last handgun I'd ever let go of. I know what the internet has to say about them, but that has not been my experience at all. It has shot over 40,000 rounds. If it fell apart tomorrow, I got my money's worth.
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    Any 1911 aficionados here?

    I have put more rounds through my STI 9mm than most people have fired through all their guns combined on this website in a lifetime. Mine had to have the barrel replaced because it wasn't fit correctly. I then had to send it back again because the second barrel didn't fit very well either...
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    Any mountain bikers out there 2.0

    There are 12 bikes in my household between my wife and I. The closest thing I have to a cross country bike is a Surly Karate Monkey. My main mountain bike is an Evil Insurgent LB, it's probably posted on this forum somewhere. I don't think it's the end-all and be-all, but I stand behind my...
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    Any 1911 aficionados here?

    I disagree with basically every claim in this post. A 2011 is not a 1911 so single stack versus double stack does not enter the consideration unless he's shopping for one. 9mm 1911s are finicky. They are not for most people. They are for people willing to handload and to experiment with...
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