Dubious Don #56333

In short, YES. What we saw yesterday was epic. Never expected to see an event that was a perfect combination of an old tyme Tent Revival disguised as a Trump Rally. The power of the Holy Spirit must have been epic!

Kind of like an old-school B-52 with TF-33's doing a max takeoff with water injection is really inefficient but has a lot of thrust. Lots of unburned hydrocarbons in that exhaust, though, LOL. Gets the job done which is #1 priority. The design of Little Boy was inefficient but they cared more that it was pretty much sure to work versus the implosion-type, which was what they tested at Trinity. A lot of the material regarding these weapons has been declassified. One text I used in the Army, Glasstone's Effects of Nuclear Weapons was classified at the lowest level back when. I had to order it special and sign for it. The 2021 revision the good Doctor just did for the DoD, they sell on Amazon. That book refers to the tests they did at the Nevada Test Site and the Pacific Proving Grounds, Bikini, etc. All of my stay time tables, dose rate estimations came from all of those tests. Thaks for working out the numbers on the inefficiency of Little Boy. I didn't think it was that bad, LOL.

Oh, I don't know, maybe a Newton's Cradle would illustrate the "controlled" part of the reaction. I guess. Mr. Wizard there could have given an explanation that was more complete rather than just wowing the kid with a glass box full of mousetraps and ping pong balls. Woo-hoo...... If you're going to teach something, teach all of it.

Hardpan's right! That isn't the way a nuclear reactor operates at all. Critical. The term used in nuclear power generation that means the reaction is stable and self-sustaining. The control rods, which are neutron absorbers, are adjusted just so to limit the number of neutrons flying around knocking off the other atoms which generates heat, which makes steam which makes the turbines spinspinspin that drives the generators that make the electricity. Delayed-critical is often used to describe the above action as well. Prompt Critical. In short = BOOM! That was what Mr Wizard showed. Prompt Critical.🤣 LOL No wonder our kids are dummies with teachers like that.

He does layaway. Sorry. LOL. The actions on those 32's are pretty sweet, I normally shoot GF with New Vaqueros or Old models, depending. Probably too small for my big mitts, but just dry firing them, they actually indexed perfectly for me, but they're not "me" LOL.

Walked into one of my favorite gun stores today, they took in someone's whole rig. Guns, leather, loading strips, and accessories. Couple nice sets of pistols, one set was SASS Single sixes in 32H&R Mag Tuned apparently. Nicely. Couple 97's One's a 12 the other is 16 and both were takedown E models I believe. an 1873 and an 1866 both in 38SP. The leather is decent, good starter stuff for a new person, even. I'm reluctant to post his store info in the clear, send me a message if you're interested I'll fork over his Number/Addy.

Oh, there might be some AI'n going on LOL, that girl looks a mite short....even considering that a PTRS is si x feet long, (has a FOUR foot barrel!) And yeah, methinks that's a PTRS-41 too but the photo itself has been fiddled with....

My agency took the Sig Sauer P320 models off the authorized weapons list shortly after the USAF incident, F.E. Warren AFB July 2023. It was the last straw for them. It didn't impact us much as our issued pistol is the S&W 2.0, maybe a dozen folks had to come in and pick up an issue weapon or, bring something on the not list but not-a-Sig 320 and qualify with it. Our issued service is the S&W 2.0 in 9mm with RDS. Or one can carry a Glock, 1911, several other models/manufacturers are allowed. Tolerance stacking. That's my current working theory. Think of all the parts that interact in the fire control of a pistol. Each part's fitment to another has a tolerance +/-xxx amount. the fit of the trigger, safety lever, safety plunger, striker, trigger to sear engagement to the striker at several points, all those tolerances can add up and cause a problem. I'm not talking about two dimensions. There's also side-to-side. Then, on top of all the pieces/parts that make up the motion from the trigger to the striker, you have slide to frame fit. I've seldom seen a semi-auto pistol with as much play in their slide fit to the frame as these SIG P320's have and I've seen a few. I spent a goodly amount of time as "the gun guy". Saw my share of negligent discharges due to shooter error. Seldom was it because of a holster or, having an item like a jacket, pull string, etc caught in the holster with the pistol that caused an ND. I've seen all manner of that. I've experienced weapons failures (mechanical), some related to ammunition and in EVERY case the manufacturers involved were EXTREMELY cooperative and supportive in assisting in finding the correct and proper solution. I've NEVER seen anything as weird as this SIG 320 problem. It's not just the vehemently antagonistic denial that the IS a problem on SIG's part. I actually understand why they are reacting like that. But. It's my personal opinion that they're not, repeat NOT helping this issue AT ALL. Enough said on that. Many of you have posted relevant information already. I've watched those videos on YT too and reviewed other material including what's posted below. It is my understanding that SIG has sued over this report from Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission. This incident occurred during academy-level training and was witnessed by at least one staff member who specifically stated the recruit's trigger finger was NOT on the trigger on in the trigger guard. The recruit states that the rear of the slide bumped into his vest during the draw and the weapon fired. There were injuries from this incident. There is a summary on Page 4, top. Sig Sauer P320 Pistol Report This is about as clear as I've seen that there's SOME problem with the P320 system. I have personally examined several of these pistols and I have to say that I'm as mystified as SIG must be. Either something is broken, or it's not. These "happens sometimes" incidents with no clear cause are a type I've not seen before. This is alarming to me most particularly because rather than work for a solution with them, SIG has apparently sued Washington over this report. Apparently.

That Was PERFECT, Turquoise!! Thank You! Yeah. This one hurts. But it's ok because we'll get to see him again someday. Cherish your Family, Friends, people. God Bless

"The Duncan-Carter Hearing Protection Act was delivered by GOP sponsors U.S. Rep. Jeff Duncan of South Carolina and Rep. John Carter of Texas and aims to deregulate suppressors as a safety measure to help promote their use in protecting hearing." http://www.guns.com/2017/01/10/hearing-protection-act-introduced-to-new-congress/ I would urge y'all to contact your congress-critters and Senators about this bill. Remember suppressors and silencers are the same thing. Stress these devices would still require the same paperwork and background check, along with all the regulatory protections that a handgun would.

Pro Ears 200 behind the neck @ 70 bucks Caldwell E-max behind the neck @25 bucks Howard leight, which is my new favorite (sorry ProEars) doesn't have a behind the neck model that I can find. I'd go with the ProEars, they're pretty good.

ATF regulations ain't per'zactly easy to navigate much less the patchwork of laws across the US. MASS, NY, CA and a few others.....oh so not worth a sale. Should an out of state dealer/PP send a firearm and violate the law unknowingly....well, that ain't an excuse should you make an error. They'll hammer you. Not worth it.

I got one of those, won it at WR as a matter of fact and I still use it for WB !!! They didn't make very many, it was made by para and is pretty basic. Sweet running iron. If you're not going to buy it, tell me where it is and I will! $725 is a bit high but...

Last gunshow I went to was the Crossroads/Small Arms in Dec. Me and my buddy got a table, filled it to the brim...twice and sold every gun we brought, LOL. Stuff like a Snider in .577 for $150 a Mauser 71/84 for $200 ( which like all my stuff was way more than I paid for it ) The wife's S&W Shield for what I had into it. ( No, that's already spent on her new Kimber, LOL. ) Yeah, I think we did ok. We usually do. There was a time when we would do a show and sell most of our stuff and have to make a run home during the day for more stuff. There was a time when prices were more reasonable, too. The internet sites are driving prices up. The internet in general is making it tough on brick & mortar stores like the one I work at ( Yeah, SEMI-retired now, LOL ) and gunshows reflect that but there are deals if you look for them. $11,000 for a Ramo1919 done up to look like a 1917 water cooled. What a deal. ( Actually, it really WAS a good deal ! ) Remington 1903A3 in exc condition, $575. Really good deal. S&W model 10 heavy barrel, nice, $700. Not a deal. Takeoff M4 uppers, 14.5" with bolt carriers in very well worn/desert pickup condition $500....definitely NOT a deal when I can get a brand new upper in pretty much any configuration for way less than that. 22 magnum in cci, rem, nice stock for $18/bx of 50. Powder primers, primers for $26/1000 My store price is $37 and I think Cabela's is $32. There were lots of collectibles; more than I had time for and that was a three day show. I did pick up a real nice vintage holster made by Texas lawman/detective Oliver Ball. No, gun shows aren't what they used to be but there's still deals and fun to be had !

All of the information you seek is readily available on the internet, courtesy of Google, LOL. We no longer have airborne alerts and our readiness posture is the lowest it has ever been. Airborne alerts stopped right after the breakup of the Soviet Union. Ground alerts, except for ADIZ are no longer. That tip of the nuclear triad has been blunted. Nuclear duty in the armed forces isn't a joy. PRP, no lone zones, constant security checks and.....use of deadly force is authorized. I wouldn't know about gold in Air Force survival kits, I was in the Army and we didn't have no gold...LOL. We still have land based missiles, all are on 24/565 alert of course. We still have our nuclear submarines. Somewhere around 14 depending on who's figures you believe. Who knows how many are on patrol at any given time but they run with two crews to maximize the time spent at sea. 24 trident missiles apiece, each with up to 8 warheads but I think they're limited to three on each. Used to be the captain, weapons officer and exec had independent launch capability under very narrow circumstances. That all changed during Clinton. (Seems da hag didn't like it not being under her absolute control...LOL) Have they changed proceedures? I don't know. Been out of that for a long time. At one time with a Strategic Air Command run by Gen Curtis LeMay, no one dared attack us. Now? Not so much. I do believe that we are vulnerable to a first strike because of some of these current policies.