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    P229.

    P229.
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    I'm once again reminded why I love this place. I...

    I'm once again reminded why I love this place. I can pretty much guarantee no one I actually know in "real life" has ever seen Primer or The Hole. I'll toss out a much more well known movie with a...
  3. Thread: Why the P30

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    I've never tried a V2, but the LEM really clicked...

    I've never tried a V2, but the LEM really clicked for me when I replaced the light trigger return spring in my V1 with the medium weight spring and at the same time put in the light firing pin block...
  4. Exactly. Compare the model 721/722 to a pre-64...

    Exactly. Compare the model 721/722 to a pre-64 Model 70. Remington was way ahead of Winchester in this regard; it took Winchester years to realize they needed to go cheap or go broke. My...
  5. Thread: hunting gear

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    Some good input on knives here already; I'll...

    Some good input on knives here already; I'll second the emphasis on sharpness and size. I'd rather dress a deer with a knife that's "too small" than one that's too big. You'll be working blind with...
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    No. 5 MK 1 would nicely split the difference...

    No. 5 MK 1 would nicely split the difference there.
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    Exactly. Complicating matters was the fact that...

    Exactly. Complicating matters was the fact that my uncle did actually have a 99 in his gun cabinet - a 99C in .243, which even I looked down my nose at because without the rotary magazine it wasn't a...
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    You touched a nerve with that one. My greatest...

    You touched a nerve with that one. My greatest "one that got away" regret, one that still haunts me, is the one I passed on 40 years ago as a teenager shopping for my first deer rifle. A mint...
  9. Some tortuously passive construction in that CNN...

    Some tortuously passive construction in that CNN article:

    "Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed and director Joel Souza injured when a gun held by Baldwin fired a live round during a scene...
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    And his pocket full of fun.

    And his pocket full of fun.
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    That nickel/gold one would be just the thing to...

    That nickel/gold one would be just the thing to wear to a Roaring 20s themed party dressed as a Prohibition-era pimp. I'm having a hard time not wanting it.
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    That buck deserved better.

    That buck deserved better.
  13. I think an even bigger misconception that most...

    I think an even bigger misconception that most people have when it comes to crimininality is the assumption that criminals get caught because some element of their plan (simple minded though it may...
  14. I posted a few back on the first page if this...

    I posted a few back on the first page if this magnificent thread but I just remembered another favorite, Nouvelle Vague's cover of Billy Idol's Dancing With Myself. Wildly different in style, it...
  15. Astute observation and well put. I honestly don't...

    Astute observation and well put. I honestly don't like the Disturbed version at all, and I think your analogy explains it.
  16. 100 percent agreement on Joe Cocker's cover of...

    100 percent agreement on Joe Cocker's cover of With a Little Help From My Friends. Takes an annoyIngly glib little throwaway ditty and imbues it with so much heavy emotion.

    Another one from that...
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    I always got the impression he enjoyed his life...

    I always got the impression he enjoyed his life and his work.
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    My favorite workhorse is the TWSBI Eco....

    My favorite workhorse is the TWSBI Eco. Piston-filler, huge ink capacity, sturdy, very reliable and not at all fussy, for around $25. Clear body lets you see how much ink's in there, and what color....
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    Looks like he might have had some time to realize...

    Looks like he might have had some time to realize what was happening and reflect on his life choices. :)
  20. Thread: Where To Aim

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    Just saw this for the first time and I'm with you...

    Just saw this for the first time and I'm with you all the way on this, from the thought provoking nature of the thread to the concern about penetration. I have to ask myself, how did it get to this...
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    Haiku is haiku Alone or in multitudes Forum...

    Haiku is haiku
    Alone or in multitudes
    Forum educates
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    Perfect storm of suck Mods flex like shitty hand...

    Perfect storm of suck
    Mods flex like shitty hand press
    Puns and haikus reign
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    And posted a link here to rub it in our faces!...

    And posted a link here to rub it in our faces! This used to be a safe space; what has happened to this place?
  24. A guy I used to shoot with told me he once had a...

    A guy I used to shoot with told me he once had a greyhound that was the most efficient killer of mice he'd ever seen.
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    Help me get my head around this. Sounds like the...

    Help me get my head around this. Sounds like the old "love the sinner, hate the sin," thing, or however that goes. Where do you draw the line between tolerating the person and tolerating their...
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