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56 minutes ago, Michael Stuart Kelly said:
For some reason, this guy (IP from Russia) wants me to remove his account and this post (the only one he made).
OK.
I deleted it all.
Michael
As Spock would say... curious.
J
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7 hours ago, Brant Gaede said:
"If it shoots through walls those walls may be your neighbor's. There are three weapons needed for home defense and this is only one of those. The others are a pistol or revolver and a shotgun" --Brant
New from Mossberg: Here's an interesting new take on a shotgun. With only a 14" barrel (legal) it's ideal for home defense...tight quarters. Remington has followed with its own version. Around $600 on line.
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10 hours ago, BaalChatzaf said:
Spoken like a reasonable sane individual! Yet there are gun obsessed people who make a fetish out of fire arms. This are people who collected dozens or even hundreds of firearms and keep them ready to fire. Some people think that carrying a fire arm open in public makes then invulnerable to harm, attack or government tyranny. That just isn't the case. In an uprising if the government sends planes, tanks, drones or using artillery or gas from long range, a person packing a pistol or wielding a 20 rounds/clip automatic weapon does not stand a chance.
The obsessed ones don't concern me...I leave them to their own paranoia.
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2 hours ago, Brant Gaede said:
If it shoots through walls those walls may be your neighbor's. There are three weapons needed for home defense and this is only one of those. The others are a pistol or revolver and a shotgun. The rifle is the least needed unless you are in a rural area or live in a brick house. Then it's (my) first choice.
--Brant
Agreed.
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2 hours ago, BaalChatzaf said:
Will that do you any good if the government sends a drone to bomb you from 5,000 ft.?
OK I'll play. It's not designed as an anti-drone weapon.
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7 hours ago, Peter said:
"The last time I actually aimed a rifle I had a lot of jiggle and I could not stop the tremor, so I would place my chances at 50-50 from 300 yards with no guarantees that I would hit the target in the chest"
Peter
Try this one Peter. It's a lighter and much shorter version of the one we qualified with. Around $1800 on-line. Gotta say, If I could only have 1 rifle...this would be the one. Up to 1200 yds or so for hunting, home defense and target shooting. A serious caliber, a serious rifle, made by a serious manufacturer.
http://www.springfield-armory.com/products/m1a-socom-16-cqb/
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5 hours ago, Peter said:
I could hit a body shaped image at 600 yards and that got me an Expert rating with the U.S. Army with the M-14.
Peter
That's really good shooting Peter. I remember, with the same rifle, hitting those targets @ 300 yards. I don't remember firing to 600 yds....this was in Basic, 1968, Ft. Jackson. The real challenge for me was shooting from the squatting position...I found it difficult to keep the barrel steady. Kneeling, the prone and standing positions were not nearly as difficult.
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3 hours ago, BaalChatzaf said:
I would say there was as much luck as science behind this sniper's shot. The wind could have shifted downrange. There is nothing the shooter could have done about that. He took his shot based on the conditions he detect. Once the bullet was on its way, the gods of wind and humidity rules for the next 18 seconds.
I would say it's impossible for me to determine how much luck, if any, was involved.
What I do know is Canadian military snipers, as well as our own, have gone through extensive training and endless hrs. of practice.
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Canadian sniper shattered world record, killing ISIS fighter from 2 miles away, report says:
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From one of the firearm blogs:
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Nice to have if you've got to get out of Dodge quickly.
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3 hours ago, jts said:
I think this is funny. He ate until he almost puked and then 2 hours later he did it again. For him eating is a job. He doesn't want anyone talking to him while he is eating because he is focussed on eating.
Thanks for the video. Seems all my relatives (Italians) eat the same. lol
-Joe
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On August 28, 2014 at 0:26 PM, Gary Fisher said:
Unless you're gonna train and do steroids like a bodybuilder, you shoud never eat like a bodybuilder.
Depends on how much body fat you want to have. Pro body builders, just before a competitive event are carrying a very low body fat %...around 4%...not really healthy, but ripped. 10,000 calories a day, mainly protein, good fats & a modest amount of vegetables...is quite common for them. They also may consume 10,000 calories or more per day.
Now the guy in the video is not primarily concerned with body fat, but rather strength. Compared with the bodybuilder, he trains differently ...usually lower reps and higher pounds per exercise. Compared with the bodybuilder he eats way more carbs...hence the greater % of body fat. I'd estimate he's carrying about 15-18% body fat. I prefer to be around 10%...not really ripped but no beer belly or love handles.
P.S. Not all bodybuilding contests, especially the lower level ones, permit steroids...and they test entrants.
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I'd like to take this down the 1/4 mile:
http://www.foxnews.com/auto/2017/04/11/2018-dodge-challenger-srt-demon-is-absolute-beast.html
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Michael,
Nice to know about "Startgpage"....Thanks for that. As for being a "wise man" all I can say is I seek credible information and apply it to my daily living, as I'm certain you also do. Cheers. -J
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Michael. I understand your plight with Youtube. I posted the article after briefly looking at it. As you say, "I suppose it's better than nothing for the lazy, but jeez. People really need how to learn how to create a funnel if they want to make money with YouTube videos." In the interest of not being tracked when I do a internet search, I avoid Google altogether and use DuckDuckgo.com. No tracking.
-Joe
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Now here's a nice close quarters, highly portable...only 26" overall length...with a 14" barrel, 12 ga. shotgun (6 shot). It was recently introduced by Mossberg. Could be a good choice for in-home, in one's vehicle or camping firearm.
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On April 9, 2017 at 6:11 AM, BaalChatzaf said:
The owners of the medium (a private entity) are within their rights to not show any ads they choose not to show. That is how it is with private media.
If I own an auditorium, built without tax revenue in any amount, I am free to deny its use to any party I wish to deny.
Agreed.
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Looks like the anti-gun Google will be pulling all gun related videos from Youtube. There goes all the videos on firearm reviews & maintenance. Terrible. --J
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6 hours ago, Peter said:
Peter wrote: "Feel free to utilize your benevolence to donate to charity. Give the bum or the homeless person a few bucks. Open up your house to the homeless in those cold New Jersey winters but do not FORCE your neighbors to do the same. Shame on you, Ba’al" Peter
Absolutely. Ba'al and all the others can donate to their heart's content...they won't be stopped. -J
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On 3/4/2017 at 8:25 PM, Brant Gaede said:
Not in Chicago.
--Brant
just found this unposted post
In Chicago Dead Fish rules. In D.C. Barry has his gig.
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47 minutes ago, Michael Stuart Kelly said:
Sharyl Attkisson doesn't use the term "fake news" to describe the mainstream news media, but she describes it to a tee.
The gatekeepers are doing their damnedest to keep control through propaganda, but, thankfully, the gatekeepers are losing their gates.
Michael
Indeed...slimy barbarians at the gate (good movie though).
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Just found out Chuck died. He was 90. As a kid I remember seeing him perform at Alan Freed's Rock and Roll show at the Paramount Theater in N.Y.
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Pro bodybuilders are at their unhealthiest a few days before a competitive event. Their body fat (mens) is usually around 3-4% and they refrain from drinking any water 24 hrs. before competition. A friend of mine, who was a pro bodybuilder and won the Calif. State championship in the mid 80's got me down to 9% body fat. It was a struggle to keep my daily carb intake to no more than 20 grams, supersetting (no rest) between each weight exercise (I trained with him, pumping about a third of the weight he was using) and drinking about 3 quarts of water daily. Add to that 25 minutes of cardio a day. Not fun. At that time I looked gaunt... no thanks.
A fitness model I was dating at that time also used the same intensive training & very low carb eating regimen. She was buffed but also had that gaunt facial look. Less the face she looked great, however, in a bikini. ---J
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