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I can shoot sub MOA groups with a sub MOA rifle and the correct ammo at 100m. That is a true test of the capabilities. A sub MOA rifle at 1000m though, I have roughly a 40% chance of getting a first round hit (based on history). This is due to varying winds over the course of a kilometer. There is absolutely no way to accurately account for it, which is why a spotter utilizes trace. I've been on a 1000m range, where the instructors popped smoke grenades every 200m. The wind was different at each distance, sometimes going the opposite direction as wind at different distances. The best one can do is make a call based on the mirage and guesstimate based on experience. But he'll never get it correct the first time; at least not often. The only way to judge the performance of a rifle at that distance is if you have a kilometer long vacuum.
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I'm not impressed enough that I'm going to rush out and buy a new one but I may pick one up second hand if the price was right. Without getting into a lot of math I will try to explain why. No_One mentioned the 6.5 Creedmoor as being beastly, I agree this cartridge is an exceptional long range choice and i think it contributes to some of the outcome of this test. The 6.5 Creedmoor can replicate and even beat 300 Win. Mag. trajectory with a much less recoil and it will retain more velocity and energy at 1000 yards as well. Long range shooting is about consistently shooting sub MOA and peejman mentioned that no group size was given but we do know they were able to consistently hit a 3ft. X 3ft. target. 1 MOA at 1000 yards is a little less than 10 1/2 inches. So with a little mental math we can say they were maintaining roughly a little over 3 MOA. In the big picture that's not bad for a $500 gun chambered in 6.5 Creedmoor with $400 plus in optics but not the be all to end all budget price rifle. Just my 2 cents and it's worth what you paid for it.
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If you dig further into that quote and add context to it, he is only referring to civilians. It doesn't excuse his statements or stance, but he wasn't calling WWII vets dishonest.
I understand the context just fine. But an honest man may have to use a military style weapon at some point, and that includes civilians. Anyone who paid attention in history class should know that. Not being in the military and owning a military style weapon with standard capacity doesn't qualify someone as dishonest. Screw his legacy. -
"No honest man needs more than 10 rounds in any gun." -Bill Ruger
I bet he's rolling in his grave now.
He never fought during WWII, so the men that had the salt to face the enemy must not have been honest men. I guess the real men were back in the states, looking into various war profiteering opportunities.
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Good follow on post TGO David. I knew about that restriction and honestly took it for granted everyone else here did too. It's the primary reason I'm playing around with home beer brewing and gearing up to do some wine making. Both of those are reasonable cost effective hobbies and worth knowing how to do. Contrary to a lot of reports and running into an occasional personality all of my experences with ATF personnel have been really good. So with that if I ever do try distilling sprits it'll be in full compliance with legal specifications. I do however, intend to learn more about distilling sprits and will probably be visiting a local start up distillery as well as another just across the state line. One of them does a full "how to" seminar that takes about a day and has a required fee. One of the things Spot's and some others have already mentioned is a still can also be used to produce distilled water, that's a pretty good foundational primer right there and perfectly legal.
I started on wine making before I moved to beer. It takes more time, but it's actually a lot easier. I have some recipes for cheapo wine that turns out really, really well. Just takes about 5-6 weeks.
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Guys... one of the members shared this with me. From what I am reading here, the ATF says that there are *zero* provisions for legal home distillation of alcohol.
This is why I practice making all my batches outside the continental United States. Just like Hawkeye and Trapper.
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Yeah, I've already recognized that once I start buying whole grains instead of the mixtures I'll have to have a grain grinder. I like the ideal of using the screwdriver to power it, much simpler then some of the other set ups I've viewed. I was shocked at how much a powered grain grinder costs. Interestingly a lost of large scale micro brewers build their own grain grinding and mixing tools. W/O a doubt if I'd started brewing beer years earlier I'd be considering a microbrew pub in a non-provided community in TN. Combined with a small sandwich or pizza shop its a nice semi retirement business.
I have a buddy who is part owner of one out in Colorado, though he went the more upscale route. I'd love to do the same thing, but it does take a while to start turning a profit, and in Florida the big beer companies are lobbying to shut down the site served microbrews. -
Thanks for posting this link Spots, you just saved me a bit of time and money as I'm advancing in my beer brewing. After playing around with some of the available kits I'm just about ready to start mixing my own whole grain brews. For all of the folks who said don't waste the time on one gallon brew kits, well using one of the wide mouth kits had been fantastic. I'm seriously considering going with a similar small scale set up for learning how to distill alcohol.
Get yourself one of these. Changed my life:
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The first picture is my recipe for my yeast starter. The second picture is my mash tun/fermentation vessel. I recommend using distiller's yeast, and buying it in large quantities. I keep it refrigerated and it lasts much longer than folks say it does. I order most of this on Amazon, and I believe it is available under prime for free two day shipping. The sugar there is corn sugar, which I also use for priming when bottling beer. I buy it in 4lb bags, and it's super cheap that way.
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Its annoying making a Belgian quad bach and having your fermenter blow, I use them as a force of habit more than anything else
Sent from my SPH-L720 using TapatalkYep, I've gotten to the point where I know whether or not my first few days of fermentation will be active enough to blow my airlock, and in those cases I just run a blow off tube to a bucket. I don't like doing that because it isn't tidy, and takes up more room in the gun closet (yes, I have an entire closet dedicated to guns, beer and wine).
But for the purposes of distilling, you don't have to worry about keeping oxygen out. Some distillers will ferment in large plastic garbage cans and leave the lid off completely.
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Definitely put an airlock, and if its a high yield recipe a runoff tube, on anything youre fermenting a mash in
Sent from my SPH-L720 using TapatalkNope. Just allow for enough air to escape so that the top of the vessel doesn't explode off. On a vessel such as this, if too much pressure built up from having the lid on tight, it would just pop it off.
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Is there any reason this won't work as a fermeter?
http://www.popularmechanics.com/home/how-to/g1580/how-to-build-your-own-home-brewing-mash-tun/
Do I need to add an airlock to let it breath?
Sent from behind the anvilYou can absolutely use this as a fermenter. And no, you don't need to airlock it.
I use a 15 gallon mash tun (cooler) as my fermenter for this. I leave the lid slightly ajar to allow oxygen into it, however, they aren't air tight anyway, so it's up to you on that. Unlike beer, you don't need to worry about having your fermentation vessel air locked. Think about it, none of the major distillers do this. In fact, when you go to the distillery at Jack Daniel's, they have the lid open on the giant fermentation vessel where you can stick your head right in there and smell it. Not so with beer breweries.
The reason you want to airlock your fermentation vessel for wines and beers is because you don't want it to have much exposure to oxygen (which there are still theories on allowing exposure during fermentation), as well as not allowing wild yeasts and bacteria into what you're fermenting which could throw off the taste. If the plan is to distill it, then you don't have to worry about any of this. In fact, most people will argue that allowing wild yeasts and bacteria into your fermentation vessel will potentially add complexity in your flavor.
Since you're only fermenting for about a week before distilling, it just isn't enough time for the stuff to get funky or ruined. I leave my mash tun on the back porch for a week, with the lid slightly ajar. This means it is fermenting at a high temperature (around 80 - 85 degrees) and the yeast is super active. It also means that everything can get in there. I can promise you it doesn't matter. You're distilling it.
And to add clarity, the airlock doesn't allow it to "breathe". It just allows a blowoff tube for the CO2 to escape, because otherwise, the top of the vessel will blow off from the pressure. It doesn't allow anything in. In fact, I've had one of my very active worts blow my airlock off when I was brewing beer. Huge mess there.
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Guess I'll be putting some Pmags up for sale in February.
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I have a Beretta 96. Used to be my HD weapon, but I just shoot better with the G19, and I like having a few extra rounds. Now my .40 is a safe queen for the most part.
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Pmags are sold out or allocated at wholesalers. I dont think the panic buying has hit the public yet, but it has hit the dealer side...
Really? Did this just happen? Just two weeks ago I was getting emails from Primary Arms selling Pmags at $12.
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Call out evil doers at anytime and everywhere even if under the guise of state law for animal abuse registry. Evil is evil! However, imagine the same passion as illustrated in this thread directed at ending the abuse on human life from inception through life itself, what a better world we would live in. Like it or not, all human life is sanctified, it should be treated as such.
I have a feeling that if someone started an abortion thread, it would get heated very quick. However, that's not what this thread is about.
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Maybe if the guns had 12-14 lb triggers in them they wouldn't have gone off. I'm sure somebody at the department will have the great idea that the guns need to have an increased trigger pull so officers won't shoot themselves or others.
Sent from my XT1585 using TapatalkYes, a solution to poor trigger finger discipline is to have a trigger pull which is ridiculously heavy... kind of like a childproof lid on a medicine bottle. So what I gather is, we can't trust police and their departments to be grown ups and display very basic firearms handling procedures. For me, the solution would be to immediately fire any officer who has a negligent discharge. Done. The problem will correct itself, because the officers that are too stupid to be an adult will be fired, and the ones who are too lazy to follow procedures will damn sure pay attention to what they're doing when they know their job is on the line.
Stupid should be punished, not blamed on inanimate objects.
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From the article:
"Adding to the problem was some deputies violating a basic firearms safety rule by placing their finger on the trigger prior to making the conscious decision to fire, the report states."
No, not adding to the problem; that IS the problem. The guns don't go off by themselves, and if they had their finger on the trigger, that meant they should have been pointing the weapon at someone or something they intended to shoot. Since no one has been shot yet, except for the user, the logical conclusion is they either can't aim for crap or they have no trigger discipline. An 8 hour class in order to switch to a new weapon will not solve this problem. This problem occurs due to very basic firearms handling procedures, which the idiots involved have completely abandoned. Of course, in today's blame culture, where everyone else other than the person responsible is subject to blame, I'm not surprised they're focusing on the pistol and not the idiots.
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It was the apartment complex behind the hotels, they were actually pretty good living quality and people wise. I was only there for about 10 months though. It was just a temp place a friend and I shared between contract deployments to Iraq/Kuwait and Afghanistan.
I know the one you're talking about, with the gate and all. I would go past there when taking the back way to/from Chick-fil-A. I always wondered why people would live there, since I assume the rent was high enough that the tenants could afford to live someplace that wasn't in the meth whore capital of Montgomery County.
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Yep. That's the way I see it as well. I just wish a good number of gun owners would realize that's the next step in their plan and not be willing to roll over so easily.
And this is how I explain it to people on the fence. I honestly don't have an issue with background checks. I know that may make me unpopular, but if there was a quick and easy way to do background checks during private sales, I don't see there being a negative to that. However, since the government could screw up a wet dream, we know it wouldn't be quick and easy. In the end, we'd get screwed for sure, because whatever they set up will be inefficient, and likely add costs onto us.
While added ass pain is enough for me to be against it, the main problem I have is this being part of the master plan for registration and confiscation; and this is how I explain it. They can't create a law which makes private transfers illegal and be able to enforce it; at all. It would be impossible. What would end up happening is the law would pass, and then the liberals would argue that it isn't enforceable, and the only way to enforce it would be a national gun registration. By that point it would already be too late. Once a law is made, there is no going back, and liberals would be able to sell a national registration at that point. So no, the libs can shove it on this one. I don't trust them because they lie, and have already made their plans very clear. They don't care about gun crime; they care about disarming those who are not responsible for gun crime. There is no other logical conclusion for their rhetoric.
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My vote is also for Jade Helm. It predicted that we would be in FEMA camps by now, and since we're all currently posting from the inside of FEMA camps, we now know how reliable that information was.
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That was before my time here. Considering I had to spend an extra 30min in traffic on Chic-Fil-A Appreciation Day, as my apartment at the time was behind the Chic-Fil-A off Exit 4 in Clarksville...you can guess what side I would have come down on. Plus, they put pickles on chicken sandwiches, which is just wrong.
Good God, I always wondered why people lived in there. That's a whole lotta nope nope nope.
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Okay I'm going to ask this question again for I think the third time this week in various threads, and unless I missed it, no one has show me a way.
How can the "gun show loophole" be truly enforced without a national gun registration database tracking the flow of firearms?
Obviously that is the next logical step. Once they pass a law which makes private transfers illegal, they'll have their argument for national registration.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pv89_3rrW8Y
Las Vegas, but still, the same "safer" Berettas that LASD used to use before they went to those "scary" M&Ps.
Follow the safety rules, and the weapon doesn't matter.
Sadly, many times in LE, the real problem doesn't get fixed...the scapegoat equipment gets "fixed." Glock NY Trigger anyone?
Good God, who gave her a gun??? I tell ya, if some mouthbreather like that gets issued a badge and "accidentally" takes a shot at me, I'm going to own that police department. How do idiots like that get hired?
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Tactics Question
in Training Discussions
Posted · Edited by TMF
It isn't like a movie, and no plan survives first contact with the enemy. Just identify what the priorities are, who is generally responsible for what, and have an evacuation plan as well as a link up plan.