so waht ya doin today?
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California's Central Coast Amid The Insanity
Two annoying muzzle break experiences:
One day the range officer assigned me a bench to the right of a guy shooting a Barrett .50 BMG. It wasn't the noise so much that bothered me, it was my body moving about so much that it was difficult to hold a sight picture.
Then there was the guy with the .30-338 Weatherby to the left of me.
That was loud, but not as loud as the guy who was shooting a very short barreled Thompson/Center chambered in .308 Winchester.
One day the range officer assigned me a bench to the right of a guy shooting a Barrett .50 BMG. It wasn't the noise so much that bothered me, it was my body moving about so much that it was difficult to hold a sight picture.
Then there was the guy with the .30-338 Weatherby to the left of me.
That was loud, but not as loud as the guy who was shooting a very short barreled Thompson/Center chambered in .308 Winchester.
Pistolero
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I was shooting a friend's .50 BMG on our club range. I had a half full 50 rd box of rifle ammo on the
next bench over, along with some other stuff. Benches around 8 ft center to center. At the first
shot, the muzzle brake cleaned off the bench, including the half filled plastic box of .30-06, IIRC.
Yeah, it WILL push you around, no doubt.
Bill
next bench over, along with some other stuff. Benches around 8 ft center to center. At the first
shot, the muzzle brake cleaned off the bench, including the half filled plastic box of .30-06, IIRC.
Yeah, it WILL push you around, no doubt.
Bill
fiver
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I get those same light show turns into tunel vision hope I can puke to get it over with,,, migraines.
sometimes just in one eye.
too much caffeine can trigger it, too little can trigger it, a flash of light at the wrong time can set it off too.
sometimes a little chocolate makes it go away, sometimes it makes it worse, sometimes an Excedrin or some Ibuprophin works wonders, if I take one or 4 right as soon as it starts.
sometimes just in one eye.
too much caffeine can trigger it, too little can trigger it, a flash of light at the wrong time can set it off too.
sometimes a little chocolate makes it go away, sometimes it makes it worse, sometimes an Excedrin or some Ibuprophin works wonders, if I take one or 4 right as soon as it starts.
Ian
Notorious member
I had a short run of plain, non-visual migraines in my early 20s. I finally figured out when that first twinge behind the right eye hit, chew 2 grams of Tylenol into a paste and hold it in my mouth 10-15 minutes. If no more twinges, spit and rinse. If they continued, swallow it and get to a telephone to start cancelling everything in my life for at least the next 48 hours.
Sounds like girlfriends....... badda boom.
Tom
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I get migraines that start out as shimmering rainbows around the periphery of my vision. (Much like the prismatic effects of rain running down a windshield).
If I hit it with aspirin quick enough, it subsides and no pain.
If I don't, the rainbows close in to the point that I can't see well enough to drive and get the migraine headache pain. The visual effect is pretty much tunnel vision with a colorful border.
Tom
Well-Known Member
The 22tcm is almost as obnoxious as a 30 carbine blackhawk when shot in a pistol. I got tired of mine.
Bret4207
At the casting bench in the sky. RIP Bret.
Yes Bill, moving fence and repairing fence. Most of these were electric fence posts but a good number were steel "tee" posts. Had to get out int he pucker brush and fix some fence so the horses would have full bellies. A hungry horse is a horse that gonna be in the road or on someones lawn at 3:15AM. Happily, yesterday was sunny and cool and the flies weren't really out.
My migraines, fortunately, are usually the "silent" type with no pain- anymore! I used to get those killers that required a dark room, silence and 6-8 hours of sleep, if not more. These days it's mostly sinus pressure and can be over in 1/2 an hour if I have Sinex available. Still not a good thing to be driving fdone the road and suddenly realize you are looking through a pin hole in one eye and are blind in the other! Pressure on the occular nerve they tell me.
Got the call that someone needs me to do a mess of stuff at the local museum today and the church needs lumber moved and the vets working the Johnes disease in sheep project we're a test farm on need info and this and that and the other thing. I really need to stop volunteering.
While fixing some fence last night I did get to pop off a few 22 rounds. #2 son has a new 22 he's in love with. A Rossi copy of the old Winchester slide action/hammer job, I forget the model #. Not a fan of stainless, but it seems to shoot nicely.
My migraines, fortunately, are usually the "silent" type with no pain- anymore! I used to get those killers that required a dark room, silence and 6-8 hours of sleep, if not more. These days it's mostly sinus pressure and can be over in 1/2 an hour if I have Sinex available. Still not a good thing to be driving fdone the road and suddenly realize you are looking through a pin hole in one eye and are blind in the other! Pressure on the occular nerve they tell me.
Got the call that someone needs me to do a mess of stuff at the local museum today and the church needs lumber moved and the vets working the Johnes disease in sheep project we're a test farm on need info and this and that and the other thing. I really need to stop volunteering.
While fixing some fence last night I did get to pop off a few 22 rounds. #2 son has a new 22 he's in love with. A Rossi copy of the old Winchester slide action/hammer job, I forget the model #. Not a fan of stainless, but it seems to shoot nicely.
fiver
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67.
had a blued one for a while, and kept it as a truck gun.
I think the former owner fancied himself as a gunsmith and dicked with it to the point of it not working so I got it super cheap.
tell the boy to not ever not even one single time dry fire it.
the firing pin will dent the top of the chamber and it will mis-fire constantly after that.
well dang.
it's a balmy 34, with a 10 MPH wind from the south east, snow is forecast for some time today.
[as is a high of near 50 not sure how we have both as predictions but there it is]
the aluminum frame for the green house held up through the 20 mph. winds we had last night, I'm kind of glad I decided to put the roof frame and braces in yesterday afternoon/evening, that seemed to solidify the whole structure a lot better.
trying to decide whether to put the wood walls in now [and do the trusses now/later] or finish the roof vents and panels first then build the whole wood frame after.
had a blued one for a while, and kept it as a truck gun.
I think the former owner fancied himself as a gunsmith and dicked with it to the point of it not working so I got it super cheap.
tell the boy to not ever not even one single time dry fire it.
the firing pin will dent the top of the chamber and it will mis-fire constantly after that.
well dang.
it's a balmy 34, with a 10 MPH wind from the south east, snow is forecast for some time today.
[as is a high of near 50 not sure how we have both as predictions but there it is]
the aluminum frame for the green house held up through the 20 mph. winds we had last night, I'm kind of glad I decided to put the roof frame and braces in yesterday afternoon/evening, that seemed to solidify the whole structure a lot better.
trying to decide whether to put the wood walls in now [and do the trusses now/later] or finish the roof vents and panels first then build the whole wood frame after.
JonB
Halcyon member
Fiver,
I wish that were true for me, the tank is the part that is leaking. Glencoe's treated water has a specific issue, it's seven delicious added chemicals (for our saftey???) make it a bit corrosive. When I first moved to Glencoe, and had to replace a water heater during my first year here, I was told they last about 7 years. I got 10 years from the first one I installed, and 16 years from the second one (the one I just removed).
anyway, as I understand it, the tank is glass lined. If, during transport or handling, the heater is jarred, it can create a hairline crack in the glass. I understand this is typical. Glencoe's water works it way into that crack and eats it's way through the steel in time. I believe the reason I got 16years out of the last one, was due to getting the Heater from the local plumber and NOT buying one from a home improvement store, He claimed their products are gently handled, especially because they are aware of Glencoe's water situation.... whereas the Home Depot heater - Who knows how much banging around it sees?
The Last kitchen faucet I removed, must have been a cheapy? while it still functioned and wasn't leaking, the base (must have been chrome plated steel?) was so corroded, the plumbing became loose.
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California's Central Coast Amid The Insanity
The thread about detail stripping and cleaning reminded me that I forgot to clean the Garand, after its last outing a few months ago.
Started last night, ran out of time, so finished it this morning. Greased with Lubriplate, and am giving Lucas gun oil its first go.
I bought it from a lawyer in 1998, it is numbered to the early part of 1943 and had a '56 dated barrel. Because of its previous very poor Korean (non-Blue Sky return) cleaning methods, it shot patterns so was sent to Springfield Armory for another re-barrel.
Started last night, ran out of time, so finished it this morning. Greased with Lubriplate, and am giving Lucas gun oil its first go.
I bought it from a lawyer in 1998, it is numbered to the early part of 1943 and had a '56 dated barrel. Because of its previous very poor Korean (non-Blue Sky return) cleaning methods, it shot patterns so was sent to Springfield Armory for another re-barrel.
Pistolero
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The way to make your water heater last longest, from the tank corrosion issue, is to pull the screwed in
sacrificial anode rod and screw in another one every 5 years or so. Once you pull one, you will be able
to gauge how fast your particular water eats them up. They corrode preferentially to protect the tank.
All "glass coatings" have some 'holidays', or pinhole where they didn't cover. This is where the tank
corrodes thru. As long as you still have some anode left, the tank won't corrode significantly. As soon
as the last of the rod is gone.... off to the corrosion races. Pretty easy to do, look for a 1 or 1 1/4" diam
hex head, often brass, screwed into the top of the tank. Shut off water, drain the lines down a bit, then unscrew
it (sometimes it takes a good bit of torque) and see how it is. It will likely be mostly or totally gone if
the heater is over 5 years old.
$15 to $25 will get you a new one, good for another 5 years on the average.
You ever wonder what a more expensive "long life" water heater has different? A Stainless tank? Thicker
glass lining? Nope. Two anodes from the factory.
Bill
sacrificial anode rod and screw in another one every 5 years or so. Once you pull one, you will be able
to gauge how fast your particular water eats them up. They corrode preferentially to protect the tank.
All "glass coatings" have some 'holidays', or pinhole where they didn't cover. This is where the tank
corrodes thru. As long as you still have some anode left, the tank won't corrode significantly. As soon
as the last of the rod is gone.... off to the corrosion races. Pretty easy to do, look for a 1 or 1 1/4" diam
hex head, often brass, screwed into the top of the tank. Shut off water, drain the lines down a bit, then unscrew
it (sometimes it takes a good bit of torque) and see how it is. It will likely be mostly or totally gone if
the heater is over 5 years old.
$15 to $25 will get you a new one, good for another 5 years on the average.
You ever wonder what a more expensive "long life" water heater has different? A Stainless tank? Thicker
glass lining? Nope. Two anodes from the factory.
Bill
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