Graham Smith

I'm not certain which is the worse feeling. Having a piece left over or missing a piece. At least, if you know you are missing something, you stand a chance of being able to locate one. But an extra piece???

Early on in my time in the Army, I learned a valuable lesson. Just because you think you can't do something doesn't mean you shouldn't try. Just don't try doing something really stupid hoping it'll work out somehow.

If you end up deciding you don't like that trigger, I might be able to see my way clear to taking it off your hands.

There is some difference in feel between a straight vs curved trigger and the pull is slightly different as well, mainly because you can put your finger further down on the trigger which changes the leverage. It's largely a matter of preference. The Geissele S3G is, indeed, designed for rapid fire but that doesn't mean it can't be used for precision. It's may be that Geissele mainly makes two-stage triggers for precision so doesn't consider the S3G as good a choice for that. Personally would be prone to putting the Geissele on the 3-gun rifle and the CMC on the precision rifle. Comments reflect personal preference which may differ from yours. AKA, your mileage may vary.

"And that's how the fight started..."

For pistol, I've got something that works and can shoot better than I can so there's not much point in experimenting. For long range precision rifle, I will experiment because it's quite surprising how sometimes a small change can have a larger than expected effect, plus there's been a lot of new bullets and powders added to the arsenal in the last 3-4 years.

One handy tool can be found at almost any drug store. It's a rubber bulb sold as an "ear syringe". Perfect for directly little puffs of air in tight quarters. Also, the canned air used for electronics is good but more expensive.

Well, a while back someone told me that you could do a batch convert in iTunes by selecting an album or artist or even all songs. I think you can also convert a song when you import it into your library. And, no I have not tried this and no I have not tried, but I did Google "batch convert itunes to mp3" and saw a number of responses that implied it was possible and not that hard. And that's something I cannot do with either my Kindle or Audible books, so perhaps Apple has the message. BTW, this may be horse stuff, but there are some who claim that the audio quality of the Apple format is better.

Well, I may be a fool, but I use a small shop vac with a length of flexible tubing attached. I'm working on a new shop now and was going to get a small battery operated vacuum and rig a tube to it. This would be dedicated to the reloading bench and could easily be emptied after each use. Better than using a general purpose vacuum.

Locks keep honest people honest. The only way you can copy protect digital media is to find a way to make the recording system makers cooperate. The industry has done that with many if not most DVD recorder makers which won't record a number of different things including many VHS tapes, other DVD's and some streaming media like Netflix.

Most online order systems don't actually commit the product to an order until the order is complete. Ticks me off too and I've had it happen to me more than once. I could give you an extensive explanation as to why this is so, but not in the Hate section.

The argument that was used for a long time is that this gives them better control over piracy. The fact that this is a stupid argument is irrelevant since it's being sold to politicians and you can sell them anything if it comes with a nice campaign contribution. But that's a different topic. There are ways of digitally binding any file to a particular owner, Kindle books and Audible audiobooks do a good job of that. It hasn't been done with music but I seem to recall that it has been tried. But Amazon has been smart enough to provide readers for all kinds of devices so you aren't limited to just their hardware. And that's where Apple is vulnerable.

Other than certain features, the quality of materials and tolerances to spec are probably the main differences. Whether or not that really matters that much to you is for you to decide.

And get a Noveske "Flaming Pig" compensator. But just so you know, if you do shoot that, you probably won't be able to see the target after the first shot.

I've used iPods and iPads for quite some time now and generally like them and as far as I am aware, only have two songs that I bought from iTunes. Everything else was either ripped from CD's or purchased from Amazon. Amazon has their own little games they want you to play to get your music but there are ways around that if you are willing to do it "the hard way". The controversy is over Copyright infringement and Digital Rights Management and takes many forms and has been kicked around in the courts for years and consumers are still the ones that get the fuzzy end of the lollipop. But I can tell you that it used to be a lot worse and not just Apple was involved. And services like Napster just fueled the fire. There is nothing fundamentally wrong with Apple using their own format for music. Others do it, Kindle books for example, and aren't being vilified. Apple just happens to be a good target, perhaps because iTunes is such a PITA piece of software. Apple also seems to have a certain high-handed arrogance about them which magnifies things.

Wanna have some fun? Paint it the same color as a Lee and then post pictures of the new press Lee has come out with. Surprise your neighbors. Confuse your dog. Endless fun.

Depends some on the shooter and some on the scope and a lot on the match. It's entirely possible that they are shooting matches with a good deal more targets at distance or with limited shooting areas. In that case, a variable power scope is a better overall tool.

The automotive push pins I used are made of some kind of nylon polymer. A bit flexible but plenty sturdy. I drilled two holes on opposite sides of the handguard then slid it over the (mounted) barrel nut and marked it and drilled it. Then just tapped the pins in with a small hammer.

I tried using nuts but couldn't fine a good glue that would hold.

I did that. And I used automotive push pins to secure it in place. Works well. Just be aware that if you try and move that to a different gun, the barrel nut may end up in a different position, so your nicely placed pins are now in different positions.

Moved the question to another thread.

But, I can do that with my Kestrel and iPod. Perhaps it's not as fast but it still only takes a minute or so. And based on my experience, it's quite accurate. And, it didn't cost $600. ------------ FYI: my iPod is a refurbished 3rd Gen Touch that I already had housed in an Otterbox along with Ballistic FTE (now AE) A refurbished 4th Gen 8GB is $90 from Apple. Otterbox for it is $15. Ballistic AE is $20. Kestrel 2500 $150. Total cost: $275 ------------ P.S. I'm not knocking the Applied Kestrel. I've seen the Horus version and it's really slick. I'm just trying to understand why it's any better than what I have.

KeePass is a good little program (and free and can generate some hugely complex passwords) but it can be a bit tough to integrate to automatically log you in. A lot of security experts recommend changing your password on a regular basis, but that leads to people forgetting what's what and they end up writing things down or using simple passwords. Not all logins allow all the keyboard characters, and may require some particular things. One "simple" trick is to use a simple combination (you can remember) of letters used in both lower and upper and interspersed with numbers and special characters. For example: d1v2c3D!V@C# All this is is DVC mixed with 123 lower case then shifted. If you can create something like this then you can use that along with some other thing specific to the site. For example, if you bank is Acme Bank and Trust, then AcMe_d1v2c3D!V@C# Of course, one of the biggest problems with something like this is that if you are using a tablet or phone, then shifted numbers don't exist and you have to remember what their special character equals are.

It's a rather strange outcome to this. I went through the riders course and just couldn't seem to get comfortable at low speed, particularly with turns. Higher speed was fine but as soon as I started slowing down I started getting antsy. Part of this turned out to be the bike I was using, the throttle was was very hard to control. But the biggest part was that I think I was having flashbacks to the 70's when I owned a bike and got pushed off the road going around a corner by a car cutting around me. The handle bars turned and the front wheel caught and I went over the top. After that, I went out and bought a little 50cc scooter to ride for a while until I decided if I wanted a real motorcycle. I'm really liking the scooter and it can get me most of where I want to go and doesn't require insurance.

I bought a Zeiss Victory PRF two years ago on the recommendation of someone who had been using one for a while. It's not the least expensive, nor the most. It doesn't have a few of the wiz-bang features some others do. What it does have is a good laser coupled with a good 8x26mm monocular in a compact package. For me, it was a win-win-win.